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May 25, 2021

Retiring Kenki Fukuoka given MVP sendoff at Top League awards

The former Brave Blossoms star, whose Wild Knights won the league's last championship final over Sungoliath, received one last honor at Monday's event after bringing his five-year career to a close.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
May 25, 2021

Building a global Panasonic compliance network

Name: Laurence Bates
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
May 24, 2021

Marc Davies: ‘To write beautifully is to solve a fundamental problem of art’

Nationally acclaimed calligrapher Marc Davies has been practicing shodu014d since 1996, achieving the rank of Master Instructor in 2019. Here, he shares his take on the art form.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
May 18, 2021

In meeting today’s great challenges: Think 'moonshot'

There are many potential moonshots, from creating a COVID-19 vaccine to solving global warming. What makes them different is they address extraordinary, if not existential, challenges.
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MORE SPORTS
May 17, 2021

Linebacker Les Maruo ready to prove himself with CFL's Blue Bombers

Maruo understands that he needs to do anything he is asked by the coaches and that he will need to show his do-what-it-takes attitude anywhere, including on special teams.
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BASEBALL / MLB
May 15, 2021

Shohei Ohtani unleashed

With the so-called Ohtani rules junked, the Angels' “super freak” is dominating as a hitter and a pitcher. “There are things that he can do on a baseball field that other people can't.”
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CULTURE / Film
May 14, 2021

Director Akio Fujimoto pushes for more diversity in Japanese film

When Akio Fujimoto cast three Vietnamese actresses in a movie about the Vietnamese experience, he was actually doing something rather rare in the Japanese film industry.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
May 13, 2021

Foreign sumo fans finding ways to make voices heard

When sumo goes through a crisis the voices calling loudest for needed change and the protection of rikishi are often those from abroad.
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BASKETBALL / B. League
May 12, 2021

Nick Fazekas says Brave Thunders are the 'team to beat' in playoffs

The naturalized power forward believes that the team's 'Big Lineup' has what it takes to capture their first-ever B. League championship.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
May 12, 2021

When a WWII bombardier found his humanity

When we talked that day, I learned much about my friend's actions during the war — conduct that made me admire him even more than I did before.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
May 9, 2021

Conbini Boys: ‘The konbini plays such an important role in society’

Are nationalized convenience stores in Japan's future? Maybe! You'll have to ask the fried chicken-loving duo behind the “Conbini Boys” podcast.
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BASKETBALL
May 8, 2021

Nako Motohashi not letting injury shut door on Olympic hopes

Motohashi is nearly back to the level she was at before damaging ligaments in her knee.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / The week in NPB
May 3, 2021

Eric Thames' injury mars debut of Giants' high-profile foreign stars

After everything it took for Thames to get to Japan, he's now heading back to the U.S. for surgery after less than three full innings in NPB.
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LIFE / Lifestyle / CHILD'S PLAY
May 2, 2021

It’s open season for strawberries at Kawana Farm

It might not be strawberry fields forever, but this 30-minute, all-you-can-eat strawberry-picking experience is a sweet family excursion.
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JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
May 1, 2021

Solitude or isolation? Whatever it is, it's spreading.

While humanity is a social species, there's something to be said about solitude. The good kind, that is.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Apr 28, 2021

African samurai earns hero status in new anime ‘Yasuke’

Director LeSean Thomas brings the story of Yasuke, a real-life black samurai, to Netflix as 'a new kind of anime action hero.”
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CULTURE / Art
Apr 23, 2021

Becoming Isamu Noguchi: The making of a sculptor

Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum's exhibition showcases the ways in which Japanese culture influenced Isamu Noguchi's career as an artist who created works to be “lived,” not merely “seen.”
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BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 23, 2021

Retailer Rakuten beats Japanese lenders at digital banking game

New digital bank accounts with the internet conglomerate better known for its online shopping services expanded by 20% last year, and recently topped 10 million.
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BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 22, 2021

Human resources firm Visional surges in biggest new Tokyo listing since SoftBank

The operator of Bizreach, one of the country's most popular recruiting platforms for professionals, Visional rose as much as 50% above its u00a55,000 IPO price.
PRESS / Corporate Trends
Apr 17, 2021

Destination Restaurant of the Year 2021に富山県の「Cuisine régionale L'évo」を選定

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LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Apr 4, 2021

A eulogy for the PlayStation Vita, Sony’s last portable console

By announcing the end of the PS Vita's warranty extension, Sony is signaling that the PS Vita's era is fading to black.

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