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Oct 14, 2022
Bears come up inches short in Thursday Night Football loss to Commanders
The game pivoted in the Commanders' favor midway through the fourth quarter, as Chicago's Velus Jones Jr. muffed a punt return and Washington recovered the ball at the Chicago 6-yard line.
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WORLD / Politics
Oct 9, 2022
How Trump deflected demands for documents, enmeshing aides
The former president exhibited a pattern of dissembling about the material he took from the White House, creating legal risk not just for himself but also some of his lawyers.
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BASKETBALL / NBA
Oct 3, 2022
Warriors and Wizards look ahead after Japan trip
While the Wizards are hoping to improve enough to earn a spot in the playoffs, the Warriors will be hoping to defend their NBA title.
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BASKETBALL / NBA
Oct 2, 2022
Stephen Curry sparks Warriors to second win over Wizards
The two-time NBA MVP spoke of wanting to return to Japan 'at some point every summer' and said he particularly enjoyed meeting and interacting with young fans during the trip.
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BASKETBALL / NBA
Oct 2, 2022
NBA and Wizards celebrate Rui Hachimura's Japan homecoming
The 24-year-old forward has been the star of the show since his team arrived on Wednesday for their two-game preseason series with the reigning NBA champion Warriors.
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BASKETBALL / NBA
Sep 30, 2022
Warriors beat Wizards as NBA preseason returns to Japan
Rui Hachimura and Stephen Curry were the stars of the night at Saitama Super Arena as the reigning NBA champion Warriors led throughout.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Sep 30, 2022
Stephen Curry's Warriors plan to thrill fans in Japan
The pair of NBA friendly games feature the Washington Wizards and their Japanese star Rui Hachimura.
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BASKETBALL
Aug 24, 2022
Rui Machida says rookie WNBA season will help grow her game
The 29-year-old played in all 36 regular-season games during her WNBA debut, averaging 1.8 points and 2.6 assists in almost 13 minutes per game, as the Mystics reached the playoffs.
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WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Aug 20, 2022
Once hated by the left, FBI is now U.S. conservatives' evil demon
FBI agents are used to criticism, but never in the agency's history have they faced anything like the attacks from conservatives after the raid on former President Donald Trump's home.
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WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Aug 20, 2022
Merrick Garland, the man who could put Trump in prison
Garland, 69, personally approved the stunning Aug. 8 FBI search of Donald Trump's Florida home and will have the final say on whether he is to be charged with any crimes.
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BASKETBALL / NBA
Aug 20, 2022
NBA going global again after COVID-19 hiatus
The reigning NBA champion Golden State Warriors will visit Japan for preseason games against the Washington Wizards and Japan's Rui Hachimura on Sept. 30 and Oct. 2
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BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 19, 2022
Yu Darvish's solid night ends in loss as Nationals edge Padres
Darvish allowed three runs — all earned — on five hits. He struck out six with no walks in his 96-pitch effort.
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BUSINESS
Aug 15, 2022
Fed minutes may reveal inclinations on size of next rate hike
Are further rate hikes likely to be of smaller incremental size, or is the door really open to something larger?
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WORLD
Aug 15, 2022
Man crashes car into U.S. Capitol barrier and opens fire
U.S. law enforcement agencies have faced a wave of threats and political discord ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.
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BUSINESS
Aug 11, 2022
Fed officials say rates likely to rise into next year to curb inflation
Two U.S. Federal Reserve officials have responded to softening inflation data by saying it doesn't change the U.S. central bank's path toward even higher interest rates this year and next.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 3, 2022
Nationals deal star slugger Juan Soto to Padres at MLB trade deadline
Teams raced to make final roster moves for the last two months of the campaign, but the biggest was Juan Soto and Josh Bell boosting the Padres' dreams of a first World Series title.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 29, 2022
Toyota’s lobbying blitz gets results in U.S. Senate deal
The auto giant's efforts appear to have paid off, as an electric-vehicle tax credit extension the company had championed made it into a $369 billion climate and energy package.
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WORLD / Politics
Jul 27, 2022
U.S. Justice Department asking witnesses about Trump in its Jan. 6 investigation
Federal prosecutors sought information about the former president's role in the efforts to overturn the election as the inquiry accelerates.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 19, 2022
Juan Soto turns uses power to edge Julio Rodriguez in Home Run Derby win
He ended in walk-off fashion when he hit his 19th home run of the final round into the Dodger Stadium seats in right field.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 19, 2022
Juan Soto on Nationals negotiations: 'Don't know what to trust'
The second-year All-Star called the leak of his decision to decline a 15-year, $440 million contract 'pretty frustrating,' but said his motivation for now was to concentrate on baseball.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
Harajuku strives to reclaim its former glory — and surpass it
Laforet Harajuku, which celebrated its 45th anniversary last year, has been a witness to the district's evolution over the years.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
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.
Japan's May 1 intervention may have cost ¥3.66 trillion, BOJ data suggests
An electronic screen displays a graph showing Japanese yen exchange rates surging against the dollar amid signs of intervention by authorities, in Tokyo on Thursday.
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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