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GUNMA 2

Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Sep 1, 2016
Sharpshooter Roby expected to give NeoPhoenix boost
Richard Roby, a driving force behind the Akita Northern Happinets' success over the past three seasons, brings his high-octane offensive output to the San-en NeoPhoenix for the launch of a new era.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Aug 27, 2016
Bears encroach on blurred human boundaries
It is puzzling that the black bears have become aggressive recently, given their previous inclination to retreat when confronted by humans. My theory is that winters are shorter and that means shorter hibernations and more active time spent consuming dwindling supplies of food. They love beech nuts but, when they exhaust the supply, they come down the hills toward human settlements.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Aug 20, 2016
Bears: close encounters of the furred kind
As my wife and I listened to a news bulletin in June about bears killing four people in Akita Prefecture, she gave me one of those silent looks pregnant with meaning. Let me try to translate as best I can: It was one of those looks that say, "You see, you are nuts!" I am guilty as charged, but claim mildly mitigating circumstances.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Jul 30, 2016
Makeup artist Zawachin: 'You can't accomplish anything if you don't even try'
Media personality Kaori Ozawa on makeup and music.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 18, 2016
High pressure system gives rise to 30 degree temperatures and above throughout parts of Japan
The mercury shot up to 35 degrees in two municipalities in eastern Japan on Saturday, while many other parts of the nation also experienced summer temperatures due to a high pressure system that brought clear skies.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / ONE-ON-ONE WITH ...
May 18, 2016
Gunma's Hamilton happy to help others shine
The Japan Times has featured periodic interviews with players in the bj-league since 2006 in this long-running series. Gary Hamilton of the Gunma Crane Thunders is the subject of this week's profile. Because the league's final game was held on Sunday, this article wraps up the series in its current format.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Apr 7, 2016
Passing skills elevate Sendai's game
Building an offense around good ball movement isn't a revolutionary concept in basketball.
BASKETBALL
Feb 1, 2016
Family ties lead Toyama past Gunma
Bob and Bobby Nash, a father-son coaching tandem, have kept the Toyama Grouses in the hunt for the Eastern Conference title in the bj-league's final season.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OLD NIC'S NOTEBOOK
Jan 2, 2016
Teens find spicy 'udders' keep boars at bay
A couple of weeks ago, I came home in the evening and found a wild boar on the porch. It had been bled and gutted, but otherwise it was still whole and hairy. I was very busy as I had to head off to Tokyo the next morning, but that present from some kindly local hunter in the Nagano Prefecture hills had to be dealt with.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 26, 2015
Second of two emus on lam in Japan nabbed safely
Police and animal protection center officials captured the last of two emus, an ostrich-like bird from Australia, that escaped from a farm in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, earlier this month.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Nov 23, 2015
Crane Thunders crush Cinq Reves
The Gunma Crane Thunders reached the playoffs last season after a 1-12 start, making necessary adjustments and steady improvement over their remaining 39 regular-season contests under veteran bench boss Charlie Parker.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 12, 2015
Medical bodies launch system to track laparoscopic surgeries
In response to last year's scandal in which a number of patients died after undergoing laparoscopic liver surgery, two key medical bodies have introduced a system to track such procedures to ensure safety and transparency.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Aug 12, 2015
Relatives mark 30 years since JAL disaster with trek to mountain crash site
Carrying bouquets of flowers, relatives of those killed in the disaster climbed up a steep mountain trail and prayed at grave markers on Mount Osutaka in Gunma Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Aug 11, 2015
U.S. leaked crucial Boeing repair flaw that led to 1985 JAL jet crash: ex-officials
The U.S. government divulged to an influential American newspaper crucial information on improper repair work on a plane carried out by Boeing Co., suggesting it was the presumable cause of the 1985 crash of a Japan Airlines jet, after sensing reluctance by Japanese authorities to release the data, former U.S. officials have told Kyodo News.
JAPAN / History
Aug 7, 2015
Father of British victim in JAL crash recounts experience in book
As the 30th anniversary of Japan's worst aviation accident approaches, the father of the sole British victim is hoping a new book will ensure the disaster is remembered for generations to come.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 6, 2015
Gunma governor re-elected to third term
Masaaki Osawa won a third term as governor of Gunma Prefecture on Sunday, beating a former junior high school teacher.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 16, 2015
Wild winds cause damage, injury in Gunma
The Meteorological Agency will thoroughly investigate Monday's sudden wind torrent that blazed through Gunma Prefecture, blowing away roofs of houses and shattering windows.
JAPAN
Jun 16, 2015
Tornado unconfirmed after powerful gust causes damage, injury in Gunma
The Meteorological Agency will thoroughly investigate Monday's sudden wind torrent that blazed through Gunma Prefecture, blowing away roofs of houses and shattering windows.
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Jun 4, 2015
Disgraceful treatment of coaches must end
Now, more than ever, the coaching profession is on impossibly shaky ground in the bj-league.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Apr 30, 2015
Sixteen teams ready to battle for title in expanded playoffs
The playoff format was expanded to 16 teams for the bj-league's 10th season.
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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