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Japan Times
JAPAN / View from Osaka
Nov 18, 2017
Osaka may be facing political headwinds in its quest to host World Expo 2025
"Look and see which way the wind blows before you commit yourself." — "The Bat and the Weasels," Aesop's Fables
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 17, 2017
Lions bring back Kazuo Matsui after 15 years
The Seibu Lions confirmed Friday they have acquired former major league player Kazuo Matsui, who started his professional career with the club.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 16, 2017
Kazuo Matsui returning to Seibu Lions
Kazuo Matsui, who left the Seibu Lions as a free agent after the 2003 season, will return to his first pro club next season, a source said on Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 14, 2017
Osaka Gov. Ichiro Matsui heads to Paris to boost bid for 2025 World Expo
Osaka Gov. Ichiro Matsui departed for Paris on Tuesday to lobby for Osaka's bid to host the 2025 World Expo.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Oct 29, 2017
Nippon Ishin ponders its fate after brutal defeat in Lower House election
Five years after Nippon Ishin no Kai first appeared on the national stage with promises of changing the country through an Osaka-based revolution, the party's future is in doubt following a crushing defeat in the Oct. 22 Lower House election.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 27, 2017
Eagles won't re-sign veteran infielder Kazuo Matsui
Infielder Kazuo Matsui will not be offered a new contract for next season, the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles announced Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 27, 2017
Hashimoto cuts ties with Nippon Ishin after party's poor election showing
Toru Hashimoto, the former Osaka governor, mayor and co-founder of Osaka-based Nippon Ishin no Kai, has cut ties with the national party following its poor performance in the Oct. 22 Lower House election.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 17, 2017
Bullpen comes up big for underdog Eagles in Climax Series
Many fans, of both the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles and Seibu Lions, probably spent much of the third game of the first-round playoff series between the two teams waiting for the other shoe to drop.
Rugby
Oct 7, 2017
Sungoliath clobber Sanix Blues for seventh consecutive victory
The defending Japan Rugby Top League champion Suntory Sungoliath picked up their seventh straight win Saturday as they topped Munakata Sanix Blues 45-0 at Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 30, 2017
Kibo no To and Nippon Ishin no Kai agree not to directly challenge each other in Tokyo and Osaka city districts
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike and Osaka Gov. Ichiro Matsui agreed Saturday that her new Kibo no To (Party of Hope) and his Nippon Ishin no Kai will not challenge each other in single-seat districts in their respective cities in the upcoming snap election.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 25, 2017
Osaka's leaders complain about San Francisco 'comfort women' statue to U.S. Ambassador Hagerty
In a meeting with U.S. Ambassador to Japan William Hagerty on Monday, Osaka's leaders expressed solidarity with America over North Korea but concern that San Francisco, Osaka's sister city, erected a monument to the wartime "comfort women" who were forced into Japanese military brothels before and during...
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 19, 2017
Dragons hammer playoff-chasing Giants
Shinnosuke Ogasawara allowed two runs over the distance, while his Dragons teammates had a field day as Chunichi knocked the Yomiuri Giants out of third place on Tuesday, winning 10-2.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 7, 2017
Eagles take small step in right direction with back-to-back victories over Fighters
The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles are officially on a winning streak. It's only two games, but it's a start, and with the way the last few weeks have gone, the Eagles will gladly take it.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Aug 5, 2017
Speed bump won't stop Kiyomiya, Japanese baseball's teen powerhouse
So far, 2017 has been a banner year for sports prodigies in Japan, from table tennis and shogi to baseball.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 27, 2017
Eagles closer Matsui expected to miss a month due to shoulder ailment
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles closer Yuki Matsui is expected to be out for about four weeks after he was diagnosed with muscle damage in his left shoulder.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 23, 2017
Celebrity couple's fight goes viral after spurned wife takes battle online
Actress Kazuyo Matsui's very public battle against her actor husband Eiichiro Funakoshi, whom she has accused of adultery, takes on a new life with a YouTube posting in English
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 26, 2017
Eagles salvage tie on Orix miscues
Kazuo Matsui delivered off the bench for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, singling in the tying run in the ninth inning, and finishing the game at shortstop in a 4-4, 12-inning tie on Monday night.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jun 26, 2017
Osaka sets sights on 2025 World Expo, but formidable challenges remain
Earlier this month, Osaka Gov. Ichiro Matsui led a delegation of local politicians and business leaders to Paris, where they formally announced at a general assembly of the Bureau International des Expositions that the prefecture was bidding to host the 2025 World Expo.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 12, 2017
The young comics of 'Laughing Lucky Cats' learn that in comedy, timing is everything
The struggles of comics, be they up-and-coming or down-and-out, is a popular theme in Japanese film and television. A recent example of this was "Hibana," a 10-part original Netflix drama about the decade-long career arc of a manzai (comic duo) act.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 11, 2017
Cabinet gives the greenlight to Osaka's 2025 World Expo bid proposal
Osaka's bid to host the 2025 World Exposition earned a stamp of approval from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government Tuesday.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
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