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Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 6, 2023
AI pioneer says its threat to world may be 'more urgent' than climate change
AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinto is among a growing number of tech leaders publicly espousing concern about the possible threat posed by AI.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 26, 2021
Hong Kong's former chief judge says upholding rule of law is not political
The city's judges symbolize a core condition of its return to Chinese rule: the right to a fair trial and equality under the law, administered by an independent judiciary.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Apr 15, 2020
Inside Hong Kong judges’ battle with China over courts’ autonomy
The independence of Hong Kong's judicial system is under assault from the Communist Party leadership in Beijing, senior judges in the city have said, posing the gravest threat to the rule of law since Britain handed its former colony back to Chinese sovereignty in 1997.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 27, 2019
Turkey's Halkbank fails to halt U.S. prosecution for allegedly aiding Iran
A federal judge in Manhattan on Thursday rejected a request by Turkey's state-owned Halkbank to put on hold a federal prosecution accusing it of helping Iran evade U.S. economic sanctions.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jun 27, 2019
Yuta Tabuse returning to Brex for 12th season
The Tochigi Brex fell short of their ultimate goal this past season as injuries took a toll on the title-chasing club.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Apr 11, 2019
Oscar-winner Geoffrey Rush wins defamation suit against News Corp. over alleged sex assault
Oscar-winner Geoffrey Rush won damages of at least 850,000 Australian dollars ($610,000) on Thursday after a court ruled that the Australian arm of News Corp. defamed him by saying he behaved inappropriately toward a co-star in a production of King Lear.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 20, 2019
Trump denies asking Matthew Whitaker to change hush-money probe and tap recused ally to take over
President Donald Trump denied a New York Times report that he asked then-Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker to intervene in a federal investigation of hush-money payments to the president's alleged former mistresses during the 2016 election campaign.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Dec 20, 2018
Sunrockers orchestrate impressive turnaround under new bench boss Tsutomu Isa
Sometimes teams need to shake things up to produce the desired results.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Oct 26, 2018
Tsutomu Isa promoted, Geoffrey Katsuhisa fired as Sunrockers make coaching moves
The Sunrockers Shibuya, who have opened the season with a 1-7 record, named Tsutomu Isa their new head coach on Friday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Nov 2, 2017
Sunrockers coach Geoffrey Katsuhisa counts on team defense
Early in his career, Geoffrey Katsuhisa had the ideal mentor.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Jun 30, 2017
Katsuhisa named new Sunrockers head coach
The Sunrockers Shibuya have appointed Geoffrey Katsuhisa as their new head coach.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 18, 2017
Osako shines in marathon debut, takes 3rd in Boston
Suguru Osako finished third in the men's race at the Boston Marathon on Monday, becoming the first Japanese man in 30 years to secure a podium finish in the world's oldest annual marathon.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / ESSENTIAL READING FOR JAPANOPHILES
Mar 18, 2017
'Kappa': Akutagawa's masterpiece blunted by time but still fascinating
Ryunosuke Akutagawa is probably best known outside Japan for "Rashomon" but "Kappa" is considered to be his masterpiece by fans and scholars. Narrated by a "mental patient" and introduced as a tale overheard directly by the author, "Kappa" is a fantastical satire in the "Gulliver's Travels" mold.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jul 7, 2016
Kawachi takes role with new league
For 11 seasons, Toshimitsu Kawachi was the face of the bj-league. As the only commissioner in league history, he was the front man for the league's growth from six teams in the 2005-06 season to 24 clubs this past season as well as its success stories and problems.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Apr 9, 2016
Former Apache team members, staff reflect on fateful 2010-11 season
First in a three-part series.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Feb 25, 2016
Surging Iwate in thick of playoff race after slow start
Riding a six-game winning streak, the Iwate Big Bulls have climbed closer to the top in the jam-packed Eastern Conference playoff race.
BASKETBALL
Jun 29, 2015
Big Bulls name Katsuhisa new head coach
Geoffrey Katsuhisa is the Iwate Big Bulls' new head coach, the bj-league squad announced on Monday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jun 23, 2015
Geoffrey Katsuhisa set to take reins in Iwate
Geoffrey Katsuhisa will be named the new head coach of the Iwate Big Bulls, The Japan Times has learned.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 10, 2014
Frankie & Alice
Frankie (Halle Berry) is a go-go dancer in 1970s Los Angeles, who's raking it in at a nightclub in the Watts district and enjoying a fairly wild lifestyle, but increasing blackouts and psychotic episodes lead to her getting committed to a mental institution. There she finds herself under the care of Oz (Stellan Skarsgard), a concerned psychotherapist who soon discovers that Frankie suffers from multiple personality disorder.
Reader Mail
Mar 23, 2008
Next-generation energy technologies
We all can agree that the world economy has entered unchartered territories. We also know that one of the largest problems facing the world, including Japan, is the carbon dioxide dilemma. Now is the time for the government to promote energy independence and a platform for Japan to increase its global influence through the aggressive pursuit of research into next-generation technologies such as fuel cells, hydrogen power stations, solar power, tidal power and nano-capacitor power storage.

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