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CULTURE / Film
Aug 26, 2021
‘A Girl on the Shore’: A risque teen drama comes up empty
Atsushi Ueda's film adaptation of Inio Asano's manga stays true to its source material, but doesn't quite capture the messy emotions of adolescence.
OLYMPICS / Faces of Tokyo 2020
Jul 22, 2021
Little-known Japanese athletes the world should watch at the Tokyo Games
A number of the country's lesser known stars look set to make a splash on the world stage at the Olympics.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / The week in NPB
Jun 28, 2021
Streaking Giants set sights on first place
Objects in the mirror are closer than they appear.
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Jun 17, 2021
Ryo Ishikawa empathizes with tennis star Naomi Osaka
'I thought she was OK — she's been so strong these past few years — but every person has a weak point.'
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Jun 16, 2021
Ryo Ishikawa has one last chance to qualify for Tokyo Olympics
Only a very high finish at this week's U.S. Open can earn Ishikawa the second spot on the Japan team alongside Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama.
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May 12, 2021
Rise tap former BayStar Takehiro Ishikawa for gridiron conversion
The longtime infielder will attempt to earn a spot on Sagamihara's roster as a wide receiver for the 2021 X League season.
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JAPAN
May 6, 2021
Japanese town builds giant squid statue with COVID-19 relief funds
The town of Noto used u00a525 million of a government grant to part-fund the u00a530 million, nine-meter-long statue, news reports said.
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CULTURE / Books
Feb 20, 2021
Dive into rural Japanese life and get comfortable working with your hands
Part memoir, travelogue, ethnography and cookbook, “Water, Wood, and Wild Things” explores the intricate connections of new and old in a town in balance.

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Professional cleaner Hirofumi Sakurai takes a moment to appreciate some photographs in a Gotanda apartment whose occupant died alone.
The last cleanup: Life and death in a lonely Japan