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JAPAN / Politics
Aug 8, 2017
Maehara calls for critical look at Democratic Party's cooperation with other opposition forces
Former Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara has promised to review the Democratic Party's cooperation with other opposition forces, including the Japanese Communist Party.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 2, 2017
Maehara and Edano set sights on Democratic Party leadership
The main opposition Democratic Party, forced to find a new leader after the sudden resignation of Renho, is set to choose its new head on Sept. 1, party lawmakers have said.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 15, 2017
Despaigne, Akiyama, Suzuki supply big hits as PL tops CL in All-Star Series finale
For one night, it was just like old times for Alfredo Despaigne in Chiba. A monstrous home run, a celebration with Chiba Lotte Marines catcher Tatsuhiro Tamura, and a celebratory "Despa-iine" call-and-response with the fans in right field after the game.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 29, 2017
Eagles' Norimoto, seven other players selected by peers as All-Stars
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles hurler Takahiro Norimoto was among eight players added Thursday to the Central and Pacific League All-Star teams following votes from NPB players.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 16, 2017
Defendant stabs two cops during trial in Sendai
A man who was being sentenced for taking upskirt photos of a woman stabs two police officers during his trial in Sendai.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 23, 2017
Giants hurler Sugano avenges lone loss of season against Tigers
Tomoyuki Sugano paid Hanshin back for his only loss of the season with seven scoreless innings as the Yomiuri Giants held off the Tigers 1-0 in the Central League on Tuesday.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
May 4, 2017
Seiji Ozawa to conduct two Berlin Philharmonic concerts in January
Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa will lead the Berlin Philharmonic for two concerts in the German capital next January, the orchestra said Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Mar 18, 2017
Backstop Kobayashi plays big role for Japan
There's a thanklessness to catching in baseball. Catchers do a lot of the dirty work, and their efforts end up being both extremely challenging and easy for the casual observer to accidentally overlook.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 10, 2017
Japan cruises past China, ends first round with perfect record
Japan was already in the second round before facing China on Friday night. There was just a little unfinished business to take care of before moving on to the next round.
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Feb 22, 2017
Japan crushes China in men's ice hockey opener
Japan got off to a flying start in the men's ice hockey competition at the Asian Winter Games on Wednesday, when it brushed aside China 14-0 in its opening match.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Jan 24, 2017
Japan fills out team for World Baseball Classic
Samurai Japan mostly filled out its roster for the 2017 World Baseball Classic on Tuesday, adding eight players, but no major leaguers, to the 19 names released in December.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jan 3, 2017
MVP Cameron carries unbeaten Fujitsu to Rice Bowl triumph
Two years ago, Colby Cameron played the role of a cheerleader on the sideline and watched his teammates beat the Kwansei Gakuin University Fighters for their first-ever national championship.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jan 3, 2017
'Sometsuke: Celebrating Four Centuries of Japanese Porcelain'
Jan. 7-Feb. 19
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Dec 27, 2016
Take your pick of the year's highlights in Japanese theater
From soccer minnows Leicester City winning the English Premier League to "That Election" in the (dis)-United States, 2016 has been a year of surprises, shocks and new directions.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Dec 17, 2016
'Absolutely on Music': Haruki Murakami and Seiji Ozawa sit down to talk — and listen
A fan, knowledgeable about an art form in the way that only obsessive fans are, in conversation with a master practitioner of the art in question — that's what Haruki Murakami and conductor Seiji Ozawa have given us in "Absolutely on Music," a series of transcribed conversations between the two artists. The combination — fan and master; novelist and musician — is ideal. Murakami is conversant enough with music that the questions he asks Ozawa are intelligent and informed, but since he is a nonmusician who, by his own admission, can barely read a score, the questions are imbued with just enough ignorance of the musician's craft that they elicit answers that will be enlightening to those of us who may be fans, or even musicians, but are not as well versed as Murakami, let alone a professional like Ozawa.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Nov 24, 2016
A golden age of theater for Japan's seniors
At the age of 91, Saitama resident Izumi Noguchi is speaking at his first press conference — at least as an actor anyway.
Rugby
Oct 25, 2016
Hirao's death caused by bile duct cancer, family says
Rugby legend Seiji Hirao died of bile duct cancer, his family revealed in a statement through the Japan Rugby Football Union on Tuesday.
Japan Times
Rugby
Oct 20, 2016
'Mr. Rugby' Hirao passes away at age 53
Former Japan national team captain and manager Seiji Hirao, one of the most popular players of his time, passed away on Thursday at the age of 53, sources at Top League side Kobe Kobelco Steelers said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Sep 24, 2016
The ascendancy of a Japanese maestro
In the past few months, the media has been pleasantly surprised at the sudden ascendancy of some noteworthy Japanese women, mainly in the realm of politics. Since pianist Hiroko Nakamura passed away in July, the media has been filled with obituaries that paid tribute to her own powerful position in Japan's classical music scene some 50 years ago.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 2, 2016
Renho, Maehara, Tamaki launch campaigns for DP presidency
The Democratic Party kicks off campaigning for its presidential election with three candidates representing two generations of politicians and no fresh policy ideas.

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