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IWATE

BASKETBALL
Feb 1, 2014
Pomare, Iwate sail past Ryukyu in OT
Gyno Pomare delivered a splendid performance for the Iwate Big Bulls on Saturday evening.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jan 16, 2014
Iwate's Yonamine never loses track of ultimate goal: winning
Tsubasa Yonamine doesn't grab front-page headlines or dominate the highlights segment on TV sports shows. He helps his basketball team achieve success.
BASKETBALL
Jan 13, 2014
Iwate showcases depth, talent in triumph over Tokyo
The Iwate Big Bulls know there's only one way to climb above the Toyama Grouses and Akita Northern Happinets in the Eastern Conference standings.
BASKETBALL
Jan 2, 2014
Big Bulls open 2014 by dominating Magic
The Iwate Big Bulls ushered in the new year with a thorough throttling of the host Shimane Susanoo Magic, winning 86-71 on Thursday afternoon.
EDITORIALS
Nov 23, 2013
Tohoku's Great Forest Wall Project
A project to plant nearly 300 km of trees along the northeast coast from Iwate to Miyagi to Fukushima will help to protect people and their way of life.
BASKETBALL
Nov 16, 2013
Defensive-minded Iwate hands Akita first defeat of season
The high-scoring Akita Northern Happinets met their match on Saturday night.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Nov 13, 2013
Iwate's Blackledge thriving as important contributor
Blessed with a 218-cm wingspan and a motor that's always ticking, forward Lawrence "Trend" Blackledge is a game-changing presence for the Iwate Big Bulls.
BASKETBALL
Nov 1, 2013
B-Corsairs slump to defeat against Big Bulls
Defending champion Yokohama B-Corsairs had no answer for the high-energy Iwate Big Bulls in their bj-league series opener on Friday.
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Oct 30, 2013
A message from tsunami-hit Rikuzentakata: Make the trip
Your generosity in making the trip up to Tohoku will be forever remembered by those you talk with. Take the time. Make the trip.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Sep 5, 2013
New coaches, players make debuts as preseason begins
Preseason action will be in full swing over the next few weeks as teams get the opportunity to measure themselves — strengths, weaknesses, individual matchups — against opposing teams.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 27, 2013
Girl-recruiting teacher in hot water
Police have handed prosecutors their case against a 59-year-old Iwate University professor who arranged for four foreign students to work as part-time nightclub hostesses.
Japan Times
LIFE
Aug 24, 2013
Long-gone writer tells it how it is
When Kenji Miyazawa was writing his stories and poems nearly a century ago, Japan was a country with a two-pronged mission: To become the first non-white, non-Christian nation to create a modern prosperous state — and to be the leader of an Asian revival.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jun 30, 2013
Cartwright won't return to Osaka Evessa
Former Chicago Bulls head coach Bill Cartwright has parted ways with the Osaka Evessa, the bj-league team he resurrected after an awful start last season.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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