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BARCELONA

Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jul 5, 2018
Migrant rescue ship Open Arms arrives in Spain after rejection by Italy and Malta
A humanitarian rescue boat carrying 60 migrants rescued off Libya docked in Barcelona on Wednesday after being turned away by Malta and Italy, in the latest example of European divisions on immigration.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
May 24, 2018
Vissel sign ex-Barcelona star Andres Iniesta to massive deal
J. League club Vissel Kobe on Thursday announced the audacious signing of World Cup-winning former Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta in a deal reported to be worth over ¥3 billion a year.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Apr 28, 2018
Rafael Nadal extends super run on clay, reaches Barcelona Open semifinals
Rafael Nadal extended his astonishing winning run on clay to 42 consecutive sets as he reached the semifinals of the Barcelona Open with a 6-0, 7-5 victory over Slovakia's Martin Klizan on Friday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jan 12, 2018
Liverpool moving on with Coutinho gone
Come May, Philippe Coutinho will probably have a La Liga and possibly a Copa del Rey winners' medal. He cannot play for Barcelona in the Champions League as he is ineligible, but two — even one — medal would be welcome because they would be the first club honors the Brazil midfielder, 25, has won....
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 9, 2017
Some 350,000 stage demonstration in Barcelona against Catalan independence as tensions mount
Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets of Catalonia's capital Barcelona on Sunday to express their opposition to declaring independence from Spain, showing how divided the region is on the issue.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 30, 2017
Alleged gas canister supplier to Barcelona attackers arrested in Morocco
Moroccan authorities have arrested a man suspected of supplying gas canisters to a jihadi cell that carried out a double attack in Catalonia earlier this month that killed 16 people, a source from the Spanish investigation said.
BUSINESS
Aug 28, 2017
Barcelona airport security staff call for more strikes
Security workers at Barcelona's El Prat airport have called for another round of strikes starting on Sept. 8 to demand better working conditions and more staff.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Aug 25, 2017
Hard facts difficult to pin down in Coutinho transfer saga
Amid a mountain of rumors, denials, exclusive (even world-exclusive) stories and endless hours of discussion, Philippe Coutinho remains a Liverpool player. Many will congratulate owners FSG for keeping to their word (which most doubted it would keep) and not sell the forward to Barcelona whose third...
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 24, 2017
Barcelona tries to balance security and freedom after deadly attacks
Spain's northeastern region of Catalonia, hit last week by two Islamist militant attacks that killed 15 people, will deploy more police, install bollards in Barcelona and step up security around stations and tourist landmarks.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 22, 2017
Spanish police corner, gun down Barcelona van attacker
Spanish police on Monday shot dead an Islamist militant who killed 13 people with a van in Barcelona last week, ending a five-day manhunt for the perpetrator of Spain's deadliest attack in over a decade.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 21, 2017
Barcelona attack suspect may have had contacts elsewhere in Europe, took conservative religious turn
Spanish police searched on Sunday for the man behind the wheel in the Barcelona van attack that killed 13 people, amid growing signs members of the militant group had connections elsewhere in Europe.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 21, 2017
Audi used in deadly Cambrils attack caught on video speeding near Paris last week: newspaper
A car used to run over pedestrians in the Spanish coastal resort of Cambrils, killing one woman, was caught speeding on camera about a week earlier in Paris, Le Parisien reported on Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 18, 2017
Islamic State takes credit as Spain searches for van driver who mowed down Barcelona crowd
A manhunt was underway for the driver of a van that mowed through crowds of tourists on Barcelona's most famous avenue on Thursday, killing at least 13 people in an attack that was claimed by Islamic State.
WORLD
Aug 18, 2017
Catalan police say they have killed four terrorists in Cambrils
A Catalan police spokeswoman said police had killed four attackers in Cambrils, south of Barcelona, and another was seriously injured following an operation there against what authorities called a terrorist attack.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jul 13, 2017
Rakuten, Barcelona hail official start of partnership, lucrative sponsorship
Rakuten Inc. will be splashing its name across "the most important shirt in the world," according to Barcelona defender Gerard Pique, after the e-commerce giant celebrated the start of its four-year, $235 million sponsorship with the iconic Spanish soccer club on Thursday.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

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