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JAPAN
Jul 8, 2021
Yokohama election turns into test for government’s casino resort plan
With a longtime Suga ally entering the race and coming out in opposition to casinos, next month's mayoral vote has become a major challenge to the prime minister on his own turf.
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SOCCER / J. League
Jun 27, 2021
Frontale young gun Ao Tanaka set for loan move to Dusseldorf
The German second-division club will have an option to buy out the midfielder's contract after next season.
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JAPAN / Media
Jun 23, 2021
Takashi Tachibana, who shed light on Lockheed scandal, dies at 80
Tachibana's work is often credited with having played a major role in bringing down the late Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka, Japan's most powerful leader in the postwar era.
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OLYMPICS
Jun 18, 2021
Masahiro Tanaka and Atsunori Inaba to get shot at redemption at Tokyo Games
If there are any people around Samurai Japan who understand Olympic success is not a given, it's Atsunori Inaba and Masahiro Tanaka.
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JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 17, 2021
Caught in the middle? Komeito and the China-Japan relationship
While many in the LDP have welcomed international pressure on China, the deteriorating bilateral relationship creates problems for the party's coalition partner Komeito.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jun 16, 2021
Masahiro Tanaka and Tomoyuki Sugano highlight Samurai Japan squad for Tokyo Games
Manager Atsunori Inaba will be calling upon NPB's top players to deliver gold for the host nation when the Olympic baseball tournament begins on July 28.
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SOCCER
Jun 13, 2021
Nadeshiko Japan brushes aside Mexico in Olympic warmup
The host's five different goal-scorers will give head coach Asako Takakura plenty to consider as she finalizes selections for her Tokyo 2020 squad.
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CULTURE / Film
Jun 3, 2021
‘Hokusai’: A force of nature brought to life
In Hajime Hashimoto's sprawling biopic of Japan's most famous painter, Yuya Yagira plays a young Hokusai while Min Tanaka delivers a vibrant performance as the artist in his later years.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 23, 2021
Marines knock Masahiro Tanaka and Eagles out of PL lead
Shogo Nakamura did the bulk of the damage against Masahiro Tanaka and the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles' bullpen on Saturday, paving the way for a 3-1 Chiba Lotte Marines win that knocked their opponents off the top of the Pacific League standings.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 16, 2021
Masataka Yoshida beats Masahiro Tanaka as Buffaloes knock off Eagles
Masataka Yoshida turned Masahiro Tanaka's impressive start on its head with a come-from-behind three-run homer that lifted the Orix Buffaloes to a 4-3 win over the Pacific League-leading Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles on Saturday.
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JAPAN
May 5, 2021
World's oldest person pulls out of Olympic torch relay due to COVID-19 concerns
Kane Tanaka, who was awarded a Guinness World Record, was slated to be one of the relay participants in Fukuoka, which will start on May 11.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 25, 2021
Masahiro Tanaka earns 100th Japan win in Sendai homecoming
Returning to Rakuten Seimei Park Miyagi for the first time since 2013, the former Yankee star allowed just three hits in a victory over the Lions.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 18, 2021
Masahiro Tanaka has plenty to contemplate after rough NPB return
The former Yankees ace, who rejoined Rakuten over the winter after seven seasons in the majors, was tagged for two home runs in Saturday's loss to the Fighters.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 17, 2021
Fighters find enough power to spoil Masahiro Tanaka's return to Japan
Sho Nakata hit a two-run homer in the first inning, Kazunari Ishii went deep in the second and the Fighters spoiled Tanaka's season debut.
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CULTURE
Apr 3, 2021
Beloved Japanese actor Kunie Tanaka dies at 88
Tanaka was a fixture in Japanese households, playing an awkward but loving father in a 20-year-long TV drama 'Kita no kuni kara' (From the Northern Country) that started in 1981.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 26, 2021
Yoshiyuki Kamei powers Giants to win with sayonara home run on opening day
Kamei made his only at-bat of the night count, connecting on a sayonara home run to send the Yomiuri Giants to an 8-7 win over the Yokohama BayStars on opening day at Tokyo Dome.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB Preview
Mar 26, 2021
Six players to watch in the Pacific League in 2021
Japanese baseball is back, which makes this a great time to single out a few players in the Pacific League who fans should keep an eye on this season.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Feb 28, 2021
Former Yankee Masahiro Tanaka to start Game 2 for Rakuten
Former New York Yankee Masahiro Tanaka will open the season as the second starting pitcher in the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles rotation, manager Kazuhisa Ishii said Saturday.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Feb 20, 2021
Masahiro Tanaka roughed up in spring debut with Eagles
Masahiro Tanaka surrendered three runs over two innings on Saturday in his first action since returning to the Tohoku Rakuten Eagles from the major leagues this year.
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CULTURE / Film
Feb 3, 2021
‘The Cinderella Addiction’: Can stepmothers get their happily ever after?
Ryohei Watanabe's tragicomedy about the dark side of parenting is fitfully stylish, but gets a little too twisted for its own good.

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