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SENDAI

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Nov 28, 2022
10 years in making, Tohoku regional banks taking on new challenges
Human resource development and smartphone apps are among the initiatives being adopted by financial institutions in the region.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 7, 2022
Two junior high school students injured in Sendai knife assault
The police have arrested the alleged attacker, who fled to his home nearby after the incident, on suspicion of attempted murder.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Dec 13, 2021
Tohoku tempts Tokyoites as virus prompts many to rethink life in the capital
COVID-19 could be a game changer, with many seeing it as a chance to reassess their approaches to work and life and move into rural areas.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Sep 20, 2021
Sendai throws weight behind efforts to develop tech for disasters
Companies in the Tohoku region are developing apps to help with the distribution of relief supplies and the management of evacuation centers.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Aug 2, 2021
Learning from disaster: Across Tohoku, a race is on to preserve vital records
Volumes of archived materials outline the ordeal communities have been through over the past decade. Soon they could be lost.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Tohoku
May 17, 2021
One year into the pandemic, Sendai schools confront the new normal
Transparent desk partitions and physical distancing have become standard fare for students.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Apr 24, 2021
Urawa and Sendai share spoils as WE League preseason begins
Nadeshiko Japan regular Yuika Sugasawa's penalty kick was negated by Hinata Miyazawa's second-half equalizer in front of a healthy 1,504 fans at Komaba Stadium.
Japan Times
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.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League / From the Spot
Mar 10, 2021
Vegalta and Frontale fans deepen ties in decade after 3/11
The two teams have forged a close bond that started with an emotional encounter just six weeks after the Great East Japan Earthquake.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Feb 24, 2021
J. League gears up for chaotic 2021 season
Japanese soccer's top flight will feature its largest-ever relegation zone as the league aims to rebalance its divisions following last year's pandemic-struck campaign.

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