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Japan Times
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Jun 5, 2018
Trump pulls White House invite to Superbowl-winning Philadelphia Eagles after players rule out visit
The Philadelphia Eagles will not visit the White House on Tuesday after President Donald Trump rescinded the team's invitation, citing several players on the team who planned not to attend.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 18, 2018
Death on Southwest passenger jet ends near decade-long successful safety record
Almost 100 million U.S.-operated airline flights, carrying several billion people, had taken off and landed safely over a nine-year span since the last time a passenger died in an accident in the country.
Japan Times
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Feb 2, 2018
Patriots welcome Rob Gronkowski's return
Eleven days after leaving the AFC Championship Game with a head injury, Rob Gronkowski was cleared from NFL concussion protocol on Thursday and practiced without limitation with the New England Patriots during the team's afternoon workout at the Minnesota Vikings' practice facility 15 miles away in Eden Prairie.
Japan Times
SPORTS / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Dec 26, 2017
NFL seems to be getting stranger by the week
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. A classic Clint Eastwood spaghetti Western flick.
Japan Times
SPORTS / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Nov 28, 2017
Pitcher Charlie Morton's unlikely trip from journeyman to star
Two hours before an exhibition game in March, the Houston Astros clubhouse was vacant save for MAS and 'Stros hurler Charlie Morton.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 1, 2017
Giants' Mathieson moved forward by getting back to basics in Japan
Yomiuri Giants reliever Scott Mathieson is no longer the pitcher he was when he turned up on these shores in 2012 as a 28-year-old, he's better.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Apr 4, 2017
76ers should give 'The Process' more time despite results
Sam Hinkie may be out as Philadelphia 76ers general manager but "The Process," his much beloved/hated master plan for rebuilding the struggling Sixers, lives on.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 22, 2016
Eagles set to sign former Phillies pitcher Hermann
The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles have reached a basic agreement with Frank Herrmann, who pitched this year with the Philadelphia Phillies, sources said Tuesday.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
May 3, 2016
Broncos display skill, Eagles lack of it in QB dealings
Huh? What in the (hades) were they thinking!
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Nov 3, 2015
Visit to Cooperstown brings back memories of youth
Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Sep 29, 2015
Pope's parting shot on gay marriage, Kentucky clerk's stand: Conscientious objection is a right
Pope Francis waited until his historic U.S. visit was over to make his most direct comments on the nation's debate over gay marriage, saying government officials should have the right to refrain from actions that violate their religious beliefs.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 9, 2015
Exhibition on the 250th Anniversary of the Birth of Nishiki-e
June 20-Aug. 18
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Aug 1, 2013
Pro Bowl undergoes change in format
The NFL is abandoning the 32-year-old conference rivalry for its annual Pro Bowl, adopting a fantasy football-like draft to select players for the two All-Star teams.
'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.
Did Japan intervene to prop up the yen? Analysts think it did.
A man walks past an electronic board displaying the exchange rate for the yen against the U.S. dollar (right) in Tokyo on Tuesday.
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.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
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.
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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