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TOCHIGI 3

JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 22, 2016
Seven hours of video show changes in accused Tochigi killer's demeanor
The trial of accused killer Takuya Katsumata saw more than seven hours of his interrogation videos emerge, showing him flip-flop from one stance to another during the process.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 22, 2016
Prosecutors seek life for suspect in 2005 Tochigi girl murder
A life sentence is sought for the man accused of murdering a girl in Tochigi Prefecture in 2005 even as doubts emerge over his shifting confessions.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 18, 2016
Tochigi court accepts murder confession as evidence despite coercion claims
The Utsunomiya District Court on Friday accepted as evidence interrogation records showing a man admitting to the murder of a 7-year-old girl in Tochigi Prefecture in 2005, despite the fact he made a not-guilty plea and said the confession was coerced.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Mar 10, 2016
Softbank named top B. League partner
The B. League officially revealed on Thursday that Softbank Group Corp. has become the circuit's top partner, starting with the inaugural 2016-17 season.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 29, 2016
Suspect in 2005 murder of Tochigi girl pleads innocent after initially confessing
Takuya Katsumata pleads not guilty as his trial opened over the slaying of a girl in Tochigi Prefecture in 2005 after initially confessing to the murder.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 29, 2016
Tochigi's Brenton a multitalented player
In Japanese basketball, teams usually ask import players to provide size and scoring ability. But what Tommy Brenton supplies is much more than that.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Jan 17, 2016
Bringing art — and Super 8 — to students in the sticks
An American teacher seeks to bring out students' creativity and help keep Super 8 medium alive through project at university in Tochigi.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 11, 2016
SeaHorses climb back to summit with All-Japan victory
Despite the numerous titles they've won — no, precisely because they've won so many and know how sweet it is — anything short of a championship is unacceptable for the Aisin SeaHorses.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 26, 2015
Man claiming to be exorcist arrested over death of diabetic boy
A 60-year-old man in Tochigi Prefecture who claims he is an exorcist was arrested Thursday on suspicion of killing a diabetic boy by telling his parents to halt the administration of insulin, police said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 14, 2015
Stores fire up their networks to quickly send aid to flood areas
Following torrential rain that triggered massive flooding in the northeast and led to the evacuation of thousands of people, major retailers and convenience store operators rushed to deliver supplies for those affected by the disaster.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 11, 2015
Riverbank ruptures leave three dead, 22 missing; Sendai urges over 400,000 to evacuate
Torrential rain and flooding in eastern Japan had claimed three lives as of Friday, with 22 missing in Joso, Ibaraki Prefecture, after the Kinugawa River broke its banks.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 24, 2015
Child care workers held over infant heatstroke death
Tochigi Prefecture Police have arrested the former owner of a child care facility in Utsunomiya and her two children for causing the death of a 9-month-old girl who was under their care last year.
JAPAN
Jul 13, 2015
Parked ambulance starts rolling, injures man
A parked ambulance rolled forward and rear-ended a station wagon in Oyama, Tochigi Prefecture, injuring a 28-year-old man.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 15, 2015
7,000 Tochigi residents seek compensation over Fukushima nuclear disaster
Some 7,000 people living in Tochigi Prefecture sought compensation Monday worth ¥1.85 billion through an out-of-court settlement with Tepco over the disaster at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 10, 2015
Aisin whips defending champion Toshiba by 50 points to wrap up NBL playoff series
The Aisin SeaHorses eliminated the reigning NBL champion Toshiba Brave Thunders from the postseason with a 88-38 win in Game 2 of their best-of-three first round series at Wing Arena Kariya on Sunday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jan 31, 2015
The mountain village that tried to disappear
Our arrival at Yunishigawa-Onsen Station in Tochigi Prefecture is more than a little disconcerting.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Oct 29, 2014
NBL executive Yamaya steps down; president Maruo plans to quit
NBL executive Takashi Yamaya stepped down as chief operating officer, while league president Mitsuru Maruo also expressed his intention of resigning, the league announced on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Oct 10, 2014
Brex outplay defending champion Brave Thunders in NBL opener
The Toshiba Brave Thunders were the last men standing at the end of last season, but on Friday night, they had to settle for a loss to start the new year.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Oct 9, 2014
NBL's second season tips off this weekend
In many ways, the National Basketball League's first year was a trial-and-error period. And Year Two is geared to provide more diversion and success.
BASKETBALL
Sep 23, 2014
Former Link Tochigi Brex coach Rabedeaux, 49, dies in Vietnam
Longtime basketball coach Jason Rabedeaux, who guided the Link Tochigi Brex to start the 2010-11 JBL season, died on Monday in Ho Chi Minh City. He was 49.
'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.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
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.

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