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Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Sep 24, 2016
Sunrockers storm past B-Corsairs in pivotal fourth quarter
After an electrifying start to the B. League's inaugural season with a two-game series between the Alvark Tokyo and Ryukyu Golden Kings earlier the week, other clubs made their league debut across the nation on Saturday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jul 13, 2016
'Sing Street': 'I'm in a band' — it works every time
Filmmaker and former frontman for the Irish band "The Frames" John Carney completes his ode-to-music trilogy with "Sing Street" — following the star-studded "Begin Again" in 2013 and the excellent but underrated "Once" in 2007.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jun 8, 2016
'Money Monster': Jodie Foster's thrilling investment
Money is the new sex at the movies. Actually, if we're honest, maybe it was also the old sex. Whatever — in our overly consumerist society, money is on everyone's mind and more filmmakers are discovering the excitement that a stock chart can generate.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
May 18, 2016
'Macbeth': What's done is done again
Few storytellers can match Shakespeare for his vast range of timeless themes and awesome characters. Imagine what the Bard could have accomplished if he had had a laptop and smartphone.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 3, 2016
An unforgiving look at 'Unbroken' in Japan
Flashback to 1983: Director Nagisa Oshima's "Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence," set during World War II in a Japanese-run POW camp in Java, is opening in theaters across Japan. It starred David Bowie with two huge local stars: comedian Beat Takeshi and musician Ryuichi Sakamoto. The film confronted the reality...
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 25, 2015
And the winner of the Nude Emperor Award is . . .
Xi Jinping, Donald Trump and Jack Ma star in our awards for the most inept, self-interested and narcissistic people of 2015.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Nov 27, 2015
Leicester, Man Utd are improbable top-of-table foes
Top of the league in Spain: Barcelona. In Germany: Bayern Munich. In France: PSG. In England: Leicester City. An unlikely foursome.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Oct 18, 2015
'Jack' event declares: ‘Let there be J-pop!’
Over the past two years, Simon Whybray's monthly club night and online mix series “Jack” (stylized in all caps) has featured high-energy songs from around the globe, including a healthy dose of J-pop. It's surprising, then, when he reveals his gateway into Japanese music was a delicate piano number...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 7, 2015
'Starred Up' shows British prisoners being unpleasant
In the language of Britain's penal system, "starred up" is the term used for a young offender who gets prematurely moved to an adult prison. Designated "single cell, high risk," 19-year-old Eric Love (Jack O'Connell) certainly looks like he's ready for the big time. When the officers strip search him...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jul 29, 2015
Ratcheting violence on Belfast's streets in '71
For the last three decades of the 20th century, Northern Ireland was mired in a toxic internecine conflict that came to be known as "the Troubles." Although bombings, assassinations, street battles and clashes with security forces claimed the lives of more than 3,600 people, it was an era defined as...
JAPAN
Jun 15, 2015
ASIJ sex abuse report is finally released, blames 'cultural taboos'
A 'historical lack of formal policies' and 'cultural taboos' allowed child sex abuse committed by former American School in Japan teacher Jack Moyer to go unchecked for decades, according to an independent legal team tasked with probing the pedophilia scandal.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jun 7, 2015
BBC claims to have seen former FIFA VP Warner's documents
The BBC claims to have seen evidence detailing what happened to the $10 million soccer's world governing body FIFA sent to former vice president Jack Warner.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 5, 2015
American School in Japan admits covering up teacher's sex abuse for decades
In a long-awaited disclosure, a well-known international school in Tokyo admits to concealing decades of sexual abuse by a former teacher and apologizes.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jun 5, 2015
Full security measures set for Ireland-England friendly
When the Republic of Ireland last played England in Dublin 20 years ago, the match was abandoned midway through the first-half because of rioting by visiting fans. Forty people were arrested after seats were ripped up and missiles thrown in the old Lansdowne Road ground.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jun 5, 2015
Flashy FIFA's fast fall from great game to great shame borders on the farcical
In less than a week, the public face of FIFA has gone from something resembling an old-style Communist Party rally, with a defiant Sepp Blatter fronting ranks of flag-bearing youths, to what looks more like a scene from "Reservoir Dogs."
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Apr 24, 2015
Lack of progress in probe into ASIJ ex-teacher's sex abuses riles victims
Nearly a year after the American School in Japan promised to launch a third-party investigation into sexual abuse by late former teacher Jack Moyer, victims and alumni are becoming increasingly frustrated the school's administration has yet to provide a report on the probe or offer an apology and redress....
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Apr 3, 2015
Carrick's fragility an ongoing issue for club, country
According to Sir Alex Ferguson, his former Manchester United manager, Michael Carrick is "the best English player in the game."
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jan 15, 2015
Offbeat satire that finds the bizarre in the banal
Sometimes the pen really is mightier than the sword — not only when it is deployed to capture in words the loftiest philosophical ruminations, but also when, through pictures, it causes heroes to tremble and fall. For skilled satirists, trenchant humor is a potent tool.
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.
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.
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.”
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.
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.

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