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Japan Times
BASEBALL
Aug 21, 2018
Osaka Toin romps to victory in 100th Koshien final
All but one player in the Osaka Toin starting lineup had at least one hit as it pounced on Kanaashi Nogyo 13-2 in the final of the National High School Baseball Championship on Tuesday.
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BASEBALL
Aug 20, 2018
Kanaashi Nogyo, Osaka Toin to square off in Koshien final
Kosei Yoshida gave up nine hits and struck out seven over the distance, guiding Akita Prefecture's Kanaashi Nogyo High School to a 2-1 victory over Tokyo's Nichidai-san High School in the semifinals of the National High School Baseball Championship on Monday at Koshien Stadium.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 20, 2018
Osaka police catch 14-year-old who allegedly stabbed woman with knife
A 14-year-old boy was arrested Sunday for allegedly stabbing a newspaper delivery woman in Osaka Prefecture in July, police said.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Aug 18, 2018
Staying razor sharp: At the sharp end of Sakai's handmade knife industry
In Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, two things are certain: You're never far from the remains of dead people and you're never far from a knife. The two are connected, but not in the way you might think.
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JAPAN / View from Osaka
Aug 18, 2018
Osaka leaders revel as casinos bid for attention
When the Diet passed a law governing the operation of integrated casino resorts last month, public celebrations were few. Media polls showed strong public opposition to casinos, with respondents citing worries about problem gamblers and more crime.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 17, 2018
Osaka fugitive apparently fled police station 30 minutes after meeting with lawyer
Footage of a man believed to be a rape suspect who escaped from an Osaka Prefecture police station earlier this week was captured by a security camera outside the facility about 30 minutes after he met with his lawyer there, investigative sources said Friday.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 16, 2018
Escaped rape suspect may have snatched purses in Osaka while on the run
A rape suspect who escaped from an Osaka Prefecture police station earlier this week may have snatched purses from several people since going on the run, investigative sources said Thursday.
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TENNIS
Aug 14, 2018
Osaka must improve mental focus to become elite player
With 2018 wins over Grand Slam champions Serena Williams, Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova as well as reigning world No. 1 Simona Halep, Naomi Osaka has proven that she, too, has the potential to win a major — or perhaps several.
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BUSINESS
Aug 14, 2018
Osaka and Tokyo among world's top 10 most liveable cities as Vienna tops Melbourne for first: Economist survey
Osaka is the third most liveable city in the world after Vienna and Melbourne, according to a recent global survey by the research unit of British magazine The Economist.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 13, 2018
Suspect being held at police station in Osaka Prefecture escapes after meeting lawyer
A 30-year-old man suspected of rape, theft and other charges manages to break out of a police station in Tondabayashi, Osaka Prefecture.
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SOCCER / J. League
Aug 10, 2018
Gamba's demilson scores injury-time winner gainst FC Tokyo
Ademilson's goal in the final seconds of injury time earned Gamba Osaka a 2-1 win over FC Tokyo in Friday's lone J. League first-division game.
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SOCCER / J. League
Aug 8, 2018
Cerezo falls to Independiente in Suruga Bank Championship
Independiente became the third Argentine side to capture the Suruga Bank Championship on Wednesday with a 1-0 win over J. League first-division side Cerezo Osaka.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 7, 2018
Kanebo pays damages to more women in skin-whitening cosmetics lawsuit
Kanebo Cosmetics Inc. agreed Monday to pay damages to an additional 44 women in Japan who developed blotches after using the company's skin-whitening products.
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JAPAN
Jul 30, 2018
Two Osaka hotels join global war on plastic waste by banning straws
Joining the worldwide movement to combat plastic waste, two international hotels in Osaka are moving toward paper straws.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jul 26, 2018
Fukuoka counting on veteran forward Kazuya Hatano for consistent work on boards
Journeyman Kazuya "J." Hatano was a steady contributor during the Osaka Evessa dynasty years.
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SOCCER / J. League
Jul 25, 2018
Antlers strike twice in second half to down Cerezo, but lose Gen Shoji to ankle injury
Yuma Suzuki and Shoma Doi scored second-half goals in quick succession Wednesday night in the Kashima Antlers' 2-0 win away to Cerezo Osaka.
SOCCER / J. League
Jul 23, 2018
Gamba Osaka hires Tsuneyasu Miyamoto after firing manger Levir Culpi
Gamba Osaka have dismissed manager Levir Culpi and replaced him with former Japan captain Tsuneyasu Miyamoto, the J. League first division side said Monday.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 23, 2018
Regional gas and electric heavyweights Kepco and Osaka Gas slug it out in Kansai region battleground
Retail power and gas heavyweights Kansai Electric Power, or Kepco, and Osaka Gas are locked in a struggle for dominance in the Kansai region — which includes Osaka, the nation's second-biggest city, and boasts an economy nearly the size of South Korea's.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / OSAKA RESTAURANTS
Jul 21, 2018
Kawahara: Thrilling, exciting, game-changing kaiseki
At Kawahara, expect a multi-course kaiseki meal that presents seasonal foods in unexpected, playful ways.
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JAPAN
Jul 18, 2018
A month after magnitude 6.1 Osaka quake, progress slow on fixing walls and water pipes
The elimination of substandard concrete walls drags on despite offers of subsidies for their removal and the construction of alternative fencing, while costs increase challenge of pipe replacement.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
Saudi Arabia steps up Gaza-related arrests as Israel ties edge closer
The arrests for Gaza-related posts indicate Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s regime will take a hard line against citizens not toeing the line when it comes to normalizing ties with Israel.
'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.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
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.
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.

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