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JR HOKKAIDO

Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Mar 12, 2017
Seeing Ainu as they want to be seen
Portrait project on show in Tokyo is the result of months spent living as part of Hokkaido village community.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Mar 11, 2017
'Tokyo Nights': Hard-boiled detective fiction set in Tokyo's meaner streets
When 19-year-old Natasha Philips is found drowned, Manchester police attribute her death to "misadventure." But the girl's wealthy father suspects foul play and, convinced the police are incompetent, secures the services of private investigator Colin McCann — against McCann's better judgment.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Feb 17, 2017
Kanamaru sparks SeaHorses in rout of Levanga
The SeaHorses Mikawa delivered an impressive all-around performance, hammering the visiting Levanga Hokkaido 89-72 on Friday night.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Feb 16, 2017
Room for improvement among free-throw shooters
Success at the free-throw line doesn't necessarily guarantee overall success — or more wins than defeats.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Feb 2, 2017
Otani better off skipping World Baseball Classic than risking injury
There is no reason for Shohei Otani to participate in the 2017 World Baseball Classic.

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