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Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Aug 13, 2020
Sagan Tosu suspends season after coronavirus cluster within organization
Initial results from Sagan's PCR tests resulted in the J. League's decision to cancel Wednesday night's Levain Cup match between Sagan and Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
BUSINESS
Jul 7, 2020
Japan FTC slaps aircraft fuel supplier for barring rival
Japan's Fair Trade Commission on Tuesday issued a cease-and-desist order to major aircraft fuel supplier Mainami Aviation Services Co. after the Tokyo-based firm allegedly obstructed a rival from entering the market.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 6, 2020
Meteorological Agency issues highest alert for heavy rain for Fukuoka, Nagasaki and Saga
The Meteorological Agency on Monday issued a Level 5 alert for heavy rain, its highest warning, for Nagasaki, Saga and Fukuoka prefectures in Kyushu, urging residents to stay extra vigilant.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 25, 2019
City in Chiba Prefecture approves provisional Osprey deployment
Kisarazu Mayor Yoshikuni Watanabe voiced approval Wednesday for the proposed provisional deployment of the Ground Self-Defense Force's Osprey tilt-rotor transport aircraft to the Chiba Prefecture city.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Oct 17, 2019
Veteran big man David Simon lighting it up for Kyoto
Two weeks is a small sample size, but it provides some clues about the potential of players and teams since the new season tipped off on Oct. 3.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Oct 11, 2019
Top 10: A local's guide to the most unique hot springs in Kyushu
Panoramas, bubble baths and tingling testicles — The Japan Times' list of 10 of the most unique and rare onsen Kyushu has to offer.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Sep 28, 2019
Wagyu and seafood: At Imari Roaji, Saga sends its finest to Ginza
The further you travel in Japan, the more you discover that each corner of the country has its own character and food traditions. Every region produces its own distinctive strains of rice, seafood products, miso, pickles and sake. And those differences are important: They're expressions of history, culture...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Sep 28, 2019
Kokushu Sakaba: Knock back a glass of Saga kokushu, then try 199 more
In Kyushu, a region famed for distilleries rather than brewing, Saga is the odd prefecture out. More sake is consumed there — and less shōchū — than anywhere else in southwest Japan. And that is all the more reason for discovering Kokushu Sakaba, a sparkling new standing-only bar that has recently...
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Aug 15, 2019
Former NBA forward Ike Diogu joins Susanoo Magic
Nigeria national team captain Ike Diogu, a well-traveled former NBA player, will begin the next chapter of his pro career with the Shimane Susanoo Magic.
BASKETBALL / B. League
Jun 7, 2019
Saga Ballooners coaching staff takes shape
The Saga Ballooners, a new B. League third-division team, have hired Takayuki Yasuda as an assistant coach, it was announced on Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 20, 2019
In latest gaffe, LDP lawmaker compares 'frustrating' work with Saga Prefecture to 'dealing with the Koreas'
Yaichi Tanigawa, 77, a Lower House member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party representing Nagasaki Prefecture's No. 3 constituency, apologized Sunday for saying that working with Saga Prefecture over the delayed construction of a part of the Kyushu Shinkansen line "is like dealing with South or North...
Alerts issued for Tokyo area cities as Shanshan crawls across Japan
A submerged area of Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on Thursday after Typhoon Shanshan dumped torrential rain throughout the Kyushu region.
Typhoon Shanshan batters Kyushu ahead of likely landfall
A satellite image shows Typhoon Shanshan south of Kyushu on Wednesday afternoon
From tropical storm to 'violent': Japan’s typhoon classifications
A satellite image from Wednesday shows Typhoon Shanshan south of Kyushu as the storm was rapidly intensifying.
Tropical Storm Shanshan soaks Japan as flood and landslide risks rise
People walk in front of closed ticket gates for the Tokaido Shinkansen in Tokyo Station as train operations between Tokyo and Nagoya remain suspended due to Tropical Storm Shanshan on Saturday.
Will Bangladesh go the way of Pakistan?
Gen. Waker-uz-Zaman, Bangladesh's army chief, arrives at Dhaka International Airport to receive Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus on Aug. 8 to lead the country's interim government.
Japan seeks another record-breaking defense budget for fiscal 2025
Members of the Ground Self-Defense Force hold a live-fire exercise at the GSDF's training grounds in the East Fuji Maneuver Area in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, in May. Japan's Defense Ministry is seeking another record-breaking budget for fiscal 2025.
Can Japan handle a heat wave and natural disaster at the same time?
A member of the Self-Defense Forces wipes away sweat as he conducts a search and rescue operation at a landslide site caused by heavy rain in Kumano, Hiroshima Prefecture, on July 11, 2018.
Did you feel that? It may be time to refresh your disaster kits — and vocabulary.
A map of western Japan shows the Nankai Trough and, to its north, the hypocentral region where the energy for an earthquake is thought to be building.
This English schoolboy has big dreams of becoming yokozuna — and more
Nicholas Tarasenko trains at Minato stable in Kawaguchi, Saitama Prefecture, on Tuesday. Tarasenko’s potential in sumo was made obvious when he won U18 gold in the 90-kg weight class at the 2023 Baruto Cup in Estonia despite being four years under the age limit and having only had a total of one hour of sumo training before the meet.
Kitakyushu clashes with academics over Meiji Era remains
Remnants of the first Moji station complex are located near the current Mojiko Station in the city of Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture.

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