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Rugby
Jul 3, 2019
Temporary stands completed at Kamaishi's Rugby World Cup stadium
The construction of two temporary stands at the new rugby stadium in Kamaishi, northeastern Japan, has been completed ahead of this year's Rugby World Cup, the operator of the facility said Wednesday.
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MORE SPORTS
Jun 3, 2019
Hideki Matsuyama ends Memorial in sixth as Sunday charge fails to materialize
Hideki Matsuyama failed in his quest for a first tournament victory in two years when he finished sixth at the Memorial Tournament on Sunday, eight shots behind American winner Patrick Cantlay.
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LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
May 13, 2019
Hiroshima museum unveils new atomic bomb-related items
The main building of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum reopened April 25, after it was closed from April 2017 in order to do exhibition renovations and quake-resistance reinforcement work associated with the building's aging.
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JAPAN
Feb 19, 2019
Australians mark anniversary of Japan's deadly WWII air raid on Darwin
The northern Australian city of Darwin on Tuesday marked the 77th anniversary of a Japanese air raid that killed hundreds during World War II.
SOCCER
Jan 22, 2019
FC Tokyo to play pair of league cup games at rugby venue
With its home stadium being prepared for the 2019 Rugby World Cup, FC Tokyo will play two league cup home games this year at Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground, a source said Monday.
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JAPAN / History
Oct 5, 2018
Memorial for victims of Japanese vessel sunk during World War I unveiled in Wales
A memorial dedicated to the victims of a Japanese merchant ship sunk by the German navy in the final days of World War I was unveiled Thursday in Wales.
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JAPAN / History / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Sep 13, 2018
Belongings of student who perished in A-bomb attack, donated to Hiroshima museum
Yoko Moriwaki, who was 13 at the time of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945, is known for the diary she kept until the day before the bombing. The diary is now a symbol of the weapon's cruelty.
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JAPAN
Aug 15, 2018
Emperor repeats phrase 'deep remorse' in his last official war-end anniversary speech
In his last official appearance at the annual ceremony commemorating the end of World War II, Emperor Akihito repeated his expression of “deep remorse” over the conflict.
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JAPAN / History / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Aug 6, 2018
'Black rain' radiation from 1945 Hiroshima A-bombing can still be detected on survivor's shirt: study
Scientific tests on a shirt worn by a 16-year-old girl who was exposed to rain containing radioactive materials that fell after the Hiroshima atomic bombing on Aug. 6, 1945, known as "black rain," continue to detect slight amounts of cesium 137 more than 70 years after the attack.
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CULTURE / Art
Jun 19, 2018
Bridget Riley: The art world's illusionist
A very concise review of the Bridget Riley exhibition at the Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art, would be this: Barring those who are prone to motion sickness, go and see it. This applies equally to predisposed art buffs who already know and appreciate her work, and to those who haven't heard of her, for whom wordy adjective-laden praise will possibly do more harm than good.
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JAPAN
Apr 26, 2017
Hiroshima A-bomb museum building reopens, with full renovation to finish in 2018
The east building of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum reopened Wednesday following renovations that include a new multimedia display showing images of the city before and after the U.S. bombing in 1945.
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Apr 24, 2017
Yamagata to pull out of Oda Memorial
Ryota Yamagata, a member of Japan's silver medal-winning men's 4x100-meter relay team at the 2016 Rio Olympics, will withdraw from the upcoming Oda Memorial International due to a right ankle injury, a source familiar with the matter said Monday.
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JAPAN
Apr 3, 2017
Hiroshima A-bomb museum sees record visitors in fiscal year following Obama visit, popular film
The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum attracted a record 1.74 million visitors in the fiscal year that ended in March, apparently boosted by former U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to the city last May.
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JAPAN
Feb 27, 2017
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum breaks annual attendance record thanks to Obama visit
The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum drew nearly 1.6 million visitors in fiscal 2016 as surging attendance set a record following U.S. President Barack Obama's historic visit in May 2016.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 29, 2016
Honolulu paper hails Abe's Pearl Harbor visit, calls it 'sense of closure'
A Hawaiian newspaper on Wednesday praised Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to the symbolic site of Japan's 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor with U.S. President Barack Obama.
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JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Dec 28, 2016
Leaders' Hawaii remarks include veiled message for Trump: experts
Two mavens say the speeches of Abe and Obama contain a message for the incoming leader about the Japan-U.S. relationship.
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JAPAN / Politics
Dec 28, 2016
Abe offers 'everlasting condolences' at Pearl Harbor as Obama praises partnership in peace
Abe's historic visit to Hawaii wraps up with addresses from himself and U.S. President Barack Obama.
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CULTURE / Art
Aug 2, 2016
'Scary Pictures of Ukiyo-e'
Aug. 2-Aug. 28
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JAPAN
Jun 3, 2016
Kerry sends letter of gratitude to head of Hiroshima atomic bomb museum
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has sent a letter of appreciation to the director of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum for hosting him during the top U.S. diplomat's visit in April, museum officials said Friday.
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CULTURE / Art
May 31, 2016
Looking back on Cy Twombly
For "Cy Twombly Photographs: Lyrical Variations" Chiba Prefecture's Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art brings together exactly 100 photographs, chronologically arranged to span the length of the artist's career. A selection of prints, paintings and sculptures are also being shown, to be reconsidered in light of the photographs.

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Historically, kabuki was considered the entertainment of the merchant and peasant classes, a far cry from how it is regarded today.
For Japan's oldest kabuki theater, the show must go on