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MARIO

SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Aug 28, 2015
Farcical media coverage steals the spotlight during transfer window
WANTED: GOALSCORERS. Please apply to Manchester United, Arsenal or Chelsea.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Aug 22, 2015
Newest "Super Mario," Forza Motorsport" and Metal Gear Solid" games set to impress
"Super Mario" takes you to a whole new level
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BUSINESS
Jun 28, 2015
Euro faces existential threat with Greece's membership in jeopardy
Three years after Mario Draghi pledged to do whatever it took, within his mandate, to save the euro, the breakdown in the Greek rescue talks is calling into question the integrity of the entire currency union.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 3, 2015
Singapore firm Quoine sees bitcoin being big in Japan
Many Japanese may be skeptical about the encrypted currency bitcoin due to last year's Mt. Gox fiasco, but a Singapore-based venture sees a big opportunity in fostering a bitcoin market in Japan.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Feb 27, 2015
This month's latest games — from play dough to gangsters
Nintendo molds a new Kirby
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 23, 2015
Draghi commits to €1.1 trillion QE plan in deflation fight
Mario Draghi led the European Central Bank into a new era with a historic pledge to buy government bonds as part of an asset-purchase program worth about €1.1 trillion ($1.3 trillion).
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 8, 2015
GungHo and Nintendo to combine 'Super Mario Bros.' and 'Puzzle and Dragons'
GungHo Online Entertainment Inc. said Thursday its latest title for the Nintendo 3DS represents a mash-up of two immensely popular games.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 2, 2015
Mario Cuomo, former New York governor, dies at 82
Mario Cuomo, the three-time Democratic governor of New York who turned down several invitations to seek the U.S. presidency, has died at the age of 82.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Dec 26, 2014
Rodgers admits Balotelli ill-suited to Liverpool's style of play
Mario Balotelli will return to Liverpool's squad for the festive program but manager Brendan Rodgers was hardly effusive in his praise of the Italy striker's credentials on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 6, 2014
BOJ has ECB in a bind as euro soars versus yen
Mario Draghi had something new to worry about as he prepared for Thursday's European Central Bank policy meeting: the euro-yen exchange rate.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Oct 25, 2014
Reds' woes run deeper than Balotelli
Jose Mourinho called him "unmanageable" at Inter Milan. Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini ran out of patience with him. He lasted 18 months of his 4½-year contract at AC Milan.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 14, 2014
Signpost says more eurozone deficit financing
The only question about European Central Bank President Mario Draghi's recent speech to central bankers in which he implied that avoiding a eurozone breakup will require increased fiscal deficits is how openly that reality will be admitted.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Aug 22, 2014
Balotelli set to join Liverpool
Mario Balotelli's roller-coaster career took another twist on Thursday when he said goodbye to his AC Milan teammates after training before an expected transfer to Liverpool.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Apr 21, 2014
Mario returns on wheels and in plastic, and the gun of a giant "Macross" robot fits in your hand
Start your Mario Karts
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 7, 2014
Pope and Xi Jinping should be sharing notes
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Pope Francis would seem like natural enemies. Yet, these world leaders should really be sharing notes as their tasks of late are surprisingly similar.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 27, 2014
H.K. fund to Nintendo: Let smartphones tap games
Nintendo Co. is ignoring "compelling evidence" that "Super Mario" and its other video games would sell on smartphones and tablets, according to a Hong Kong hedge fund manager who urged the company to shift gears.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 23, 2014
Bogus game apps new woe for Nintendo
Nintendo Co. isn't offering Super Mario games on smartphones. Other people are.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Nov 25, 2013
Japan's favorite games go for all formats, while the merchandise pops up everywhere
Calling all 'Dragon Quest VIII' fans
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Jul 22, 2013
Bizarre merchandising, tabletop Nintendo and new releases for Wii U
Gangsters. Hostesses. And lots and lots of street fighting. No, this isn't a night in Shinjuku's Kabukicho red-light district. It's an evening with 'Yakuza,' Sega's crime opus on the Wii U.

Longform

Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
Rethinking that second drink: Japan’s Gen Z gets ‘sober curious’