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TOHOKU

Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Aug 6, 2016
A contrary tale of two towns in Tohoku
The sea in Tohoku is beautiful and cruel. A vast mass that owns the horizon, it shimmers in the sun, abundant and giving, like a mother that charms and nurtures. However, it is also a primeval force, a deep darkness that may swell up in rage and devour its charges.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 1, 2016
Piano repaired with funds from Cyndi Lauper destined for 3/11-hit hospital
A grand piano damaged by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami and repaired by the owner of a local musical instrument store will soon be donated to a hospital that is being rebuilt in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, after it was destroyed in the disasters.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 29, 2016
Eagles release struggling pitcher Ray
The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles announced Friday they have terminated right-hander Kenny Ray's contract and placed him on waivers.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jul 28, 2016
Tohoku Cup offers fans early treat
An annual tradition is growing.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 27, 2016
Wheeler goes deep as Eagles pound Hawks
Zelous Wheeler celebrated a big day for his family with two hits and three RBIs to help carry the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles to a 6-2 win over the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks on Wednesday evening.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jul 23, 2016
Wandering the 'real Japan': Following the far-north footsteps of Alan Booth
Renowned travel writer Bruce Chatwin believed passionately in the importance of walking in the wild. The problems of humanity, he contended, were borne out of people being settled and static.
JAPAN
Jul 23, 2016
Foreign families in Tokyo to host children affected by 2011 quake
A number of foreign families in the greater Tokyo area will join a summer homestay program starting July 31 to host children from single-parent homes affected by the 2011 earthquake in northeastern Japan.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 21, 2016
Eagles acquire former Cardinals farmhand Peguero
The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles announced on Thursday that they have signed minor league slugger Carlos Peguero to a one-year contract worth ¥25 million.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 20, 2016
Otani homer helps lift Fighters over Eagles
Shohei Otani blasted a three-run, tie-breaking home run and the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters pulled away to a 9-3 victory over the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in the Pacific League on Wednesday afternoon.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 11, 2016
Justice minister, LDP suffer heavy blows in Tohoku over frustration with 3/11 cleanup, TPP deal
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party lost five of the six seats up for grabs in the Tohoku region in Sunday's Upper House election as voters vented their frustration with the government's post-disaster reconstruction plan and the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Jun 25, 2016
Okinawa base trouble puts dark cloud over upcoming Buffaloes-Eagles series
This week, the annual two-game series where a couple of Japanese pro ballclubs travel to play at Naha's Okinawa Cellular Stadium will take place. The Pacific League's Orix Buffaloes and Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles are scheduled to play there Tuesday and Wednesday. Normally, U.S. military personnel stationed...
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Jun 22, 2016
Japan's tourism boom brings little benefit to Tohoku as visitors skip the area
Delicious food, beautiful landscapes and hot springs are some of the highlights for visitors to Tohoku, a region still recovering from the disasters of 2011.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 16, 2016
Sakamoto lifts Giants to victory over Eagles
Hayato Sakamoto brought the Yomiuri Giants from behind for the third time on Thursday night with a two-run, eighth-inning homer in a 10-7 interleague win over the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 15, 2016
Giants snap five-game skid
Shuichi Murata hit a two-out, walk-off single in the ninth inning as the Yomiuri Giants snapped their five-game skid with a 3-2 win over the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles on Wednesday in interleague action.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 7, 2016
Eagles' Norimoto tosses eight scoreless inning to stifle Swallows
Takahiro Norimoto didn't allow a single earned run in eight innings against the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, striking out eight in the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles' 5-1 interleague victory Tuesday.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
May 30, 2016
Let's discuss ex-PM Koizumi's support for the ailing U.S. sailors
Former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has thrown his support behind a group of former U.S. sailors suing the operator of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 29, 2016
Otani ignites Fighters with bat, arm against Eagles
Slugging ace pitcher Shohei Otani had three hits, while allowing a run in seven innings for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters in a 12-3 whipping of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in the Pacific League on Sunday afternoon.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 22, 2016
Fighters cruise as Otani blanks Eagles
Shohei Otani threw six shutout innings to claim his second win of the season as the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters defeated the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 8-0 on Sunday in the Pacific League.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 19, 2016
Eagles catcher Shima sidelined with broken hand
The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles deactivated catcher Motohiro Shima on Thursday due to a broken bone in his left hand.
JAPAN
May 11, 2016
Model projects chosen in bid to bring more foreign visitors to quake-hit Tohoku
The Reconstruction Agency has selected 13 business proposals from the private sector as model projects for promoting tourism in a bid to attract more foreign visitors to the Tohoku region, parts of which were severely damaged in the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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