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KUMAMOTO

EDITORIALS
Jul 3, 2019
The damage done to kin of Hansen's disease patients
The government needs to listen to what patients' relatives have gone through and explore what can be done to make up for the damage done.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jun 20, 2019
Standout point guard Kaito Ishikawa joins Kumamoto Volters
Kaito Ishikawa demonstrated throughout the 2018-19 season that he was one of the B. League's most dependable point guards.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / A Weekend In
Jun 7, 2019
A weekend in Kumamoto: In the land of the smoking volcano
Since 2016, Kumamoto has been associated more with the earthquake and aftershocks that damaged much of the city and prefecture than as a travel destination. Though reconstruction is complete in most areas, there is still evidence of damage, most notably to Kumamoto Castle, a prefectural icon whose walls...
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
May 30, 2019
Former New Zealand national team coach Nenad Vucinic hired to lead Kumamoto Volters
Well-traveled coach Nenad Vucinic served an assistant for the New Zealand men's national team during the 2006 FIBA World Basketball Championship in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 28, 2019
Seven infants left in Kumamoto baby hatch in fiscal 2018
Seven infants were left in a baby hatch in the city of Kumamoto in fiscal 2018, the municipal government said Monday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
May 4, 2019
Alvark, Jets post victories in semifinal series openers
The Alvark Tokyo scratched and clawed their way to a third-place finish in the brutal East Division during the regular season. Forty-four wins in 60 games was what they accomplished.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
May 2, 2019
Chiba set for semifinal clash with Tochigi; Ryukyu faces Tokyo
Motivation can be a powerful emotion in sports.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 17, 2019
Three years on, officials and residents pay their respects to victims of Kumamoto quakes
Mashiki officials offered silent prayers on Tuesday for the victims of the powerful earthquakes that hit the town and other areas of Kumamoto Prefecture three years ago.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Apr 5, 2019
Kawasaki capitalizes on free-throw opportunities to beat Toyama
When a team scores three times as many points as its opponent at the free-throw line, it's usually a good sign for the team getting fouled repeatedly.
EDITORIALS
Apr 3, 2019
Another wrongful conviction is reversed
It is not enough to overturn a wrongful conviction of innocent persons. The process that result in falsely convicting them of crimes they did not commit must be scrutinized.
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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