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CULTURE / Books / 2020 in review
Dec 19, 2020
Our critics’ favorite books published in 2020
As 2021 approaches, six Japan Times book reviewers look back on their top reads released in English this year.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Oct 3, 2020
Sayaka Murata's 'Earthlings': Alienated misfits fight against the ties that bind
Sayaka Murata's latest novel is an incisive expose of societal pressures and expectations, and touches on taboo topics such as abuse and incest.
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BUSINESS
May 1, 2020
Global smartphone market suffers worst contraction on record
Market trackers estimated the decline from the same period in 2019 at between 11 and 17 percent.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jan 25, 2020
Is Japan enjoying a new literary golden age?
The case for Yes
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jan 4, 2020
The books and translations about Japan to watch out for in 2020
A new decade brings a whole host of translations from prize-winning Japanese authors and books about Japan, from detective fiction to geopolitical studies.
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Dec 23, 2019
Ryota Murata defends WBA middleweight title with TKO in Yokohama
Ryota Murata successfully defended his WBA middleweight title with a fifth-round technical knockout of Steven Butler on Monday night.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Oct 22, 2019
Sawamura Award selection committee needs to adjust with the times
Ever heard the one about the guy who had to walk 5 km, uphill, through a hailstorm just to get to school every day?
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Oct 17, 2019
Middleweight Ryota Murata to make title defense on Dec. 23
Murata, the 2012 London Olympic middleweight gold medalist, reclaimed the championship on July 12, in a technical knockout of American Rob Brant, who had dethroned Murata last October by unanimous decision.
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Jul 12, 2019
Ryota Murata reclaims WBA middleweight title with second-round TKO of Rob Brant
Ryota Murata regained the WBA middleweight championship Friday with a second-round technical knockout in a rematch with American Rob Brant.
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BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
May 29, 2019
Huawei's trouble with U.S. ban could impact Japan's smartphone market and suppliers
As the world watches to see if Huawei survives the ongoing turmoil stemming from the U.S.-China trade war, its wider effects could impact Japanese suppliers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 23, 2019
Panasonic to suspend supply of some parts to Huawei in wake of U.S. ban
Panasonic Corp. has decided to halt the supply of some components to Huawei Technologies Co., officials said Thursday, the latest sign that last week's U.S. blacklisting of the Chinese telecoms giant is affecting major Japanese firms.
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Apr 25, 2019
Ryota Murata gets rematch with WBA middleweight champ Rob Brant
Ryota Murata will get a shot at redemption when he faces WBA middleweight champion Rob Brant in a rematch on July 12 in Osaka, Teiken gym announced Thursday.
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Dec 4, 2018
Former WBA middleweight champ Ryota Murata plans to continue fighting
Ryota Murata, who lost his WBA middleweight title in October, announced Tuesday that he will continue his career.
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Oct 22, 2018
Ryota Murata calls loss to Rob Brant the worst beating of his career
Ryota Murata said Sunday he has never felt so beaten up following his loss to Rob Brant in the WBA middleweight world title bout on Saturday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 28, 2018
Hisayoshi Chono slugs sayonara homer to lift Giants past BayStars, into third place in CL standings
Before watching his two former NPB clubs take the field in a crucial late-season game, the retiring Shuichi Murata urged them to give everything they had during the contest.
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Aug 30, 2018
Middleweight champ Ryota Murata to make title defense against Rob Brant
Ryota Murata will make a second defense of his WBA middleweight world title, this time against American challenger Rob Brant in Las Vegas in October, it was announced Thursday.
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Aug 14, 2018
Ryota Murata's camp calls off mandatory title defense due to money dispute
Ryota Murata will not make a mandatory defense of his WBA middleweight title, his gym chairman revealed Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 1, 2018
Former Giants slugger Shuichi Murata hints at retirement after lack of NPB interest
Former Yomiuri Giants third baseman Shuichi Murata hinted Wednesday he may retire after his hopes of returning to Nippon Professional Baseball this season were dashed.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jun 9, 2018
In 'Convenience Store Woman', Sayaka Murata questions normality in modern Japan
A former convenience store worker herself, Murata tells stories of women who don't fit in, who aren't ticking the boxes of middle class conformity.
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Apr 16, 2018
Ryota Murata happy with progress after successful first title defense
Going into the fight, it looked unlikely WBA middleweight champion Ryota Murata would lose his belt to obscure challenger Emanuele Blandamura.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
In Japan, regional revitalization fails to halt population decline
Sakiyama elementary school in Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, in March .Over the past decade, the government has directed efforts toward policies designed to give young people incentives to base themselves in rural areas.
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.
Ukraine is far from doomed
When comparing Ukraine’s military situation in 2024 to Europe’s in 1941, Russia’s defeat seems entirely possible.
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.
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.
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, who goes by Yoriyas, turned to photography, shooting motion while in motion himself, after an injury forced him to give up his career as a professional breakdancer.

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