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SAMURAI

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BASKETBALL
Nov 14, 2020
Tokyo Samurai gradually changing face of Japanese basketball
The Tokyo Samurai squad, formed in 2014, is a unique presence on the Japanese youth basketball scene.
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SOCCER / J. League
Nov 1, 2020
Japanese soccer legend Kengo Nakamura to retire
After his miraculous comeback from an ACL injury sustained last year, the former J. League MVP will hang up his boots at 40.
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CULTURE / CULTURE SMASH
Sep 17, 2020
From the battlefield to manga to Zoom: A Kyushu samurai clan and its legendary warrior get an online outing
Sengan-en, the estate of a samurai clan, is going virtual in honor of the family's legendary warrior, Shimazu Toyohisa, and the manga modeled on him.
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CULTURE / Film
Aug 20, 2020
‘Crazy Samurai Musashi’: One-cut carnage is bloody exhausting
Yuji Shimomura's “Crazy Samurai Musashi” boasts a 77-minute continuous shot in which Tak Sakaguchi slashes his way through nearly 600 adversaries.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 17, 2020
Atsunori Inaba to remain in charge of Samurai Japan for 2020 Olympics
The former outfielder, who represented Japan at the 2008 Beijing Games, remains steadfast in his goal of achieving a gold medal at the postponed competition.
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LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Jul 5, 2020
Two new styles of samurai showdowns
SNK drops an unreleased Samurai Shodown game; Ghost of Tsushima brings feudal Japan to life; and Marvel's Iron Man VR puts you right in the suit.
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LIFE / Lifestyle / Kateigaho International Japan Edition
Jun 27, 2020
Budo: The versatility of the kamayari spear
Hozoin-ryu was adopted by most feudal clans in the Edo Period (1603-1868), and became the most widely adopted martial-arts school across Japan.

Longform

A woman passes an "akichi" (vacant lot) in Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo. The capital is littered with such small lots in part because of Japan's aging and shrinking population.
Dealing with rising land vacancies as Japan shrinks