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Rugby
Mar 2, 2016

Rights holder doubts Sunwolves will help grow rugby in Asia

The Sunwolves' entry into Super Rugby is unlikely to grow the game around Asia, according to the sport's new rights owner in the region who believes showcasing more local action online will have a greater impact.
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SUMO / SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
Feb 25, 2016

Kotoshogiku faces uphill battle to maintain winning form

Every four years just before the Olympic Games begin, the Japanese broadcast, online and print media announce with the confidence bordering on arrogance just how many gold medals the nation's athletes are "expected" to win. The figure is always given as the "minimum expected."
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COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Feb 13, 2016

Onagawa is on the rebound from devastation

On March 11, 2011, the magnitude-9 Great East Japan Earthquake propelled a powerful tsunami through the port of Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, claiming 827 lives — nearly 10 percent of the town's population — and destroying 70 percent of all of its buildings. It was the most severely damaged town in...
WORLD
Feb 8, 2016

'Jihadi John' cohort and member of Islamic State's 'Beatles' is identified as Briton: report

A second member of a British group of Islamic State militants dubbed "the Beatles" has been identified as 32-year-old Londoner Alexanda Kotey, according to a Washington Post and BuzzFeed investigation published Sunday.
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MULTIMEDIA
Feb 6, 2016

Craft Sake Week @ Roppongi Hills

A view of Craft Sake Week. The woodwork was made by made by Miyagi Prefecture's Ishinomaki Laboratory. | MONICA IRELANDProduced by soccer superstar Hidetoshi Nakata, Craft Sake Week is a 10-day event at Roppongi Hills that will feature some of the best artisanal sake that Japan offers, which includes...
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Jan 24, 2016

Role model: a cat named Utsugi

Utsugi is everything you could want. She loves people, likes kids, gets on well with other cats and tolerates dogs.
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CULTURE / Books
Jan 16, 2016

Up From The Sea

March 11 this year will mark the fifth anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami. Thus far, English-language literature has been slow to tackle the disaster. "Up From the Sea" by Tokyo-based Californian writer Leza Lowitz is, therefore, a welcome arrival.
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SOCCER / J. League
Jan 15, 2016

Iwaki FC owners aiming for the stars with new club

Dome Corporation president Shuichi Yasuda has the vision, Satoshi Okura the know-how and former Dutch international and Rangers player Pieter Huistra the experience. The goal now is to combine their respective talents as they embark on the task of building a professional soccer club from scratch.
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SOCCER / J. League / J. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jan 15, 2016

J. League teams gearing back up after short time off

The Jan. 1 Emperor's Cup final brought the curtain down on the 2015 Japanese soccer season, but already J. League clubs are gearing up for the new campaign ahead.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 13, 2016

Abe's global contradictions

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe talks big about Japan playing a greater role on the global stage, but the reality has been disappointing.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Jan 11, 2016

New Tokyo Olympic stadium design selected

A design by architect Kengo Kuma has been picked as the 2020 Tokyo Olympic main stadium, the government has announced.
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SOCCER
Dec 27, 2015

Sawa lifts cup in swan song

Homare Sawa has always been regarded as a winner throughout her long career. And she was still thought of in that way when she left the pitch for the final time.
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LIFE / Travel / BACKSTREET STORIES
Dec 26, 2015

Catching the last of the season’s leaves at Shiba Daimon

When I exit the Oedo Subway Line's Daimon Station, I find myself inside an ebullient throng of Chinese tourists headed in the direction of the prominent Jodo-shu (Pure Land Sect) Buddhist Zojoji Temple. The temple's oldest structure, the elegant 1622 red-lacquered Sangedatsumon gate, is a National Important...

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