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National / Crime & Legal May 21, 2019

Ex-Ritsumeikan teacher, a suspect in 2016 Dhaka terror attack fatal to 22, held in Iraq

A Bangladeshi academic believed to have played a role in planning a July 2016 terror attack in Dhaka that killed 22 people, including seven Japanese, is being detained in northern Iraq, a Bangladesh intelligence official said Monday. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said ...

More Sports / Football Jul 17, 2018

Nihon University to name Isao Hashizume new football coach: sources

Nihon University will hire veteran college football coach Isao Hashizume after the previous coach was forced to resign over a dangerous late tackle by one of his players, sources familiar with the matter said Tuesday. According to the sources, Hashizume, who was named coach of ...

Ritsumeikan student said to be oldest to secure doctorate, at 88, was preceded by 95-year-old Kyoto scholar

National Mar 28, 2018

Ritsumeikan student said to be oldest to secure doctorate, at 88, was preceded by 95-year-old Kyoto scholar

Ritsumeikan University said an 88-year-old visiting researcher who was conferred a doctorate by the university on Saturday was not the oldest person in Japan to have been awarded the degree. A spokesperson at the Kyoto-based university said Monday that the institution had contacted the education ...

88-year-old woman becomes oldest person in Japan to earn doctoral degree

National Mar 24, 2018

88-year-old woman becomes oldest person in Japan to earn doctoral degree

An 88-year-old visiting researcher at a university in Kyoto was conferred a doctorate on Saturday, making her the oldest person in Japan to do so, Ritsumeikan University said. "I'm full of emotion. I'm honored," Kiyoko Ozeki told reporters ahead of her graduation ceremony at Ritsumeikan. Though ...

Ritsumeikan closes all campuses over bomb threat

National / Crime & Legal May 14, 2016

Ritsumeikan closes all campuses over bomb threat

Ritsumeikan University on Saturday cancelled classes and lectures at all six of its campuses after receiving a bomb threat over the Internet.

Panasonic prevails in thriller to capture Rice Bowl crown

More Sports / Football Jan 3, 2016

Panasonic prevails in thriller to capture Rice Bowl crown

by Kaz Nagatsuka

The Panasonic Impulse came out on top at the end of a thrilling contest to win the Rice Bowl national championship game for the first time in eight years with a 22-19 victory over collegiate champion Ritsumeikan University at Tokyo Dome on Sunday. Panasonic, which ...

National / Social Issues Dec 16, 2015

Three university co-ops in Japan to stop using 'foreign students allowed' sign for housing

Cooperatives at three universities in western Japan plan to stop using signs in student housing guides that indicate they will allow non-Japanese to live there. The co-ops at Kyoto University, Doshisha University and Ritsumeikan University said the decision was made after the Anti Racism Information ...

Ritsumeikan University trounces Hosei University in Tokyo Bowl

More Sports / Football Dec 7, 2014

Ritsumeikan University trounces Hosei University in Tokyo Bowl

by Hiroshi Ikezawa

Senior quarterback Kanji Maeda completed 7 of 9 passes for 231 yards and a 66-yard touchdown pass to freshman wide receiver Yoshihito Omi, leading the Ritsumeikan University Panthers to a 41-7 rout of the Hosei University Tomahawks on Sunday at Amino Vital Field in ...

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