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2016

COMMENTARY / World
Mar 14, 2016
Trump's 'peak' might be coming
Defenders of GOP traditions are trying to prevent a stampede to Donald Trump of 'Vichy Republicans,' collaborationists coming to terms with the occupation of their party.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 14, 2016
Introducing Minshin To, Japan's new main opposition force
In English tentatively called the Democratic Innovation Party, Japan's new main opposition force will be named Minshin To.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 12, 2016
Trudeau sees no flood of Americans to Canada if Trump wins
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday joked that he is not expecting an influx of unhappy Americans across the border if firebrand Republican Donald Trump becomes president.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 11, 2016
DPJ, Ishin no To narrow names of new opposition party down to two
After weeks of intense debate, the Democratic Party of Japan and Ishin no To (Japan Innovation Party) are finally on the verge of sorting out the first daunting challenge of their scheduled merger later this month: what to name their new party?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 11, 2016
Hillary: The best PR can't sell a terrible product
Despite a multitude of hurdles, Bernie Sanders is doing surprisingly well in the U.S. Democratic Party presidential primaries.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Mar 9, 2016
Japan women's basketball coach names preliminary squad for Olympics
Head coach Tomohide Utsumi revealed a group of 18 as his preliminary Japan women’s national basketball team, which has already earned a spot in this summer’s Rio de Janeiro Olympics, at the Japan Basketball Association office on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 9, 2016
LDP ponders bid by inspirational sports writer in Upper House election
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling Liberal Democratic Party is considering fielding famed sport journalist and educator Hirotada Ototake, who was born without limbs due to a congenital disorder, as a candidate for an Upper House election this summer, reports said Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Mar 9, 2016
Japan national team balancing present needs with future development
With the Olympic men's basketball qualifying tournaments set for July, Japan national head coach Kenji Hasegawa assembled 27 players from the NBL, bj-league and college ranks for a two-day training camp that started Monday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 9, 2016
Trump's luxury hotels in Indonesia could face backlash over his anti-Muslim remarks
Few villagers living near a half-built golf course in Indonesia's West Java province know the name Donald Trump, and fewer still are aware that one of his firms will be managing a six-star hotel and luxury resort in their backyard.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 9, 2016
Pressed by critics, Trump says he'll pick foreign policy team 'in due time'
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump acknowledged on Tuesday he did not yet have a foreign policy team and dismissed criticism that his harsh rhetoric on immigration and threats to gut global trade deals would damage America's standing on the world stage.

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Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
Rethinking that second drink: Japan’s Gen Z gets ‘sober curious’