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FUKUSHIMA NO 2

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BASKETBALL
Jan 24, 2016
Nash guides East to victory in final bj-league All-Star Game
Le'Bryan Nash wanted the ball and craved the opportunity to showcase his impressive talents on a big stage.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES
Jan 20, 2016
Hatoyama dreams of a Japan anchored within a united Asia
Former leader apologizes for his failures as PM and shares his views on Fukushima, Tokyo 2020 and his hopes for Okinawa, Japan and the wider region.
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JAPAN
Jan 18, 2016
Toshiba unveils remote-controlled device to remove reactor 3 fuel assemblies at Fukushima No. 1
Toshiba Corp. on Monday demonstrated a device it anticipates will be used to remove fuel-rod assemblies from the spent fuel pool in the reactor 3 building at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant.
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JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jan 18, 2016
Rescues point to dangers of searching out backcountry powder
Backcountry skiing and snowboarding have come under scrutiny after the recent rescue of two groups of skiers stranded in mountains in Nagano and Fukushima prefectures.
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JAPAN / FUKUSHIMA FILE
Jan 17, 2016
Fukushima town hopes to translate kanji and sake into tourism cash
Residents of Kitakata, a northwestern Fukushima Prefecture city known for promoting antiquated Japanese kanji, are stepping up efforts to attract more tourists by linking the pictographs to sake breweries in the area.
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SOCCER / J. League
Jan 15, 2016
Iwaki FC owners aiming for the stars with new club
Dome Corporation president Shuichi Yasuda has the vision, Satoshi Okura the know-how and former Dutch international and Rangers player Pieter Huistra the experience. The goal now is to combine their respective talents as they embark on the task of building a professional soccer club from scratch.
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JAPAN / FUKUSHIMA FILE
Dec 20, 2015
Loneliness grows as 3/11 evacuees vacate temporary housing
Even though thousands of evacuees from the 3/11 disasters still live in temporary housing, many others have moved on, turning once busy communities into virtual ghost towns.
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COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Dec 19, 2015
Recommended reading for the holidays and beyond
'Black Dragon River' stands out among the nonfiction books that caught the eye of columnist Jeff Kingston over the past year.
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BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Dec 12, 2015
Fukushima’s Nash making big impact
His name isn't LeBron James, but his play, like the NBA legend's, captivates a pro basketball league's audience. And many of his performances in October, November and early December have been among the best of the 2015-16 bj-league season.
BASKETBALL
Dec 6, 2015
Kyoto edges Fukushima to complete series sweep
After outlasting the Fukushima Firebonds in triple overtime on Saturday, the Kyoto Hannaryz played another tight, down-to-the-wire contest a day later.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 3, 2015
China's 'insane' gamble on nuclear power
If tech-savvy Japan couldn't avoid a nuclear disaster, what hope for a nation known for lax safety and graft?

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