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Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Mar 9, 2022
A Kobe farmers market opens Tha Door for craft beer-loving couple
Momentum was building around In Tha Door Brewing's collaborations but it wasn't until 2018 when the Nakatos decided something more formal was needed.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 18, 2021
History in the making: Kobe's Japan-Taiwan Exchange Summit
The Kobe Declaration will likely go down in history as an important turning point in Japanese-Taiwanese relations, particularly for its call for a Taiwan Relations Act for Japan.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League / From the Spot
Jul 20, 2021
Goal-scoring dynamo Kyogo Furuhashi ready for Celtic challenge
The 26-year-old leaves Vissel Kobe with a J1-leading 15 goals — and just over a year to prove his potential in Europe and potentially represent Japan at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Jul 16, 2021
Vissel Kobe confirm Japanese winger Kyogo Furuhashi joining Celtic
Furuhashi will join a Celtic side led by former Yokohama F Marinos head coach Ange Postecoglou, who moved to Scotland last month after having led the Marinos to the J. League title in 2019.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 23, 2021
An earthquake in Kobe speaks to a sea wall in San Francisco
Researchers worldwide view Kobe as an example of a modern city where, in 1995, structures failed to perform the way engineers thought they would.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
May 22, 2021
Urawa withstands Vissel pressure to deliver second-half knockout
Andres Iniesta and company failed to take advantage of a strong first half at Saitama Stadium as Japan U-24 call-up Zion Suzuki recorded his third straight clean sheet.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
May 16, 2021
Kobe Bryant remembered in emotional Hall of Fame inductions
Vanessa Bryant stood at the podium on Saturday evening as her late husband Kobe was being formally inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, and she noted that she always avoided praising the former Los Angeles Lakers star in public.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
May 11, 2021
Vissel captain Andres Iniesta extends contract through 2023
The Spanish maestro, who brought unprecedented attention to the J. League when he arrived at Kobe in 2018, said he was excited to continue his 'project' with the club at a signing ceremony.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Apr 17, 2021
Designer Hiroko Koshino brings fashion to 'beautiful game'
Japan midfielder Emi Nakajima, who modeled one of the new designs at the launch, said she looked forward to playing in them.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 10, 2021
U.S. safety board cites poor pilot decisions as likely cause of Kobe Bryant fatal crash
The board said the weather conditions were inconsistent with adverse weather training and resulted in the pilot's 'spatial disorientation and loss of control.'
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
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.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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