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JR HOKKAIDO

Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Apr 15, 2017
Focused Brex move closer to locking up East title
The chase is ongoing for the East Division regular-season title.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 14, 2017
Spud shortage in Japan makes potato chips a hot commodity
Demand for potato chips surged in Japan this week, with products on offer for six times their retail price online after snack maker Calbee Inc. halted the sale of some of its most popular chip brands.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Apr 11, 2017
Levanga earn narrow win over Akita
Potent 3-point shooting carried the Levanga Hokkaido past the Akita Northern Happinets on Tuesday night in Sapporo.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 6, 2017
Marines rookie Sasaki triumphs in first start
Chihaya Sasaki said he was nervous before the first pro start of his career. It was hard to tell in the fifth inning, when nursing a one-run lead with a runner on base, the Chiba Lotte Marines rookie struck out Shohei Otani with a sinker that left the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters star flailing at air....
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Apr 3, 2017
First NPB weekend provides excitement but few real answers
Nippon Professional Baseball finally made its return over the weekend, as fans streamed into ballparks around Japan to support their favorite teams. The camaraderie forged by the common goal of the World Baseball Classic was replaced by loyalty to different teams and players as the pennant races officially...
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Mar 31, 2017
Sato gives 89ers down-to-the-wire win over Levanga
The Sendai 89ers found a way to edge the visiting Levanga Hokkaido on Friday night.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / 2017 NPB PREVIEW
Mar 29, 2017
Hawks looking to redress balance of Pacific League power
The following is the first of a two-part NPB preview beginning with the 2016 Pacific League.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Mar 26, 2017
Hot-shooting Jets soar past Levanga
The Chiba Jets shot 90.9 percent from the field in an entertaining first quarter.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 14, 2017
Cockroach longevity linked to female cohabitation
Female cockroaches living in groups with other females are more likely to have their unfertilized eggs hatch, a research team at Hokkaido University has found, providing a possible explanation for the reason the insect has managed to survive for hundreds of millions of years.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
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.
Saitama court bans demonstrations over anti-Kurd hate speech
Kurdish people in Japan in 2015. A court injunction has banned acts that defame the Japan Kurdish Cultural Association and are disrespectful, such as putting up banner flags or handing out fliers with hate speech like “Refugees should go back to their home countries.”
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
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.
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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