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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 26, 2015

Florida 'Facebook killer' guilty of second-degree murder

A jury on Wednesday found a Florida man guilty of second-degree murder after he killed his wife and posted a photo of her blood-spattered body on Facebook.
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 26, 2015

France foie gras region finds first bird flu outbreak in eight years

France, the European Union's biggest agricultural producer, reported its first outbreak of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus in eight years after detecting it in a backyard in a southwestern region home to many foie gras and poultry producers.
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WORLD
Nov 26, 2015

Amid U.S. global travel alert, Obama assures Americans they can safely take Thanksgiving trips

President Barack Obama sought to reassure Americans they are safe as millions of people traveled on Wednesday for the Thanksgiving holiday, with security heightened at airports, New York City's parade festivities and other venues after the Paris attacks.
SUMO / SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
Nov 25, 2015

Kitanoumi’s death overshadows Harumafuji’s triumph

On Sunday, when yokozuna Harumafuji was presented with the Emperor's Cup for the seventh time, the world of sumo was still reeling from the news that Sumo Association Chairman Kitanoumi had died 48 hours earlier from complications related to rectal cancer aged only 62.
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COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Nov 25, 2015

Japan: surprisingly, sensibly and endearingly low-tech

The common image of Japan abroad as a high-tech country is severely out of step with the everyday experience of those of us who live here.
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BUSINESS
Nov 25, 2015

Amazon yank Nazi-, Imperial Japan-themed TV ads from N.Y. subway

Amazon.com Inc. on Monday agreed to pull advertisements for a new television show featuring Nazi-inspired imagery from New York City's subway system, a transit official said, hours after Mayor Bill de Blasio called on the company to do so.
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WORLD
Nov 24, 2015

After a gory death, 'Game of Thrones' revives Jon Snow

HBO's medieval saga "Game of Thrones" is known for serving up graphic deaths of its lead characters, but when fan favorite Jon Snow was killed off, avid followers speculated every theory and sighting that would bring back their heroic soldier.
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COMMENTARY / World
Nov 24, 2015

It's time to call Islamic terrorism what it is

The U.S. is at war with people who believe that Islam justifies mass murder. It's time for Democratic politicians and U.S. government officials to stop pretending otherwise.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 24, 2015

Asia's $89 billion sexism issue

Japan is one of the worst offenders when it comes to sexism. Shinzo Abe needs to prove 'womenomics' is more than tokenism.
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COMMENTARY / World
Nov 24, 2015

How China can prevent the antibiotic apocalypse

China's millions of farmers are notorious for pumping their livestock full of antibiotics, a practice that is fueling the rise of bacteria resistant to some of the world's most powerful 'last resort' antibiotics.
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CULTURE / Stage
Nov 24, 2015

Guillem bids adieu to her life of dance

Superstar dancer Sylvie Guillem has come full circle.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Nov 23, 2015

Fate of troubled Monju reactor hangs in the balance

The prototype fast-breeder reactor's future sits under a cloud after 20 years of misfires.
BASKETBALL
Nov 23, 2015

Hamamatsu overwhelms Nara for ninth straight victory

The defending champion Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix drained 19 3-pointers in a runaway 109-63 triumph over the Bambitious Nara on Monday afternoon in the bj-league.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 23, 2015

Islamic State is an existential threat to the West

Western leaders are wrong: Islamic State does pose an existential threat.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 23, 2015

United with Putin against terror?

Putin sees the Paris terrorist attacks as an opening for Russia to improve its ties with the West, and he wants to take advantage of it. The West should not shut him out.
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WORLD / ANALYSIS
Nov 23, 2015

Before Paris terrorist attacks, authorities across Europe missed many red flags

In hindsight, there were multiple chances to stop the terrorists who attacked Paris.
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WORLD
Nov 23, 2015

The reason American landlords love to rent properties to refugees: reliability

One week a refugee family is fleeing the brutality of civil war and living in a shipping container near the Syrian border, and the next they might be moving into a furnished apartment in Cleveland.
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WORLD / Politics
Nov 23, 2015

Key Democrat Feinstein hits U.S. approach to strengthening, spreading Islamic State

Leading Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein said on Sunday the United States is not doing enough to fight Islamic State, and the group is gaining strength outside Iraq and Syria.
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COMMENTARY / World
Nov 22, 2015

For the sake of Earth, let fossil fuels rest in peace

The fossil-fuel industry's success in safeguarding its own interests has come at the expense of the health of our planet and its people.
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LIFE / Lifestyle
Nov 21, 2015

There's no time like the Christmas present

It may not be a traditional custom in Japan, but Christmas gift-giving is always played up by shopping malls here. If you're finding it all a bit overwhelming but still looking for something special, our writers are here to help with a few ideas that they think will make perfect gifts for your friends,...
CULTURE / Books
Nov 21, 2015

Hemingway's Paris memoir becomes symbol of defiance

Ernest Hemingway's memoir about the time he spent lounging in cafes and bars in 1920s Paris has become an unlikely totem of defiance against the terrorist attacks that claimed 129 lives in the City of Light on Nov. 13.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Nov 21, 2015

Nice guys finish last

The dean is so nice, right?
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BASEBALL
Nov 21, 2015

U.S. manager Randolph finding recipe for success at Premier 12

Willie Randolph won two World Series titles as a player for the New York Yankees and earned four more rings as a coach with the club. The U.S. squad he's led to the Premier 12 final doesn't have nearly the pedigree of those teams, but the 61-year-old skipper is as proud of this group, made up of minor...
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WORLD
Nov 21, 2015

Belgium raises terror alert to highest level in Brussels, warns of 'imminent threat'

Belgium raised the alert status for its capital, Brussels, to the highest level on Saturday, shutting the metro and warning the public to avoid crowds because of a "serious and imminent" threat of an attack.
CULTURE / Music
Nov 20, 2015

Ride's long road back to the stage

'I'd never seen anything like it!" says Ride frontman Mark Gardener as he recalls the first time the recently reformed shoegaze pioneers stepped foot on Japanese soil.
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CULTURE / Music
Nov 20, 2015

Dark sounds for dark times from avant-garde group Goat

It's at a showcase for Berlin's Pan record label, where I first stumble on Osaka band Goat. As I walk down the concrete steps of Shinsaibashi venue Conpass, I can already hear the music. The gradually increasing reverberations of sound grow ever more tight and mechanical, but it's not until I open the...
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 20, 2015

Ex-leader of Hikaru Genji not father of Kitajima's son

The Tokyo Family Court has ruled in favor of actor and former pop idol Mikio Osawa, who had denied any biological connection with the son he allegedly fathered with actress and ex-wife Mai Kitajima.

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Members of the nonprofit group Japan Youth Memorial Association search for the remains of dead soldiers in a cave in Okinawa Prefecture in February.
The long search for Japan’s lost soldiers