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Jan 12, 2021
Patriots coach Bill Belichick declines Medal of Freedom from Trump
New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick said Monday that he has decided not to accept the Medal of Freedom from U.S. President Donald Trump in the wake of last week's siege of the U.S. Capitol by the president's supporters.
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Rugby
Dec 15, 2020
England faces contrasting RWC challenges from Argentina and Japan
England should go into the 2023 World Cup confident but wary after being grouped with Argentina and Japan, plus probably another Pacific island nation, in a pool coach Eddie Jones has described as the most contrasting of the four in terms of style.
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Rugby
Dec 14, 2020
Brave Blossoms to face England and Argentina at 2023 Rugby World Cup
Japan was drawn against an England coached by Eddie Jones, who masterminded Japan's stunning upset of South Africa at the 2015 World Cup.
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Oct 4, 2020
Chiefs-Patriots game off after Cam Newton positive for COVID-19
The game is the second to be postponed due to a coronavirus infection, joining the Titans-Steelers game that has been pushed back to Oct. 25.
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WORLD / Society
Jun 19, 2020
U.K. firms apologize for slavery links as Bank of England plans to remove pictures
Global protests sparked by the killing of George Floyd are pushing the U.K. to acknowledge past links to slavery and racism.
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BUSINESS
Jun 16, 2020
Bank of England toolkit may include bond buying policy made in Japan
U.K. investors are looking east to work out what more the Bank of England may do to help support the country's coronavirus-addled economy.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 10, 2020
Retracted COVID-19 studies expose gaps in vetting of U.S. health data firms
As hospitals have moved to electronic health records, independent analytics firms have started buying hospital data sold without patient names.
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May 18, 2020
Jim Kelly says 2020 is Bills' year in AFC East
The Buffalo Bills haven't won the AFC East title since 1995, but the quarterback of that team predicts things will change in 2020.
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May 14, 2020
West Indies cricket players won't be 'coerced' into touring England according to executive
Cricket West Indies Chief Executive Johnny Grave has said players will not be "coerced" into going to England for a three-test series as the United Kingdom struggles to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Rugby
May 7, 2020
Former Springboks scrum coach Matt Proudfoot growing under England's Eddie Jones
After watching the South Africa pack demolish England in last year's Rugby World Cup final, coach Eddie Jones' next step was obvious — get the coaching brains behind the Springbok scrum, Matt Proudfoot, to jump ship and head to Twickenham.
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Apr 25, 2020
England suspends professional cricket until July 1
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Friday extended the suspension of the professional game in the country until July 1 due to the coronavirus outbreak.
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Rugby
Apr 22, 2020
Jamie Joseph expecting Japan's summer tests against England, Wales to be called off or postponed
With Japan's summer test matches against Wales and Rugby World Cup runner-up England almost guaranteed to be called off as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, Brave Blossoms coach Jamie Joseph is hoping the games can be played at a later date.
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Mar 16, 2020
Japanese pairs sweep doubles titles at All England Open
Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota, the world's No. 3 pairing, were crowned women's doubles champions on Sunday at the All England Open badminton tournament, one of the few sporting events that went ahead amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Mar 15, 2020
Yuki Fukushima, Sayaka Hirota headed to women's doubles final at All England Open
Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota booked their place in the final of the All England Open Badminton Championships with a straight-sets win over Ayaka Takahashi and Misaki Matsutomo in an all-Japanese women's doubles semifinal on Saturday.
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Mar 14, 2020
Ayaka Takashi, Misaki Matsutomo reach All England doubles semifinals
Rio Olympic Games gold medalists Ayaka Takahashi and Misaki Matsutomo defeated China's world No. 1 pair of Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan on Friday to set up an all-Japanese women's doubles semifinal at the All England Open Badminton Championships.
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Mar 13, 2020
Akane Yamaguchi, Nozomi Okuhara book Tokyo Olympics berths
Akane Yamaguchi and Nozomi Okuhara have ensured their places at the Tokyo Olympics by advancing Thursday to the women's singles quarterfinals at the All England Open Badminton Championships.
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Rugby
Nov 3, 2019
England coach Eddie Jones sees rugby grow in Japan through World Cup
Despite feeling the bitter disappointment of a loss to South Africa in the Rugby World Cup final on Saturday, England head coach Eddie Jones said he was delighted to see how the tournament had helped improve the game in Japan.
Japan Times
Rugby
Nov 3, 2019
Fans sad to say farewell as Rugby World Cup ends
Pride, sadness and hope were in the air as thousands of mostly Japanese fans watched the final Rugby World Cup match.
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Rugby
Nov 3, 2019
England left heartbroken after coming up short in another Rugby World Cup final
England competed in the exact number of matches it entered the Rugby World Cup hoping to play.
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Rugby
Nov 3, 2019
World champion Springboks hope victory will inspire nation
South Africa head coach Rassie Erasmus expressed hope that his team's victory in the Rugby World Cup final against England on Saturday can inspire his nation, but dismissed the notion that the Springboks were under pressure at the tournament.
When will Japan intervene to support the yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki has reiterated the government's readiness to take an appropriate action as the yen continues to slide against the U.S. dollar.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Raising kids in Japan as a single parent? It takes a village.
Making things work as a foreign, single mother in Japan isn't easy, but these tips and tricks can help you through the hardest parts.
Yen rebounds strongly after first slide past ¥160 since 1990
The yen dropped to ¥160.245 per dollar on Monday before heading into the other direction to ¥155.01 amid speculation of an intervention by Japanese currency authorities.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.

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