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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.
Japan Times
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Apr 18, 2016
Badminton association says another player visited casino
An additional Japan national team player has admitted to entering an illegal casino, the Nippon Badminton Association revealed Monday.
Japan Times
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Apr 11, 2016
Disgraced badminton player Kenichi Tago fired; Kento Momota suspended from work
Kenichi Tago, who competed for Japan in badminton at the 2012 London Olympics, lost his job on Monday, when Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corp. announced that he has been fired.
Japan Times
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Apr 10, 2016
Badminton star Momota to miss Rio Olympics after receiving indefinite suspension
Badminton superstar Kento Momota has been denied a spot on Japan's team for this summer's Rio de Janeiro Olympics after receiving an indefinite suspension from the Nippon Badminton Association on Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 8, 2016
Disgraced Japanese badminton duo apologize for illegal gambling
Japan's top badminton players apologize after being caught up in a gambling scandal that threatens their chances of going to the Olympics.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 22, 2016
NPB bans pitcher Takagi one year for gambling
Yomiuri Giants pitcher Kyosuke Takagi has been banned for one year for his involvement in gambling on baseball, Nippon Professional Baseball announced Tuesday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 20, 2016
BayStars pitchers took part in annual pool bet
Yokohama BayStars pitchers had been placing annual pool bets on their individual season statistics, the Central League club said Sunday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 16, 2016
Gamblers usually target players for inside information
With a fourth Yomiuri Giants pitcher having admitted last week to betting on pro baseball, the question looms as to why gamblers are luring players into betting.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 14, 2016
Giants say players engaged in pool betting on team's games
The Yomiuri Giants confirmed Monday that the team's players routinely took part in pool betting on the Central League team's games.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Mar 12, 2016
Gambling, drugs, bullets provide cautionary tales for NPB's foreign players
Gambling, drugs, bullets in luggage, gambling again. More current and former players in Japanese baseball are being tagged with the yogisha (crime suspect) label following their names, and team officials are making the deep bows of apology and "There's nothing we can say" speeches. Some have stepped...
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 8, 2016
Giants owner, chairman, supreme adviser to step down as gambling scandal widens
Three top officials of the Yomiuri Giants, Japan's oldest existing professional baseball team, will resign following the team's announcement on Tuesday that a fourth Giants player was found to have bet on baseball.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Feb 6, 2016
Real 'winners'
How about that $1.5 billion lottery in America?
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 24, 2016
Darvish cleared by MLB
Major League Baseball has found no links between Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish and the alleged illegal gambling activities of his younger brother, Sho, U.S. media quoted a source as saying on Saturday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 15, 2015
Don't let the friendly face fool you — this croupier has no heart
She has an hourglass figure, an unflappable manner and a friendly face. Meet Min, the robot whose creators say could revolutionize card-dealing in the world's casinos.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 17, 2015
Yu Darvish's younger brother faces gambling charges in Japan
The younger brother of Texas Rangers star pitcher Yu Darvish has been charged by the Osaka District Public Prosecutor's Office with gambling and running a betting ring.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / FOCUS
Nov 11, 2015
Yomiuri Giants gambling scandal is a strike for baseball's governing body
A scandal involving Yomiuri Giants pitchers who bet on matches is heaping criticism, too, on Nippon Professional Baseball for its handling of the affair.
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 11, 2015
Fantasy sports websites to stop taking bets in New York state
The New York state attorney general on Tuesday ordered the fantasy sports sites DraftKings and FanDuel to stop accepting bets in New York, saying the operations are essentially illegal gambling, according to copies of letters to the companies seen by Reuters.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 10, 2015
Giants pitchers to be banned from baseball for betting on games
Nippon Professional Baseball will ban three Yomiuri Giants pitchers indefinitely for their involvement in a gambling scandal and fine the team ¥10 million.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 21, 2015
Two more Giants pitchers involved in baseball gambling, panel finds
The Yomiuri Giants are dealt another blow when an investigative panel set up by Nippon Professional Baseball says two more of its pitchers had bet on games.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 6, 2015
Giants begin interrogation of players, staff for gambling
A day after the Yomiuri Giants announced that two of their pitchers have been suspended for gambling on baseball games, the club began questioning its players and staff, beginning with manager Tatsunori Hara and his coaching staff.
Rare sequel to 'My Neighbor Totoro' to play at Cannes
A screening of "Mei and the Baby Cat Bus," which is being billed as a "mini-sequel" to the Studio Ghibli classic "My Neighbor Totoro," is set to take place at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday.
America wasn’t made for walking, and it’s killing them
A 2010 study found that U.S. adults averaged 5,117 steps daily and that this was lower than the averages found in similar studies in Switzerland, western Australia and Japan.
Fuchu Prison adapting to foreign prisoners
From the outside, the light-brown complex that is Fuchu Prison in western Tokyo could easily be mistaken for a city hall.
Why half of Japan's cities are at risk of disappearing in 100 years
A couple looks out onto the Fukuoka nightscape. Due to its distance from Tokyo and its close proximity to South Korea and China, professor Tomoya Mori believes that Fukuoka is one of the few metropolitan regions of Japan that will see some form of growth in the decades to come.
Japan concerned over U.S. officials' remarks on atomic bombings
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham speaks to reporters during a news conference in Washington on Thursday.
Fuchu Prison adapting to foreign prisoners
From the outside, the light-brown complex that is Fuchu Prison in western Tokyo could easily be mistaken for a city hall.
The politicians moving Japan forward on climate
While not the most outspoken politician on the issue, digital minister Taro Kono has a track record of being serious in his commitment to addressing the climate crisis.
Morning-after pill buyers back prescription-free sales following trial
Some 2,181 morning-after pills were sold at 145 pharmacies across the nation, with Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefecture recording over 200 sales each.
Want to be a voice actor? Stay 'true to the character'
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Local theater in Japan is more than a hobby — it’s a community
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