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AUSTRALIAN

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 14, 2017
Australia needs to wake up, grow up
Australia must chart an independent foreign policy according to a Canberra-based calculation of national values and interests.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 3, 2017
Can Trump wreck the U.S.-Australia alliance?
If there's a useful lesson that U.S. allies can take from the Trump-Turnbull call, it's that they should avoid interpersonal contact with the U.S. president as much as possible.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 25, 2017
Hozumi, Kato fall in bid to reach final
Eri Hozumi and Miyu Kato were knocked out of the women's doubles in the semifinals at the Australian Open on Wednesday.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 24, 2017
Venus turns back clock, makes semifinals
Venus Williams continued her astonishing late-career revival by felling Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-4, 7-6 (7-3) on Tuesday to reach her first Australian Open semifinal in 14 years and become the oldest woman to reach the last four at Melbourne Park in the Open era.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 24, 2017
Doubles pair Hozumi, Kato advance to Australian Open semifinals
Eri Hozumi and Miyu Kato defeated Croatia's Mirjana Lucic-Baroni and German Andrea Petkovic to reach the women's doubles semifinals at the Australian Open on Tuesday.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 22, 2017
Federer ousts Nishikori at Australian Open
Resilient Roger Federer showed there was still life in the 35-year-old's legs as he overhauled fifth seed Kei Nishikori 6-7 (4-7), 6-4, 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 on Sunday to reach the Australian Open quarterfinals.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 14, 2017
Murray looks to capture first Australian Open title
Having snatched Novak Djokovic's world No. 1 ranking in a thrilling late-season raid, Andy Murray will bid to storm the Serb's Melbourne Park fortress and capture an elusive Australian Open title after five agonizing near misses.
TENNIS
Jan 13, 2017
Nishikori, 48th-ranked Russian Kuznetsov to square off in first round of Australian Open
World No. 5 Kei Nishikori will meet 48th-ranked Andrey Kuznetsov of Russia in the first round of the upcoming Australian Open, which starts on Monday.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 13, 2016
Aim for growth and fairness
Like all countries, Australia needs both economic growth overall and the benefits of that to be shared equitably by all.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 29, 2016
Bearded dragon nightmare: REM episodes suggest lizards dream
Research in a German laboratory involving five lizards called Australian bearded dragons indicates that these reptiles may dream and could prompt a fundamental reassessment of the evolution of sleep.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Feb 21, 2016
Nomura holds off Ko for first title on U.S. tour
Harukyo Nomura won her first title on the U.S. LPGA tour, beating World No. 1 Lydia Ko in an enthralling final-round battle to capture the ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open on Sunday.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Feb 20, 2016
Nomura holds share of lead entering final round in Australia
Harukyo Nomura will start Sunday's final round of the ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open in a tie for first place following a 2-under-par 70 on Saturday.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 28, 2016
Djokovic cruises past Federer, books spot in fifth straight Grand Slam final
Champion Novak Djokovic foiled a stirring fightback from Roger Federer to defeat the Swiss 6-1, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 at the Australian Open on Thursday and charge into a fifth successive Grand Slam final.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 26, 2016
Djokovic overpowers Nishikori in quarterfinals
Kei Nishikori lost to world No. 1 Novak Djokovic 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 in just over two hours in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open on Tuesday.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 23, 2016
Murray victory overshadowed by father-in-law's collapse
The Australian Open was rocked late on Saturday when Andy Murray's father-in-law Nigel Sears collapsed during a match at Rod Laver Arena, overshadowing the world No. 2's advance to the fourth round.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 21, 2016
Grand Slam debutant Osaka advances to third round
Japan's 18-year-old Naomi Osaka reached the third round of her first Grand Slam on Thursday, defeating 18th seed Ukrainian Elina Svitolina 6-4, 6-4 at the Australian Open.
TENNIS
Jan 20, 2016
Nishikori beats Krajicek in straight sets at Australian Open
Kei Nishikori moved on to the third round of the Australian Open on Wednesday morning with his second straight-sets victory of the tournament, easily accounting for the United States' Austin Krajicek.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 18, 2016
Nishikori cruises in Melbourne opener
Kei Nishikori started the first Grand Slam of 2016 with a straight-sets win over Philipp Kohlschreiber in Melbourne on Monday.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 15, 2016
Nishikori to open against Kohlschreiber at Australian Open
Japan's world No. 7 Kei Nishikori will face 34th-ranked German Philipp Kohlschreiber in the first round of the Australia Open after the draw for the first Grand Slam of the year was released Friday.
TENNIS
Jan 13, 2016
Kyrgios brushes off injury fears
Nick Kyrgios will be fit for next week's Australian Open despite pulling out of his Kooyong Classic match against David Goffin with a foot injury on Wednesday.
Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate'
The National Diet building in Tokyo
G7 eyes plan on U.S.-led $50 billion aid package for Ukraine
A local resident visits the Lychakiv cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, on Thursday. The U.S. is in talks with close partners to lead a group of allies that would give as much as $50 billion in aid to Ukraine.
Japan drops to 70th in press freedom rankings
A businessman reads a newspaper outside a train station in Tokyo.
Japan’s record-low children population weighs on growth
The number of children 14 years old or younger fell for the 43rd straight year to around 14.01 million as of April 1.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
'Monster' Inoue ready to tear down Luis Nery in title defense at Tokyo Dome
Naoya Inoue (left) and Luis Nery following a pre-fight news conference in Yokohama on Saturday, two days ahead of their super bantamweight title fight.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Sapporo court ruling on Ainu fishing rights presents tough questions
A traditional Ainu preserved food called <i>satchep</i> (dried fish) being made at the government-run National Ainu Museum and Park, nicknamed Upopoy, in the town of Shiraoi, Hokkaido, on Dec. 25. The Sapporo District Court ruled last month that the Raporo Ainu Nation's rights as an Indigenous people did not extend to having an inherent right to fish for commercial reasons.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.

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