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Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 26, 2022
David Ortiz elected to Baseball Hall of Fame on first ballot
Ortiz was a 10-time All-Star with the Boston Red Sox. He compiled 541 homers and 1,768 RBIs in 20 seasons with the Minnesota Twins (1997-2002) and Boston (2003-16).
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Oct 22, 2021
Celtics' Enes Kanter sparks swift backlash in China after comments on Tibet and Xi Jinping
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told a news briefing on Thursday that Kanter was 'trying to get attention' and that his remarks 'were not worth refuting.'
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 11, 2021
Red Sox edge Rays on walk-off home run in 13th
Christian Vazquez sent the first pitch he saw from Rays reliever Luis Patino into seats above the Green Monster.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 8, 2021
Randy Arozarena homers and steals home to power Rays to win over Red Sox in Game 1
Arozarena, who was 1-for-2 with two walks and three runs scored, became the first player in postseason history to record a home run and a steal of home in the same game.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 4, 2021
Yankees and Red Sox clinch AL's final wild-card spots
The final day of a 162-game, six-month marathon began with four teams all in contention for two American League wild-card spots.
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Sep 3, 2021
Boston Marathon runners must be vaccinated or provide negative COVID-19 test
The October race will be limited to 20,000 participants in order to allow for physical distancing between runners.
Japan Times
CULTURE
Aug 24, 2021
Are you ready for sentient Disney robots?
The Magic Kingdom knows the nostalgia of herky-jerky animatronics won't cut it with today's children.
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MORE SPORTS
Mar 16, 2021
Boston Marathon to cap entrants at 20,000 amid pandemic
This year's Boston Marathon will be limited to 20,000 entrants in a bid allow greater social distancing throughout the course given the COVID-19 pandemic, race organizers said on Monday.
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MORE SPORTS
Jan 2, 2021
NHL planning two outdoor games at Lake Tahoe
The NHL is planning to hold two regular season outdoor games without fans at Lake Tahoe in Nevada, according to multiple reports on Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 12, 2020
What happens when a superspreader event keeps spreading?
A new analysis of a conference at a Boston hotel has concluded that the coronavirus strains loosed at the meeting have since migrated worldwide and sickened about 245,000 Americans.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jan 29, 2020
U.S. charges target alleged Chinese spying at Harvard and Boston institutions
A Harvard University department chair and two Chinese nationals who were researchers at Boston University and a Boston hospital were charged on Tuesday with lying about their alleged links to the Chinese government.
Tokyo court fines Amazon Japan ¥35 million over counterfeit products
Takahiro Fujii (center), the president of Try and E, and his lawyers speak during a news conference on Friday in Tokyo after a ruling was handed down in a case against Amazon Japan.
Naked man’s rampage in Saitama linked to one fatality and 10 injured
Police believe Daisuke Nishimura may have been involved in roughly 20 incidents in the 90 minutes leading up to his arrest, including a fatal hit-and-run and multiple assaults.
Japan set to fine cyclists on the spot for rule violations from 2026
Under new rules, those who use smartphones while riding a bicycle would be subject to the maximum fine of ¥12,000.
Japan brings forward deadline for electronic travel authorization system
Japan is planning to implement by March 2029 a new online screening system in which foreign visitors who don’t need a visa apply for a certification before entering the country.
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
Japan weighs using U.S. rice imports as tariff negotiation tool with Trump
A restaurant owner pours California-grown Calrose rice into a rice cooker at his restaurant in Tokyo
Is Japan’s parliament ready to welcome more youth to its ranks?
Lower House lawmaker Kai Odake in his Tokyo office on Wednesday
Crow meat, goat tartare: Mauvaise Herbe raises its game
Crow meat, shaped into a ball and attached to a foot of the bird, is one of the peculiar offerings of game at Mauvaise Herbe.

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