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BASKETBALL
Apr 10, 2015

Shiga trounces Oita for fifth straight win

The Shiga Lakestars took a 25-point lead into the fourth quarter against the host Oita HeatDevils on Friday night.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 10, 2015

Hatakeyama's 11th-inning homer carries Swallows past Giants

There were funky uniforms on both sides, and a slew of great plays in the outfield. In the end, it was Kazuhiro Hatakeyama and the Tokyo Yakult Swallows who put their stamp on the first round of a colorful battle for Tokyo supremacy.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 10, 2015

Local Osaka elections pit Hashimoto against LDP, Komeito

As voters head to the first round of the unified nationwide local elections Sunday, a lack of candidates in the prefectural and municipal assembly races means incumbents in many districts are running unopposed.
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BUSINESS
Apr 10, 2015

Toyota to start Tokyo trial of i-Road vehicle in green mobility push

Tokyoites will get a chance to zip around town on Toyota Motor Corp.'s three-wheeled electric car-cum-motorbike from Friday, in a trial aimed at crafting a global business model to reduce gridlock and pollution.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Apr 10, 2015

Pellegrini won't have to worry about money if fired

It is easy to understand why Manuel Pellegrini is unconcerned about continuing media speculation that he could be sacked by Manchester City at the end of what is proving to be a disappointing season for the Champions.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Apr 10, 2015

Ineffable dining in Kyoto

Spring is here, and Kyoto is calling us. The old capital is ablaze with blossom, fresh foliage and the exhilaration that winter is over. This is a magical time of year — not just for sightseeing, but for eating out, too, with all the produce of the new season. There are great restaurants close to all...
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LIFE / Food & Drink / KYOTO RESTAURANTS
Apr 10, 2015

High-quality meat and hot rocks at Grand Kitchen Tada

The centerpiece of lunch at Grand Kitchen Tada is a blackened hot stone — as black as squid ink — upon which thin slices of wagyu beef fry. The meat is still sizzling as the server places the tray down, with a warning that the stone is hot and inedible. Well, she didn't exactly say the stone was...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KANPAI CULTURE
Apr 10, 2015

Jimbocho Den brings hot sake and hanami to Shizuoka

On an evening in late March, a group of well-heeled guests arrive at the Nippondaira Hotel, on a high plateau in the center of Shizuoka City, for the fifth edition of Dining Out, a series of creative pop-up dinners held at various locations around the country. The theme this time was hanami — the tradition...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KYOTO RESTAURANTS
Apr 10, 2015

A neoclassic return to the golden age of hamburgers at 58 Diner

In recent times, Japan has offered up a noteworthy list of burgers, with the newest additions being Burger King's "Kuro Burger," followed by a similar version at McDonald's (unsurprising given that one thing you could never accuse either company of is true originality). Here's something more substantial...
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LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
Apr 10, 2015

Kirin courts lightweight drinkers with 1 percent alcohol

Always looking to court a new demographic of drinkers, Kirin seems to have listened to market research indicating that not everyone likes going overboard with booze.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 10, 2015

Okinawa activists establish fund to fight Futenma base move

Money matters in politics. This is something Okinawans locking horns with the central government over the plan to relocate U.S. Marine Corp Air Station Futenma seem to have cottoned on to, setting up a private-sector fund to promote their anti-base cause.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 10, 2015

Popular news program hit by LDP demand for 'neutral' coverage of 'Abenomics'

The LDP pressured major broadcaster TV Asahi to run “fair and neutral” programs about “Abenomics” ahead of the Lower House election in 2014, it is learned.
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JAPAN
Apr 10, 2015

Sandwiched between Yokota, Narita airspace, ever-busy Haneda looks to route some flights over metropolis

Faced with an urgent need to expand the capacity of Haneda airport ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the government is planning to break a longtime taboo: routing flights low over densely populated residential areas of the capital and its suburbs.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 10, 2015

China at center of growing security risks in East Asia: defense paper

China's rapid military buildup and increasing assertiveness in the seas and skies made 2014 a "year of growing risks to security" in East Asia, the Defense Ministry's core policy arm said Friday in its annual report.
JAPAN / Politics / LOCAL POLLS '15
Apr 10, 2015

Voters in Saga face small candidate field, big issues

Saga is stuck with a paucity of candidates in the unified elections this month even as issues with both national and local implications stalk the ballot.
EDITORIALS
Apr 10, 2015

Questioning BOJ's monetary policy

Ending deflation is a priority for Japan, but would achieving that by pushing up costs for consumers and companies be truly good for the economy?
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 10, 2015

Obstacles and opportunities in the Lausanne agreement

The framework agreement reached last week on Iran's nuclear program points the way toward an isolated and disempowered U.S. depending on the choices it makes.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 10, 2015

How the rule of law can protect development

The international community is currently facing tremendous challenges in the areas of conflict, security and peace.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 10, 2015

Feckless Europe kowtows to China on AIIB

Europe's decision to support the AIIB over U.S. objections reflects its own weakness more than America's.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Apr 10, 2015

Malaysia can now block online media after controversial sedition law toughened

Malaysia has strengthened its controversial sedition law, imposing a minimum jail term of three years and allowing the government to block online media deemed to be seditious, lawmakers said Friday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 10, 2015

In China, knock-off Apple Watches have their own fans

Lining the glass display cases of Shenzhen's giant tech malls, knockoff versions of Apple Inc's smartwatch were on sale at many stalls, with some Chinese consumers eager to snap them up for a fraction of the cost of the original.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 10, 2015

China cementing reach in South China Sea by building civilian infrastructure: analysts

China's plans for islands it is creating in the South China Sea show for the first time the scale of civilian architecture it will extend across the disputed waterway, entrenching its reach in the maritime heart of Southeast Asia, experts say.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 10, 2015

Line CEO bets on selfies and macho stamps to expand overseas

To go global, Line Corp. is getting local.
Why I chose Japanese citizenship over permanent residency
Jon Heese (second left) takes part in a 2024 New Year's nihonshu barrel opening ceremony.
Doctrine forms the core of Sanseito’s strategy, with some caveats
Crowds attend a Sanseito rally in the city of Saitama during the Upper House election.
Former PM Tomiichi Murayama dies at age 101
Former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama speaks during an interview in Tokyo in March 2007.
LDP and Nippon Ishin fine-tuning deal to form coalition
Liberal Democratic Party head Sanae Takaichi (second from right) and Nippon Ishin no Kai co-leader Fumitake Fujita (second from left) meet in Tokyo on Thursday.
What you need to see at this year's Tokyo film festival
Chloe Zhao’s "Hamnet"
What you need to see at this year's Tokyo film festival
Chloe Zhao’s "Hamnet"
As they wrestle for power, Japan’s political parties must remember their base
Rengo's head Tomoko Yoshino speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Oct. 8.
Sumo is about to hit London and the West with a force previously unseen
Preparations advance on Monday for the Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
Number of scenarios now on the table for who might be Japan’s next prime minister
Newly-elected leader of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party Sanae Takaichi (right) celebrates with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba after winning the LDP leadership election in Tokyo on October 4.
Pace eyes great strides for Japan’s art market
Pace Japan Vice President Kyoko Hattori, the de facto head of the nation’s business, believes a larger, more lucrative art market will allow Japan to be more attractive for collectors.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Rock group The Yellow Monkey played K-Arena Yokohama in June as part of a nationwide tour. Concerts are increasingly popular in the age of social media as users value in-person experiences.
Inside Japan’s arena boom: Sports, sound and city-building
By Patrick St. Michel

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