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TAKUYA

Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Feb 4, 2016
Long wait ends as Hill returns to coach in NBA
Former Tokyo Apache head coach Bob Hill is back in the NBA after almost a decade's absence in which he worked several coaching stints around the globe.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Jan 22, 2016
A 1971 thriller returns; the life of an indigo dyer; CM of the week: Nihon Waso
'Kuro no Shamen" ("The Black Slope"), made in 1971, is one of the most famous thrillers in the history of Japanese cinema. On Sunday night at 9, TV Asahi presents a new TV adaptation of the tale.
BASKETBALL
Jan 2, 2016
Soma sparks Osaka in rout of Niigata
The Osaka Evessa didn't shy away from feeding the ball to Takuya Soma on the perimeter on Saturday.
BASKETBALL
Nov 13, 2015
Defensive effort carries Hannaryz past Evessa
The Kyoto Hannaryz swatted seven shots and defense fueled their 73-70 victory over the visiting Osaka Evessa on Friday night.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Oct 9, 2015
Toshiba edges Hitachi in NBL opener
The Toshiba Brave Thunders survived a late surge by the Hitachi Sunrockers and capped a 70-69 win in their NBL season-opening game on Friday night at Ota City General Gymnasium.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Sep 9, 2015
Furutani runs to milestone
As a 39-year-old veteran, Takuya Furutani is a concrete example that any football player can put up stellar career numbers without possessing monstrous physical attributes.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 13, 2015
U.S. routs Japan at football worlds
Sadale Foster rushed for two touchdowns, including a 60-yard third-quarter score, as the United States defeated Japan 43-18 on Sunday at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio, in their world championship of American football contest.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 30, 2015
Sendai's Johnson named MVP; Kyoto's Hamaguchi nabs coaching award
Since he made his debut in the fall, star guard Kejuan Johnson has excelled for the Sendai 89ers, leading the team to its best-ever regular season (37-15).
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Sep 24, 2014
Kyoto Experiment marries form to cutting-edge content
Kyoto Experiment, the city's monthlong international performing-arts festival that debuted in 2010 and has been growing in popularity in the vanguard of contemporary performance every year since, is now set to embark on its fifth and most radical edition.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jun 14, 2014
Carp like fish out of water during interleague
On the eve of the interleague portion of the schedule, nearly one month ago, the Hiroshima Carp were leading the Central League with a 27-15 record and tied with the Pacific League-leading Orix Buffaloes for the best record in NPB. After ending a postseason drought that had stretched over two decades last season, Carp fans were enraptured with the team's strong start to the year, and dared to dream of the type of success the franchise enjoyed during its "Aka-heru" era.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 3, 2014
Suspect held in girl's 2005 murder
Police have arrested a suspect in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 7-year-old girl from Tochigi Prefecture eight years ago.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 29, 2014
Antlers rally for win
Kashima Antlers came from behind to beat Yokohama F . Marinos 3-1 on Saturday as the J. League's early front-runners went head to head.
MORE SPORTS
Mar 4, 2014
Kogawa loses interim WBA flyweight title bout
Takuya Kogawa lost a close decision to Thai Yodmongkol Vorsaengthep on Tuesday in a bid for the interim WBA flyweight crown.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBL NOTEBOOK
Feb 13, 2014
Change of scenery helps Wakayama's Kawamura grow into all-around standout
Takuya Kawamura has been known as one of the best Japanese offensive machines in the last several years, winning multiple scoring titles in the Japan Basketball League, the predecessor of the NBL.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Dec 10, 2013
Toyota Motors' Gibbs proves desire, athleticism can compensate for smaller stature
The Toyota Motors Alvark (16-6) are currently in the second place in the NBL's Eastern Conference through the weekend, putting themselves in a good position for a playoff spot and championship.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 29, 2013
JAXA to send Onishi to ISS in 2016
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said Friday that astronaut Takuya Onishi will travel into space for the first time around July 2016 in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Nov 19, 2013
Japan's juke scene gears up to go foot to foot with Chicago
I am at Battle Train Tokyo, the first official footwork dance tournament in Japan. It's being held at Kata, a gallery in the capital's Ebisu district. Sixteen dancers have signed up in the hope of becoming Japan's footwork champion, which comes with a ¥50,000 cash prize and a small championship belt that wraps around the winner's leg.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 9, 2013
Furuya capitalizes on second chance to beat Lions
A night after having a dreadful start mercifully aborted by rain, Chiba Lotte lefty Takuya Furuya (7-1) allowed two runs in seven innings in the Marines' 4-3 win over the Seibu Lions.
JAPAN
Aug 27, 2013
Iwate governor thanks U.S. for 3/11 Operation Tomodachi help
The governor of Iwate Prefecture — one of the areas hardest hit by the March 11, 2011, quake and tsunami — hosted an event in New York on Monday to thank the United States for its help after the devastating disasters.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 27, 2013
Marines Furuya misses no-hitter with two outs in ninth
Chiba Lotte lefty Takuya Furuya fooled Orix Buffaloes batters for 8⅔ innings before losing his no-hitter, but held on to throw a one-hit shutout in his second career start.
'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.
A peek inside the brains of ‘super-agers’
For a little more than a decade, scientists have been studying a subset of people they call "super-agers.” These individuals are age 80 and older, but they have the memory ability of a person 20 to 30 years younger.
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.
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.
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.

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