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WHITE

SOCCER / J. League
Dec 12, 2018
Verdy announce Gary White as new manager
Former Hong Kong head coach Gary White has been appointed as the new manager of Tokyo Verdy, the club announced on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 9, 2018
Experts question whether Nick Ayers has gravitas to be President Donald Trump's next chief of staff
Nick Ayers, in talks with President Donald Trump to become his new White House chief of staff, is a 36-year-old political whiz-kid who could help with the looming re-election campaign, but critics question whether he has the grit needed to keep Trump and an often chaotic administration under control....
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 29, 2018
U.S. senators ask White House to probe alleged ZTE effort in Venezuela to monitor citizens
Two U.S. senators on Wednesday will ask the Trump administration to investigate whether ZTE Corp., the Chinese telecommunications company, violated U.S. sanctions by helping Venezuela set up a database that monitors the behavior of its citizens.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 13, 2018
Parents who named son after Hitler jailed in U.K. for being in banned far-right group
A couple who named their child after Adolf Hitler were convicted in Britain on Monday for being members of banned far-right group National Action.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 18, 2018
Jordan says nearly 300 Syrian 'White Helmet' rescuers have left for the West
Nearly 300 Syrian "White Helmet" rescue workers and their families who fled Syria for Jordan three months ago have left for resettlement in Western countries under an U.N. sponsored agreement, Jordan said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 14, 2018
U.S. pair's airstrike warning app helps Syrians dodge death from the skies
A Russian military aircraft thunders into the sky at 4:47 p.m. from Russia's air base at Hmeimim in western Syria, veering to the east.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Sep 1, 2018
Going gaga over a white shirt in Japan
'The white shirt you're wearing is really cool.'
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 29, 2018
White House probing Google after Trump accuses it of hiding 'fair media' coverage of him
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday Google's search engine was hiding "fair media" coverage of him and said he would address the situation, taking a swipe at the internet giant without providing evidence or giving details of action he might take.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 28, 2018
Japan's assessment of North Korea threat unchanged despite Kim-Trump summit: annual defense paper
Pyongyang has already deployed Rodong ballistic missiles and the country may have already succeeded in producing nuclear warheads small enough to fit on those missiles, the ministry warned.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 23, 2018
White House denies Trump wrongdoing after Michael Cohen plea deal
The White House pushed back forcefully on Wednesday against suggestions that a plea deal struck by President Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen implicated Trump in a crime.
WORLD
Aug 7, 2018
Charlottesville confronts identity one year after violent clashes over white nationalist rally
For many residents of Charlottesville, last year's white nationalist rally shattered the city's carefully curated reputation as a progressive, idyllic place to live.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 27, 2018
As some White Helmets escaped Syria, most were left behind
Fearing for his life, Daman Ayed registered to be evacuated from Syria along with hundreds of other members of the White Helmets rescue service, hoping for a new life in Canada.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 23, 2018
'Untold number' of civilian casualties as Russian-backed airstrikes hit Islamic State bastion in south Syria
Russian and Syrian jets stepped up their bombing of an Islamic State bastion along the Jordan-Israel border in southwestern Syria, as the militants pushed into areas abandoned by other rebel groups, diplomatic and opposition sources said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 18, 2018
Suit-style work wear helps attract young recruits to Japan's blue-collar trades
When asked to imagine a typical image of white-collar workers in Japan, salarymen in suits may come to mind.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 14, 2018
Trump's 'cultlike' grip on GOP keeps party ranks in line as his critics learn the hard way
President Donald Trump demonstrated his dominance over the Republican Party this week, serving notice to GOP lawmakers that they risk the wrath of their base by going against him.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 6, 2018
Spat over White House's 'disinvite' of Philadelphia Eagles rages into second day
A second statement released by the White House and media coverage of the war of words with the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles propelled the feud into another round through the news cycle Tuesday.

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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’