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ASIAN

EDITORIALS
Jul 13, 2013
More people studying Japanese
The number of students learning Japanese worldwide rose 9 percent inn 2012 from 2009, indicating an underlying interest in a country that some call listless.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 12, 2013
Beijing airport least punctual for departures: survey
Beijing's main airport was ranked lowest for on-time departures last month as military controls of airspace and an expanding fleet add to air-traffic congestion.
COMMENTARY / World
May 6, 2013
New opportunities for ADB
Once again a leader from Japan has the opportunity to bring the Asian Development Bank into the modern world and to elevate the organization above backroom deals.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
May 2, 2013
Sendai knocked out of Asian Champions League
Tournament debutants Vegalta Sendai were eliminated from the Asian Champions League on Wednesday after a 2-1 defeat at home to China's Jiangsu Sainty in their final game in Group E.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Apr 24, 2013
Reysol advance to ACL knockout phase
Kashiwa Reysol qualifies for the knockout phase of the Asian Champions League for the second straight year despite a 1-1 draw at home to China's Guizhou Renhe.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Apr 11, 2013
World Cup veteran Yanagisawa guides Vegalta Sendai to first ACL triumph
Two-time World Cup forward Atsushi Yanagisawa opened his 2013 account at the perfect time as Vegalta Sendai recorded their first-ever win in the Asian Champions League with a 1-0 victory over FC Seoul on Wednesday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Apr 4, 2013
Jeonbuk rallies past Urawa in Asian Champions League
Wasteful Urawa Reds paid the price of inaccuracy as the former champions allowed Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors to come from behind for a 3-1 win at Saitama Stadium in the Asian Champions League on Wednesday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Apr 3, 2013
Hiroshima faces ACL group elimination
J. League champions Sanfrecce Hiroshima are in danger of first-round elimination in the Asian Champions League after suffering their third consecutive defeat in a 1-0 loss to South Korea's Pohang Steelers on Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media
Mar 31, 2013
Men with 'yellow fever' get a taste of their own medicine
There's no need for serious digging; just scrape the surface of history and there are plenty of examples of Caucasian men who showed the symptoms of a phenomenon known as 'yellow fever.'
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 13, 2013
Urawa routs Muangthong United in Asian Champions League
Urawa Reds thrashed Thailand's 10-man Muangthong United 4-1 for their first victory in the Asian Champions League in five years on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 7, 2013
Top finance official eyed for ADB slot
The government will field leading financial official Takehiko Nakao as a candidate to replace current Asian Development Bank chief Haruhiko Kuroda, who has been nominated to be the new governor of the Bank of Japan, sources said Wednesday.
SOCCER
Feb 28, 2013
Hiroshima falls in ACL opener
Sanfrecce Hiroshima were brought back to earth with a thud on Wednesday as the J. League champions crashed to a 2-0 defeat at home to Uzbekistan's Bunyodkor in their Group G opener in the Asian Champions League.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 21, 2013
From ADB to BOJ: a 'twofer' for Abe?
As President Barack Obama struggles to get his Defense and Treasury choices in place, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has his own personnel challenges.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 12, 2013
ADB president Kuroda downplays speculation over central bank role
Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda voices support for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's financial policies but keeps mum about speculation he may become the next Bank of Japan governor.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 10, 2013
Gold rush: Japan Inc. flocks to Myanmar
Political reforms are happening because the military/political leaders wanted to end their nation's isolation and benefit from having a more prosperous economy.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 21, 2011
U.N. General Assembly opens on shifting sands
Amid the arrival of presidents, prime ministers and kings, the 66th annual session of the U.N. General Assembly debate opens in New York on Wednesday, but the session hardly starts in a celebratory mood as a series of geopolitical, financial and natural jolts have shaken the world body to the core, including the "Arab Spring" of 2011 and debilitating natural disasters.
COMMENTARY
Apr 7, 2010
Getting along with China
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, delivering a government work report at the third session of the 11th National People's Congress in March, claimed that China was "first in the world to realize economic recovery and positive turnaround" following the international financial crisis, and that its strategies for "reform, opening up and social modernization" brought about "new achievements."
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 26, 2010
Google walkout will expand the possibilities
NEW YORK — Usually, disclosure statements go at the end of an article, but let me start with mine. I sit on the board of Yandex, a Russian Internet search company with a roughly 60 percent market share in Russia, compared to Google's 20 percent or so.

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