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BUSINESS
May 29, 2017
Favoring Osaka, Macau billionaire says Tokyo doesn't need a casino
Lawrence Ho, the billionaire owner of Melco Resorts & Entertainment, said he favors building a casino in Osaka rather than Tokyo because there are more opportunities to develop the smaller city as an entertainment destination.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
May 27, 2017
Magician Ben Daggers: 'Magic has the unique ability to bring people back to a child-like state where anything is possible'
Self-described English gentleman on drinking tea and a new trick involving an audience member and a lemon.
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JAPAN
May 25, 2017
Revival-seeking rural Japan feels left out as casino plans favor major cities
Tokyo, Osaka and Yokohama are emerging as likely candidates for casino resorts under the government's new bidding framework, triggering criticism from smaller cities that say it undermines Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's goal of reviving rural areas.
SOCCER / J. League / J. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
May 24, 2017
Latest leaders Gamba trying to hold position
Top spot in the J. League has changed hands with every weekend so far this May, but Gamba Osaka will be hoping to make their lead stick after taking over in first place last Saturday.
JAPAN
May 12, 2017
Moritomo Gakuen to lose nursery license, Osaka mayor says
Moritomo Gakuen will now lose its nursery school license because it can't secure enough qualified child care specialists to staff its Osaka city-based nursery school, Osaka Mayor Hirofumi Yoshimura said Friday.
SOCCER / J. League
May 11, 2017
Gamba fined ¥2 million over fans' Nazi banner
The J. League said Thursday it has slapped Gamba Osaka with a ¥2 million ($17,500) fine and issued a severe reprimand after a group of the club's supporters hoisted a banner with a logo resembling a Nazi Schutzstaffel (SS) symbol during a match last month.
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BASKETBALL / B. League
May 7, 2017
Golden Kings beat Evessa on final day to grab playoff spot
Fittingly, the final game of the first division's regular season came down to the final champion of the bj-league (Ryukyu Golden Kings) taking on the now-disbanded circuit's first dynasty (Osaka Evessa).
SOCCER / J. League
May 6, 2017
Kashiwa Reysol edge Cerezo Osaka for fourth win in a row
Kashiwa Reysol picked up their fourth straight J. League win after a fluke goal by Brazilian striker Cristiano handed them a 1-0 victory over Cerezo Osaka on Saturday.
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
May 1, 2017
Osaka launches formal bid to host 2025 World Expo
In a formal bid for Osaka to host the 2025 World Exposition (Expo), Osaka Gov. Ichiro Matsui and others, including head of the bidding committee and Keidanren Chairman Sadayuki Sakakibara, met with (Vincente G.) Loscertales, secretary general of the Expo's governing body Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), in Paris on the afternoon of April 24 to submit their application.

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Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
Rethinking that second drink: Japan’s Gen Z gets ‘sober curious’