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OSAKA

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 6, 2014
Osaka challenges Tokyo with tallest skyscraper
Japan's tallest building will open Friday in Osaka, as Asia's third-biggest metropolitan economy aims to lure tourists and stem businesses from moving to Tokyo.
COMMENTARY
Mar 2, 2014
Hashimoto's costly political stunt
Osaka Mayor Toru Hoshimoto has lost his job after the city assembly declined to consent to his resignation. It's another step in a process that will culminate in his running for mayor again March 23, and likely confuse Osaka residents.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 1, 2014
Sanfrecce spoil Forlan's league debut
Tsukasa Shiotani stole Diego Forlan's thunder with a second-half winner as Sanfrecce Hiroshima launched their bid for a third straight J. League title with a 1-0 victory away to Cerezo Osaka on Saturday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League / 2014 J. LEAGUE PREVIEW
Feb 28, 2014
Cerezo looking to end Sanfrecce stranglehold
The following is the second of a two-part preview for the upcoming J. League season. Team-by-team previews of the nine highest-ranking teams competing in the first division are listed.
JAPAN
Feb 28, 2014
Nova founder ordered to pay damages to former students
The Osaka High Court has ordered the founder of the Nova Corp. chain of English-language schools and three other persons to pay ¥19 million in damages to former Nova students, reversing a lower court ruling.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League / 2014 J. LEAGUE PREVIEW
Feb 27, 2014
Gamba looking for payback
The following is the first of a two-part preview for the upcoming J. League season. Team-by-team previews of the nine lowest-ranked teams competing in the first division are listed.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Feb 26, 2014
Popovic trying to keep lid on Forlan hype as Cerezo eye title
The arrival of star Uruguayan striker Diego Forlan has transformed Cerezo Osaka into runaway favorites for the J. League title in the minds of many, but if manager Ranko Popovic agrees with them, he is keeping quiet.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Feb 23, 2014
Final season for 'Toru Hashimoto Show'?
Is the Osaka political drama revolving around “third force” failure Toru Hashimoto entering its final season?
BASKETBALL
Feb 22, 2014
Fukuoka routs Osaka, keeps playoff hopes alive
The Rizing Fukuoka used a simple formula for success on Saturday: Outscore the Osaka Evessa in all four quarters.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 21, 2014
Nippon Ishin to stay out of mayor poll
Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Restoration Party) will officially stay out of the March 23 Osaka mayoral snap election, which its co-leader, Mayor Toru Hashimoto, forced earlier this month after he resigned to protest opposition in the municipal assembly toward merging Osaka's municipal and prefectural governments...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Feb 19, 2014
Osaka: What did you make of ANA's 'blond, big-nosed foreigner' ad?
All Nippon Airways caused quite a stir last month with the release of an ad many foreign residents found offensive. But what did foreigners and natives in Japan's comedy capital make of it
JAPAN / View from Osaka
Feb 15, 2014
Leave Article 9 alone: New Komeito's Osaka women
Political alliances often resemble shotgun weddings. But Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and smaller opposition forces such as Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto's Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Restoration Party) that are pushing to amend the Constitution are now wondering...
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 14, 2014
JCP won't field candidate in Osaka mayoral election, hoping to embarrass Hashimoto
In joining other major political parties, the Japanese Communist Party said Friday it will not field a candidate in the Osaka mayoral election next month that Toru Hashimoto has forced to seek a mandate on his plan to merge the city and prefecture into a single government entity.
JAPAN
Feb 13, 2014
Director pulls Airin film, alleges Osaka censorship
Film director Shingo Ota has pulled his movie about the Airin day-laborer district in the city of Osaka from next month's Osaka Asian Film Festival after the city requested that he edit some scenes depicting the poverty-stricken area, sources said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 13, 2014
Researchers find key Alzheimer's protein
A research team from institutions in Japan and Germany has identified a protein in the brain that may lower the risk of Alzheimer's disease, raising hopes of improved prevention and treatment, according to a study published Thursday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Feb 12, 2014
New Cerezo striker Forlan welcomes challenge to be impact player
Uruguay striker Diego Forlan said he is confident he has made the right decision to play in Japan with Cerezo Osaka, and stated Wednesday he does not believe a move perceived as a step down to the J.League will affect his preparations for this summer's World Cup finals in Brazil.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 8, 2014
Osaka to elect new mayor on March 23
The Osaka Municipal Government's election board decided Saturday to hold a mayoral election March 23.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 7, 2014
Hashimoto submits resignation to assembly
Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto formally submitted his resignation Friday to the head of the municipal assembly, setting the stage for a snap election in mid or late March.
SOCCER / J. League
Feb 7, 2014
Forlan to arrive in Japan next week
New Cerezo Osaka forward Diego Forlan will arrive in Japan next Wednesday, the J.League first-division club said Friday.
EDITORIALS
Feb 6, 2014
Hashimoto's self-serving gambit
Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto's resignation Friday before the city assembly is nothing more than a political maneuver to bypass a snag he encountered in his plan to integrate Osaka Prefecture and the city of Osaka.

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