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Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
May 13, 2016
Endo leads Gamba past Jubilo
Veteran Yasuhito Endo scored the winner with his first goal of the season as Gamba Osaka came from behind to secure a 2-1 home win over Jubilo Iwata on Friday in the J. League.
SOCCER / J. League
Apr 28, 2016
Iwata's Bothroyd injures left ankle
Jubilo Iwata striker Jay Bothroyd has been diagnosed with a sprained left ankle and is expected to rejoin his teammates for training early next month, the J. League first-division side said on Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 6, 2016
BOJ may reach limit to bond purchases in a year, former deputy governor says
Former Bank of Japan Deputy Gov. Kazumasa Iwata says the central bank will run up against the limits of bond purchases by the middle of next year, making the negative interest rate the BOJ's key tool for monetary policy.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 6, 2016
Bothroyd strikes to lead Jubilo past Urawa
Former Queens Park Rangers striker Jay Bothroyd scored the winner as J. League first-division returnees Jubilo Iwata claimed their first win after two seasons in the second tier with a 2-1 away victory at Urawa Reds on Sunday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Feb 25, 2016
Ardija looking to keep rising
The following is the first of a two-part preview for the upcoming J. League season. Team-by-team previews of the nine lowest-ranking teams competing in the first division are listed.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Feb 22, 2016
Nanami preaches caution in Jubilo's return to top flight
Jubilo Iwata might be back among the J. League elite, but manager Hiroshi Nanami is not expecting instant miracles.
MORE SPORTS
Feb 18, 2016
Matsuyama feels ill, leaves pro-am event
Hideki Matsuyama felt unwell and left a pro-am event on Wednesday but expects to take part in Thursday's first round at the Northern Trust Open.
BUSINESS
Jan 15, 2016
Nintendo's Iwata honored for work on video games
Satoru Iwata, the late president of Japanese video game maker Nintendo Co., has won the Lifetime Achievement Award of the 19th annual Design, Innovate, Communicate, Entertain (D.I.C.E.) Awards, according to the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 2, 2015
Slowdown in emerging economies is biggest risk to Japan's inflation goal: BOJ deputy chief
Bank of Japan Deputy Gov. Kikuo Iwata said Wednesday that a further slowdown in China and other emerging economies is the "most significant risk" to achieving the central bank's 2 percent inflation target.
SOCCER / J. League
Nov 23, 2015
Jubilo earn promotion to J1
Yuki Kobayashi scored an injury-time winner as Jubilo Iwata beat Oita Trinita 2-1 to clinch automatic promotion to the J. League first division on Sunday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Sep 6, 2015
Nakayama eyes return three years after retiring
Retired former Japan striker Masashi Nakayama trained at fourth-tier Japan Football League club Azul Claro Numazu on Saturday, with the 47-year-old setting his sights on a return to action after a three-year absence from the game.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 19, 2015
How Nintendo squandered its Wii triumph
Nintendo's lost half-decade is a microcosm of 2015 Japan: teeming with innovative energy yet held back by a culture that tends to squander rather than harness it.
SOCCER / J. League
Feb 10, 2015
Striker Bothroyd joins Jubilo Iwata
Former England international striker Jay Bothroyd has signed for Jubilo Iwata, the J2 club said on Tuesday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 13, 2014
Tigers lefty Iwata dedicates upcoming season to individuals with diabetes
Hanshin Tigers lefty Minoru Iwata on Saturday promised to win 15 games next season in order to encourage fellow diabetics.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Dec 6, 2014
Code + culture: new media art from Japan
Domestic media artists have been using programming code in recent years to create some astonishing works of art. We look back at how this scene developed over the years and examine four contemporary artists who have defined the way the genre has evolved.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 30, 2014
Nintendo's first health care device will be sleep and fatigue tracker
Video game maker Nintendo Co. will develop a device to measure people's fatigue and map their sleep, Chief Executive Satoru Iwata said Thursday in announcing the first offering from the company's newly created health care division.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 22, 2014
Weak yen puts Japan at risk of recession, says ex-BOJ deputy
Japan is in danger of falling into a recession as the yen's decline reduces the purchasing power of households and squeezes corporate profits, according to a former deputy governor of the Bank of Japan.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 8, 2014
NPB announces monthly MVP winners
Hanshin Tigers left-hander Minoru Iwata and Chunichi Dragons veteran outfielder Kazuhiro Wada won the July MVP awards for pitchers and position players, alike, in the Central League on Friday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 8, 2014
Tigers stretch winning streak to six
Minoru Iwata allowed one unearned run over seven solid innings, leading the surging Hanshin Tigers to their sixth straight win in a 3-1 victory over the Hiroshima Carp on Tuesday night.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 8, 2014
Nintendo to target emerging markets in '15
Nintendo, which has been struggling to win over consumers with its latest generation of game consoles, plans to expand in emerging markets with new devices starting next year.
Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate'
The National Diet building in Tokyo
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.
Japan’s record-low children population weighs on growth
The number of children 14 years old or younger fell for the 43rd straight year to around 14.01 million as of April 1.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
'Monster' Inoue ready to tear down Luis Nery in title defense at Tokyo Dome
Naoya Inoue (left) and Luis Nery following a pre-fight news conference in Yokohama on Saturday, two days ahead of their super bantamweight title fight.
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.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.

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