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FU NISHIMOTO

Japan Times
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Sep 5, 2022
Akane Yamaguchi and Kenta Nishimoto win titles at Japan Open
World No. 2 Yamaguchi, who won her second straight world championship last Sunday in Tokyo, cruised past fourth-ranked An Se-young 21-9, 21-15
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Aug 23, 2022
Showboating Kento Momota thrills home fans at badminton worlds
More than two years after being badly injured in a car crash, the Japanese star looked to be back in top form during his win over Mexico's Lino Munoz.
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BUSINESS
Mar 15, 2019
Kyoto startup aims to take bite out of bugs' 'ick factor' with cricket powder bars
Despite there being a long history of bug-eating in rural parts of Japan, for the average consumer nowadays stomaching creepy-crawlies is too much to ask.
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Aug 27, 2018
Olympic champions Misaki Matsutomo and Ayaka Takahashi lose Asian Games badminton doubles final
Misaki Matsutomo and her partner Ayaka Takahashi gave up leads in both games on the way to losing the women's doubles badminton final 2-0 to Chinese pair Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan at the Asian Games on Monday.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Feb 10, 2018
'Insta-gran' Kimiko Nishimoto discovers that it's never too late to experiment with inventive photography
There's a lot more to the 89-year-old Instagrammer than her wacky selfies.
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Oct 30, 2017
Yamaguchi, Nishimoto fall in French Open badminton finals
Akane Yamaguchi and Kenta Nishimoto both suffered straight-games defeat Sunday in the women's and men's singles finals, respectively, at the French Open Superseries badminton tournament.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 3, 2017
Ex-Hankyu Braves star Spencer dies at 88
Daryl Spencer, a key member of the Hankyu Braves' Pacific League dynasty of the 1960s and early 1970s, has died, according to a report in a newspaper from his hometown of Wichita, Kansas. He was 88.
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CULTURE / Music
Nov 16, 2016
Orchestra from Jerusalem to tour Japan
Classical music fans in Japan are set for a treat when the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra conducts its first tour of this country from Nov. 19 through Dec. 4.
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Apr 19, 2016
Badminton association warns Nishimoto for casino visit
The Nippon Badminton Association on Tuesday named Kenta Nishimoto as its latest shuttler to have visited an illegal casino.
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CULTURE / Entertainment news
Oct 24, 2014
Japanese conductor Nishimoto honored at Vatican music festival
Conductor Tomomi Nishimoto was honored at the Vatican music festival in a ceremony held by the annual event's sponsoring foundation in Rome on Thursday, becoming the first Japanese to win the award.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Oct 24, 2014
Japanese conductor honored at international music festival in Rome
Conductor Tomomi Nishimoto was honored at the Vatican Music Festival in a ceremony held by the annual event's sponsoring foundation in Rome on Thursday, becoming the first Japanese to win the award.
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BUSINESS / Japan Pulse
Sep 18, 2013
Rent a dude for ¥1,000: an interview with Takanobu Nishimoto of Ossan Rental
Would you pay u00a51,000 to kill time with a hip 46-year-old guy?
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Over 40% of Japan's municipalities at risk of vanishing, study finds
Of 1,729 local municipalities nationwide, 744 have been identified as being at risk of disappearing.
Tokyo issues strong warning on yen intervention as currency dips further
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks during a meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok on the sidelines of IMF and G20 meetings in Washington last week.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan's former PM Aso meets Trump for talks on security and economy
Former U.S. President Donald Trump and Taro Aso, vice president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, in New York on Tuesday. The Japanese government’s top spokesman on Wednesday played down the meeting as one conducted "in the capacity of one lawmaker" and “without the government’s involvement.”
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.
A craft beer crawl through Tokyo’s top bars, brewpubs and dives
If all you drink is Asahi, Sapporo and Kirin, you're depriving yourself of some of the best craft beer Tokyo has to offer — and there sure is a lot of it out there.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Tsukiji 2030s: A stadium, culinary center and transportation hub
A computer-generated image shows redevelopment plans for the former site of the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo.
Hearing the impact of climate change in Okinawa, one bird call at a time
Toshihiro Kinjo (center), a research support technician at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, inspects an audio recording device in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on April 3 as Masako Ogasawara, a research support specialist at OIST, looks on.

Podcast

From easily navigable train stations to the helpfulness of its municipal staff, Tokyo has earned high praise for its commitment to accessibility for disabled travelers.
[Rebroadcast] Japan is doing better on accessibility than you may think

Longform

Later this month, author Shogo Imamura will open Honmaru, a bookstore that allows other businesses to rent its shelves. It's part of a wave of ideas Japanese booksellers are trying to compete with online spaces.
The story isn't over for Japan's bookstores
By Alex K.T. Martin

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

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