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Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 30, 2021
Tears of joy as San Marino becomes smallest Olympic medal-winning nation
Tokyo 2020 served up another slice of history on Thursday when San Marino became the least populated country to win an Olympic medal at the Summer or Winter Games.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 13, 2019
David Ortiz 'making good progress' in Boston ICU as $8,000 murder plot is revealed
Former Boston Red Sox star David Ortiz remained in the intensive care unit at Massachusetts General Hospital on Wednesday as he continues to recover from surgery to repair gunshot wounds, the result of what authorities say was an orchestrated plot to kill him.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 11, 2019
Suspect in custody in ambush shooting of retired Red Sox slugger David Ortiz
Police in the Dominican Republic were investigating on Monday why a man shot and wounded former Boston Red Sox slugger David "Big Papi" Ortiz as he sat in a nightclub late on Sunday, according to police and the team.
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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 30, 2019
California synagogue mourns woman who 'took the bullet' in weekend shooting
The woman who was killed in a deadly shooting at a Southern California synagogue will be buried on Monday after being hailed as a hero, as police continue to investigate the motive of the 19-year-old suspect.
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WORLD
Apr 20, 2019
Solemn service marks 20th anniversary of Columbine High School massacre in which 13 victims were slain
A weeklong series of events commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Columbine High School massacre was to culminate Saturday with a remembrance ceremony celebrating the lives of the 13 victims slain in the rampage.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Apr 14, 2019
Drive-by shooting outside Melbourne nightclub leaves one dead and three injured
A drive-by shooting outside a nightclub in the Australian city of Melbourne inflicted "horrific injuries" that killed a security guard and wounded three men, police said Sunday, but there was no suggestion yet that the attack was terrorism-related.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 10, 2019
New Zealand votes to amend gun laws after Christchurch attack
Lawmakers in New Zealand voted almost unanimously on Wednesday to change gun laws, less than a month after its worst peacetime mass shooting, in which 50 people were killed in attacks on two mosques in Christchurch.
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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 19, 2019
Dutch police capture Turkish man suspected of killing three in tram shooting
Dutch police arrested a Turkish man suspected of shooting dead three people and wounding five on a tram in the Dutch city of Utrecht on Monday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / WORKS BY JAPANESE WOMEN
Oct 20, 2018
Fierce and inventive, Yuko Tsushima's oeuvre goes beyond the 'I-novel' genre
Early on, Yuko Tsushima broke the boundaries of the traditional Japanese I-novel, giving voice to a voiceless minority by authentically depicting the struggles of single mothers in society as a single mother herself.
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BUSINESS / Companies / IDEAS IN ACTION
Aug 29, 2018
The sky is the canvas: Tokyo startup looks to launch world's first artificial meteor shower
It was literally an out-of-this-world idea that seemed unfeasible when it struck her nearly two decades ago: Made-to-order shooting stars. But Lena Okajima's audacious project to reproduce nature's fireworks for mass entertainment is getting ready for takeoff.
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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 14, 2018
Boy, 3, at armed New Mexico desert compound died in ritual exorcism: prosecutor
A young boy whose remains were discovered buried at a New Mexico desert compound died during a ritual ceremony to "cast out demonic spirits," other children found at the remote homestead told investigators, a prosecutor said in court on Monday.
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WORLD / Politics
Jul 25, 2018
Woman killed in hostage standoff at Los Angeles store was shot by police officer
A woman who died in a weekend hostage standoff at a Trader Joe's store in Los Angeles was killed by a bullet fired by a police officer, the city's police chief said on Tuesday.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 24, 2018
Family of slain Australian woman sues Minneapolis police over shooting
The family of an Australian woman who was shot dead by Minneapolis police last year after calling them to report a suspected crime near her home sued the city and several officers Monday, saying they had violated her civil rights.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 19, 2018
Accused Texas high school gunman described as bullied loner in a trench coat
The teen accused of killing 10 people in a mass shooting at his Texas high school on Friday was described by fellow students as a quiet loner who played football but kept to himself and was reportedly the victim of some bullying.
Nippon Steel alleges undue White House influence on doomed deal review
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy at the Brookings Institution in Washington on Dec. 10.
Record 78% of people in Japan feel anxious, government survey finds
The public opinion survey on people's lives, conducted by the Cabinet Office, found that 28.1% of respondents think that their standard of living is at a lower-middle level among the general public — the highest percentage to give that response in 35 years.
Police raided suspect's home to arrest him after fatal Kitakyushu stabbing
Broken window glass is seen at Masanori Hirabaru's house in Kitakyushu's Kokuraminami Ward.
Taiwan lawmakers brawl over bills that would 'damage democracy'
Lawmakers from the Democratic Progressive Party and opposition party Kuomintang brawl in parliament in Taipei on Friday.
Mother hopes for reunion with daughter ensnared by Tokyo host clubs
The Kabukicho district in Tokyo, where the daughter of a woman in her 60s fell deeply into the host club culture.
Casual workouts, cool living, ‘complete’ food: Japan’s health trends of 2024
In 2024, efficiency trumped effort among Japan's fitness-focused aspirants.
Japanese officials inspect Yokota Air Base over PFAS concerns
The Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in September 2019. An inspection of the base by Japanese government officials on Friday came amid public pressure to investigate suspected links between the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam by the U.S. base and contamination of soil and groundwater in western Tokyo.
Crime numbers rise in Japan for second straight year
A police officer stands in front of the residence of a man alleged to have stabbed two junior high school students in Kitakyushu.
A year of Oscar wins and a quiet push for diversity
Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Evil Does Not Exist,” released in Japanese theaters in April, sharply dramatizes the clash between rural and urban values. The film won five awards at the 2023 Venice Film Festival, including the second-place Silver Lion prize.
Curiosity didn’t kill the meme: Why cats still rule Japanese YouTube
A screen shot from YouTube user @lagelda shows the simplicity of going viral in Japan in 2024: A cat dancing to EDM in front of a green screen.

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