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CHAMPIONSHIP

Japan Times
BASEBALL / Sac Bunts
May 21, 2020
Canceling Summer Koshien right, but tough, decision
Just because it was the right and safe decision, doesn't make it any less of a bitter pill to swallow.
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May 17, 2020
Park Hyun-kyung triumphs in golf's return to action in South Korea
Park Hyun-kyung won the KLPGA Championship title on Sunday as women's golf in South Korea joined the country's professional baseball and soccer leagues to restart amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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May 4, 2020
Itsuki Hirata not rushing on road to ONE Championship gold
The Tokyo native has found early success in the cage after converting from judo to mixed martial arts.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 12, 2020
Shibuya captain Leo Vendrame hopes Emperor's Cup can lead to team's first-ever B. League crown
After achieving one of their goals for this season, the Sunrockers Shibuya are now moving on to shoot for the second: the B. League championship.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 12, 2020
Sunrockers capture crown
The Sunrockers Shibuya are back on top of Japanese basketball for the first time in five years.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 11, 2020
Sunrockers, Brave Thunders advance to Emperor's Cup final
The dynamic duo of Sebastian Saiz and Ryan Kelly guided the Sunrockers Shibuya to their first Emperor's Cup gold-medal game with a 96-69 win over the Shiga Lakestars in the All-Japan Basketball Championship semifinals at Saitama Super Arena on Saturday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 9, 2020
Brave Thunders edge Alvark in Emperor's Cup quarterfinals
The Kawasaki Brave Thunders bounced back from early scoring struggles and edged the Alvark Tokyo 69-66 on Thursday to advance to the All-Japan Basketball Championship semifinals.
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Oct 25, 2019
Zozo Championship final round pushed back to Monday after Friday washout
The Zozo Championship will finish on Monday, 24 hours later than scheduled, after torrential rain washed out Friday's play without a shot being struck, tournament officials announced.
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Sep 13, 2019
Marathon Grand Championship offers path to 2020 Games
The inaugural Marathon Grand Championship gets underway with tickets to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on the line.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Aug 27, 2019
Pistons coach Dwane Casey says guard play will be key for Japan at FIBA World Cup
Historically, the Japan men's national basketball team has had limited opportunities to compete on the global stage.
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.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
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.

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