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Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 20, 2017
Puerto Rico, Netherlands ready for WBC semifinal
Jonathan Schoop let the ball bounce off his glove on purpose before catching it. Later, he kicked it to Andrelton Simmons, who tried, unsuccessfully, to dribble it like a soccer ball. When Simmons lost it, another player kicked it back to him.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 20, 2017
Sir Didi keeps Netherlands smiling at World Baseball Classic
Mariekson Julius Gregorius is a knight. For real.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 20, 2017
Jansen excited to join Dutch team at WBC
Kenley Jansen was back in the stadium he's called home for his entire MLB career and preparing to go practice with players he's known for most of his life.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 19, 2017
Dutch should replace politics of fear with reason
As the Dutch confront the results of their most consequential election in decades, they should heed the lessons of their most famous philosopher and not allow themselves to be governed by fear.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 17, 2017
Wilders' defeat is no reason for complacency
The problems that nearly handed Dutch nationalist Geert Wilders a win are not going away.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 17, 2017
Le Pen foes relish Dutch vote, but French election may be different
Adversaries of Marine Le Pen expressed relief on Thursday after her ally Geert Wilders won fewer seats than expected in a Dutch election, but analysts warned against reading too much into the result ahead of France's tight presidential race.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 15, 2017
Dutch move closer to WBC semifinals with win over Cuba
Netherlands manager Hensley "Bam-Bam" Meulens and Andruw Jones, who is serving as one of the team's coaches, staged an impromptu home run derby during practice on Tuesday, prompting one of the team's staffers to remark that the Dutch had the best-hitting coaching staff in the World Baseball Classic....
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 13, 2017
Dutch pound Israel to keep WBC semifinal hopes alive
The Dutch have had a habit of coming out of the dugout to greet players who score runs during the World Baseball Classic.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 13, 2017
Japan beats Netherlands in extra-inning thriller in second round of WBC
The World Baseball Classic is not perfect, but sometimes the competition hits all the right notes and delivers the thrilling moments that make it feel almost like October in March.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 10, 2017
Some systems handle populism better than others
In general, consensus systems deliver better economic results and more voter trust than majoritarian ones.
WORLD
Jan 20, 2017
Hemp used for world's first 'bio-based' bridge
While plenty of cannabis goes up in smoke in coffee shops around the Netherlands, Dutch researchers have found a new use for it — as an environmentally friendly building material to rival cement or steel.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 4, 2016
St. Nicholas, still accompanied by controversial Black Pete, makes annual arrival in Brussels
Children gathered with parents in Brussels's medieval main square on Saturday to await the arrival of St. Nicholas, a pre-Christmas tradition in Belgium, the Netherlands and other parts of Northern Europe held in honor of the legendary gift-giver.
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 27, 2016
Dutch destroy 190,000 ducks in first bird flu cull
Some 190,000 ducks were destroyed on Saturday at six farms in the Netherlands following an avian flu outbreak, the country's first cull of an epidemic sweeping northern Europe.
BASEBALL
Nov 9, 2016
Japan, Mexico, Netherlands look to take advantage of exhibition series ahead of WBC
The skippers for Japan, Mexico and the Netherlands said they were taking a serious attitude into the upcoming three-team exhibition series at Tokyo Dome, since next spring's World Baseball Classic is right around the corner.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 13, 2016
Dutch may allow assisted suicide for those who feel life is over
The Dutch government intends to draft a law that would legalize assisted suicide for people who feel they have "completed life," but are not necessarily terminally ill, it said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Nov 11, 2015
Dutch scout Beckman leans on personal history to help shape team's present
You don't get rich as a baseball scout, but it's very fulfilling. A smiling Bernie Beckman, a Dutch national team scout who was in the stands before Wednesday's United States-Venezuela game at the Premier 12 at Taoyuan Stadium, could tell you that much.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 30, 2015
Russia, Australia, Netherlands to join China's development bank
Russia, Australia and the Netherlands on Saturday became the latest three countries to say they plan to join the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, adding clout to an institution seen as enhancing China's regional and global influence.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 7, 2014
MH17 crash victims' families say Dutch probe has failed, seek U.N. investigation
Relatives of MH17 crash victims, angered by what they see as Dutch mishandling of inquiries into the disaster, want a special U.N. envoy to launch an international investigation.
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 21, 2014
Second bird flu outbreak found on Dutch farm
Dutch officials have detected a second outbreak of bird flu on a southern Netherlands farm, officials said, and they are awaiting test results to see whether the strain was of a highly contagious variety discovered earlier this week.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 18, 2014
Bird flu discovered in U.K. and Netherlands, but authorities play down risk to humans
Bird flu was found on a duck farm in England on Monday days after it was discovered in Dutch chickens, forcing authorities to destroy poultry and restrict exports, although it was not a strain known to be deadly to humans.

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