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JR HOKKAIDO

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BUSINESS
May 15, 2019
Japan IR Expo opens in Osaka as candidates step up efforts to win integrated casino resort licenses
With the cities of Osaka and Wakayama stepping up their efforts to win a legalized integrated casino resort, the Japan IR Expo opened Wednesday in Osaka.
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JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
May 11, 2019
JR Hokkaido confronts the harsh realities of financing rail lines in depopulated areas
Privatization of public enterprises is a core tenet of neoliberalism, and probably the most representative domestic development in this regard was the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) in 1987. The resulting rail companies, distinguished primarily by region, have demonstrated differing...
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CULTURE / Books
May 11, 2019
'Trails': Blood spatters across an empty field of snow
After a decade of visits to annual deer culls in Hokkaido's Shiretoko National Park, photographer Takashi Homma has recently released a photo book, 'Trails,' about the project.
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CULTURE / Books / RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOKS ABOUT JAPAN
May 11, 2019
Tomoko Keira's 'The Spirit of Huci': A year of living with an Ainu elder — review
One part Ainu cookbook and three parts a cultural record of Ainu values and beliefs, Tomoko Keira's 'The Spirit of Huci' offers, for the first time, the voices of Ainu women in English.
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CULTURE / Books
May 4, 2019
'The Forest of Wool and Steel': Music and nature intertwine to paint a portrait of growth — review
Natsu Miyashita's 'The Forest of Wool and Steel' is a mesmerizing reading experience, a slow journey in how one young person renders an occupation into a vocation.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 4, 2019
Katsuya Kakunaka, Seiya Inoue deliver clutch hits as Marines top Fighters
There was sun, rain, a little hail, sun again and finally a blanket of gray clouds at Zozo Marine Stadium on Saturday.
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BASKETBALL / B. League
Apr 26, 2019
Tochigi pounds Kawasaki in playoff opener
The Tochigi Brex were locked in at both ends of the court on Friday night.
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BASKETBALL / B. League
Apr 21, 2019
Alvark finish season strongly with win over woeful Levanga
The Alvark Tokyo excelled over the final two months of the regular season, elevating their play to match their impressive victory total from their title-winning 2017-18 campaign.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 20, 2019
Marines' Mike Bolsinger, trio of relievers stifle Fighters
There were four players, all pitchers, on the hero interview podium for the Chiba Lotte Marines on Saturday afternoon.

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