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Dec 10, 2017
Ogawa captures vacant IBF super featherweight title
Kenichi Ogawa won a split decision over American Tevin Farmer to capture the vacant IBF super featherweight title in Las Vegas on Saturday night.
Japan Times
JAPAN / 2017 NEW YEAR SPECIAL
Jan 1, 2017
More women taking up farming in Japan
Farming in Japan is no longer a man's business. Women are increasing their presence in Japanese agricultural communities traditionally dominated by men.
WORLD
Aug 17, 2015
Chicken war with U.S. shows free trade threat to Vietnamese farmers
Hanoi chicken farmer Nguyen Huu Tuyen blames inexpensive poultry imported from the U.S. for the loss of almost $14,000 (¥1.7 million) this year.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Mar 12, 2015
Sendai's Shimura remains key part of team's identity
During the past four seasons of major personnel changes for the Sendai 89ers, veteran guard Takehiko Shimura has been the one constant on the club's roster.
WORLD
Jul 8, 2014
Oklahoma farmer reunited with lost phone found in Japan grain mill
An Oklahoma farmer is celebrating the return of a cell phone lost in October and found nine months later in Japan after it took a trip in a grain shipment down the Mississippi River, through the Panama Canal and across the Pacific Ocean.
JAPAN
Jun 10, 2014
Retired Hokkaido farmer describes rural plight in novels
Novelist Hiroshi Tamai, a 79-year-old self-described "peasant writer," is proud that he persisted with his craft through the toughest years as a cattle farmer in Betsukai, eastern Hokkaido.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 11, 2014
Iitate farmer's cautionary tale translated
Kenichi Hasegawa is a man of conviction.

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Historically, kabuki was considered the entertainment of the merchant and peasant classes, a far cry from how it is regarded today.
For Japan's oldest kabuki theater, the show must go on