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TOKYO

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CULTURE / Books
Jul 22, 2017
'Tokyo Geek's Guide': Mapping the epicenter of 'otaku' culture
Anyone on the lookout for "weird Japan" culture, take note.
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BASKETBALL / NBA
Jul 22, 2017
Cavs' Irving fired up about 2020 Games
Kyrie Irving made his first trip to Japan this week, and the Cleveland Cavaliers point guard already has plans to come back.
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JAPAN
Jul 21, 2017
Pictograms added, changed for 2020 Olympics but familiar 'onsen' sign gets reprieve
The government has expanded the list of standardized pictograms used in Japan's signboards and posts to better serve foreign visitors in the run-up to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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SOCCER / J. League
Jul 20, 2017
FC Tokyo falls again during German tour
FC Tokyo suffered its second straight defeat on its summer tour of Germany on Wednesday, losing 5-2 to Bundesliga side Mainz.
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BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jul 20, 2017
Move from Akita to Tokyo a boost for Ando
Capable playmaker Seiya Ando leaves the rebuilding Akita Northern Happinets to play for the new-look Alvark Tokyo.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 19, 2017
Inaba set to be named next Samurai Japan manager
Atsunori Inaba will be named the new manager of Japan's national men's baseball team as early as next week, an official source said Wednesday.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 19, 2017
Kuwahara delivers big hit to lift BayStars over Swallows
Masayuki Kuwahara smashed a tie-breaking, two-run, eighth-inning triple to lift the Yokohama BayStars to a 5-3 win over the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
SOCCER / J. League
Jul 19, 2017
FC Tokyo falls to Augsburg in friendly
J. League first-division side FC Tokyo lost 2-1 in a friendly away to Takashi Usami's German club Augsburg on Tuesday.
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JAPAN
Jul 19, 2017
Agency says rainy season has ended across parts of Honshu
The rainy season appears to be over across large parts of Honshu, including in Tokyo and Osaka, the weather agency said Wednesday.
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JAPAN
Jul 19, 2017
Japan taps tech to foil nuclear terrorism ahead of Tokyo Olympics
With the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics in Tokyo just three years away, the government is stepping up efforts to prevent terrorist attacks using nuclear and other radioactive materials.
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JAPAN
Jul 19, 2017
Towns across Japan vie to host foreign athletes ahead of Tokyo Games
More than 250 local governments have offered to serve as host towns for foreign athletes who will take part in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, in a bid to promote exchanges with participants.
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EDITORIALS
Jul 16, 2017
Reducing the cost of hosting the Olympic Games
Tokyo is under pressure to reduce the cost of hosting the Olympics, both for its own sake and the sake of future host cities.
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CULTURE / Books
Jul 15, 2017
'A Tokyo Anthology: Literature from Japan's Modern Metropolis, 1850-1920': Collection sheds light on corners of the Meiji Era
"A Tokyo Anthology" is the latest in a series of books that aims to introduce Japanese literature to readers within the context of history and cultural developments. "An Edo Anthology" came out in 2013 and covers the century from 1750. "A Kamigata Anthology" is on its way, taking the story back to 1600....
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CULTURE / Books / ESSENTIAL READING FOR JAPANOPHILES
Jul 15, 2017
'Tokyo Station': Taut thriller has slow start, strong finish
The bulk of Martin Cruz Smith's "Tokyo Station" is set in 1941, when the impending war with the Allied Forces was the talk of Tokyo.
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JAPAN / View from Osaka
Jul 15, 2017
Doubt cast over Tomin First's national appeal
"Politics will eventually be replaced by imagery. The politician will be only too happy to abdicate in favor of his image, because the image will be much more powerful than he could ever be."
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JAPAN / Science & Health
Jul 14, 2017
Fukushima's tritiated water to be dumped into sea, Tepco chief says
Tokyo Electric's chairman riles up Fukushima fishermen by announcing that its ever-growing mountain of tritium-tainted water will be dumped into the sea.
JAPAN
Jul 14, 2017
Tokyo plans cybersecurity hub to protect infrastructure during 2020 Olympics
The government said Thursday it will create a new body to oversee the protection of crucial infrastructure from cyberattacks during the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics in 2020.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 13, 2017
Dentsu will face open trial over high-profile 'karoshi' case, summary court orders
A court decision ordering Dentsu to stand trial for alleged labor violations is sure to sound alarm bells at many of Japan's companies.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 12, 2017
Why Yuriko Koike is the new face of brand Japan
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike's embrace of the concept 'citizens first' is proving to be a recipe for success.
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BASKETBALL
Jul 12, 2017
Japan gears up for Olympic push while awaiting new coach Lamas
The Japanese men's national basketball team needs to prove it can be more competitive in order to secure a spot at the Olympics in Tokyo, and there's no time to waste.

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