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BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jun 6, 2019

NeoPhoenix turn to veteran coach Brian Rowsom in quest to make playoffs

The San-en NeoPhoenix's victory total has decreased in each season of the B. League era.
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CULTURE / TV & Streaming / 'Terrace House Tokyo 2019-2020' Recaps
Jun 4, 2019

Ep. 3 'Dreamed of Her'

Good things come to those who wait and, after patiently waiting through two episodes, I finally got to see what I show up to "Terrace House" for every week: roommates going on dates.
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CULTURE / TV & Streaming / 'Terrace House Tokyo 2019-2020' Recaps
Jun 4, 2019

Ep. 2 'Tempura Incident'

Based on the title alone, my expectations going into episode two of "Terrace House" — titled "Tempura Incident" — were high. Viewers of the “Boys & Girls in the City” season are sure to remember the infamous “meat incident” of 2016 where the housemates ate a roommate’s special beef without...
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COMMENTARY / World
Jun 3, 2019

China's Tiananmen reckoning

The CCP's continued reliance on brute power to keep China's citizens in line could eventually leave it on the ash heap of history.
Japan Times
Jun 3, 2019

"GEOCOMS" ultra-small electric vehicle rental service for tourism
New station opened at Tottori Sand Dunes

The Association for Tottori Tourism Mobility, which runs the "GEOCOMS" sightseeing service for touring around the San'in Coast Geopark area on a one-person electric vehicle (EV), opened Tottori Sand Dunes Station in April 2019. Thus far, the service has been available from Iwami Town to around Uradome...
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LIFE / Food & Drink
Jun 1, 2019

68 restaurants awarded stars in inaugural Michelin Guide to Aichi, Gifu and Mie prefectures

On May 17, Michelin published the Michelin Guide Aichi-Gifu-Mie 2019, the company's inaugural guide to Aichi, Gifu and Mie prefectures in Japan's central Tokai region.
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PRESS / Publications
May 29, 2019

『The Japan Times NEWS DIGEST』最新号発売

May 29, 2019

Independent Research Firm Names dotData as a Leader Among Automation-Focused Machine Learning Solutions

dotData Enterprise Receives a Differentiated Rating, the Highest Possible Score, in Seven of Ten Criteria; Cited as AutoML’s Best Kept Secret
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COMMENTARY / World
May 28, 2019

How will the U.S.-China trade war end?

After 117 consecutive months of economic expansion, the U.S. could soon find itself thrown back into a painful recession, owing to disruptions caused by its own trade policy.
Japan Times
May 24, 2019

Yamaha Motor Enhances Philippine based Motorcycle Production

- Responding to Future Market Expansion -
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BASKETBALL / B. League
May 17, 2019

With its recent revamp, Japan's B. League could make the Reiwa Era its own

After decades of stagnation and instability, Japan men's basketball is finally headed in the right direction.
May 16, 2019

Our Struggles / Cine Libre Kobe / 2019-05-18 to 2019-05-24

until May 23 12:10, 19:15
May 16, 2019

The Bohemian Girl / Planet Studyo Plus One / 2019-05-18 to 2019-05-24

no screenings
May 16, 2019

Eiga Doraemon: Nobita no Getsumen Tansa-ki / Shinjuku Wald 9 / 2019-05-18 to 2019-05-24

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ENVIRONMENT
May 11, 2019

Reading the air: Tokyo still has work to do on air pollution

There are days when Makiko Ishikawa can barely breathe. Indeed, the 62-year-old Tokyoite has been short of breath for decades. In the early 1970s, she began feeling the effects of the miasma of vehicle exhaust along Shin-Ome Road, which ran by her home in the city of Musashimurayama in western Tokyo....
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CULTURE / Books
May 11, 2019

'Trails': Blood spatters across an empty field of snow

After a decade of visits to annual deer culls in Hokkaido's Shiretoko National Park, photographer Takashi Homma has recently released a photo book, 'Trails,' about the project.
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LIFE / Travel / A Weekend In
May 11, 2019

A weekend in Kobe: Beyond the beef, beyond the quake

Kobe — the cosmopolitan capital of Hyogo Prefecture with a population of 1.5 million — has a rich history as one of Japan's most important ports for foreign trade, and international influences are evident in everything from its architecture and design to its food and fashion.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
May 5, 2019

The power of Generation Reiwa

The Reiwa generation of university and high school graduates will enjoy a natural tailwind propelling them toward economic prosperity.
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COMMENTARY / World
May 3, 2019

No, robots are not coming for your jobs

Cheer up, innovation also creates employment.
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CULTURE / Music
May 2, 2019

Heisei offered a number of lessons J-pop artists should learn from going into the Reiwa Era

The past year in Japanese pop has felt like one big musical revue devoted to the Heisei Era (1989-2019), with TV shows reflecting on the biggest hits of that period. Now that Reiwa has finally started, the cultural discourse can turn to figuring out how this new period's sound will come together.
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BUSINESS / Markets / FOCUS
May 1, 2019

The relationship between Asian and U.S. stocks is falling apart

Something strange is happening in the world of global stocks. After years of trading in line with American stocks, Asian equities are no longer moving in tandem.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 29, 2019

U.S.-Japan trade agreement negotiations: Why now?

Why Is Abe giving Trump a signature economic victory?
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JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Apr 27, 2019

Japan's internet took on a life of its own during the Heisei Era

The story of a recent online phenomenon offers a great snapshot of internet culture in Japan during the Heisei Era (1989-2019). Twitter user @Ninjamaaaaaan posted a blurry photo of a pooch in motion, with its tail swooping in front of its face. It looked vaguely like the canine in the image was throwing...
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PRESS / Publications
Apr 25, 2019

『ちょい足しで丁寧に!英語のクッションことば』発売

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SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Apr 24, 2019

U.S.-style draft opens world of possibilities for sumo

Sumo has no free agency.
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BUSINESS
Apr 24, 2019

Twitter shares jump after results and renewed Trump attack

Twitter Inc. posted better-than-expected quarterly revenue and a surprise increase in monthly users on Tuesday, sending shares up 13 percent to a nine-month high as its campaign to clean up fake and abusive accounts continued to attract advertisers.
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CULTURE / Art
Apr 23, 2019

'Tabaimo: Ghost Running'

April 27-May 26

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Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
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