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TAKAMATSU

BASKETBALL
Feb 20, 2016
Takamatsu edges Nara to end eight-game slide
The Takamatsu Five Arrows halted their eight-game losing streak on Saturday, earning a 74-71 road victory over the Bambitious Nara.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 25, 2016
Man facing charges for allegedly flying drone without approval
Police turn over to prosecutors their case against a man suspected of flying a drone in a crowded residential area without obtaining permission from the authorities.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Dec 9, 2015
Domestic film industry focuses inwards at its own peril
The Japanese film industry released 615 films last year, according to the Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan. That figure may include glorified student productions and dressed-up pornography, but is still substantial by any measure. Relatively few of those films, however, are sold abroad.
BASKETBALL
Oct 18, 2015
Lightning beat Five Arrows for first-ever bj-league win
After an 0-5 start, the Hiroshima Lightning achieved team history on Saturday, beating the visiting Takamatsu Five Arrows 95-79 for the franchise's first victory as a bj-league team.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Aug 27, 2015
Photo exhibition focuses on faces, lives of Tokyo's homeless
An ongoing photo exhibition in Tokyo illustrates a burning desire of people living on the streets: to simply build normal relationships with the rest of society.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 12, 2015
Astronaut Yui to blast off for ISS on July 23: Russian Space Agency
The Russian Space Agency announced Thursday that a Soyuz spacecraft will take Japan's Kimiya Yui and other astronauts to the International Space Station on July 23, TASS news service reported.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 19, 2015
Seeing beyond Jiro Takamatsu's shadows
"Jiro Takamatsu: Trajectory of Work" is taxonomic, breaking down everything in the artist's oeuvre into relatively neat successions of projects and including his paintings and sculptures, copious sketches and the marginalia. Even the catalog seemingly calls for a scientific approach, this exhibition being the opportunity to "conduct objective and detailed research and analysis."
BASKETBALL
May 8, 2015
Takamatsu hires Ito to replace Maeda as bench boss
The Takamatsu Five Arrows made their first coaching change since 2011 on Friday.
BASKETBALL
May 4, 2015
Hannaryz cruise past Five Arrows to reach Western semis
The Kyoto Hannaryz took their first step toward securing a fourth consecutive trip to the Final Four.
BASKETBALL
Apr 24, 2015
Takamatsu torches Fukuoka in series opener
The Takamatsu Five Arrows shot a sizzling 57.9 percent from 3-point range and Dexter Lyons flirted with a triple-double in a 102-86 victory over the Rizing Fukuoka on Friday night.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 12, 2015
'New-wave Artists 2015: From the Public Entry Exhibition'
Feb. 19-March 15
BASKETBALL
Jan 24, 2015
Takamatsu snaps 14-game losing streak
The Takamatsu Five Arrows collected their first victory since Nov. 16 on Saturday, topping the visiting Rizing Fukuoka 88-86.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jan 22, 2015
Takamatsu searching for solution as season slips away
There's a fine line between average and bottom-of-the-pack status.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Nov 20, 2014
Takamatsu making steady strides
Like the Osaka Evessa, their Western Conference rival, the Takamatsu Five Arrows did not push the panic button after struggling to string together back-to-back wins in early October.
BASKETBALL
Oct 18, 2014
Hamamatsu uses free throws, rebounding edge to trounce Takamatsu
Sometimes basic fundamentals prove to be the most crucial ingredients to a victory in pro sports.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Aug 21, 2014
Grouses remain in transition as preseason looms
Less than two weeks before the league's preseason schedule tips off, the Toyama Grouses roster doesn't resemble the one that soared to great heights last season.
BASKETBALL
Jun 20, 2014
Shiga promotes female manager Morita to assistant coach
Asami Morita has earned a promotion with the Shiga Lakestars. And her new position is unique for a woman in a men's professional sports league.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jun 19, 2014
Aomori acquires big man Williams from Takamatsu
After 50 defeats in 52 games during the 2011-12 season, the Takamatsu Five Arrows' rebuilding project included a newcomer in the middle, Paul Williams.
BASKETBALL
Jun 6, 2014
Fukushima Firebonds draft forwards Kanno, Masuko
Building a team from scratch, is a step-by-step process. Each new player is a piece to the puzzle.
BASKETBALL
May 16, 2014
Kanazawa to coach NBDL's Yamagata team
The well-traveled Atsushi Kanazawa will lead the Passlab Yamagata Wyverns in the NBDL, the JBL2's successor, next season, it was announced on Thursday.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
Raising kids in Japan as a single parent? It takes a village.
Making things work as a foreign, single mother in Japan isn't easy, but these tips and tricks can help you through the hardest parts.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
In Japan, regional revitalization fails to halt population decline
Sakiyama elementary school in Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, in March .Over the past decade, the government has directed efforts toward policies designed to give young people incentives to base themselves in rural areas.
Putin’s war will soon reach Russians’ tax bills
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting in St. Petersburg on Friday.
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.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
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.

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