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Dec 28, 2017
Cristian Demuro guides Time Flyer to first Grade One win at Hopeful Stakes
Time Flyer, ridden by Italian Cristian Demuro, won the Hopeful Stakes on Thursday at Nakayama Racecourse and nabbed his first Grade One victory.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 27, 2017
Meredith to buy U.S. publisher Time in Koch-backed deal
U.S. media company Meredith Corp. said on Sunday it will buy Time Inc., the publisher of People, Sports Illustrated and Fortune magazines, in a $1.84 billion all-cash deal backed by conservative billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Mar 25, 2017
Designer Mikio Sakabe: 'Fashion itself is the creation of newness'
Fashion designer on why there's no real difference between being young or old.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Feb 25, 2017
Unclear on the concept
'The subject of today's lesson is 'Time.' To begin, I'd like to ask you some introductory questions. For example, 'What do you think about people who are always late?''
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JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Feb 18, 2017
'Moving Zen' and the modern samurai
"Be true to the thought of the moment and avoid distraction. Other than continuing to exert yourself, enter into nothing else, but go to the extent of living single thought by single thought."
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CULTURE / Film
Feb 1, 2017
'Tangerine': The fruitful use of smartphones
Tammy Wynette sang it so it must be true: "Sometimes it's hard to be a woman." In the case of Los Angeles-based transgender sex workers Alexandra (Mya Taylor) and Sin-Dee (Kitana Kiki Rodriguez) in "Tangerine," the hardships are doubled as they deal with the common issues of being a woman — unfaithful boyfriends, bad clients, being ridiculed and held in contempt by mainstream society — while also facing other prejudices, not to mention competing with cisgender women who knows the ropes a lot better simply because they've been playing the game a lot longer.
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BUSINESS
Oct 24, 2016
Clinton urges scrutiny of AT&T's Time Warner grab; Senate panel plans hearing
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton thinks U.S. regulators should closely scrutinize AT&T's acquisition of Time Warner, her spokesman said on Sunday.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 22, 2016
AT&T agrees in principle to buy Time Warner for $85 billion
AT&T has reached an agreement in principle to buy Time Warner for about $85 billion, sources said on Friday, paving the way for the biggest deal in the world this year. The agreement would give the telecom company control of the cable TV channels HBO and CNN, the film studio Warner Bros. and other coveted media assets.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / DESSERT WATCH
Jun 17, 2016
Sweets for exhausted men arrive just in time for Father's Day
If you waited until the last minute to buy your dad something for Father's Day, Candy Show Time has you covered. Their "Thank You Dad" set of bite-size candies (¥560) features five varieties of sweets complete with father-friendly designs, such as a glass of beer.
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LIFE / Lifestyle
Apr 23, 2016
Making hay while the sun shines: Should Japan adopt daylight saving time in summer?
How many times have you been jolted awake in summer at 4:30 a.m. by rays of sunlight streaming through your flimsy curtains? Conversely, how many sunsets have you missed because you've been stuck in an office until it's officially time to go home?
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BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 8, 2016
Verizon said to plan bid for Yahoo as Google weighs offer
Verizon Communications Inc. plans to make a first-round bid for Yahoo Inc.'s Web business next week, and is willing to acquire the company's Yahoo Japan Corp. stake to help sweeten the offer, according to people familiar with the matter.
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CULTURE / Music
May 8, 2015
The quirky sounds of indie music find a voice in Boys Age
Around 50 people are watching Kaznary Mutow of the band Boys Age thrash his guitar on a Friday night at Shimokitazawa club Three. He's in the middle of a 10-minute-plus psychedelic freakout, locked into an intense slow-burning session with drummer Takamasa Kobayashi.
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JAPAN
Apr 17, 2015
Novelist Murakami, tidying-up guru Kondo make Time's list of 100 influential people
Time magazine selected writer Haruki Murakami and tidying-up consultant Marie Kondo among the 100 most influential people in the world released Thursday.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Jan 31, 2015
Time leap
None of our kids (in the U.S.) called me. It's my birthday today.
EDITORIALS
Nov 4, 2014
Speedy money transfers
Japan's banking industry is discussing whether to extend the hours for processing customer money transfers beyond the 3 p.m. deadline on weekdays as well as to weekends and holidays.
WORLD / Society
Aug 6, 2014
Pope urges young people not to waste time on Internet and smartphones
Pope Francis on Tuesday urged 50,000 German altar servers not to waste time on the Internet, smartphones and television, but to spend their time on more productive activities.
CULTURE / Music / STRANGE BOUTIQUE
Apr 29, 2014
Music curators deserve credit for keeping local scenes alive
The term "cultural curator" is one that tends to provoke reactions ranging from sneers to rage. It really is a horrible term in some ways, with problematic embedded associations.
JAPAN
Apr 25, 2014
Shinzo Abe one of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was named one of the most influential people of 2014 by Time Magazine on Thursday, along with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Pakistani education activist Malala Yousafzai.
EDITORIALS
Feb 20, 2014
Expanding the temp workforce
A labor law revision being prepared by the government would remove the three-year limit on dispatching temporary workers to the same job, and thus expand the ranks of a workforce that traditionally has had little job security and received less pay than regular employees.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 5, 2014
TSE mulls possible trading at night
Tokyo Stock Exchange Inc. on Tuesday held its first panel meeting to mull the possible introduction of nighttime trading to the bourse.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
Raising kids in Japan as a single parent? It takes a village.
Making things work as a foreign, single mother in Japan isn't easy, but these tips and tricks can help you through the hardest parts.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
In Japan, regional revitalization fails to halt population decline
Sakiyama elementary school in Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, in March .Over the past decade, the government has directed efforts toward policies designed to give young people incentives to base themselves in rural areas.
Putin’s war will soon reach Russians’ tax bills
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting in St. Petersburg on Friday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.

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