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COMMUNITY
May 31, 2011

Disaster volunteers find plenty to do in Fukushima

Evgeny Latypov, a 26-year-old student at Temple University Japan, passionately wanted to help out in Fukushima Prefecture, where three disasters — an earthquake, tsunami and a nuclear power plant crisis- have made life miserable for its residents.
JAPAN / AT JAPAN'S EXPENSE
Jan 6, 2011

Japan far behind in global language of business

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ENVIRONMENT / OUR PLANET EARTH
Nov 28, 2010

Veering off the path of mutually assured destruction

As individuals, we usually recognize when we're heading off in the wrong direction and then have the good sense to get ourselves back on the right track.
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JAPAN
Oct 10, 2009

Poland's Japan boom rooted in historical affinity: ambassador

The growing popularity of things Japanese in Poland is rooted in a curiosity its people have had about Japan since the late 19th century, when Poland was a divided country ruled by neighboring powers, Polish Ambassador to Japan Maria Rodowicz said in Tokyo this week.
JAPAN / G8 ITALY SUMMIT
Jul 8, 2009

L'Aquila to answer questions of G8 relevance

It's that time of year again when the richest nations in the world gather to discuss themes ranging from the slumping economy to global warming.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Nov 11, 2006

Mary Ishin Sung Katayama

Educated in Japan and the U.S., and each year making frequent official trips to Europe, Mary Ishin Sung Katayama says that she thinks of herself as borderless. "I love to travel and feel a need to be on the go every month or two," she said.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 14, 2006

Osaka school wins national title

Ryuji Shoji went 3-for-4 and drove in five runs as Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences edged defending champion Aoyama Gakuin University 7-6 in the final of the national collegiate baseball championship Tuesday.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Nov 20, 2004

Kazuko Siazon

Kudan, the official residence of the Philippine ambassador to Japan, is said to be one of the most beautiful Philippine ambassadorial residences in the world. Kazuko Siazon certainly thought so when she first visited it in 1960. When she came to live in it in 1993, she faced a huge restoration project....
JAPAN
Nov 5, 2004

Tokyo can expect stronger ties, demands

George W. Bush's re-election to another four years in the White House will ensure that strengthening the U.S. security alliance with Japan remains a major component of bilateral ties.
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JAPAN
Nov 4, 2002

Emperor honors six in culture, science

Emperor Akihito awarded this year's Order of Culture, Japan's most prestigious honor in the field of culture and science, to six recipients in a ceremony at the Imperial Palace on Culture Day Sunday.
CULTURE / Art
Sep 23, 2000

Artists heed the call of the cat

"I don't feel that I decide to carve the cats," Makoto Nishi says. "The cats call on me to carve them."
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BASKETBALL / B. League
Mar 9, 2021

Sunrockers' Ryan Kelly storms back from injury with a vengeance

The power forward's return to the court came at the right time for Shibuya, which snapped a five-game losing streak with Sunday's win against the Alvark.
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BASKETBALL / B. League
Feb 14, 2020

B-Corsairs rookie Raita Akaho follows in family's footsteps on basketball court

With a somewhat unusual last name, it's perhaps a little difficult for Raita Akaho to not be noticed that he's from a distinguished basketball family.
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BASKETBALL / B. League
Feb 2, 2020

Golden Kings split series with narrow win over Sunrockers

After a down-to-the-wire overtime loss on Saturday night, the Ryukyu Golden Kings maintained their poise down the stretch in Sunday's intense duel with the Sunrockers Shibuya.
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BASKETBALL / B. League
Apr 14, 2019

Brex dominate Sunrockers as postseason approaches

By their own high standards, the Tochigi Brex got off to a bit of a slow start in Sunday's series finale against the Sunrockers Shibuya.
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Feb 6, 2019

Japanese law needs to catch up with the realities of trans life

Last month, the Supreme Court ruled that the current law for gender transition is constitutional, though it registered that this law may fail to align with our current society. The law requires people wishing to change their official gender to be unmarried, have no minor children, be surgically sterilized...
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BASKETBALL / B. League
Dec 16, 2018

Sunrockers improve to .500 with win over NeoPhoenix

Fueled by a potent inside attack and a well-orchestrated passing performance, the Sunrockers Shibuya etched an 80-57 victory over the San-en NeoPhoenix on Sunday afternoon.
BASKETBALL / B. League
Oct 28, 2018

B-Corsairs run out of steam in loss to Sunrockers

The Yokohama B-Corsairs played a stellar first half on Sunday afternoon, building a sizable lead against the Sunrockers Shibuya.
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BASKETBALL / B. League
Oct 14, 2018

Levanga find redemption, earn series split against Sunrockers

This time, the verdict was clear.
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BUSINESS
Aug 28, 2018

Startup takes stress out of fed-up workers' exit plans

There was the 24-year-old insurance saleswoman who got sick of being yelled at when she couldn't reach her quota. Then there's the exhausted designer who clocked 160 hours of monthly overtime. And the ramen noodle shop employee who suffered stress to the point of developing depression.
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BASKETBALL / B. League
Mar 18, 2018

SeaHorses beat Sunrockers for 12th straight win

The SeaHorses Mikawa opened the season with a road loss to the defending champion Tochigi Brex in late September.
BASKETBALL / B. League
Oct 29, 2017

Strong start helps Sunrockers to win over B-Corsairs

Standing next to Sunrockers mascot Sundy, B. League chairman Masaaki Okawa warmly greeted the crowd on a rainy, gloomy Sunday afternoon.
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BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Sep 28, 2017

Challenge awaits Hasegawa in Tochigi

What impact will Kenji Hasegawa make for the defending champion Tochigi Brex in his first season at the helm?
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Sep 16, 2017

Documentary filmmaker Megumi Sasaki learns to live in the moment in New York

For a long time Megumi Sasaki felt that something did not quite fit.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jul 12, 2017

Japan gears up for Olympic push while awaiting new coach Lamas

The Japanese men's national basketball team needs to prove it can be more competitive in order to secure a spot at the Olympics in Tokyo, and there's no time to waste.
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BASKETBALL / B. League
Jan 29, 2017

Brex edge Sunrockers in double-overtime thriller

There was no comfort zone for either team at Aoyama Gakuin University Memorial Hall on Sunday afternoon.
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BASKETBALL / B. League
Dec 11, 2016

Evessa start from scratch to beat Sunrockers

After a 25-point setback in the series opener, the Osaka Evessa went back to the drawing board before Sunday's rematch.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 9, 2016

Picking up where Abenomics policies left off

Given a shrinking population, a slowing China, sexism and an inefficient corporate system and labor market, Japan is going to have a rocky road ahead no matter what it does.

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