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CAPITAL

SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Sep 26, 2014
Capital One Cup treated as nuisance by Premier League clubs
The League Cup is like a relative you do not get on with, but still have to ask to Christmas lunch. You would rather they were not there, but there is nothing you can do about it. And when they arrive you do little to make them feel wanted.
BUSINESS
Aug 26, 2014
Boeing lands $8.8 billion BOC Aviation order on Asian demand
Boeing Co. won an order for $8.8 billion in jets from BOC Aviation Pte. as the aircraft lessor made its biggest-ever purchase to help meet surging travel demand in Asia.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 26, 2014
Man who killed three, including kids, hanged
A 68-year-old death row inmate is hanged for killing three people seven years ago, including children, despite growing unease about capital punishment.
EDITORIALS
May 5, 2014
Improving the lay judge system
As Japan's lay judge system turns 5 years old, the Justice Ministry's Legislative Council is considering excluding citizens from the duty of serving as lay judges when trials are expected to last more than a year.
EDITORIALS
Mar 28, 2014
Epic miscarriage of justice
The prosecution should accept the Shizuoka District Court's decision to reopen the murder case of Iwao Hakamada.
EDITORIALS
Mar 21, 2014
Lay judges' moral dilemma
How does Japan's justice minister respond to a petition from 20 citizens who, as lay judges, agonized over the possibility of having to hand down a death sentence? They call for an immediate halt to capital punishment.
BUSINESS / Economy / THE VIEW FROM EUROPE
Mar 15, 2014
Economy can do without structural reform
While critics of "Abenomics" begrudgingly agree Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's policy package has been a success so far, they are equally quick to highlight its looming headwinds.
COMMENTARY
Feb 23, 2014
In praise of controls that fragment the markets
The chairman of the U.K.'s Financial Services Authority wants to be blunt: Free flows of short-term debt can result in capital misallocation and harmful instability.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 17, 2014
Provide details on hangings or halt them: ex-lay judges
Former lay judges demand that the Justice Ministry halt hangings until it is ready to disclose more details on how it conducts them.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 30, 2014
Fukoku also warns of wilting yen
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's weakening of the yen through stimulus measures may be in danger of becoming too much of a good thing, according to Fukoku Capital Management Inc.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 29, 2014
Skylark said working with Nomura, BoA on IPO
Restaurant operator Skylark Co., which is controlled by Bain Capital LLC, is working with Nomura Holdings Inc. and Bank of America Corp. to prepare its initial public offering, two sources said.
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.

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