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Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jan 29, 2019
Marquee meet provides valuable testing ground for Japanese fencers
They do not have ample time to develop before the Tokyo Olympics. But Japanese fencers and their coaches are in no rush.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Jan 27, 2019
Jawad Williams, Alex Kirk power Alvark to weekend sweep of Evessa
Jawad Williams scored his team's first basket of the game, a 3-pointer from the right corner.
BUSINESS / Markets / TSE DATA & REPORT
Jan 21, 2019
Tokyo stocks rise on brisk U.S. equities
Stocks rose Monday, supported by a continued rise on Wall Street late last week.
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JAPAN / History
Jan 19, 2019
The University of Tokyo riots of 1968-69: A photographer remembers the final days of resistance
Riot police at the University of Tokyo haul off a man wearing a white helmet, cuffed hands clasped above his bowed head. His expression is a mixture of resignation and defiance, but the fine details are hard to discern, obscured by the dark shades of the monochrome photograph he is depicted in — where...
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OLYMPICS
Jan 19, 2019
Ollan Cassell thinks embattled JOC chief Tsunekazu Takeda should step aside in wake of French probe
With serious allegations of corruption and bribery linked to Japanese Olympic Committee chief Tsunekazu Takeda, a prominent member of the global sports community issued a call for Japanese authorities to sever ties with him.
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JAPAN
Jan 18, 2019
Tokyo Metro aims to ease morning rush hour overcrowding — with free soba and tempura
Instead of a worm, Tokyo's early bird commuters could get free soba noodles with tempura if enough of them take part in a new plan to ease congestion on a busy line in the capital.
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JAPAN
Jan 16, 2019
Tokyo's foreign residents prepare for worst at multilingual disaster drill
On the heels of a year marked by natural disasters — and with thousands of foreign workers expected to enter the country over the next few years — the Tokyo Metropolitan Government hosted a disaster drill Wednesday in Setagaya Ward to prepare foreign residents for the worst-case scenario.

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