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TRAINING

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Feb 6, 2015
Lions closer Takahashi making adjustments to sinker
Seibu Lions closer Tomomi Takahashi said Friday that a sinker he's playing around with might keep left-handed hitters more off balance this season.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Feb 6, 2015
Buffaloes' Marumo hit in head by batted ball, undergoes surgery
Orix Buffaloes outfielder Kenichi Marumo underwent emergency surgery after being struck in the head by a batted ball, the team announced Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 12, 2015
Both brothers behind Paris attack had weapons training in Yemen: sources
Both brothers who carried out the attack against satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo travelled to Yemen via Oman in 2011 and had weapons training in the deserts of Marib, an al-Qaida stronghold, two senior Yemeni sources said on Sunday.
JAPAN
Aug 5, 2014
Japan to tighten oversight of job training program for foreigners
Facing criticism that some Japanese firms exploit foreign trainees, the Abe administration plans to set up a new body with the power to conduct on-site inspections to enhance supervision, sources said Monday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 4, 2014
Plaintiffs appeal Atsugi base noise ruling, take aim at U.S. flights
Residents in a suit over noise at the Atsugi Air Base in Kanagawa Prefecture have appealed a May 21 Yokohama District Court ruling that only partially met their demand that flights be suspended at night.
Japan Times
Events / Events In Tokyo
Apr 10, 2014
This weekend, every dog can have its day
Throughout history, dogs have played a key role in humans' lives. In ancient times, some civilizations saw them as being linked to gods, others believed they could prevent death, and some saw their company as helpful in curing illnesses.
BASEBALL / MLB / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Mar 11, 2014
Florida a better base for watching or playing in spring
Is big league spring training best held in arid Arizona or humid Florida?
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Feb 7, 2014
Buffaloes' Pena damages bullpen roof with 150-meter blast during batting practice
Wily Mo Pena, who signed with the Orix Buffaloes over the winter, put on a ferocious power display at the team's spring training camp on Friday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Feb 1, 2014
NPB squads start spring training
The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, who last season won their first Japan Series in the franchise's ninth year of existence, started spring training Saturday in Kumejima, Okinawa Prefecture, in preparation for the start of the regular season on March 28.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 8, 2014
Foreign delinquency presents special challenges
Sitting in a dimly lit room at a training school for juvenile delinquents in Tokyo, an 18-year-old Brazilian-Japanese boy reflects on his misdeeds.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 24, 2013
Ramen workshops teach hopefuls tricks of trade
A company in Yachiyo, Chiba Prefecture, has organized a series of workshops for aspiring chefs interested in opening ramen restaurants to teach them how to make noodles, manage their businesses and even design interiors.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 18, 2013
Coastal village tries to catch young fishermen
A fisheries training program introduced to find successors in Haida, a hamlet in Owase, Mie Prefecture, has drawn interest from younger people in larger cities.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 5, 2013
Mobster held over training subsidies
The boss of a yakuza organization affiliated with the Dojin-kai, an organized crime syndicate based in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, was arrested Monday on charges of illegally taking government subsidies, police said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 25, 2013
Firms giving refugees jobs instead of charity
With applications for refugee status reaching record levels, a number of Japanese businesses are providing employment and training to people forced to flee their home country due to war and persecution, with emphasis on genuine vocational opportunities rather than charity.
EDITORIALS
Sep 30, 2013
Spreading worries about Osprey
The government has not given a convincing reason why the U.S. Marine Corps will train with Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft in Shiga and Kochi prefectures in October.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 3, 2013
Firms send new hires out to gain street smarts
An increasing number of Japanese companies are introducing practical experience-based training programs for new employees to boost their confidence.
JAPAN
Jun 14, 2013
Japan mulls joint training with U.S. using Osprey aircraft outside Okinawa
Ground Self-Defense Force units plan to join the U.S. Marine Corps in training involving MV-22 Osprey aircraft over Japan's main islands, Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera said Thursday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 4, 2013
Hashimoto reckons Yao Airport could be Honshu candidate site for Osprey drills
Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto said Monday he will propose to the central government that an airport just outside the city of Osaka host part of the training exercises for U.S. Osprey transport aircraft.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 10, 2013
At dealer school, job seekers roll the dice for a casino gig
There was nothing unusual about the bet that led to Cara DeRosa's meltdown.
EDITORIALS
Mar 7, 2013
Worrisome Osprey training flights
The U.S. Marine Corps begins training flights for its tilt-rotor Osprey aircraft in western Japan, but not without making a sudden flight-route change.
Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate'
The National Diet building in Tokyo
As visitors surge, Japan seeks ways to make tourism eco-friendly
Much like other hot spots across Okinawa, Onna has diligently strived to captivate both domestic and international tourists, while at the same time grappling with the environmental strain induced by the influx of visitors.
G7 eyes plan on U.S.-led $50 billion aid package for Ukraine
A local resident visits the Lychakiv cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, on Thursday. The U.S. is in talks with close partners to lead a group of allies that would give as much as $50 billion in aid to Ukraine.
Japan drops to 70th in press freedom rankings
A businessman reads a newspaper outside a train station in Tokyo.
Kishida talks up bolstered Latin American ties as China cements position
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds a news conference in Sao Paulo on Saturday.
Japan’s tween skateboarders get head start on preparations for 2028 Olympics
Ibuki Matsumoto competes at an event in Osaka on April 21.
As visitors surge, Japan seeks ways to make tourism eco-friendly
Much like other hot spots across Okinawa, Onna has diligently strived to captivate both domestic and international tourists, while at the same time grappling with the environmental strain induced by the influx of visitors.
Kishida talks up bolstered Latin American ties as China cements position
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds a news conference in Sao Paulo on Saturday.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Sapporo court ruling on Ainu fishing rights presents tough questions
A traditional Ainu preserved food called <i>satchep</i> (dried fish) being made at the government-run National Ainu Museum and Park, nicknamed Upopoy, in the town of Shiraoi, Hokkaido, on Dec. 25. The Sapporo District Court ruled last month that the Raporo Ainu Nation's rights as an Indigenous people did not extend to having an inherent right to fish for commercial reasons.

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