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JAPAN / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Dec 13, 2021
Tohoku tempts Tokyoites as virus prompts many to rethink life in the capital
COVID-19 could be a game changer, with many seeing it as a chance to reassess their approaches to work and life and move into rural areas.
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JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Dec 11, 2021
History of ghosts and murder awaits Kishida in 1929 mansion
For the first time in nearly a decade, a Japanese prime minister decided to live in the leader's official residence — a century-old structure clouded by an ominous history.
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OLYMPICS
Dec 10, 2021
Simone Biles honored as Time's Athlete of the Year
Four-time Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles has earned Time magazine's "Athlete of the Year" honor, the publication said Thursday.
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BUSINESS
Dec 10, 2021
Worst could be over for Tokyo real estate as vacancy rate drops
Vacancies fell by 0.12 percentage points to 6.35% in the capital's five main business districts, ending months of increases amid the pandemic.
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JAPAN
Dec 3, 2021
Pair of quakes shake Japan and prompt fears of more seismic activity to come
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake jolted eastern Yamanashi at around 6:30 a.m., which was followed by a magnitude 5.4 temblor in Wakayama three hours later.
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JAPAN
Dec 1, 2021
Buzzwords in Japan 2021: Ohtani and Tokyo Olympics loomed large
The language of the pandemic, while still present, took a back seat to phrases and words inspired by Shohei Ohtani, Thomas Bach, Yoshiro Mori and other sports-related figures.
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LIFE / Food & Drink
Dec 1, 2021
Tokyo still tops for dining after Michelin announcement
Three of the capital's establishments have maintained their three-star rating since rankings began in Tokyo 15 years ago.
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JAPAN / Science & Health / Longform
Nov 29, 2021
On shaky ground: Is Tokyo prepared for the ‘Big One’?
A powerful earthquake that shook the capital in October has fueled fresh fears of an impending temblor that could devastate the world's largest city.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Japan Series
Nov 29, 2021
Yoshinobu Yamamoto shows the Buffaloes' potential
Yamamoto's Game 6 will be remembered as one of the most stirring performances in defeat in the Japan Series.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 28, 2021
Steady MVP Yuhei Nakamura guides Swallows to Japan Series title
The team's longtime catcher expertly led his pitching staff across six neck-and-neck games against the Buffaloes to complete Yakult's reversal from cellar-dweller to champion.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 27, 2021
Swallows outlast Buffaloes to win Japan Series title
The Swallows are champions for the first time since 2001
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BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 26, 2021
Fuel prices drive fastest Tokyo inflation in 16 months
Prices in the capital, excluding those for fresh food, increased 0.3% in November from a year earlier, the internal affairs ministry reported Friday.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 25, 2021
Adam Jones homers in ninth to keep Buffaloes alive in Japan Series
The Buffaloes won an exciting battle in Game 5 to avoid elimination.
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BUSINESS
Nov 25, 2021
As Shinsei defense collapses, another poison pill works in Japan
Tokyo Kikai Seisakusho Ltd., a small maker of newspaper printing presses, said Thursday that Asia Development Capital Co. had decided not to pursue control of the firm.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 25, 2021
How the Swallows' Masanori Ishikawa, 41, turned back the clock to stifle the Buffaloes
As the saying goes, “you're only as old as you feel.” On Wednesday night, the Swallows' long-time starter proved that to be true.

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Sociologist Gracia Liu-Farrer argues that even though immigration doesn't figure into Japan's autobiography, it is more of a self-perception than a reality.
In search of the ‘Japanese dream’