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TOCHIGI

Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Oct 10, 2014
Brex outplay defending champion Brave Thunders in NBL opener
The Toshiba Brave Thunders were the last men standing at the end of last season, but on Friday night, they had to settle for a loss to start the new year.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Oct 9, 2014
NBL's second season tips off this weekend
In many ways, the National Basketball League's first year was a trial-and-error period. And Year Two is geared to provide more diversion and success.
BASKETBALL
Sep 23, 2014
Former Link Tochigi Brex coach Rabedeaux, 49, dies in Vietnam
Longtime basketball coach Jason Rabedeaux, who guided the Link Tochigi Brex to start the 2010-11 JBL season, died on Monday in Ho Chi Minh City. He was 49.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
May 17, 2014
Oya: The town that turned to stone
It's always good to know something about the ground under your feet when you visit a new destination.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 5, 2014
Alvark storm past Brex in decisive Game 3
Once again, the Toyota Alvark encountered a fearless challenge from the Link Tochigi Brex. But the Alvark displayed better composure and the knack for winning a big game.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 4, 2014
Brex beat Alvark to tie semifinal series
The Brex players gave it their all for the entire game, and sent their loyal fans nuts with an emotional victory.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 3, 2014
Alvark clobber Brex in teams' playoff opener
Though they dealt with some threatening moments, the Toyota Motors Alvark buckled down when it mattered most and came out on top in the end.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Apr 19, 2014
Cannabis: the fabric of Japan
As counterculture groups around the world celebrate annual April 20 marijuana festivals, we examine the country's historical and cultural links to the much-maligned weed.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBL NOTEBOOK
Apr 10, 2014
Healthy Tabuse enjoying stellar all-around season for Link Tochigi Brex
Yuta Tabuse was the last man to arrive to speak to reporters on this particular day. But it probably wasn't the first time and won't be the last time.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES
Mar 7, 2014
Early joys, trials put potter on path to the simple life
Growing up with severe asthma, Australian Euan Craig was acutely aware of the fragility of life from an early age.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Dec 1, 2013
Brave Thunders keep roll going against Brex
The Toshiba Brave Thunders continue their supremacy in the NBL Eastern Conference.
BASKETBALL
Sep 28, 2013
Alvark beat Brex to get NBL up and running
The Toyota Motors Alvark Tokyo got off to a strong start in the inaugural National Basketball League as they prevailed both offensively and defensively in a 86-78 victory over the Link Tochigi Brex at Yoyogi National Gymnasium No. 2 on Saturday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 14, 2013
The diverse works of Asian women artists
I don't normally visit exhibitions in company, but this time I made an exception and press-ganged a female acquaintance to join me. The reason for this was that the show I visited, "Women In-Between: Asian Women Artists 1984-2012" at the Tochigi Prefectural Museum of Art, is an exhibition of female...
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
Focus shifts to incoming typhoon as Tropical Storm Maria dissipates
Newly formed Tropical Storm Ampil, which is forecast to approach eastern Japan this weekend, is seen on the left side of this satellite image.
Kishida to step down in September in bid to show ‘LDP has changed’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
Publisher finds surprise audience after translating history textbooks
Yamakawa Shuppansha president Takeshi Nozawa holds the publisher's textbook on Japanese history — used in high schools across Japan — alongside the new English version in Tokyo on May 23.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
France brings down the curtain on its Olympic party with Tom Cruise and Leon Marchand
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday.
Japan fuels U.S. LNG boom even as climate targets and impacts loom
Flaring at the Cameron LNG export terminal in Hackberry, Louisiana. Flaring, a common sight at LNG plants, is a controlled burning of gas for reasons ranging from depressurizing equipment to disposing of gas that can’t be used. The practice is a "waste of money" and negatively impacts climate change and human health, says the International Energy Agency.

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