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WORLD / Politics
Oct 11, 2016

TV audience sharply down for second Trump-Clinton debate, despite tape furor

The television audience for the second debate between White House contenders Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton fell sharply from their first, record-breaking encounter, despite the drama caused by a 2005 video of Trump boasting about groping women.
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Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Oct 4, 2016

Hanyu's quad loop adds to Japan's skating legacy

The golden age of Japanese skating is now in its 12th season and shows no signs of abating anytime soon.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 29, 2016

BayStars, fans give Miura emotional send-off in final start of 25-year career

Daisuke Miura didn't get a fairy tale ending. Instead, Hama no Bancho (Boss of Yokohama) went out fighting; grinding for every last out in a blaze of guts and glory as he tried to summon every last ounce of baseball left in his 42-year-old body and leave it all on the field.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Sep 29, 2016

Otani's legend grows with PL pennant-clinching win

Shohei Otani was sublime on Wednesday night. He was dazzling, superb, resplendent. He was all that and more, almost more than there are adjectives to describe him. Basically at Saitama Seibu Prince Dome on Wednesday night, Shohei Otani the pitcher was good enough, for a moment, to make you forget about...
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BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Sep 24, 2016

Without concerted effort from Japan's industry players, online scalping looks unstoppable

Until all the various players in the industry work together for a solution, internet concert ticket resellers will continue doing a roaring trade.
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BASKETBALL / B. League
Sep 19, 2016

B. League chairman heralds new era

This last decade has marked the darkest period in Japan basketball history, with the sport divided between two rival men's leagues.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Sep 19, 2016

Race for PL flag going down to wire

Barring some major hiccups going into the home stretch, the NPB playoff picture appears to be more or less set, with one big exception.
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BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Sep 15, 2016

Enthusiastic players unite to promote new league

Players were upbeat and enthusiastic, and a positive vibe filled the room.
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JAPAN
Sep 14, 2016

Fan club formed to promote Fukushima produce

Nearly 5½ years after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, a fan club was launched last week with an ambitious membership goal: gain 200,000 members by 2020 and boost the region's products in the process.
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CULTURE / Film
Aug 31, 2016

Japan's team spirit remains youthful in anime

The word "seishun" ("youth") comprises the kanji characters for the words "blue" and "spring," which connotes the freshness and innocence of those earlier years in life. It's also the name of a genre of anime and manga. Even as the population ages, seishun manga and anime seem to lock themselves to the...
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Aug 29, 2016

Finally, Carp looking like real deal

The Hiroshima Carp, it seems, have arrived. After a long stretch of bad years and recent seasons of being a few pieces short of a whole, the Carp are finally in the thick of a pennant race again.
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CULTURE / Film
Aug 24, 2016

'Lights Out': A cliched glow in the dark

Being afraid of the dark is a familiar childhood anxiety that has exploited in terrifying proportions in the horror genre. "Lights Out" knows how to cash in on the panic that can assail the mind when the lights go out. Bad things happen in darkness and "Lights Out" lays it on thick, even though the story...
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 22, 2016

In the electronics doldrums

The main culprit of Japan's economic doldrums during the past quarter century is the stagnation of its electronic equipment manufacturers.
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COMMUNITY / Issues / LABOR PAINS
Aug 21, 2016

The flip side of coveted public-sector jobs in Japan: fewer rights

Laws restrict government workers' constitutional rights to organize, bargain and take collective action.
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CULTURE / Film
Aug 17, 2016

'Yell For the Blue Sky': High school drama never really changes

The seishun eiga or "youth film" is one Japanese genre that doesn't travel well abroad. With only a few exceptions, these films assume a familiarity with the insular world of the Japanese high school (or, once in a while, junior high school) that outlanders are unlikely to possess. They also follow certain...
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OLYMPICS
Aug 12, 2016

Marukawa says Tokyo must solve traffic issue before 2020 Games

Tamayo Marukawa, Japan's newly-appointed Olympic minister, told the media on Friday one of the biggest concerns she has about hosting the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo is the heavy traffic in the capital, which could cause transportation issues for athletes and fans.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
Aug 12, 2016

Calbee goes for a home run with Koshien-themed potato chips

The Olympics aren't the only sports competition going on just now, the extremely popular Summer Koshien high school baseball tournament is also happening. To celebrate it, snack maker Calbee has rolled out a limited-edition "Koshien Curry" flavor of potato chips. Based off the most famous concession...
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CULTURE / Film
Aug 10, 2016

'Race': Jesse Owens, the winner against all odds

Now that the Olympic Games are underway, it's a good time to delve into the history of some of the great athletes of the past — in this case, U.S. track-and-field legend Jesse Owens, who astonished the world by winning four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 9, 2016

Giants' Cruz makes instant impact in return from ankle injury

It didn't take Luis Cruz very long to show Yomiuri Giants fans what they'd been missing for the past two months.

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