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Japan Times
JAPAN / GENERATIONAL CHANGE
Mar 1, 2015
Educator brings fresh learning opportunities to Tohoku youths
For Kumi Imamura, 35, an award-winning educator, setting up a place of learning for children in the disaster-hit Tohoku region was the natural next step in her career.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Feb 23, 2015
Pena alone can't lift Rakuten's power profile
If the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles seal the deal with Wily Mo Pena, as reported on Monday by Daily Sports Online, it will help the Eagles avoid taking a step back in the power department, but it won't solve all the team's problems.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 23, 2015
Quake victims' giant blanket gains Guinness record
A crochet blanket measuring 464 sq. meters created for victims of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami at the initiative of a German knitter has been recognized as the world’s largest by Guinness World Records.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Feb 14, 2015
Eagles need young duo to soar in '15
Earlier this year, 24-year-old Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles pitcher Wataru Karashima said he'd retire if he failed to reach 10 wins this season. Karashima has pitched in NPB for five seasons, and was used out of the bullpen over the first two, making 14 appearances as a reliever. Since becoming a starter...
JAPAN
Feb 10, 2015
Numerical targets eyed for U.N. action plan to reduce disasters
A new action plan to be adopted next month at the U.N. World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in Sendai may contain numerical targets aimed at reducing the number of victims and economic loss during disasters, a U.N. special representative on disasters said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 6, 2015
Tsunami zone volunteer becomes Shinto priest
When caregiver Kazutoshi Fujimoto first visited the town of Yamamoto, Miyagi Prefecture, he was volunteering because he had heard the recovery from the March 2011 quake and tsunami was going slow.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 22, 2015
Tanaka says everything fine after workout with former Rakuten teammates
New York Yankees right-hander Masahiro Tanaka, who missed two months last season due to an elbow injury, worked out ahead of his second big league season on Thursday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Jan 12, 2015
Filipinos in Japan call for acceptance with new film
Documentary presents stories of women helping in Tohoku, working in health and education — and putting down roots.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 2, 2015
Tohoku students, band from Nara march in Rose Parade
Twenty students from Miyagi Prefecture were among the thousands of people who took part Thursday in the 126th Parade of Roses in Pasadena, California.
JAPAN
Dec 22, 2014
Experts say faults at nuclear plant in northeast Japan could be active
A panel advising the Nuclear Regulation Authority said Monday it can't rule out the possibility that key geological faults running under the Higashidori nuclear power plant in Aomori Prefecture are active.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 17, 2014
Eagles reach agreement in principle with Sanchez
The Pacific League's Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles have reached an agreement in principle with 31-year-old first baseman Gaby Sanchez, managing director Hiroshi Abei revealed Wednesday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 6, 2014
Eagles finalize deal with Mickolio
The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles have acquired the services of 30-year-old reliever Kam Mickolio, who was released from the Hiroshima Carp at the end of the season, on a contract for ¥150 million, including a signing bonus. The deal was announced on Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 5, 2014
Japanese-American filmmakers provide different take on 2011 disasters
A group of U.S.-based filmmakers has taken a different perspective on the March 2011 disasters in northeast Japan in a documentary that draws on the wartime experiences of Japanese-Americans.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 29, 2014
Matsui signs two-year deal
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles infielder Kazuo Matsui re-signed Saturday with the Pacific League team on a fresh, two-year contract for an estimated annual salary of ¥160 million, plus performance-based incentives.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 28, 2014
Jones, Falkenborg not returning to Eagles: source
Designated hitter Andruw Jones and closer Brian Falkenborg have been cut from the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles' reserved list and released, an informed source said Friday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 25, 2014
Eagles, Tigers want to sign Kaneko
The Tohoku Rakuten Godlen Eagles' managing director indicated Tuesday that the club would pursue free agent right-hander Chihiro Kaneko, the ace of the Pacific League's Orix Buffaloes.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Nov 23, 2014
Once-stopgap market is much-loved symbol of recovery for Tohoku town
Initially a stopgap measure in the absence of local shops, the monthly morning market in Minamisanriku has become a cherished institution.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 13, 2014
Takashimaya offering chance to drive special train in Tohoku
For anyone who has ever wanted to drive a train, there's a "fukubukuro" lucky bag going on sale this New Year's season which can make that dream come true.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Nov 8, 2014
Yamadera: 1,000-step staircase to paradise
We're only a few minutes into our climb up one of Yamagata Prefecture's holy mountains, Mount Hojusan, and already our pace has slowed considerably. Our destination is Risshakuji Temple, more colloquially known as Yamadera (literally: "mountain temple"), a far-north outpost of Tendai Buddhism since 860....
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 31, 2014
Japan's 3/11 tsunami evacuees caught in $30 billion money trap
Some ¥3.28 trillion in funding for roads, bridges and thousands of new homes in areas devastated by the tsunami in Tohoku 3½ years ago is still languishing unspent in the bank. That means Keiko Abe is heading into a fourth winter of subzero temperatures in a cramped, temporary dwelling that...
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.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
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.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
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.
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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