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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.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jun 16, 2015

Expanding global footprint forces China to rethink its policy of 'noninterference'

With 5 million citizens to protect and billions of investment dollars at stake, China is rethinking its policy of keeping out of other countries' affairs.
JAPAN
Jun 15, 2015

NHK filter gives viewers 'legal' way to avoid Japan's TV tax

An engineering professor at Tsukuba University says his device for TVs that filters out NHK's signal provides a legal basis for not paying subscription fees to to the public broadcaster.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jun 14, 2015

Jets hire Pavlicevic as head coach

The NBL's Chiba Jets have hired former Japan men's national team head coach Zeljko Pavlicevic as their new bench boss, the Eastern Conference club announced on Sunday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jun 14, 2015

Guards Yoshida, Machida aiming high with national team

Looking to retain its title at August's FIBA Asia Championship for Women, the latest Japan national basketball team plans to play with more vigor and speed, partly to make up for its lack of height on the international stage.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Jun 13, 2015

Pipe dreams of a 'grand bargain' in East Asia

As the 50th anniversary of the normalization of ties between Japan and South Korea approaches, it seems there is little to celebrate.
JAPAN / Media
Jun 12, 2015

Times advisory board meets, offers recommendations

ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 12, 2015

Longer-term aid is needed to stem spike in baby deaths after disasters, experts say

Families hit by Nepal's recent earthquakes risk losing their babies to hunger and disease over the next year unless they receive long-term help to boost their incomes and rebuild their homes, experts said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 9, 2015

Dark days ahead for Turkey?

The AKP's setback in Sunday's Turkish elections make make President Recep Tayyip Erdogan more autocratic, not less.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 5, 2015

Hawks showcase strength of batting lineup in 16-hit attack

The Fukuoka Softbank Hawks just kept hitting, and hitting and hitting. All the Yomiuri Giants could do was ride out the storm until the game was over.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 5, 2015

Takata to name quality chief to board; Stocker to step down

Takata Corp., the company behind the biggest product-safety recall in U.S. history, will give the executive in charge of quality assurance more authority by naming him to the board of directors.
BUSINESS
Jun 4, 2015

Kuroda ally says yen's excessive strength now corrected

The excessive strength in the yen that damaged Japanese manufacturing in recent years has now been corrected, according to an ally of Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 3, 2015

Pink pill: First female libido drug awaits U.S. OK as safety, merits face scrutiny

The safety of an experimental pill to treat low sexual desire in women, potentially the first of its kind in the U.S., is under scrutiny as regulators raised concerns the drug can act as a sedative and cause fainting.
JAPAN / Society
Jun 2, 2015

Japan Pension Service hack used classic attack method

The massive leak last month of personal data from the Japan Pension Service was the result of a simple error by its employees: opening a virus-laced email attachment disguised as a health ministry document.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 2, 2015

Cabinet backs plan for 26% cut to greenhouse gas emissions

The Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe approves a plan to reduce greenhouse gases by 26 percent by 2030, a goal already criticized by environmental groups as too timid and statistically unsound.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
May 30, 2015

Life inside a juvenile correction center

Young offenders are encouraged to acknowledge the crimes they have committed before learning how to survive in the outside world after their release.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 30, 2015

Manhattan court hands Silk Road website creator life term over drug sales

The accused mastermind behind the Silk Road underground website was sentenced on Friday to life in prison for orchestrating a scheme that enabled more than $200 million of anonymous online drug sales using the digital currency bitcoin.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 29, 2015

As China tensions loom, Japan, EU vow to seal EPA by year's end

The leaders of Japan and the European Union pledged Friday at their annual meeting to conclude a bilateral free trade deal by the end of the year and expressed concerns about rising tensions in the East and South China seas.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 29, 2015

Changes to ODA Charter reflect new realities

Japan's strategy for distributing foreign aid has undergone a much-needed revamping to reflect today's realities.
BUSINESS / Economy
May 29, 2015

Reflation foes warn Kuroda, 'Abenomics' heading nation toward debt meltdown

Two years after unleashing record monetary stimulus, Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda and his allies are confronting increasingly vocal opposition from the opponents of reflation who once dominated the policy debate.
Why did such a powerful earthquake produce such a weak tsunami?
A person records images of waves following a tsunami advisory generated by local authorities after an earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, prompting warnings and evacuations stretching across at the South Pacific, in Vina del Mar, Chile, on Wednesday.
Last soldiers of Imperial Japanese Army have a warning for younger generations
Kunshiro Kiyozumi, 97, who was the youngest crew member of the Imperial Japanese Navy submarine I-58 in World War II, on his way to a restaurant to have lunch in Matsuyama, Japan, on April 29.
80 years on, former teacher conveys history of hidden island in World War II
Masayuki Yamauchi teaches junior high school students about the history of Okunoshima, an island in Takehara, Hiroshima Prefecture, in May.
1,010 food and beverage prices to rise in Japan in August
The price increases in August will be especially noticeable for dairy products, including milk and yogurt, according to the research firm Teikoku Databank.
GTN takes a chance on newcomers to Japan
Hiroyuki Goto, president of GTN. The company started after Goto personally co-signed leases for around 20 non-Japanese people, including some friends and friends of friends.
GTN takes a chance on newcomers to Japan
Hiroyuki Goto, president of GTN. The company started after Goto personally co-signed leases for around 20 non-Japanese people, including some friends and friends of friends.
Artist Chiharu Shiota weaves a hidden marvel on Teshima
“Memory of Lines” is Chiharu Shiota’s second art installation on Teshima as part of the Setouchi Triennale.
How the Japanese TV industry is changing
Fuji TV headquarters in Tokyo's Minato Ward. Fuji TV came under fire over the manner in which it handled a case of “sexual trouble” involving former boy band member Masahiro Nakai and a female announcer.
Last soldiers of Imperial Japanese Army have a warning for younger generations
Kunshiro Kiyozumi, 97, who was the youngest crew member of the Imperial Japanese Navy submarine I-58 in World War II, on his way to a restaurant to have lunch in Matsuyama, Japan, on April 29.
Why Ishiba refuses to quit even amid intense pressure for him to go
Supporters of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba take part in a rally across the street from the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.

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Ichiro Suzuki, one of the most iconic players in NPB and MLB history, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote.
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