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HOKKAIDO

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BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Oct 11, 2018
Revamped Levanga Hokkaido foundation includes key personnel from far-flung locales
As the B. League gains recognition on the global scale, the infusion of international players and coaches will continue to be vital.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 10, 2018
Panel to recommend ways for Hokkaido to avoid another large-scale power failure
A third-party panel investigating the massive blackout that occurred in Hokkaido following last month's powerful earthquake plans to propose an increase to Hokkaido Electric Power Co.'s preset quota for forced shutdowns as a measure to prevent a similar large-scale power failure, it was learned Tuesday....
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 6, 2018
Hokkaido industries still struggling following quake-triggered blackout
Key industries in Hokkaido are still struggling with secondary damage from the massive blackout triggered by the powerful earthquake a month ago.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Sep 21, 2018
The sky’s no limit for far-flung motorbike touring in Hokkaido
Two humans, one motorcycle and seven days of travel on Hokkaido's open roads.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 21, 2018
Tokyo to subsidize hotel discounts in Hokkaido to help tourism recover from quake
Plan supported by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe follows similar moves following disasters in other parts of the country.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.

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