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CITY

BASEBALL
Nov 22, 2015
For Eibner, call-up to Royals' 40-man roster a 'bittersweet' end at Premier 12
One of the biggest moments in his career left Brett Eibner conflicted, and the U.S. team without one of its key players just hours before the Premier 12 final on Saturday at Tokyo Dome.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Nov 12, 2015
Cero helps radio station InterFM897 celebrate its new look
The members of Cero have just finished recording their radio show, "Night Drifter," when I meet them at the InterFM897 studios in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward. When I walk into the studio, one of the group immediately points out my T-shirt, which has an air-brushed depiction of a beach at sunset with the word...
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Nov 10, 2015
Pressure on Donovan from outset in Oklahoma City
Billy Donovan qualifies as the luckiest, unluckiest rookie coach in the NBA. He also, by the way, has to save a franchise.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 10, 2015
Seduced by the Undercover labyrinth
It's undeniable that when designer Jun Takahashi founded Undercover — which celebrates its 25th anniversary with its first retrospective at Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery — he was strongly influenced by the pioneers of deconstruction fashion Rei Kawakubo and Yohji Yamamoto. His first few collections...
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Nov 6, 2015
Leicester City continues to confound experts with play
We were all wrong.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Oct 23, 2015
More on the line than points in Manchester derby
As much as both managers try to say there are still only three points available when Manchester United hosts Manchester City on Sunday, Wayne Rooney called it right when he said it is "a massive game of pride."
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 14, 2015
Tokyo ranked fourth — again — in Global Power City Index
Despite a surge in foreign tourists, Tokyo stayed fourth out of 40 major global cities in the annual Global Power City Index (GPCI) ranking unveiled Wednesday, trailing London, New York and Paris.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 8, 2015
Pure landscape photography
The exhibition "Stream of Consciousness" at Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery is an extremely successful representation of contemporary Japanese photographic art. It combines some of the salient aspects of Japanese culture with the aesthetically formal, yet emotive imagery that is indicative of what gives...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 3, 2015
Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward picked as most 'Sensuous City' in Japan
Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward has been chosen as the most "Sensuous City" among 134 in Japan, according to a new city ranking report released by a Tokyo-based think tank Thursday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Aug 21, 2015
Well-traveled Ranieri keeps landing job after job
If nothing succeeds like failure, Claudio Ranieri will remain in a job for a long time. At the highest level, managers tend to be judged on their record . . . what they have won . . . how much success they have brought to clubs or national teams.
SOCCER
Aug 19, 2015
Okazaki adjusting game to thrive in Premier League
Leicester City summer recruit Shinji Okazaki says he is reaping the benefit of changing his game to adapt to the demands of Premier League soccer.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 18, 2015
Fist-bumping Trump arrives in limo for NYC jury duty
Billionaire Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump reported for jury duty in New York on Monday in a black limo, signing autographs and giving a fist-bump to a supporter as he took a break from the campaign trail.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / CHILD'S PLAY
Aug 8, 2015
Let the kids get their hands on art
'No, don't touch!" These are probably the most infuriating words for young children to hear when they are being dragged around an art gallery by their parents.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Aug 7, 2015
Big guns set to rule the roost again as fun, games begin
Jose Mourinho mocks Arsene Wenger yet again; the high priest of pragmatic football accused Arsenal of being defensive as it beat Chelsea 1-0 in the Community Shield; the Hypocritical One also tells Señora Benitez she should put Rafa on a diet.

Longform

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