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BASKETBALL
Apr 3, 2015

Japan 2024 Task Force establishes league office for new men's pro hoop circuit

Led by co-chairman Saburo Kawabuchi, the Japan 2024 Task Force, declared it will establish a bigger, better men's professional basketball league with a broader vision. And so, Japanese basketball clubs were asked to burn the bridges behind them, accepting rigid qualifications to join it.
JAPAN
Apr 2, 2015

Japan temporarily lifts flight ban imposed on Thai airlines over safety issues

Japan's civil aviation agency has lifted a charter flight ban for Thai-registered airliners during April and May to help ease the impact on passengers, according to Air Chief Marshall Prajin Juntong, Thailand's transport minister.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Mar 24, 2015

Japan holds its own among Asia's best

A day before Asia's 50 Best 2015 awards ceremony earlier this month, chef Mitsuharu Tsumura (affectionately known as Micha) was up and about making ceviche, a cured seafood dish, at a Peruvian ceviche master class.

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Dangami House is a 180-year-old former samurai residence of the Kato clan, who ruled over Ozu, Ehime Prefecture, until the Meiji Restoration.
A house, a legacy and the quiet work of restoration in rural Japan