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SENDAI

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 20, 2016
G-7 finance chiefs grope for unity on stoking world economy
The Group of Seven finance and central bank chiefs kick off their meeting in Sendai unable to find common ground on how to boost the global economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 19, 2016
G-7 unlikely to agree on coordinated stimulus at Sendai meeting
Room for maneuver on fiscal policy seems limited when Group of Seven finance ministers and central bank chiefs meet in Sendai.
BASKETBALL
May 7, 2016
Toyama stages fourth-quarter comeback against Iwate, wins 12th straight
The red-hot Toyama Grouses collected their 12th straight victory on Saturday, a wild 70-61 home triumph over the Iwate Big Bulls in the Eastern Conference semifinal series opener.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
May 5, 2016
Playoff action heats up with conference semifinals
Eight teams remain in the hunt for the 11th and final bj-league title.
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BASKETBALL
May 1, 2016
Conference semifinals set after opening weekend of bj-league playoff action
With one action-packed weekend of playoff games in the books, the number of title-chasing teams is now down to eight.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Apr 28, 2016
Title hunt tips off for 16 playoff contestants
After the long regular season, 16 teams remain in the hunt for the bj-league title.
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JAPAN
Apr 18, 2016
Despite assurances, quakes prompt calls to switch off Japan's nuclear reactors
Calls in and outside of Japan are growing to shut down the nations' only two operating reactors at the Sendai plant in Kagoshima Prefecture.
BASKETBALL
Apr 16, 2016
Nash's 42-point night ignites Fukushima
Rookie forward Le'Bryan Nash scored a game-high 42 points and the Fukushima Firebonds snapped a four-game losing streak on Saturday, beating the visiting Sendai 89ers 94-93.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Apr 14, 2016
Ryukyu setting pace as final season winds down
Who's hot and who's not?
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Apr 7, 2016
Passing skills elevate Sendai's game
Building an offense around good ball movement isn't a revolutionary concept in basketball.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Mar 31, 2016
Kinjo leads by example for Ryukyu
In the Ryukyu Golden Kings' infancy, before the team made multiple championship game appearances, Shigeyuki Kinjo was one of the league's most exciting, explosive Japanese backcourt stars.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Mar 12, 2016
Tohoku teams part of community fabric
Men's pro basketball has thrived in Tohoku during the slow, difficult recovery from the March 11 disasters.
EDITORIALS
Mar 9, 2016
Troubles at Takahama nuclear plant
Have nuclear plant operators taken the lessons of Fukushima to heart? Recent evidence suggests the answer is no.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Mar 5, 2016
Sendai stops rival Iwate's winning streak at eight games
The Sendai 89ers ended a four-game slide on Saturday and halted the Iwate Big Bulls' eight-game winning streak at the same time.

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