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NAOKI

Naoki Koyama (right) runs en route to winning the Marathon Grand Championship men's race in Tokyo on Oct. 15, earning a ticket for Japan to the 2024 Paris Olympics.
MORE SPORTS / Athletics
Feb 6, 2024
Koyama and Inoue among invited runners for Osaka Marathon
The event is the first of the two remaining "final challenge" races for Japan's third and last spot in the men's marathon at this year's Olympics.
Naoki Koyama celebrates after winning the Marathon Grand Championship men's race at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Athletics
Oct 15, 2023
Naoki Koyama wins Marathon Grand Championship, earns Paris berth
Suguru Osako, who finished sixth at the Tokyo Games marathon, could still qualify depending on his results in the next few months.
The Giants' Naoki Yoshikawa (left) records an out at first base during his team's win over the Dragons at Tokyo Dome on Sunday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Jul 31, 2023
Naoki Yoshikawa and Makoto Kadowaki play starring roles for Giants in field
The Yomiuri infielders are turning heads with their play.
Giants pitcher Iori Yamasaki (right) and second baseman Naoki Yoshikawa pose for photos during the hero interview after Yomiuri's win over the Dragons at Tokyo Dome on Saturday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 29, 2023
Iori Yamasaki wins fourth straight start as Giants top Dragons
The Giants held off the Dragons at Tokyo Dome to earn their third straight win.
Saou Ichikawa (right) won Japan's Akutagawa Prize for her debut novel "Hunchback" on Wednesday. The Naoki Prize was awarded to Sayako Nagai (left) and Ryosuke Kakine (center).
CULTURE / Books
Jul 20, 2023
Disabled author wins Akutagawa literary award for the first time
Saou Ichikawa, who has congenital myopathy, was awarded the prestigious prize for her humorous novel "Hunchback," which offers commentary on the privileges of non-disabled people.
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BUSINESS
Dec 2, 2022
BOJ board member calls for policy review at the right time
Naoki Tamura has said it's hard to define the 'right time' mechanically, or decide what would make it necessary because it depends on inflation, wages and the economy.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Nov 28, 2022
Naoki Nakamura reaches World Cup podium for first time
Ski jumper Naoki Nakamura earned his first career World Cup podium finish Sunday, placing third behind joint winners Stefan Kraft of Austria and Halvor Egner Granerud of Norway.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 20, 2022
Minister looking at regional revitalization through digital technologies
Necessary funds for related measures, such as tax grants, have been requested under the government's budget for fiscal 2023, said regional revitalization minister Naoki Okada.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 26, 2022
New BOJ board members to check side effects of monetary easing
Japan's inflation has topped the BOJ's 2% target for the past few months due largely to higher commodity prices caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the yen's sharp depreciation
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CULTURE / Books
Jul 21, 2022
Female writers win top Japan book awards after dominating shortlists
Junko Takase's short novel 'Oishii Gohan ga Taberaremasuyoni' won the Akutagawa Prize for up-and-coming authors after women took all five spots on the prize's shortlist for the first time.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 19, 2022
Japanese government picks new BOJ board members in sign of less dovish central bank
Some market participants see the choice of Hajime Takata as foreshadowing a potential shift from its pursuit of powerful monetary easing that has continued in recent years.
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BUSINESS
Mar 24, 2022
Lower House approves government's two nominees for Bank of Japan board
The appointments are expected to be approved by the Upper House on Friday given the ruling bloc's solid majority in both chambers.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jan 19, 2022
Ayumu Seko and Kyosuke Tagawa join European clubs
Cerezo defender Seko will sign with Switzerland's Grasshopper on a full transfer, while Tokyo forward Tagawa will move to Portugal's Santa Clara on loan through June 2023.
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SOCCER / J. League
Oct 30, 2021
Nagoya shuts down Cerezo to win club's first Levain Cup
Goals from Naoki Maeda and Sho Inagaki combined with a strong defensive performance carried the day for Massimo Ficcadenti's men at Saitama Stadium.
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CULTURE / Music
May 13, 2021
What will music festivals look like in the wake of the pandemic? We'll start to find out this summer.
Naoki Shimizu, the man behind Japan's massive Summer Sonic festival, talks about COVID-19 precautions and new ideas for moving forward.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Apr 14, 2021
Kashima fires manager Antonio Carlos Zago after barren J. League run
Eight-time J. League champion Kashima Antlers announced Wednesday the club will part ways with manager Antonio Carlos Zago and appoint former player and current coach Naoki Soma as the new boss.
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SOCCER / J. League
Apr 4, 2021
Bellmare denies Marinos fourth straight win with late equalizer
Shonan Bellmare snatched a 1-1 draw with Yokohama F. Marinos in the J. League first division on Saturday thanks to a late Naoki Yamada equalizer.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 16, 2021
Bangladesh to see investment boost as Japanese firms leave China
The South Asian economy, which grew an estimated 5.2% in the year ended June, sees 7.4% expansion in the current financial year.
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CULTURE / Books
Jan 21, 2021
Two women win Japan's Akutagawa and Naoki literary awards
The awards will be presented at a ceremony in Tokyo in mid-February, with each author receiving u00a51 million ($9,635) in prize money.
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SOCCER / J. League
Dec 19, 2020
Nagoya secures third place, ACL playoff berth with win on final day of J. League season
Nagoya started the day a point ahead of fourth-place Cerezo and two clear of fifth-place Antlers, who both stayed put in the standings after drawing 1-1 in their match.

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Rows of irises resemble a rice field at the Peter Walker-designed Toyota Municipal Museum of Art.
The 'outsiders' creating some of Japan's greenest spaces