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CHIBA

Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 8, 2016
Struggling rail line sells station naming rights in bid to stay on track
As railways across Japan make efforts to lure more patrons with luxury coaches and gourmet services, a small operator in Chiba Prefecture has fashioned its own tourist draw with a quirky new nickname linked to hair regrowth.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 29, 2015
'An Exhibition of Early Ukiyo-e: Power of the Woodblock, Power of the Brush'
Jan. 9-Feb. 28
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Dec 26, 2015
Protecting fans from batted balls presents an ongoing challenge
The recent recommendation by Major League Baseball that its teams expand protective netting between the playing field and stands at the ball parks is a good one. Too many fans have been injured by foul balls and bats flung into the stands, and the wise move is to follow the standard in Japanese stadiums....
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Nov 14, 2015
Taiwan's Yoh, Chen draw on experiences playing in NPB
Yang Dai-kang, who is better known as Daikan Yoh in Japan, has already become a star player for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters, but the fame swells when he puts on the Taiwan national team jersey for the nation's citizens.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 12, 2015
Medical bodies launch system to track laparoscopic surgeries
In response to last year's scandal in which a number of patients died after undergoing laparoscopic liver surgery, two key medical bodies have introduced a system to track such procedures to ensure safety and transparency.

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