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ASIA

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BASEBALL
Sep 11, 2017
Samurai Japan to face Asian rivals in November tournament
For manager Atsunori Inaba and Samurai Japan, it's full steam ahead for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. And the first stop on what Japan hopes is the road to a gold medal comes in November, when Inaba makes his debut at the inaugural Asia Professional Baseball Championship 2017.
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WORLD / Politics
Aug 21, 2017
Trump eyes Afghanistan's elusive mineral riches to fund ongoing 16-year war
U.S. President Donald Trump is eyeing Afghanistan's mineral wealth to help pay for a 16-year war and reconstruction efforts that have already cost $117 billion. But investors who have studied the country, one of the world's most dangerous, say the idea is a pipe dream.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 19, 2017
Why Timor-Leste deserves to join ASEAN
Asia's newest country has what it takes to be a cooperative and responsible member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
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COMMENTARY / World
Aug 18, 2017
A greener grid for East Asia
Currently 22 percent of South Korea's energy needs, and 14 percent of Taiwan's, are met by nuclear — those ratios are now set to drop dramatically.
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BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Aug 17, 2017
Journeyman Hamilton gives Bambitious boost in frontcourt
The Bambitious Nara's recent signing of Gary Hamilton signals the team's serious commitment to winning.
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WORLD
Aug 16, 2017
Taliban send Trump letter warning against sending more troops to Afghanistan
The Taliban told U.S. President Donald Trump in an open letter on Tuesday that the military situation in Afghanistan was "far worse than you realize" and sending in more troops would be self-destructive.
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COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Aug 12, 2017
The unfinished business of Indian partition
The nightmarish horrors of India's partition by the British 70 years ago on Aug. 15, 1947, cast a long shadow into the 21st century.
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COMMENTARY / World
Aug 10, 2017
Have we lost ASEAN to China?
China stands to gain as Southeast Asian nations increasingly question America's security committment to the region.
BUSINESS
Aug 9, 2017
Uniqlo chief Yanai makes 2017 Asia Game Changers list, praised for 'making philanthropy fashionable'
Asia Society, a New York-based international exchange group, announced its 2017 list of Asia Game Changers on Tuesday, including Tadashi Yanai, founder of Fast Retailing Co., which runs the Uniqlo clothing store chain around the globe.
WORLD
Aug 8, 2017
Taliban deny cooperating with Islamic State in Afghan village massacre
The Taliban rejected reports they used foreign fighters and cooperated with Islamic State in fighting at a remote village in northern Afghanistan over the weekend where officials said dozens of local police and civilians were killed.
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COMMENTARY / World
Aug 1, 2017
East Asia's challenge: resisting hyper-nationalism
Overcoming nationalistic barriers is more urgent than ever for pro-Western Asian countries.
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BASKETBALL
Jul 31, 2017
Japan revels in Asia Cup three-peat
The Japanese women's national basketball team made a triumphal return home on Monday, fresh from winning the Asia Cup for the third straight time.
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CULTURE / Art
Jul 30, 2017
Southeast Asian art gets its biggest showing in Japan
A few years ago, at the press conference for Taiwanese artist Lee Mingwei's solo show at the Mori Art Museum (MAM), Fumio Nanjo, the museum director, talked about the direction the museum would be taking from then on; they were no longer so interested in "the West" and were aiming to focus more on Asia....
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BASKETBALL
Jul 28, 2017
New coach Lamas preparing Japan national team for FIBA Asia Cup
New Japan men's national team head coach Julio Lamas, who arrived in Japan last week, has not spent enough time assessing his players and their technical skills yet. But he's satisfied with their intangibles so far.

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami