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SCHOOL

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CULTURE / Film
Mar 24, 2022
‘To Be Killed by a High School Girl’: Hideo Jojo gives a lesson in ‘ick 101’
Hideo Jojo challenges taboos with black comedy in a twisted film about a teacher plotting his own death at the hands of a student.
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WORLD
Feb 16, 2022
U.S. gun-maker to pay Sandy Hook families $73 million in first such settlement
The nine families sued in 2014 and spent years in the courts trying to hold the firm liable, despite a U.S. law that protects gun-makers and dealers from most civil litigation.
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JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Aug 21, 2021
Supreme Court rebuffs move to aid Korean schools
The education ministry's definition of 'proper operations' has prevented Korean schools from qualifying for the same kinds of subsidies that other schools have access to.
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BASKETBALL
Apr 1, 2021
Teenager Shawn Williams determined to follow Hachimura's path to NBA
Williams was among the players who turned heads during the 2020-21 B. League U-15 Championship, which wrapped up on Tuesday at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.
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COMMENTARY / World
Feb 28, 2021
K-12 education will never be the same after COVID-19
The pandemic has emphasized that families want very different things from their children's schools. And new models of education have popped up to serve them.
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BASKETBALL
Dec 29, 2020
Ibu Yamazaki's late shot seals Winter Cup comeback for Meisei
The alma mater of Wizards star Rui Hachimura staged a dramatic fourth-quarter rally to triumph over Kyoto Prefecture's Higashiyama.
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BASKETBALL
Dec 28, 2020
Powerhouse Oka Gakuen captures Winter Cup title
The dominant Oka Gakuen High School girls basketball program added another Winter Cup trophy to its mantle with an 89-65 win over Tokyo Seitoku University High School in the All-Japan High School final at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Monday.
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BASKETBALL
Dec 26, 2020
Winter Cup in danger of being called off early due to coronavirus
On Saturday, the Kaishi Kokusai High School boys team became the seventh squad to withdraw from the tournament since it tipped off on Wednesday.
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CULTURE / Film
Aug 13, 2020
‘Koshien: Japan’s Field of Dreams’: This underdog story is hard to beat
Ema Ryan Yamazaki's gripping documentary about an annual high school baseball tournament shows the highs and lows of working toward hard-won victories.
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CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Aug 7, 2020
Summer 2020’s roster of new anime TV shows is short but sweet
While this season features fewer anime releases than usual due to COVID-19, there are still plenty of shows to keep you entertained.
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BASEBALL / Sac Bunts
Jun 29, 2020
Filmmaker excited about chance to present Koshien to U.S. audience
Ema Ryan Yamazaki hopes to provide a new perspective of Japan's famous high school tournament when her documentary airs on ESPN.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 16, 2020
No end in sight to the debate over Japan's school year
Starting the academic year in April poses yet another obstacle in the nation's effort to internationalize its higher education.

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