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SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Oct 21, 2020

Venerable Ryogoku Kokugikan has allowed sumo to successfully cope with pandemic

Possessing its own full-size arena has allowed the Japan Sumo Association to easily switch tournaments scheduled for other cities to its home base in Tokyo.
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JAPAN / Politics / View from Osaka
Oct 17, 2020

Osaka merger would affect residents and outsiders alike

The planned move to merge the city's administrative wards could give officials more freedom to attract tourists and businesses.
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JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Oct 13, 2020

Referendum a pivotal moment for Osaka and its politicians

On Nov. 1, the city's residents will be asked whether to merge Osaka's 24 wards into just four.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / The week in NPB
Sep 28, 2020

Virus-hit Tigers endure tough, eventful week in Central League

The difference between playing a mostly representative NPB season — as opposed to 50 or 60 games — or having it all fall apart was always as tenuous as some dinner plans.
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JAPAN / Politics / View from Osaka
Sep 19, 2020

Let the Suga-Nippon Ishin bromance begin

Osaka Mayor Ichiro Matsui and his supporters are breathing easy, knowing their favorite LDP politician is now the prime minister.
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JAPAN / Politics
Sep 5, 2020

Nippon Ishin no Kai sees an ally in Suga in LDP leadership race

Close ties are likely to bode well for Osaka's efforts to ensure central government financing in next year's fiscal budget for the 2025 Expo.
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COMMENTARY / World
Aug 12, 2020

The road to ‘Red Hong Kong’?

The special administrative region's traditional role is changing.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
May 13, 2020

Is Japan pulling its companies out of China?

A recent Abe announcement is significant but hardly signals a decoupling.
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MULTIMEDIA
Apr 14, 2020

[VIDEO] Cherry blossoms in Tokyo 2020

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JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Apr 2, 2020

With suicide note and lawsuit, Moritomo scandal back to haunt Abe

With the publication of a suicide note by a former Finance Ministry official and subsequent lawsuit by his widow, the Moritomo Gakuen scandal has returned to haunt Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. But with Abe saying the issue has been settled and Japan finding itself in the midst of the coronavirus crisis,...
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CULTURE / Books / RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOKS ABOUT JAPAN
Mar 28, 2020

'Grit, Grace, and Gold' review: The Olympics are postponed, but this book's a winner

On the surface, sports and haiku are an incongruous mix but, as Nagamura notes in the introduction, 'Writing good haiku involves the same attention to grace, balance, strength, bravery, restraint and observation that propels athletes to their peak.'
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Mar 1, 2020

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JAPAN
Feb 23, 2020

In first birthday address, Emperor Naruhito vows to work with public on Japan's social challenges

In his first birthday address since ascending the chrysanthemum throne, Emperor Naruhito pledged to stand by the people of Japan in responding to intensifying environmental and social challenges ranging from climate change to the novel coronavirus outbreak.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 21, 2020

How the U.S. election will impact Japanese politics

This year's U.S. presidential election could serve as an existential shock that Japanese politics may desperately need to revitalize itself, forcing a generational change in political leadership that is long overdue.
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CULTURE / Art
Feb 19, 2020

'Pola Museum Exhibition 2020'

Feb. 21-April 12
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LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Jan 4, 2020

Taishu Sakaba Raincolor: Start the decade with the down-home and delicious

The first meal of the year is always important. When it's the first of the decade, though, it surely takes on even weightier significance. So what's it to be? Fine dining or casual? Traditional or contemporary? Homegrown Japanese, something from overseas or perhaps some nifty fusion? Wait, don't overthink...
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Rugby
Dec 25, 2019

Top League hoping to ride Rugby World Cup wave in 2020

After the enormously successful Rugby World Cup, Japan's domestic Top League will try to take full advantage in the uptick of interest in the sport during its upcoming season, which kicks off across the country Jan. 12.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 16, 2019

Japan- South Korea ties: What's in a flag?

Japan's Rising Sun Flag has emerged as a key element of the strain in bilateral relations.
EDITORIALS
Sep 25, 2019

Tokyo must lead on climate action

A new U.N. report warns climate change is accelerating and old goals no longer suffice.
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JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 5, 2019

Japanese astronauts visit factory making 'Mobile Suit Gundam' models bound for space

Astronauts Soichi Noguchi and Norishige Kanai on Wednesday visited a factory making models of humanoid robots from the anime series "Mobile Suit Gundam" that are slated to be launched into space.
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MULTIMEDIA
Jul 24, 2019

[VIDEO] Toyota’s Olympic robots and vehicles for Tokyo 2020

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MULTIMEDIA
Jul 13, 2019

[VIDEO] Visiting Tokyo 2020 venues a year before the Olympics

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GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Southern USA report 2019
Jun 27, 2019

A global brand with a significant local impact

Eighty-eight years since its founding in Japan, Bridgestone Corp. has become the world’s largest tire manufacturer, with 180 production and R&D facilities in 27 countries. Among the many milestones that propelled the Japanese company to its current position was its merger with Firestone Tire & Rubber...
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BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 25, 2019

Rui Hachimura's marketability already evident

Rui Hachimura's rise to national icon didn't happen overnight.
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MULTIMEDIA
Jun 20, 2019

[VIDEO] Introducing Sea Forest Waterway: Tokyo 2020’s rowing and canoeing venue

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Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
Japan’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat