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• Readers write: Sports salary issues, and just my type of essay
• Ramadan culture takes a fashionable turn, straining budgets
• Africa’s big start toward freedom from poverty
• Japan loves its top tennis star. But do they think she's Japanese?

Readers write: Sports salary issues, and just my type of essay Posted: 01 Jun 2019 03:00 AM PDT The May 13 Monitor Weekly cover story, "Do they make too much?" by Phil Taylor, focused on current multimillion-dollar sports salaries. Ms. Lewis' recollection of her teenage experience brought back my own fond memories of my high school typing class.

Ramadan culture takes a fashionable turn, straining budgets Posted: 31 May 2019 12:49 PM PDT "We have to look our best when we are invited during Ramadan," Amina says. For many Arab families, advertising, peer pressure, a growing middle class, and Gulf-led consumerism are steering the holy month – traditionally a period of fasting, spiritual reflection, and family affairs – toward a social season of high expectations on par with Christmas in the United States. Slowly creeping into the holiday the past two decades, Ramadan consumerism is hitting new heights in the region this year.

Africa’s big start toward freedom from poverty Posted: 31 May 2019 12:18 PM PDT More than a third of Africa's 1.2 billion people have lately considered emigrating, according to a poll. Africa is home to 28 of the world's poorest countries. Yes, says scholar Jakkie Cillers, head of South Africa's Institute for Security Studies.

Japan loves its top tennis star. But do they think she's Japanese? Posted: 31 May 2019 11:58 AM PDT Mr. Tsutsumi, who piloted Nissan's sponsorship of Naomi Osaka, latched onto the young tennis star before she became a household name in Japan. Within a week, Ms. Osaka beat Serena Williams for the U.S. Open title, jetted to Japan, and headlined a press conference at Nissan's gleaming headquarters in Yokohama. When a Nissan executive asked about her favorite car, her response was broadcast for the world to hear: GT-R.

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