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AO TANAKA

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CULTURE / Film
Aug 30, 2017
Dear Etranger: When the family drama gets real
Despite a career spanning nearly three decades, Yukiko Mishima hasn't appeared on many lists of up-and-coming Japanese female directors, mine included. One reason: She had a relatively late start, not releasing her first feature, a drama based on the Junichiro Tanizaki story "The Tatooer," until 2009....
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BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 30, 2017
Elon Musk's battery demand boom lifts Japan's Tanaka Chemical
As Elon Musk pushes out from his California base to make electric vehicles ubiquitous, a Japanese firm deep in the depths of the battery supply chain is riding his wake.
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Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Aug 15, 2017
Murakami aiming for spot on Olympic team
Earlier this month veteran skater Daisuke Murakami competed in and won the club competition at the Philadelphia Summer International in Aston, Pennsylvania. That was good news for the 26-year-old Murakami, who missed nearly all of last season with a broken right foot.
BASKETBALL
Aug 15, 2017
South Korea eliminates Japan at FIBA Asia Cup
Japan's FIBA Asia Cup campaign was emphatically halted on Monday when South Korea used a 17-1 fourth quarter run to grab an 81-68 victory in the teams' quarterfinal qualifier in Beirut.
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JAPAN / History
Aug 14, 2017
Japan officially gave U.S. consent to bring in nuclear weapons ahead of Okinawa reversion accord: document
While a secret deal on nuclear arms had been previously acknowledged, the new document shows that Japan expressed its stance using an official diplomatic channel.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 10, 2017
Tanaka faces Aoki, gets no-decision
New York Yankees right-hander Masahiro Tanaka lasted only four-plus innings Wednesday when he faced compatriot Norichika Aoki for the first time this season in an 11-5 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.
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Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Aug 8, 2017
Kihira shines as Japan skaters sweep titles
Japanese skaters dominated at the Asian Open Trophy last week in Hong Kong in the first event of the long Olympic season.
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Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Aug 1, 2017
Sakamoto, Shiraiwa start season in Hong Kong
Fasten your seat belt.
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BASKETBALL
Jul 25, 2017
Japan roster unveiled for FIBA Asia Cup
Star guards Yuki Togashi, Makoto Hiejima and Daiki Tanaka headline the Japan men's national team's 12-man roster for the upcoming FIBA Asia Cup, the Japan Basketball Association announced on Tuesday.
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JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jul 22, 2017
Public questions Japan's duck and cover drills
On July 7, during a public assembly in Takahama, Fukui Prefecture, Shunichi Tanaka, head of Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority, was asked how his organization would respond to a North Korean missile attack. Tanaka replied that it would make more sense for North Korea to hit Tokyo with a missile than...
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JAPAN
Jul 10, 2017
Japan's nuclear safety chief raps Tepco's attitude on Fukushima No. 1 crisis, restarting other reactors
The head of the Nuclear Regulation Authority told Tepco's top management he questions their attitude toward decommissioning the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant and the company's ability to resume operating its other reactors.
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JAPAN
Jul 7, 2017
Nuclear Regulation Authority chief draws flak for saying North Korea should attack Tokyo instead of a reactor
The head of the Nuclear Regulation Authority drew fire Friday for a comment he made Thursday saying it would be "far better" for North Korea to launch a missile at Tokyo than at a small nuclear reactor.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 23, 2017
Darvish, Tanaka display different moods before first duel in MLB
Texas Rangers hurler Yu Darvish and New York Yankees right-hander Masahiro Tanaka are approaching their upcoming showdown with contrasting states of mind.
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BASKETBALL
Jun 16, 2017
3x3 PREMIER.EXE hopes to capitalize on game's inclusion in Tokyo Olympics, broaden popularity
With an optimistic outlook, the 3x3 PREMIER.EXE begins its fourth season on Saturday.
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Rugby
Jun 10, 2017
Japan holds off late Romania charge
Japan's pace got the better of Romania's brawn on Saturday as the Brave Blossoms downed the Oaks 33-21 at a packed Egao Kenko Stadium.
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CULTURE / Art
Jun 6, 2017
Alternative realities of realism
"Realism" can be a frustratingly indeterminate term. It can be used to refer to individual paintings, and it can be a conceptual placeholder that seemingly encapsulates the entire history of the Western Renaissance, and other, fine arts through to modernism.
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JAPAN
Jun 3, 2017
Chief of A-bomb survivors' group Nihon Hidankyo to step down
Terumi Tanaka, secretary-general of the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations (Nihon Hidankyo), will step down in light of his ill health and the need to pass leadership of the anti-nuclear movement to younger generations, sources said Saturday.
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SOCCER / J. League
May 31, 2017
Vissel, Vegalta book spots in Levain Cup quarterfinals
A Junya Tanaka strike lifted Vissel Kobe into the Levain Cup quarterfinals with a 1-0 Group B victory at struggling Albirex Niigata on Wednesday night.
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BASKETBALL / B. League
May 30, 2017
Brave Thunders' Fazekas receives MVP accolade at festive award show
Were the title game and the promotion/demotion contest the grand finale of the memorial inaugural season for the B. League?
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Figure Skating / ICE TIME
May 30, 2017
Hanyu set for Cup of Russia, NHK Trophy
The annual release of the Grand Prix assignments by the ISU traditionally signals the start of the new skating campaign. It came last Friday, so the Olympic season has officially begun.

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