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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 17, 2018
Two more sue Japan's government over forced sterilization under postwar eugenics law
Two men sued the state Monday for damages over their forced sterilization under a now-defunct eugenics protection law that mandated the prevention of people with intellectual disabilities from reproducing.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 5, 2018
Reds, Vegalta win to set up showdown in Emperor's Cup final
Urawa Reds beat recent Asian Champions League winners and bitter rivals Kashima Antlers 1-0 in their Emperor's Cup semifinal on Wednesday to set up a meeting with Vegalta Sendai in the final.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Nov 15, 2018
Hokkaido will host 2020 All-Star Game
The annual All-Star Game is making the rounds in the league's brief history.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Nov 10, 2018
Kawasaki Frontale clinch J. League title despite defeat to Cerezo Osaka
Only twice in the J. League's previous 12 seasons under a single-stage format has the first-division champion been decided with games to spare.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Nov 4, 2018
Koji Miyoshi puts Consadole on track for Asian Champions League spot
Consadole Sapporo took a step toward a berth in next year's AFC Champions League on Sunday when Koji Miyoshi's 74th-minute goal lifted the club to a 1-0 win over Vegalta Sendai.
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Oct 23, 2018
Ai Fukuhara decided it was right time to step away
There were no traits of a crying baby. Instead of shedding tears, which was her trademark in childhood, Ai Fukuhara kept smiling and repeated the words of appreciation as the 29-year-old table tennis icon spoke to the media on Tuesday, two days after announcing her retirement from competition.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 18, 2018
21-year prison term upheld for ex-NHK reporter found guilty of raping three women
A high court on Thursday upheld a lower court ruling that sentenced a former reporter for public broadcaster NHK to 21 years in prison for raping three women.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 18, 2018
Six bodies, possibly all from same family, found after fire breaks out at Sendai residence
Six bodies were found early Thursday after a fire broke out at a residence in Sendai, police said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 11, 2018
Residents in Miyagi file suit to block burning of radiation-tainted waste from Fukushima nuclear disaster
Residents in Osaki, Miyagi Prefecture, filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to prevent a local public association from burning radiation-tainted waste generated by the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Oct 5, 2018
Crane Thunders, 89ers triumph in second-flight series openers
The Gunma Crane Thunders had a solid first half to set the tone and a strong rebounding effort in Friday's 76-68 series-opening victory over the Earthfriends Tokyo Z.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 19, 2018
Man fatally stabs officer at Sendai police box before being shot to death
Police officer Hiroaki Seino was fatally stabbed early Wednesday by a man who said he had come to hand over some lost cash.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Sep 13, 2018
Sendai gets boost from victory in Early Cup
Last weekend ushered in the first real phase of preseason action as B. League teams prepare for the circuit's third campaign.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2018
Fate of Miyagi's aging UFO-like traffic lights hangs in balance
The fate of UFO-like traffic lights installed in a northeastern prefecture more than 30 years ago hangs in the balance as local police consider whether they should be removed.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Aug 31, 2018
Vegalta Sendai's Takuma Nishimura transfers to CSKA Moscow
Vegalta Sendai forward Takuma Nishimura will make a full transfer to Russian Premier League side CSKA Moscow, the J. League club announced Friday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Aug 28, 2018
Vegalta's Takuma Nishimura on verge of move to CSKA Moscow
Vegalta Sendai forward Takuma Nishimura is poised for a move to Russian Premier League side CSKA Moscow, a source said Monday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Aug 25, 2018
Kengo Nakamura's second-half strike sends Frontale past Vegalta
Kawasaki Frontale maintained the pressure on J. League leaders Sanfrecce Hiroshima with a 1-0 win over Vegalta Sendai in steamy conditions on Saturday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Aug 11, 2018
Vegalta Sendai capitalize on second-half chances to beat Kashiwa Reysol
Hiroaki Okuno and Takuma Nishimura both scored in the second half as Vegalta Sendai beat Kashiwa Reysol 2-0 on Saturday to claim their first J. League win in four games.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Jul 28, 2018
Storks hand coaching reins to Miodrag Rajkovic
The Nishinomiya Storks on Saturday named Miodrag Rajkovic as their new head coach.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jun 21, 2018
Earthfriends Tokyo Z hand coaching reins to Satoru Furuta
Less than a year after being dismissed as Yokohama B-Corsairs head coach, former Japan national team center/power forward Satoru Furuta is back as a sideline supervisor.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jun 7, 2018
Kwansei Gakuin eliminates Gamba Osaka in Emperor's Cup second round
J. League first-division strugglers Gamba Osaka and Nagoya Grampus were ousted from the Emperor's Cup on Wednesday, when teams from the top-two tiers entered the competition in the second round.

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