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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 30, 2014
Swimmer Tomita plans to deny stealing camera
Swimmer Naoya Tomita, who was summarily indicted for stealing a camera at last month's Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, plans to deny committing the theft, according to an informed source.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Oct 9, 2014
Japan's rich heritage of video game music explored in 'Diggin' in the Carts'
With Red Bull Music Academy (RBMA) putting its focus on Japan this year, a couple of documentaries have sprung up online that delve into the music scene here.
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Oct 7, 2014
Tomita receives 1½-year ban from Japan Swimming Federation
The Japan Swimming Federation on Tuesday suspended Naoya Tomita until March 31, 2016 for stealing a camera during the recent Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea.
Japan Times
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Oct 4, 2014
Japan places third overall in Asian Games medal count
Japan wrapped up the 17th Asian Games on Saturday, falling well shy of its target of second place in the first international multi-sports tournament since winning the bid to host the 2020 Tokyo Olympics a year ago.
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Oct 4, 2014
Hagino honored as top athlete
Japanese swimmer Kosuke Hagino topped an outstanding Asian Games by being named the most valuable athlete of the competition on Saturday.
Japan Times
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Oct 3, 2014
Iran cruises past Japan in men's volleyball final
Japan lost 3-1 to Iran in the men's volleyball final at the Asian Games on Friday, failing to defend the title it won four years ago in Guangzhou, China.
Japan Times
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Oct 3, 2014
Japanese pair miss out to Mahboob
Kohei Matsumura and Yuki Kawauchi lost a footrace against Bahrain's Ali Hasan Mahboob in the final stage of the men's marathon and had to settle for the silver and bronze medals, respectively, at the Asian Games on Friday.
Japan Times
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Oct 2, 2014
Ueno guides Japan to fourth consecutive Asian Games softball title
Japan's softball team understands the importance of being the hammer not the anvil, the molder of change not the ones molded by it.
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Oct 2, 2014
Japan Swimming Federation plans meeting to determine punishment for Tomita
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Japan Times
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Oct 2, 2014
Shimizu, Shinohara collect karate golds
Kiyo Shimizu won the Asian Games gold medal in women's karate kata and Hiroto Shinohara emerged victorious in the men's 67-kg final on Thursday.
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Oct 1, 2014
Shamed swimmer Tomita departs for Japan
Disgraced swimmer Naoya Tomita departed for Japan on Wednesday, ending a tumultuous week after he was caught red-handed stealing a camera belonging to a South Korean media organization at the 17th Asian Games in Incheon.
Japan Times
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Oct 1, 2014
Japan misses out on Greco-Roman gold
Japan was denied two top medal podium spots against host South Korea in Greco-Roman on the final day of the wrestling competition at the 17th Asian Games on Wednesday.
Japan Times
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Sep 30, 2014
Wrestler Hasegawa earns repeat gold in 59-kg Greco-Roman division
Kohei Hasegawa grabbed the gold medal in men's 59-kilogram Greco-Roman, defeating North Korea's Yun Won Chol to claim his second consecutive Asian Games title on Tuesday.
Japan Times
TENNIS / ASIAN GAMES
Sep 30, 2014
Nishioka earns Japan's first men's singles tennis gold at Asian Games in 40 years
Yoshihito Nishioka cruised to a straight-sets victory over Lu Yen-hsun of Taiwan to claim the gold medal in the men's singles tournament at the 17th Asian Games on Tuesday.
Japan Times
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Sep 30, 2014
Prosecutors fine Tomita over theft
South Korean prosecutors on Monday fined Japanese swimmer Naoya Tomita 1 million won (about ¥100,000) for stealing a camera belonging to a South Korean media organization at the 17th Asian Games.
SOCCER / ASIAN GAMES
Sep 29, 2014
Japan falls in soccer quarterfinal
Japan's bid to defend the Asian Games men's soccer title came to an end in the quarterfinals after losing 1-0 to hosts South Korea on Sunday.
Japan Times
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Sep 29, 2014
Japan misses out on wrestling gold at Asian Games
Japan took back stage on a night dominated by Iran, failing to win a top podium spot in the men's freestyle wrestling competition at the Asian Games on Monday.
Japan Times
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Sep 29, 2014
Police send papers on expelled swimmer Tomita
Police on Monday sent papers to prosecutors, accusing swimmer Naoya Tomita of stealing a camera belonging to a South Korean media organization at the 17th Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea.
Japan Times
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Sep 28, 2014
Yoshida wins fourth straight Asian Games title
Three-time Olympic champion Saori Yoshida captured her fourth consecutive title in winning the women's 55-kg final against Mongolia's Byambatseren Sundev in the wrestling competition at the Asian Games on Sunday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / ASIAN GAMES
Sep 28, 2014
South Korea ends Japan's Asian Games title defense in quarterfinals
Japan's bid to defend the Asian Games title came to an end in the quarterfinals after losing 1-0 to hosts South Korea on Sunday.
America wasn’t made for walking, and it’s killing them
A 2010 study found that U.S. adults averaged 5,117 steps daily and that this was lower than the averages found in similar studies in Switzerland, western Australia and Japan.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Saudi crown prince seeks soft power in game hub Japan
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomes Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, last July.
Japan survey finds 30% of student interns experience sexual harassment
The proportion of recent graduates in Japan who have worked as interns have experienced sexual harassment during their internship was 30.1%, according to a labor ministry survey, up 4.6 percentage points from the previous survey in fiscal 2020.
Nippon Steel boosts efforts to woo U.S. Steel workers and politicians
Nippon Steel, Japan’s top steelmaker, is sending Vice Chairman and Executive Vice President Takahiro Mori to Pittsburgh next week where he’ll meet with local staff and elected officials.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.
Local theater in Japan is more than a hobby — it’s a community
Japan Times contributor Laura Pollacco (front right) was offered the role of one of her all-time favorite heroines, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Bennet, in the Tokyo International Players’ production of “Pride and Prejudice.”
Can AI-generated inventions be patented? A Tokyo court says no.
The Tokyo court's ruling comes amid ongoing debates on how to regulate generative AI and is part of a transnational class action lawsuit.
Massimo Bottura: 'The Japanese let ingredients express themselves'
Italian chef and restaurateur Massimo Bottura is increasingly focusing on passing on his knowledge to chefs such as Antonio Iacoviello.
Unraveling the Japanese prose of Yukio Mishima
Author Yukio Mishima accepts the Arts Festival Award in the drama category at the 20th Arts Festival Award Ceremony on Jan. 22, 1966.

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