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TSUKUBA

Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / G20 host cities special
Mar 5, 2019
Iconic mountain atop scientific attractions
The city of Tsukuba in Ibaraki Prefecture offers a unique combination of experiences for inbound travelers, capitalizing on its lush nature highlighted by famed Mount Tsukuba and an array of science facilities.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 26, 2018
Japanese researchers aim to unlock secrets of the mysterious giant squid
In ancient legend they were called the kraken, fearsome sea monsters of giant proportions that would drag sailors down to their doom.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Aug 28, 2018
Get ready for the robot invasion — of our classrooms
We may be wary of trusting robots enough to let them educate our children, but what if children were to help teach them a thing or two?
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jan 27, 2018
Groups promote Olympic legacy
"Legacy" or "legacies" has been a key world in the recent history of the Olympic Games.
Japan Times
SPORTS
Sep 2, 2017
Emmert offers insight on NCAA
Mark Emmert, the National Collegiate Athletic Association president, supports Japan trying to establish its own college sports governing body.
Japan Times
SPORTS
Jul 28, 2017
Yasuda spearheads University of Tsukuba's efforts to modernize college sports in Japan
Dome Corporation CEO Shuichi Yasuda says that the country's universities are mostly conservative and reluctant to tackle new initiatives.
Japan Times
SPORTS
Jun 29, 2017
Plan to reform Japanese college sports greeted with mixture of hope, skepticism
Discussions over the introduction of a "Japanese version of the NCAA" to oversee this country's collegiate sports have prompted positive and negative reactions since they began last year.
MORE SPORTS
Apr 2, 2017
Japanese collegiate sports study ends Phase 1
Japan is currently working to reform college sports and establish its own version of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), creating athletic departments at universities to help it function more efficiently.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jan 18, 2017
Researchers urge Japan to reform college sports system
In the past year or so, the Japan Sports Agency, an external bureau of the education ministry, has discussed the potential establishment of "a Japanese edition of the NCAA" as part of its scheme to make college sports in this country more business-like.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Nov 17, 2016
University of Tsukuba, Dome Corporation look to change Japan college sports landscape with new deal
The University of Tsukuba wants to help revolutionize college sports in Japan, and setting up its own athletic department is a big part of that goal.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Feb 18, 2015
Japanese basketball hurt by Robots debacle
The NBL, one of the two top men's basketball leagues in Japan, has endured a chaotic 2014-15 campaign, and the disarray reached its nadir with the management change of the Tsukuba Robots.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Dec 6, 2014
Revamped Tsukuba Robots fall to 0-17
Gloria Gaynor's "I will Survive" was playing in the arena. The Tsukuba Robots intentionally did so and that was their message: they have made a fresh start.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Dec 5, 2014
NBL approves new Robots management company
The NBL approved a new management company to run the financially distressed Tsukuba Robots in Thursday's general meeting in Tokyo, the league office officially announced Friday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Dec 1, 2014
11 players refuse to sign new contracts with Tsukuba Robots, become free agents
A total of 11 Japanese players on the Tsukuba Robots have been placed on the NBL's free agency list after they didn't sign new contracts with the Eastern Conference club's new management company, the league announced on Monday.
Naked man’s rampage in Saitama linked to one fatality and 10 injured
Police believe Daisuke Nishimura may have been involved in roughly 20 incidents in the 90 minutes leading up to his arrest, including a fatal hit-and-run and multiple assaults.
Japan set to fine cyclists on the spot for rule violations from 2026
Under new rules, those who use smartphones while riding a bicycle would be subject to the maximum fine of ¥12,000.
Japan brings forward deadline for electronic travel authorization system
Japan is planning to implement by March 2029 a new online screening system in which foreign visitors who don’t need a visa apply for a certification before entering the country.
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
Social media helps fuel growing 'sex tourism' in Japan
People walk down a street in the red-light entertainment area of Kabukicho in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo on March 31.
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
Japan weighs using U.S. rice imports as tariff negotiation tool with Trump
A restaurant owner pours California-grown Calrose rice into a rice cooker at his restaurant in Tokyo
Is Japan’s parliament ready to welcome more youth to its ranks?
Lower House lawmaker Kai Odake in his Tokyo office on Wednesday
Crow meat, goat tartare: Mauvaise Herbe raises its game
Crow meat, shaped into a ball and attached to a foot of the bird, is one of the peculiar offerings of game at Mauvaise Herbe.

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