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Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Feb 25, 2017
Naoto Fukasawa: Between craft and design
Naoto Fukasawa is probably best known internationally for his designs for Muji, in particular for the wall-mounted CD player he created in 1999, which was featured in Gary Hustwit's popular 2009 documentary "Objectified." Now he remains a creative adviser for Muji, while still designing interiors, lighting and electrical objects for various international clients, including Artemide and Herman Miller / Geiger.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 31, 2016
Video coordinator Masamoto seizing chance with Cubs
Getting a job in American pro baseball is an uphill battle, even more so for foreigners. But Naoto Masamoto is proof that the American dream is not an impossible one.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Dec 29, 2016
Fazekas, Spangler shine for Kawasaki
A season ago, established stars Nick Fazekas and Naoto Tsuji set the tone for the then-Toshiba Brave Thunders in the final NBL season. From a statistical standpoint, they were the driving force behind the team's championship.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Dec 23, 2016
Brave Thunders roll past Alvark for 15th straight victory
A sensational start fueled the Kawasaki Brave Thunders' latest victory.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 3, 2016
Kawasaki glad to experience Cubs' long-awaited title triumph from bench
The Chicago Cubs' first World Series championship in 108 years was also a triumph for minor league infielder Munenori Kawasaki.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Oct 28, 2016
NeoPhoenix prevail over Brave Thunders in early season clash of titans
The San-en NeoPhoenix have a new name and play in a new league. They have a first-year head coach and several new players, and they are just two years removed from their third bj-league championship.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Sep 30, 2016
Fazekas guides Brave Thunders past B-Corsairs
Former NBA center Nick Fazekas scored a game-high 31 points, including a pair of free throws with 17 seconds remaining, in the Kawasaki Brave Thunders' 87-85 win over the visiting Yokohama B-Corsairs on Friday night.
BASKETBALL
Jul 7, 2016
Japan men's basketball team fails to qualify for Rio Olympics
Japan’s hopes of sending a men’s basketball team to the Rio Olympics ended on Wednesday when it suffered its second defeat in as many games, losing 87-71 to the Czech Republic at the Olympic qualifying tournament in Belgrade.
BASKETBALL
Jul 5, 2016
Latvia whips Japan in Olympic basketball qualifying tournament opener
With one shot at gaining a Rio 2016 berth remaining, Japan's men's basketball team got its campaign off to the worst possible start, dropping its opening game of the Olympic qualification tournament against Latvia 88-48 in Belgrade on Monday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jun 29, 2016
'Desperate Sunflowers': Women on the verge of friendship
Movies about female friendship are no longer rare: In the 25 years since the seminal "Thelma and Louise," even the Japanese film industry has figured out that two or more women bonding on screen can be good for the box office. But what about feuding female cousins?
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jun 5, 2016
Brave Thunders ride momentum to wrap up NBL title
The Toshiba Brave Thunders are the last men standing in the NBL.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jun 4, 2016
Brave Thunders clobber SeaHorses, force decisive Game 5 in NBL Finals
A week ago, the Toshiba Brave Thunders looked vulnerable and were on the verge of elimination from the postseason.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / OBJECT-ORIENTED
Jun 3, 2016
Sori Yanagi's magnificently 'normal' bowl and strainer
Hidden away in an unlikely courtyard in Tokyo's Yotsuya neighborhood is what may well be the world's first design shop stocked only with products by a single product designer. The Yanagi shop was opened in 1972 by Sori Yanagi, the son of Mingeikan (The Japan Folk Crafts Museum) founder Soetsu Yanagi, who is often mentioned in this column.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 30, 2016
Tsuji catches fire as Brave Thunders avoid sweep in NBL Finals
The Brave Thunders are still alive in the 2015-16 NBL season.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 27, 2016
Aisin, Toshiba renew storied rivalry in NBL Finals
The Aisin SeaHorses and Toshiba Brave Thunders squared off against each other during the final Japan Basketball League Finals to wrap up the 2012-13 season.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 1, 2016
3/11 Prime Minister Kan recognized for efforts to phase-out nuclear power
Former Prime Minister Naoto Kan is honored by Germany for his efforts to phase-out atomic power in Japan after dealing with the March 2011 calamity that included the Fukushima disaster.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 28, 2016
Fukushima nuclear crisis far from over, Kan says
Former Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Tuesday the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant is not over five years since a massive earthquake and tsunami triggered the meltdowns.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Oct 24, 2015
Naoto Hirooka: 'I say sprint while you can'
Fashion designer on Jackie Chan, shocking pink and feeling nervous the day before a big match
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Oct 15, 2015
Retooled Shimane makes strong start
After a dreadful start, the Shimane Susanoo Magic became one of the league's most improved teams as the 2014-15 season marched on.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 16, 2015
Former PM Naoto Kan says nuclear power makes little economic sense, must end
Although the first reactor in Japan to be fired up in two years went online last month, former Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Wednesday that Japan needs to seek a nuclear-free path.
Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate'
The National Diet building in Tokyo
As visitors surge, Japan seeks ways to make tourism eco-friendly
Much like other hot spots across Okinawa, Onna has diligently strived to captivate both domestic and international tourists, while at the same time grappling with the environmental strain induced by the influx of visitors.
G7 eyes plan on U.S.-led $50 billion aid package for Ukraine
A local resident visits the Lychakiv cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, on Thursday. The U.S. is in talks with close partners to lead a group of allies that would give as much as $50 billion in aid to Ukraine.
Japan drops to 70th in press freedom rankings
A businessman reads a newspaper outside a train station in Tokyo.
Kishida talks up bolstered Latin American ties as China cements position
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds a news conference in Sao Paulo on Saturday.
Japan’s tween skateboarders get head start on preparations for 2028 Olympics
Ibuki Matsumoto competes at an event in Osaka on April 21.
As visitors surge, Japan seeks ways to make tourism eco-friendly
Much like other hot spots across Okinawa, Onna has diligently strived to captivate both domestic and international tourists, while at the same time grappling with the environmental strain induced by the influx of visitors.
Kishida talks up bolstered Latin American ties as China cements position
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds a news conference in Sao Paulo on Saturday.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Sapporo court ruling on Ainu fishing rights presents tough questions
A traditional Ainu preserved food called <i>satchep</i> (dried fish) being made at the government-run National Ainu Museum and Park, nicknamed Upopoy, in the town of Shiraoi, Hokkaido, on Dec. 25. The Sapporo District Court ruled last month that the Raporo Ainu Nation's rights as an Indigenous people did not extend to having an inherent right to fish for commercial reasons.

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