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HASHIMOTO

Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Feb 9, 2019
Impressive outside shooting carries Brex past Sunrockers
The Tochigi Brex didn't have a single player carrying the offense on Saturday.
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Feb 3, 2019
Three Japanese marathoners book tickets for 2020 Olympic trials
Unheralded Kohei Futaoka, along with two other Japanese men, earned berths for the Marathon Grand Championship, Japan's new 2020 Olympic trials event, after meeting the qualifying standards at Sunday's Beppu-Oita Marathon.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 17, 2019
After yearslong fight, Osaka subway drivers win court case over Toru Hashimoto-era beard ban
A district court ruled Wednesday in favor of two subway drivers who sought compensation from the Osaka Municipal Government, claiming they received poor performance reviews for refusing to comply with internal regulations banning beards.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 11, 2019
Next Nippon Steel chief Eiji Hashimoto aspires to secure top global spot
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp.'s Executive Vice President Eiji Hashimoto expressed his ambition to make his company the world's top steel-maker after being appointed to become the next chief of the Japanese steel giant on Thursday.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 30, 2018
Ex-Kobe assemblyman guilty of public funds fraud
A former Kobe city assemblyman who initially came under the spotlight for an affair with a singer-turned-lawmaker was found guilty Monday of defrauding his local assembly of public funds slated for use in political activities.
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CULTURE / Art
Oct 28, 2018
Duchamp and Japan: No rest for the urinal
If you want someone to blame for Banksy's stunt of shredding "Girl With Balloon" after selling it for $1.4 million at auction, your prime suspect currently has a major retrospective at the Tokyo National Museum.
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CULTURE / Film
Oct 17, 2018
'It's Boring Here, Pick Me Up': A rural road movie with no destination
What passes for countryside in Japan is often a vast sprawl of low-rise development: chain restaurants, big-box stores, gas stations and pachinko parlors. While there's no shortage of films that have tried to capture the ennui of life in such areas, the results are often as uninspiring as the locations...
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Aug 30, 2018
Journey for Japan's hoop team to end with game for 7th place
The Japan men's national basketball team's bizarre, unprecedented journey at the Asian Games is nearly — and finally — coming to an end.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Aug 29, 2018
Basketball players handed one-year bans
The four men's national basketball team players who allegedly paid women for sex in Jakarta during the ongoing Asian Games have been handed a one-year ban by the Japan Basketball Association, the organization announced on Wednesday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 10, 2018
NPB warns umpires who lost track of count
Five NPB umpires received severe warnings Friday for losing track of the count in an at-bat the day before.
OLYMPICS
Aug 10, 2018
2020 cycling courses set
Local organizers announced the road cycling courses for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Thursday and declared them "extremely difficult."
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jul 20, 2018
Screenwriter Shinobu Hashimoto, who worked on iconic Kurosawa films, dies at age 100
Screenwriter Shinobu Hashimoto, who worked on a number of iconic Japanese films including Akira Kurosawa's "Rashomon" and "Seven Samurai," has died of pneumonia at his home in Tokyo, his family said Friday. He was 100.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jul 13, 2018
Poverty in Japan: Underclass struggles to achieve upward mobility
Last month, Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Toshihiro Nikai said during an LDP gathering in Tokyo that people who opt not to have children are "selfish" given the country's demographic crisis.
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BASKETBALL / B. League
May 29, 2018
SeaHorses star Makoto Hiejima named 2017-18 MVP at B. League Award Show
Makoto Hiejima is the face of the B. League's sophomore season.
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SOCCER / J. League
May 5, 2018
Kosuke Ota sparks FC Tokyo in victory over Kawasaki Frontale
Kosuke Ota produced two free kick assists as FC Tokyo kept up its strong J. League form with a 2-0 win over defending champions Kawasaki Frontale on Saturday.
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May 1, 2018
All Japan Judo Federation announces team for Hohhot Grand Prix
Olympic gold medalist Mashu Baker and world champion Soichi Hashimoto are among the 14 team members selected for this month's Hohhot Grand Prix, the All Japan Judo Federation announced Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Apr 19, 2018
Readers weigh in on top underrated players
It's often easy to identify the superstars in sports.
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Mar 7, 2018
Boxer Katsunari Takayama fighting to realize Olympic dream
Former four-organization world champion boxer Katsunari Takayama is trying to earn a chance to take a shot at another shiny reward.
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JAPAN / Politics
Feb 13, 2018
10 years on, Osaka fiscal reform started by Toru Hashimoto remains unfinished
Since Toru Hashimoto was elected Osaka governor in January 2008 and subsequently launched a reform drive, the prefecture has turned its debt-heavy public finances around to achieve budget surpluses.
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CULTURE / Film
Jan 31, 2018
'Blank 13': Dark dysfunctional-family drama offers no easy answers
A father steps back into his family's lives, after a gap of 13 years, to tell them he is dying of cancer.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Harry Kewell fired by Yokohama F. Marinos
Yokohama F. Marinos coach Harry Kewell before an Asian Champions League match against Ulsan Hyundai, in Ulsan, South Korea, on April 17
Statue of A-bombed Japanese girl in Seattle stolen
The Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes statue in Seattle's Peace Park. The statue was reported missing on Friday by the city government of Seattle.
'Super spicy' potato chips land Japan students in hospital
High school students were taken to hospital in Tokyo on Tuesday after eating "super spicy" potato chips.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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