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OKAWA

Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 3, 2023
Ryuho Okawa, founder of Happy Science religious group, dies at 66
Happy Science, a new age movement which incorporates elements from various religions, has over 700 branches and temples in 166 countries around the world.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 25, 2021
Tsunami-hit Miyagi school building to reopen as memorial in April
Opinions are divided among residents, with some bereaved families saying they cannot bear the sight of the building.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Jul 15, 2020
B. League revises criteria for club licenses due to COVID-19 fallout
The decision was made to help clubs cope with the financial fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Jun 11, 2020
Shinji Shimada embraces challenge of leading B. League
Shimada said that having run companies over the last quarter-century, including a travel agency and the Jets, he has been adept at turning them around.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
May 27, 2020
Shinji Shimada to replace Masaaki Okawa as B. League chief
Okawa's term was to expire next summer, but he decided to hand the baton to the next person a year early.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Apr 25, 2020
B. League realigns conferences for upcoming season
The B. League has announced its conference assignments for the 2020-21 season
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Apr 14, 2020
B. League to realign teams into two conferences for 2020-21 season
The B. League will play its 2020-21 season with teams split into two conferences — the East and West — instead of three, which has been the format since its inception in 2016, the league announced following a meeting of its governors on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Mar 27, 2020
B. League cancels remainder of season, playoffs
Due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, the B. League ran out of all options but one: canceling the remainder of the 2019-20 season.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Mar 17, 2020
B. League suspends season again; no games until at least April 1
After a chaotic weekend, the B. League decided to once again suspend its regular season as the COVID-19 outbreak continues.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Mar 11, 2020
B. League announces plan to return to court on weekend
While most sports leagues and organizations have refrained from holding contests and events amid the COVID-19 outbreak, the B. League made the tough decision to resume its regular season this weekend, but without spectators, the pro basketball circuit announced on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Mar 10, 2020
B. League unveils revamped playoff format
Amid the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, the B. League has revamped its postseason schedule, it announced on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Feb 27, 2020
B. League coaches and players support decision to postpone games
A state of uncertainty is the current reality for sports leagues, athletes, coaches and organizers spanning the globe.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Feb 26, 2020
B. League to postpone games until March 11 because of coronavirus
The B. League made the difficult decision to put its regular season on hold from this weekend through March 11 amid the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, the pro basketball circuit announced Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jan 23, 2020
Shimane coach Yukinori Suzuki gets two-month suspension for power harassment
Shimane Susanoo Magic head coach Yukinori Suzuki has received a two-month suspension by the league for power harassment, it was announced on Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 18, 2019
Hiroshima hibakusha and a father of 3/11 tsunami victim among Tokyo Olympic torchbearers
A father who lost his 12-year-old daughter in the 2011 tsunami, a centenarian A-bomb survivor and a group of people who missed their chance to participate in the last Tokyo Olympics torch relay due to a typhoon are among those tapped to carry the Olympic flame ahead of next year's Summer Games.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 11, 2019
Japan's top court finalizes ¥1.44 billion in damages for 84 deaths at school in 3/11 tsunami
The decision was sealed after the Supreme Court rejected an appeal filed by the Ishinomaki municipal and Miyagi prefectural governments over blame for the tragic evacuation plan.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
May 31, 2019
B. League's steady growth continues
The B. League continued its steady growth in its third season that concluded on May 11.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Nov 23, 2018
B. League revenue increased by 30 percent in second season
Although it is too hard to predict the future, the Japan men's professional hoop circuit has made steady growth since its inception in September 2016.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Nov 15, 2018
Hokkaido will host 2020 All-Star Game
The annual All-Star Game is making the rounds in the league's brief history.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Jul 11, 2018
Former Laker Sasha Vujacic helping launch Saga Ballooners
The Saga Ballooners look to literally launch a big balloon with the help of a former NBA player in order to eventually become a major basketball club in Japan.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Over 40% of Japan's municipalities at risk of vanishing, study finds
Of 1,729 local municipalities nationwide, 744 have been identified as being at risk of disappearing.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Tokyo issues strong warning on yen intervention as currency dips further
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks during a meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok on the sidelines of IMF and G20 meetings in Washington last week.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
For amateur sumo, a fresh start offers hope against time-wasting and gamesmanship
Wrestlers prepare for the start of a bout at the 2023 Sumo World Championships in Tokyo. Starting this month, placing one hand on the clay first is no longer allowed.
LDP veteran Nikai's youngest son expected to succeed him in Wakayama
Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, announced in March that he would not run in the next Lower House election to take responsibility for the political funds scandal that rocked his party and his own faction.
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.
A craft beer crawl through Tokyo’s top bars, brewpubs and dives
If all you drink is Asahi, Sapporo and Kirin, you're depriving yourself of some of the best craft beer Tokyo has to offer — and there sure is a lot of it out there.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.

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