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CHIBA

Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Jun 2, 2021
Jets end long wait for B. League glory
Chiba, which lost the last two finals to the Alvark Tokyo, put down feisty Utsunomiya in Tuesday's decisive Game 3 to claim its first-ever league championship.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
May 31, 2021
Brex get back to basics to set up winner-take-all contest for B. League title
The Brex and Jets will return to Yokohama Arena for the decisive third game of the B. League Finals on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
May 30, 2021
Ryan Rossiter-led Brex smash Jets to set up climactic Game 3
The Eastern Conference champions recovered from Saturday's lackluster performance to even the series at Yokohama Arena.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
May 29, 2021
Chiba Jets move to within a game of elusive B. League title
The Jets, who have come up short twice before in the finals, pulled away in the second half to top the Utsunomiya Brex by an 85-65 score.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
May 28, 2021
Brex and Jets set for showdown in B. League Finals
The finals will feature the two top teams from the regular season. Utsunomiya led the league with an .817 winning percentage while the Jets were second at .754.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
May 25, 2021
Jets down Golden Kings to set up finals showdown with Brex
The Chiba Jets Funabashi will play at Yokohama Arena with the B. League title on the line for a third time after they defeated the Ryukyu Golden Kings in the playoff semifinals.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
May 18, 2021
Golden Kings left to carry Western Conference in B. League playoffs
The Ryukyu Golden Kings defeated the Toyama Grouses 86-77 in the decisive third game of their B. League playoff quarterfinal series at Okinawa Arena on Monday night.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / The week in NPB
May 17, 2021
Roki Sasaki makes highly anticipated NPB debut with Marines
The "monster" finally made landfall on May 16.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
May 13, 2021
B. League playoffs kick off with plenty of things to watch
After being forced to cancel the playoffs last season, eight B. League teams are ready to vie for the title this year.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
May 12, 2021
U.S. track team cancels Olympics training in Japan over virus
The U.S. team notified the decision last month to authorities in Chiba Prefecture, saying the pandemic would put athletes' safety at risk.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
May 10, 2021
Pandemic response highlights fractures in Japan's political system
Since the onset of the pandemic, the balance of power has oscillated between the central government and prefectural governors — undermining trust in the former.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 16, 2021
Stricter virus countermeasures expanded to more Japan regions
As a fourth wave fueled by elusive, deadlier variants picks up speed, countermeasures meant to target localized outbreaks have quickly expanded.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / The week in NPB
Apr 12, 2021
Tigers hit ground running as Teruaki Sato continues to excite
Let’s all stand back for a minute and marvel at Teruaki Sato.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 10, 2021
Leonys Martin, Manabu Mima help Marines tame Lions
Martin homered in his first two at-bats and the Marines avoided a three-game losing streak.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / The week in NPB
Apr 5, 2021
BayStars' Daisuke Miura learns wins do not come easily in NPB
On Sunday, he finally won his first game as the team's manager after coming up short eight times.
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 launched intercontinental ballistic missile during attack on Ukraine, Kyiv says
A Yars intercontinental ballistic missile is launched during a test from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in Northern Arkhangelsk region of Russia, in this still image captured from video released on Oct. 29.
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.
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.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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