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JAPAN U 23

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TENNIS
Jan 12, 2017
Kosei Kamo, 1955 U.S. Open men's doubles champion, dies at 84
Former tennis player Kosei Kamo, one of only two Japanese men who have won a title at a Grand Slam tournament after World War II, has died of a heart attack, the Japan Tennis Association said Thursday. He was 84.
Rugby
Jan 12, 2017
JRFU hands Kobe's Nakajima a 10-match ban
Kobe Kobelco Steelers lock Vakauta Isileli Nakajima was handed a 10-match ban by the Japan Rugby Football Union on Thursday for a tip tackle during last weekend's Top League game against the Kubota Spears.
EDITORIALS
Jan 12, 2017
Keep 'comfort women' deal alive
Tokyo and Seoul should take careful steps to prevent an escalation of diplomatic tensions and keep the comfort women agreement alive.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 12, 2017
After Trump remark, Suga calls Japanese firms in U.S. 'good corporate citizens'
Accumulated direct investment by Japanese firms has totaled $411 billion, and about 840,000 people have been employed, the top government spokesman said.
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JAPAN / Politics
Jan 12, 2017
Chinese leader warmed to Japanese defense strength in 1980s, declassified records show
Chinese government heavyweight Hu Yaobang told Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone in 1983 that he would not oppose an "appropriate enhancement" of Japan's defense capabilities, newly declassified records showed Thursday, underscoring the leading Chinese official's conciliatory stance toward the then-Japanese...
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WORLD / Politics
Jan 12, 2017
Tillerson says Beijing must be denied access to South China Sea isles it has fortified
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of state set a course for a potentially serious confrontation with Beijing on Wednesday, saying China should be denied access to islands it has built in the contested South China Sea.
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JAPAN / Politics
Jan 10, 2017
Stronger Japan-U.S. alliance hinges on Trump's 'awareness,' Abe says
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he wants to keep strengthening the Japan-U.S. alliance with the incoming administration of Donald Trump, provided the two leaders share an awareness of the security situation in Asia.
TENNIS
Jan 10, 2017
Osaka set for Fed Cup debut
Naomi Osaka, 19, will make her Fed Cup debut for Japan in February, the Japan Tennis Association announced Tuesday.
SOCCER
Jan 10, 2017
Ex-Nadeshiko star Sawa gives birth to girl
Homare Sawa, a former soccer player who was the 2011 Women's World Cup MVP and top scorer, has given birth to a baby girl, her first child, her agent said Tuesday.
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JAPAN
Jan 9, 2017
Japan scrambles fighters as Chinese bombers transit Tsushima Strait for first time since August
Air Self-Defense Force fighter jets were scrambled Monday after a number of Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force bombers and reconnaissance planes were detected flying over the East China Sea and Sea of Japan, the Defense Ministry's Joint Staff Office in Tokyo said.
JAPAN
Jan 9, 2017
Former Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura cancels Iran visit
Former Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura has canceled a trip to Tehran following the death of former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, the government said.
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BASKETBALL
Jan 9, 2017
Versatile Stone makes difference for Emperor's Cup champion Jets
Many Chiba Jets players made a contribution in capturing the All-Japan Championship title on Monday, but Tyler Stone was one of the biggest "difference makers" for their Emperor's Cup-winning run.
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JAPAN / Politics
Jan 9, 2017
Trump's stance on Japan-U.S. alliance viewed as key to Asia stability
With Donald Trump set to take office Jan. 20, Japan and other Asian countries are closely watching his stance on the region's alliances, looking for reassurance on U.S. security commitments.
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BASKETBALL
Jan 9, 2017
Jets blast Brave Thunders to capture All-Japan crown
The Chiba Jets poured all their energy onto the court and were rewarded with the team's first-ever major title, since being formed in 2011, after a lopsided 88-66 win over the Kawasaki Brave Thunders in the All-Japan Championship men's final at Yoyogi National Gymnasium on Monday.
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BUSINESS
Jan 9, 2017
Japan pledges to promote infrastructure investment in Czech Republic
Japan will encourage domestic companies to invest in the Czech Republic, especially when infrastructure development projects are involved, Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said Sunday after meeting Czech counterpart Lubomir Zaoralek in Prague.
JAPAN
Jan 9, 2017
U.S. Defense Department shops around for Japanese commercial technologies
The Pentagon held a seminar in Tokyo in November for Japanese companies to study whether their technologies could be used to build U.S. military equipment.
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BUSINESS
Jan 9, 2017
Sri Lanka puts down protests at planned China-led investment zone
Sri Lankan police used tear gas and water cannons on Saturday to disperse hundreds of stone-throwing demonstrators protesting a planned investment zone supported by China.
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JAPAN
Jan 8, 2017
Abe urges South Korea to remove 'comfort women' statue at Busan, claims 2015 agreement at stake
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe urged South Korea to remove a new statue dedicated to the girls and women hauled into Japan's military brothels before and during the war, and called on Seoul to stick to the bilateral agreement that was inked in 2015 to settle the thorny issue once and for all.
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BASKETBALL
Jan 8, 2017
Sunflowers crush Red Wave to maintain stranglehold on Empress Cup
Once again, the mighty Jx-Eneos Sunflowers hoisted the Empress Cup high at the annual new year tournament.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 8, 2017
East Asia in the Trump era
What might happen to U.S. foreign policy, in particular its alliance in East Asia, under the leadership of incoming President Donald Trump? Japan faces an increasingly complex security landscape in East Asia. The Trump presidency could make it more uncertain and more unpredictable.
Japanese gymnast Shoko Miyata leaves Olympic team over drinking and smoking
Shoko Miyata had been set to lead the Japanese women's gymnastics team at the Paris Games.
U.S.-Japan Patriot missile production plan hits Boeing component snag
Self-Defense Forces soldiers walk past a Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile unit in Tokyo in October 2017.
Nippon Steel hires Mike Pompeo to help clinch purchase of U.S. Steel
Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during the last day of the 2024 Republican National Convention on Thursday in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Secluded at beach house, Biden stews at allies’ pressure to drop out
U.S. President Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama attend a campaign fundraiser at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on June 15.
Japanese culture festival kicks off in London
Matthew Barry (right) tastes sake at the Hyper Japan Festival on Friday in London.
How to prevent and respond to heatstroke in Japan this summer
A passerby holding a parasol wipes her face as she walks on the street amid a heatstroke alert in Tokyo and other prefectures, in Tokyo on July 9.
‘Sniper from Oita’ sets her sights on Paris Olympics target
Misaki Nobata competes at the World University Games in 2023. A hero in her hometown of Oita, Nobata is one of three Japanese shooters who will compete at the upcoming Paris Olympics.
Households struggle as Japan’s inflation rises near U.S. levels
The Nishiki market in Kyoto. June’s inflation report shows extraordinary jumps in the prices of some items favored by households, including cabbage (27.6%), potatoes (28.5%) and tomatoes (15.6%).
As risk of heatstroke rises in Japan, so does that of COVID-19
People hold umbrellas while watching baseball to deal with the heat in the city of Shizuoka on July 7.
German, French and Spanish fighter aircraft arrive in Japan for joint drills
Two Air Self-Defense Force F-15s (right) escort two German Air Force Eurofighter jets and an A330MRTT aerial tanker on their arrival in Japan Friday. The ASDF is conducting training exercises with the German, French and Spanish air forces this weekend.

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