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UNIVERSITY

JAPAN
Jan 20, 2017
Ministry disciplines seven bureaucrats over 'amakudari' corruption scandal
The education ministry took disciplinary action Friday against seven senior bureaucrats over their involvement in illegally negotiating to secure their colleague a post-retirement university job.
Japan Times
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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.
BASKETBALL
Jan 13, 2017
Japan hoop legend Kohama dead at 84
Mototaka Kohama, affectionately known as the "Godfather of Japanese basketball," died on Thursday. He was 84.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jan 10, 2017
World War II: Yasuka Goto gets up close and personal
Some artists from earlier generations like Tsuguharu Foujita (also known as Leonard Foujita) have been "outed" in the past decade or two and are now almost celebrated for producing incredibly complex propaganda paintings complicit with Japan's World War II ideology. For others, however, such politics...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jan 7, 2017
Are female scholars taken seriously in Japan?
There is a small group of female TV personalities whose claim to fame is that they graduated from the University of Tokyo, the most prestigious institute of higher learning in Japan. Like most TV personalities, these women have no demonstrable talent, and in almost every case when they appear on variety...
Japan Times
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Jan 3, 2017
MVP Cameron carries unbeaten Fujitsu to Rice Bowl triumph
Two years ago, Colby Cameron played the role of a cheerleader on the sideline and watched his teammates beat the Kwansei Gakuin University Fighters for their first-ever national championship.
Japan Times
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Jan 3, 2017
Kwansei Gakuin can't match Fujitsu's size, strength in Rice Bowl
With 28 Japanese collegiate titles, Kwansei Gakuin University is indisputably the most dominant college football team in this nation's history.
EDITORIALS
Jan 3, 2017
State-sponsored scholarships
The launch of government-sponsored university scholarships for financially challenged students is a meaningful first step, but it needs to be expanded.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / HOOP SCOOP
Dec 24, 2016
Toyama coach Nash persevering through challenges
The Toyama Grouses have experienced both ends of the emotional spectrum over the past seven-plus months.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Dec 15, 2016
Osaka's Harrellson takes pride in toughness, versatility
While playing college basketball for the powerhouse University of Kentucky program, Josh Harrellson broadened his game beyond the traditional expectations of a big man, e.g. around the basket. The 208-cm power forward/center became a bigger threat on offense from the perimeter.

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Visitors walk past Sou Fujimoto's Grand Ring, which has been recognized as the largest wooden structure in the world.
Can a World Expo still matter? Japan is about to find out.