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BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Jul 7, 2015

NBA treasure Pollack saw it all in his nearly 70 years in the league

This was early in the exciting career of Derrick Rose as he was driving toward the NBA's Most Valuable Player award.
JAPAN
Jul 7, 2015

Fuel is loaded into Kagoshima reactor as first restart nears

Kyushu Electric Power Co. begins loading fuel into a reactor at its Sendai station in preparation for the first restart under safety standards adopted in response to the Fukushima crisis.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / GENERATIONAL CHANGE
Jul 5, 2015

Life's ups, downs lift manga artist Misako Rocks! to success

Manga artist Misako Rocks! is a challenger and a woman of passion.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Jul 4, 2015

Fairness prevails in Hiroshima saga

It's no surprise that the Hiroshima Lightning have endured a soap opera-like saga before even playing their first bj-league game.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 3, 2015

China and Japan are getting on better, but how long will it last?

Money and power are combining to create a tentative thaw in the relationship between Asia's two biggest economies.
WORLD
Jul 2, 2015

IAEA says Iran has reduced its uranium stockpile, but questions remain

Iran's stockpile of low-enriched uranium (LEU) gas dropped below the maximum level required under a 2013 interim nuclear agreement with world powers, a U.N. report showed Wednesday, but a U.S. think tank suggested Tehran had not entirely met its obligations.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jun 29, 2015

Czech soccer legend Masopust dies at 84

Josef Masopust, who led Czechoslovakia into the 1962 World Cup final and was considered the country's greatest ever player, died on Monday after a long illness, his former club Dukla Prague announced. He was 84.
COMMENTARY / Japan / THE VIEW FROM NEW YORK
Jun 29, 2015

Japan's colonial rule of Korea was 'moderate'

Japan's colonial policies in Korea were moderate in comparison with the way some European countries treated their colonies.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jun 29, 2015

Law gets serious about cycling safety

Bicycle use is growing along with greater public awareness of health and environmental issues, with cities around the country beginning to rent them out to visitors who are eager to tour Japan on the cheap.
EDITORIALS
Jun 28, 2015

South Africa and the AU vs. the ICC

South Africa's readiness to reject the International Criminal Court's mandate deprives both it and the ICC of credibility.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 28, 2015

Pushed by sanctions, Russia pivots to China

The Russian government has become willing to contemplate deals with China that would have been unthinkable before the sanctions.
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jun 27, 2015

Fertility experts divided over benefits of freezing eggs cryogenically

Public broadcaster NHK aired a current affairs program on fertility in 2012 that caused a stir nationwide. Titled "The Impact of Aging Eggs," the program warned viewers that women in their 30s and 40s were flirting with disappointment by delaying any attempt to conceive until they are older.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Jun 27, 2015

Kou-an glass teahouse gives tradition clarity

Tokujin Yoshioka is a familiar name in the design world, but it's hard to say which discipline he belongs to. His oeuvre spans products, including a mobile phone, watch and chandelier; architecture and interiors, such as his Rainbow Church (2010, 2013) and Swarovski Ginza (2008) display; even artworks...
JAPAN
Jun 26, 2015

Zushi opens with eye on reviving summer buzz

Zushi Beach in Kanagawa Prefecture opened for the summer on Friday as it battles to attract visitors following a clampdown on rowdy partygoers that saw numbers drop by more than half last year.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jun 25, 2015

Kanazawa signs veteran Yonamine

The expansion Kanazawa Samuraiz made cerebral backcourt leader Tsubasa Yonamine their first veteran acquisition, reuniting him with his former Oita HeatDevils backcourt mate Yukinori Suzuki, the team's new coach.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 24, 2015

Chinese officials may have to pledge allegiance to constitution

Chinese officials may have to pledge allegiance to the constitution when they take up their posts, Xinhua News Agency said on Wednesday, reporting that a draft law is being considered as part of a campaign to stamp out abuses of position.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 24, 2015

'Maternity harassment' victims assail lack of protection for pregnant working women

Female workers who experienced workplace discrimination and bullying when they were pregnant have called on the government to live up to its promise to stamp out what is known in Japanese as matahara, or "maternity harassment."
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 24, 2015

Canadian sailor has Japan solo circumnavigation in sight

A Canadian ex-executive who once served as dean and president of Temple University Japan is getting closer to making history — as probably the first foreigner to sail solo around Japan.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 23, 2015

Ecuador now exporting its kangaroo courts

These days, whenever the Organization of American States convenes — as it did last week in Washington for its 45th general assembly — magical thinking takes over.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 22, 2015

McDonald's, the 'progressive burger company'

Donald's wants to be seen as a modern, progressive company. That could be a hard sell.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 21, 2015

In the trenches of U.S.-China cyberwar: Security team thinks hackers of companies, government are working for someone higher up

Security researchers have many names for the hacking group that is one of the suspects for the cyberattack on the U.S. government's Office of Personnel Management (OPM): PinkPanther, KungFu Kittens, Group 72 and, most famously, Deep Panda.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 19, 2015

Temp workers dealt blow as dispatch bill clears Lower House

Opposition lawmakers leave in protest as the Lower House passes a bill to let companies use temporary workers as long as they want instead of hiring them full time.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 19, 2015

LOT Polish Airlines to start Warsaw-Tokyo flights in January

Poland's national LOT Polish Airlines announced Friday that it will launch direct flights between Warsaw and Tokyo next January, the first such route connecting Japan and Central Europe.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jun 18, 2015

Sato takes over for Munakata as Aomori bench boss

The Aomori Wat's have selected Nobunaga Sato as the second head coach in franchise history.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 17, 2015

Muslim Brotherhood's dream of an Islamist Egypt fades as Morsi is sentenced to death

After becoming Egypt's first freely elected president in 2012, Mohammed Morsi hoped his Islamist Muslim Brotherhood movement could emerge from decades of battle with the state and transform the country.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 17, 2015

Morsi, Muslim Brotherhood figures sentenced to death over mass jail break

An Egyptian court sentenced deposed President Mohamed Morsi to death on Tuesday over a mass jail break during the country's 2011 uprising and issued sweeping punishments against the leadership of Egypt's oldest Islamic group.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 16, 2015

Nissan award echoes a maturing art world

The biennial Nissan Art Award isn't new now, and it wasn't really new when it began in 2013, either — something Nissan President and CEO Carlos Ghosn is fully aware of.
China seizes disputed reef near key Philippine military outpost
China Coast Guard officers unfurl a national flag on Sandy Cay reef, near the Philippine-held Thitu Island, in disputed waters of the South China Sea this month in this screen shot taken from Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
California says it overtakes Japan to become world’s No. 4 economy
Vehicles travel along the 110 freeway in downtown Los Angeles. California's GDP has overtaken Japan's to become the world's fourth largest economy, according to the U.S. state.
Arunima Mazumdar: ‘Japanese literature has a niche but deeply engaged readership in India’
Arunima Mazumdar, a New Delhi-based communications professional, began sharing her love of Japanese literature online in 2022. The platform has grown into a robust community known as Dokusha Book Club.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.
Expo '25 gives the world a masterclass in mascots
2025 Osaka Expo mascot Myaku-Myaku dances on the stage during the event's official opening ceremony on April 12.
Japan struggles with gray zone of AI deepfakes exploiting children
AI-generated content — including those made using pictures of real people, which are known as “deepfakes” — is not explicitly covered under Japan's current legal framework, nor are human-drawn illustrations that depict child abuse.
‘Wildcat Dome’ challenges Japan's historical narratives
On the surface, "Wildcat Dome" tells a personal story of damaged children — now adults — bound together by tragedy. Underneath, there’s a constant undercurrent of political consequence, invisible and pervasive like radioactive particles.
Reclaiming Sanya, one meal at a time
Magokoro Yoshihira (center) is the managing director of Yui Associates, which operates the neighborhood fixtures of Sanya Cafe and Juyoh Hotel. Yusuke Takahashi (left) met Yoshihira during a difficult period in his life and now works as the cafe’s chef. Nancy Anne (right) has worked for over 10 years at Juyoh Hotel and enjoys the multicultural environment.
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
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