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MORI

Japan Times
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May 16, 2020
T. League aims to start third season in November
The opening day for professional table tennis has been pushed back due to coronavirus situation.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 15, 2020
In blow to Abe, panel delays showdown over prosecutor retirement bill
The bill is a target of protests from the opposition and lawyers, who claim it would enable the politicization of an independent judiciary system.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Apr 30, 2020
LDP secretary-general: The power behind the PM
Those in the position are de facto the most powerful person within the party after its president.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Apr 16, 2020
Organizers meet to discuss new framework for 2020 Games
Local organizers and the IOC are moving ahead with their plans for the Tokyo Olympics
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Apr 6, 2020
Olympic saga reveals Japanese sports world's lack of influence
The unprecedented decision to postpone the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics for a year amid the spread of the coronavirus has highlighted the impotence of Japan's sports community.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Mar 25, 2020
Tokyo Olympic torch relay canceled following postponement of games
The Japan leg of the Tokyo Olympic torch relay, scheduled to begin Thursday, has been canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak, Yoshiro Mori, president of the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee, said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 28, 2020
Japan to send vice justice minister to Lebanon, seeking handover of Carlos Ghosn
Justice Minister Masako Mori said Friday that Japan's vice justice minister will travel to Lebanon, where he is expected to seek the handover of Carlos Ghosn, the former Nissan Motor Co. chairman who fled the nation late last year while on bail.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 2, 2020
Justice chief Masako Mori defends Japan's judicial system but says debate could spark change
Justice Minister Masako Mori has hinted the government may push for amending the criminal justice system if debate over its fairness continues at the national level.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 27, 2020
Ghosn's escape exposes business jet industry's security loopholes
Beside the prominent entrance to Kansai International Airport's Terminal 2, which serves several budget airlines, is a nondescript door to which a sign saying Premium Gate Tamayura has been affixed.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 15, 2020
'I'm happy he did it': In Beirut, Ghosn's wife slams Japanese justice system
Carlos and Carole Ghosn, the former first couple of carmaker Nissan, are united again in Beirut. They hold hands in the street and whisper together in a mix of Arabic and French. They kiss.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 10, 2020
Justice Minister Masako Mori backtracks on comment suggesting Carlos Ghosn should prove innocence
Justice Minister Masako Mori has backtracked on an inflammatory comment in which she said fugitive ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn should come to Japan to "prove his innocence."
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 6, 2020
Japan justice chief vows to pursue Ghosn and tighten checks to prevent a repeat
Justice Minister Masako Mori vows to pursue the criminal prosecution of fugitive Carlos Ghosn.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 26, 2019
Chinese murderer of family of four executed in Japan
The last time the death sentence was carried out was Aug. 2.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Dec 19, 2019
Ex-JFA chief Saburo Kawabuchi named head of athletes' village for 2020 Olympics
Former Japan Football Association President Saburo Kawabuchi has been appointed head of the athletes' village for the 2020 Olympics, Tokyo Games organizing committee chief Yoshiro Mori said Thursday.
Japan Times
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Dec 1, 2019
Hikaru Mori becomes Japan's first trampoline world champion
Hikaru Mori became Japan's first world individual champion in trampoline on Sunday and earned a spot in next year's Tokyo Olympics in the process.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 26, 2019
Hayato Sakamoto, Tomoya Mori named league MVPs
It was pretty apparent early in the NPB season that it might be a special year for the Yomiuri Giants' Hayato Sakamoto and the Seibu Lions' Tomoya Mori.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 22, 2019
New Japan Justice Minister Masako Mori vows reforms to protect human rights
Justice Minister Masako Mori has pledged to prioritize the protection of human rights and support services for victims of crime in her new role.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Nov 14, 2019
'i: Documentary of the Journalist': Japanese press freedom laid bare
Tatsuya Mori follows Tokyo Shimbun journalist Isoko Mochizuki as she attempts to get answers from government officials in this bleak look at press freedom and integrity in Japan
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 12, 2019
Japan's immigration agency to adopt stricter measures to curb disappearances of foreign trainees
The agency will ban firms from taking in new trainees if they are found to have violated the program's conditions and their trainees have gone missing.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Nov 7, 2019
Tokyo 2020 chief Yoshiro Mori expects big changes to marathon schedule
Tokyo Games organizing committee chief Yoshiro Mori said Thursday he expects to see big changes to the men's marathon schedule following the International Olympic Committee's decision to move the road races to Sapporo.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
U.S. envoy to Japan makes landmark visit to front-line island near Taiwan
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel meets with members of the Self-Defense Forces stationed on Yonaguni, Okinawa Prefecture, on Friday.
Japan to review romanization system for first time in 70 years
An advisory panel to the education ministry will consider how the Japanese language should be transcribed into the Latin alphabet, including unifying different romanization styles currently in use.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
Japan’s economy contracts as consumers and firms cut spending
Japan's gross domestic product shrank at an annualized pace of 2% in the three months through March.
Toshiba takes advantage of private status to chart new course
Toshiba announced on Thursday that it would cut up to 4,000 jobs as part of a restructuring plan.
U.S. envoy to Japan makes landmark visit to front-line island near Taiwan
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel meets with members of the Self-Defense Forces stationed on Yonaguni, Okinawa Prefecture, on Friday.
Xi and Putin mark ‘new era’ amid efforts to counter U.S. ‘containment’
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend an event in Beijing on Thursday. During Putin's visit, the leaders showed off their growing alignment amid efforts to push back against the U.S.-led world order.
Unraveling the Japanese prose of Yukio Mishima
Author Yukio Mishima accepts the Arts Festival Award in the drama category at the 20th Arts Festival Award Ceremony on Jan. 22, 1966.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.

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