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JR HOKKAIDO

Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Jan 4, 2019
SeaHorses hold off Levanga down the stretch
Mikawa's Takanobu Nishikawa scored a season-best 18 points on 7-for-10 shooting on Friday night.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 1, 2019
Top Japan news of 2018
The Japan Times newsroom selected the following domestic news stories as the most important of 2018.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Dec 20, 2018
Sunrockers orchestrate impressive turnaround under new bench boss Tsutomu Isa
Sometimes teams need to shake things up to produce the desired results.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 18, 2018
Russia plans to move troops into new barracks and build armored vehicle sites on disputed isles
Russia said Monday it had built new barracks for troops on a disputed chain of islands near Japan and would build more facilities for armored vehicles, a move likely to anger Tokyo after it urged Moscow to reduce its military activity there.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Dec 14, 2018
Northern Happinets soar past Levanga in overtime
Momentum can change a game in the blink of an eye.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 12, 2018
Foreign Minister Taro Kono ignores questions on Russian-held islands ahead of talks
The foreign minister's image was tarnished during a news conference Tuesday when he asked for the next question repeatedly when queried by reporters over a diplomatic row with Russia.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 12, 2018
NHK fires senior employee over fraudulent receipt of allowances
NHK, also known as Japan Broadcasting Corp., has fired a senior employee Tuesday at its broadcasting station in Obihiro, Hokkaido, for fraudulently receiving ¥5,242,160 in allowances.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 11, 2018
After quake, Hokkaido tourist sites promote safety of winter events
Tourist sites in Hokkaido are coming up with creative solutions to bring foreign visitors back to their events this winter — the busiest season of the year — while also promoting safety.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Dec 6, 2018
Levanga part ways with bench boss Jose Neto, promote Tomohide Utsumi
As the Levanga Hokkaido return to action after the B. League's break due to FIBA World Cup Asia qualifying, a new bench boss will be calling the shots.
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.
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.
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.
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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