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Rugby
Mar 16, 2023

Northern Irish rugby players find their voice with 'Ireland's Call'

'The great thing about the Irish team is it reflects all types of Irishness across the island.'
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BUSINESS
Mar 16, 2023

Where is the fast fashion backlash?

For all the talk about shifting shopping patterns, there is no clear quantitative evidence of any demographic ditching fast fashion en masse.
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CULTURE / Books
Mar 16, 2023

Memories, melancholy and all that jazz

Jazz enthusiasts James Catchpole and Philip Arneill set out to capture a time capsule of Japan's fading haunts with 'Tokyo Jazz Joints,' a photobook featuring 120 cafes and bars.
PODCAST / deep dive
Mar 15, 2023

Haruki Murakami’s new novel. Plus, allegations resurface in J-pop.

Celebrated author Haruki Murakami reveals the title to a new novel, “The City and its Uncertain Walls.” Also, the BBC puts out a documentary on J-pop titan Johnny Kitagawa.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 15, 2023

Lars Nootbaar grinding way to Samurai Japan stardom at WBC

The 25-year-old American has been welcomed by his new teammates with open arms, and he's responded by putting on a show at Tokyo Dome both at the plate and in the outfield.
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WORLD
Mar 15, 2023

Biden issues executive order to strengthen background checks for guns

The visit is Biden’s latest attempt to express his horror over the continued loss of life and to demonstrate his administration’s effort to reduce the chance of another mass shooting.
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BUSINESS
Mar 14, 2023

U.K. employers feel the strain of missing skilled workers

Experts believe the growth of automation and artificial intelligence will make creative skills and adaptability all the more important.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 14, 2023

Japanese fans earn share of spotlight at World Baseball Classic

Crowds in attendance at Tokyo Dome's Pool B have been praised both for their enthusiasm and their attitude.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 14, 2023

Upper House committee votes to expel GaaSyy from Japan's parliament

The decision, made unanimously among ruling and opposition lawmakers, will almost certainly be finalized during an Upper House plenary session on Wednesday.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 14, 2023

Heartbeat may shape our perception of time, study shows

After an era of research focusing on the brain, the study provides further proof that no single organ registers the pace of time for humans.
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BUSINESS / Women at Work
Mar 14, 2023

A career in education shows lifetime employment can still work

Yumi Narushima quickly rose through the ranks at Benesse, and led a girls' school in Tokyo, forming a successful double act with her employer.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 14, 2023

U.S. and U.K. announce nuclear-powered submarine plan for Australia

The multistage project will eventually see British and Australian production and operation of a new 'trilaterally developed' submarine class that will include 'cutting-edge' U.S. technology.
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MORE SPORTS
Mar 14, 2023

High jump pioneer and icon Dick Fosbury dies at 76

The American set a then-Olympic record of 2.24 meters at the 1968 Summer games in Mexico City to take the gold and change the sport forever.
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CULTURE / Books
Mar 14, 2023

The guilt of fatherhood helped shape Kenzaburo Oe’s literary vision

The award-winning writer attempted to give his disabled son a voice through fiction.
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WORLD
Mar 13, 2023

Pain and faint hopes as Iraqis look back at U.S. invasion

Reflecting on past horrors and dashed hopes, some Iraqis note signs of progress over the intervening two decades, but few voice any real optimism about the future.
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COMMENTARY / World
Mar 13, 2023

Europe is knocking on debt’s door

By continuing to issue common bonds to finance its expenditures, the European Commission is harming savers and undermining the creditworthiness of national governments.
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BUSINESS
Mar 11, 2023

Keidanren to seek tax use for raising Japan's birthrate

The country's top business lobby is calling for 'the best mix' of financial resources, including taxation, social insurance premiums and government bonds, together with spending reforms.
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JAPAN
Mar 10, 2023

Twelve years after 3/11, dispute grows over Fukushima’s radioactive soil

The central government has pledged to — and is legally obliged to — move all of the soil out of Fukushima Prefecture by 2045.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 10, 2023

Long COVID may be to blame for surge in women with disabilities

Women are disproportionately affected by long COVID, a health condition that is still little understood and can be debilitating.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 10, 2023

Sentence upheld for friend of Fukuoka mom who starved son to death

The Fukuoka High Court backed the credibility of testimony by the mother that Emiko Akahori psychologically controlled her life as a whole.
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LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Mar 10, 2023

The Oscars are upon us. What films are you rooting for?

Discussing what makes a great movie is fun conversation fodder. What kind of movie do you think is worthy of an Academy Award?
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CULTURE / Film
Mar 10, 2023

Elderly survivors fight to preserve memory of Tokyo firebombing in 'Paper City'

In his documentary, Australian filmmaker Adrian Francis explores the collective amnesia surrounding the wartime firebombings of Japan's capital.
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WORLD / ANALYSIS
Mar 9, 2023

Facing minefields and cash crunch, Ukraine farmers to sow smaller crop

Ukrainian farmers, who began planting spring crops last week, earn less than before as buyers factor in the war's higher costs and risks, giving them little incentive to maximize output.
BASEBALL
Mar 9, 2023

Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar happy to expand his baseball family with Samurai Japan

The run-up to the World Baseball Classic has been a whirlwind, once-in-a-lifetime experience for the 25-year-old who arrived in Japan on March 2.
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Special Supplements
Mar 9, 2023

New APU college aims for sustainable future

The official motto of Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, popularly known as APU, is “Shape Your World,” an axiom that is set to take on a whole new meaning with the establishment of APU’s College of Sustainability and Tourism in April. This college will be the first in Japan to have the word...
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ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 9, 2023

Australia expected to buy up to five Virginia class submarines as part of AUKUS, sources say

U.S. President Joe Biden will host leaders of Australia and Britain in San Diego next week to chart a way forward for provision of the nuclear-powered submarines.
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CULTURE / Film
Mar 9, 2023

‘Downfall’: Tortured soul makes for a total bore

Naoto Takenaka’s faithful adaptation of Inio Asano’s manga strikes a chord with creators, but its nihilistic protagonist may leave audiences wanting.

Longform

A sinkhole in Yashio, which emerged in January, was triggered by a ruptured, aging sewer pipe. Authorities worry that similar sections of infrastructure across the country are also at risk of corrosion.
That sinking feeling: Japan’s aging sewers are an infrastructure time bomb