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AMERICA

SOCCER
Jun 15, 2016
Brazil fires Dunga after Copa exit
Brazil fired Dunga as coach on Tuesday, the national soccer confederation (CBF) said, two days after his side failed to get past the group stages of the Centenary Copa America.
SOCCER
May 27, 2016
Kaka named to Brazil's Copa America squad
Brazil has called on Kaka as a late addition for next month's Centenary Copa America in the United States, the Brazilian Football Confederation said on Thursday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 13, 2016
No end in sight to once-booming Brazil's crises
No one knows where the Latin American nation's mix of economic disappointment and political disillusion is leading.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Jan 23, 2016
Interpreters continue to play important role in NPB
If I had known then what I know now, I would have taken Spanish in high school instead of French. It is not that I remember any of the French (I failed the course), but there are very few — if any — professional ballplayers whose native language is Francais. Even a little Español would come in handy...
EDITORIALS
Jan 12, 2016
America's struggle with gun violence
More than 100,000 people have been killed as a result of gun violence over the past decade in America, and millions more have been the victim of assaults, robberies and other crimes involving a gun.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 3, 2016
In Zika, Brazilians face a modern-day plague
The Zika virus has infected at least half a million Brazilians since May.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Nov 20, 2015
Syrians, with smugglers' help, fleeing war via Latin America, many on forged Greek passports
A group of five Syrians paid smugglers $10,000 each to travel through multiple countries before being detained for carrying false Greek documents in Honduras, their epic journey exposing a little-known southern smuggling route for Syrians fleeing war in their homeland.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 12, 2015
U.S. cops and their unions are out of control
Every police department in America should be disbanded and replaced with civilian-run organizations designed to protect citizens instead of abuse them.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 25, 2015
Inequality debate looks in the wrong direction
What's truly terrible in America isn't that a few people have so much. It's that so many people have so little.
EDITORIALS
Oct 16, 2015
Mighty Brazil stumbles
A once-booming Brazil is now beset by economic woes and its leadership hobbled by a political crisis.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 21, 2015
Welcome back to work, now just do your job
The battle over gay marriage is just the latest round of America's culture war, and it's not over yet.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 19, 2015
Mexico's president in no position to judge
The level of corruption in Mexico stands out even in Latin America, a region known for crooked politicians.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 11, 2015
Chinese hacking requires bolstered guard against cyberattacks, Clapper says
The United States must beef up cybersecurity against Chinese hackers targeting a broad range of U.S. interests to raise the cost to China of engaging in such activities, America's top intelligence official said on Thursday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 27, 2015
Dumbing down: the key to U.S. political success
Stupidity exists everywhere, but what makes it stand out in America is that most Americans don't think it's bad to be dumb.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 19, 2015
Brazil's Olympic dig unearths a royal toothbrush
As Rio de Janeiro prepares to host the 2016 Summer Olympics, archaeology is enjoying a revival, thanks in part to an unlikely convergence of bureaucracy and sensibility.
Haneda Airport security staff arrested over theft
Tokyo police have arrested a 21-year-old security inspector at Haneda Airport after he allegedly stole cash from a passenger during a baggage inspection.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
White House threatens broad crackdown on liberal groups
FBI Director Kash Patel (right) listens to senior White House adviser Stephen Miller speak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Monday.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Pole vault rivals in awe after Duplantis has another historic night in Tokyo
Sweden's Armand Duplantis competes in the men's pole fault final during the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
Tara Davis-Woodhall leaps to gold and finds redemption at world championships
Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates after winning the women's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday night.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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