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OSAKA

BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 20, 2015
Osaka Gas ditches plan to build coal thermal plant near Tokyo
Osaka Gas Co. has abandoned a plan to build a coal-burning power plant northeast of Tokyo, believing it will not be profitable due to emissions reduction requirements and the potential revival of nuclear power, a company source said Sunday.
JAPAN / View from Osaka
Dec 19, 2015
Curtain finally falls on the 'Toru Hashimoto Show'
"Reports of my death are greatly exaggerated."
SOCCER
Dec 18, 2015
Hanover makes bid for Cerezo's Yamaguchi
Bundesliga side Hanover has made an official offer for Japan and Cerezo Osaka midfielder Hotaru Yamaguchi, a team executive revealed Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 18, 2015
Hashimoto's political career pauses, for now
The curtain came down on Toru Hashimoto's nearly eight-year political career Friday, with the Osaka mayor finishing his term in office.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 16, 2015
Kyoto mayoral election a testing ground for Ishin
In a first local test for the newly formed Osaka Ishin no Kai national political party, a mayoral candidate in Kyoto on Tuesday won the support of Kyoto Ishin no Kai, a small group that aims to secure the backing of Osaka Ishin.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 14, 2015
Hashimoto passes Ishin no Kai mantle to Mitsui ahead of last day in office
With Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto's last day in office coming on Friday, Osaka Ishin no Kai, the national political party he also provisionally led, now faces life in the post-Hashimoto era.
Japan Times
SOCCER / SOCCER SCENE
Dec 9, 2015
Jury still out on new J. League championship format
The J. League's new playoff format produced a worthy champion and a thrilling finale in its debut season, but only time will tell if it is a success.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Dec 8, 2015
Kyoto's Palmer brings end to long career in Japan
Kyoto Hannaryz forward David Palmer on Monday revealed that he's decided to retire — effective immediately. He said he made up his mind in early November, citing injuries and various physical ailments as factors that led to this decision.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 8, 2015
Split Ishin parties end long-running internal feud, agree to divvy up subsidies
Finally ending a long-running and ugly battle over political funds, Osaka-based members of Ishin no To (Japan Innovation Party) and those outside of the prefecture signed a statement of reconciliation Tuesday, agreeing to split the party's ¥1.5 billion in government subsidies and return money left...
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 6, 2015
Avispa Fukuoka earn promotion back to J1
Avispa Fukuoka returned to the J. League first division for the first time since 2011 with a 1-1 draw to Cerezo Osaka in the promotion playoff final on Sunday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 6, 2015
Sanfrecce turned pressure into advantage during championship final
Sanfrecce Hiroshima striker Hisato Sato admits that the fear of missing out on the 2015 J. League title after finishing the regular season on top of the table helped drive his side to the championship.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 5, 2015
Sanfrecce complete title quest against Gamba
Sanfrecce Hiroshima claimed their third J. League title in four years with a 4-3 aggregate win over Gamba Osaka after a 1-1 draw in the second leg of the championship final on Saturday night.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 4, 2015
Gamba's Usami aims to end scoring drought at critical time
Gamba Osaka manager Kenta Hasegawa is counting on his top scorer Takashi Usami to end a personal dry spell and key a fight-back in the J. League Championship Final against Sanfrecce Hiroshima on Saturday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Dec 3, 2015
Defense paying dividends in West
Tenacity and rock-solid fundamentals fuel top defenses.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 2, 2015
Sasaki, Kashiwa strike late as Sanfrecce beat Gamba in first leg of final
Sho Sasaki and Yoshifumi Kashiwa both scored in injury time to earn Sanfrecce Hiroshima a 3-2 win away to defending champions Gamba Osaka in the first leg of the J.League Championship Final on Wednesday night.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 2, 2015
Man served with third arrest warrant over murders of two Osaka youths
Police in Osaka have served a third arrest warrant on a man suspected of killing two youths in August, this one for allegedly murdering the 12-year-old boy, Ryoto Hoshino.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 1, 2015
Gamba, Sanfrecce put title aspirations on the line
Gamba Osaka manager Kenta Hasegawa hopes his players will get a second wind when the defending champions take on Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the first leg of the J. League Championship final on Wednesday at Expo Stadium.
JAPAN
Dec 1, 2015
Saitama school apologizes over student's racist tweets
A private high school in Urawa, Saitama Prefecture, has apologized for racist tweets targeting Gamba Osaka's black Brazilian striker Patric posted by a male student over the weekend.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Nov 29, 2015
Urawa supporter tweets racial abuse against Gamba striker Patric
A Twitter user who directed racially abusive messages Saturday at Gamba Osaka's black Brazilian striker Patric claims to be a supporter of Urawa Reds, according to the poster's profile on the social networking service.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Nov 28, 2015
Is Tokyo killing the rest of Japan?
The overconcentration of people and resources in the capital could be holding back the remainder of the country.

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