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Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Mar 4, 2017
Japan's magazines get misty-eyed over Showa Era brothels
Commencing with the death of Emperor Taisho on Christmas Day, 1926, the Showa Era ran for 62 years and two weeks, ending with the death of Emperor Hirohito (posthumously referred to as Emperor Showa) at the age of 87 on Jan. 7, 1989.
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Mar 4, 2017
Japan Mountaineering Association plans to bid to host world championships
The Japan Mountaineering Association decided Saturday to bid to host the sports climbing world championships in Tokyo, possibly in 2019.
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JAPAN
Mar 3, 2017
Tsukiji fiasco not all on me, Ishihara says, blaming deputies
Former Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara denies blame for the botched relocation plan for the Tsukiji fish market, saying it was all handled by his deputies.
JAPAN
Mar 3, 2017
Burying 2020 Games broadcast cables in three prefectures to top ¥10 billion, sources say
The installation of underground optical cables for television broadcasting of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics is estimated to cost ¥10.56 billion (about $92 million) at four venues in three prefectures near the capital, sources said Thursday.
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JAPAN
Mar 2, 2017
Private country club must equalize membership rules to host Olympic golf competition: IOC
Kasumigaseki Country Club will be stripped of hosting the Tokyo 2020 Olympic golf tournament if it does not allow women to become full members, the International Olympic Committee warned on Thursday.
JAPAN / Society
Mar 2, 2017
Bullying cases targeting young Fukushima evacuees spread to Tokyo
Fresh cases of bullying targeting children who evacuated from Fukushima Prefecture following the 2011 nuclear disaster have emerged in Tokyo.
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JAPAN
Mar 2, 2017
IPC chief hopes Japan sweeps away last barriers as Paralympics host
International Paralympic Committee President Sir Philip Craven has a simple but complicated wish: to fix the world so that he is recognized not as a user of a wheelchair, but as the person he is.
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Mar 1, 2017
No. 1 Ko hopeful 2020 Olympic golf venue changes male-only stance
Lydia Ko has undergone some major changes during the offseason in her quest to remain atop the world rankings. The the New Zealander is also hoping the golf venue for the next Olympics makes changes to its policy of barring female members.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Mar 1, 2017
'Barrier-free' tour of Tokyo offers a vision of what could be
A guided tour of Shibuya Ward with wheelchair users brings home how much still needs to be done to accommodate tourists with disabilities.
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 1, 2017
Striker Utaka joins FC Tokyo on loan from Hiroshima
FC Tokyo have signed former Nigeria international striker and last season's J. League first-division joint top scorer Peter Utaka on loan from Sanfrecce Hiroshima, the club said Wednesday.
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Mar 1, 2017
Wrestling mulls weight-class change
United World Wrestling, the international governing body for amateur wrestling, is mulling revising Olympic weight categories ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Games, a source with knowledge of the move said Tuesday.
JAPAN / Society
Feb 28, 2017
Bullying cases targeting child evacuees from Fukushima disaster now reported in Tokyo
Fresh cases of bullying have been reported targeting children who evacuated from Fukushima Prefecture amid the nuclear disaster that started in 2011, this time in Tokyo.
SOCCER / J. League
Feb 27, 2017
Striker Utaka close to joining FC Tokyo: source
FC Tokyo is on the verge of signing former Nigeria international striker and last season's J. League first-division joint-top scorer Peter Utaka, a source close to the move said Monday.
COMMENTARY / Japan / THE VIEW FROM NEW YORK
Feb 27, 2017
Indiscriminate bombing and legal judgment
Indiscriminate or otherwise, aerial bombing remains the preferred choice of warfare for the United States, which dropped 26,171 bombs in 2016 alone.
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JAPAN
Feb 27, 2017
Grand Hyatt kitchen fire prompts evacuation at Roppongi Hills; no one injured
A fire broke out at the Grand Hyatt Tokyo in Roppongi Hills on Sunday, prompting about 200 people to evacuate.
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JAPAN
Feb 26, 2017
Olympic panel mulls high-tech hydrogen torch, pares soccer venues
The committee organizing the Tokyo 2020 Olympics considers using a hydrogen torch to light the Olympic flame, and also agrees to cut the number of additional soccer venues under consideration to one.
Japan Times
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Feb 26, 2017
Kipsang eases to win at Tokyo Marathon
Former world record-holder Wilson Kipsang breezed to victory at the Tokyo Marathon on Sunday, but the Kenyan was well outside the world-record time he was targeting after adjustments to the course.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 25, 2017
Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly heavyweight Uchida decides not to seek eighth term
Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly heavyweight Shigeru Uchida, a former secretary-general of the ruling liberal Democratic Party's Tokyo chapter, said Saturday he will not seek re-election when his current term ends in summer, citing age and health concerns.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Feb 25, 2017
Own goal lifts FC Tokyo
Yuto Misao scored a freak own goal to gift FC Tokyo a shock 1-0 win away against the defending champion Kashima Antlers on the opening day of the J. League season on Saturday.
JAPAN
Feb 25, 2017
Olympic planners put cost for non-Tokyo games venues at ¥5.7 billion
In its latest budget update, Tokyo's Olympic organizers project it will cost about ¥5.73 billion ($50.82 million) to build the temporary facilities needed for the baseball, softball and surfing events outside the capital, sources said.
Cutting ties with JCP not easy for CDP despite Renho's defeat
When Renho (center) announced her candidacy for the Tokyo gubernatorial election on May 27, the head of the Japanese Communist Party's secretariat, Akira Koike (far left), was also in attendance.
Trump's VP pick signals stronger focus on China
Former U.S. President and 2024 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to his vice presidential pick, Sen. J.D. Vance, during the second day of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Tuesday.
Japan’s minimum wage might not budge much if corporate fears prevail
Unionists hold a rally in Tokyo in April. Households' real cash earnings have been falling year on year for more than two years, with the weakening of the yen making the situation only more difficult as prices of imported goods increase rapidly.
Trump says Taiwan should pay for defense, sending TSMC stock down
Shares in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's largest contract chipmaker and a major Apple and Nvidia supplier, closed 2.4% lower on Wednesday.
Three novelists named for Akutagawa and Naoki awards
Naoki Prize winner Michi Ichiho (left), and Akutagawa Prize winners Sanzo K. Matsunaga (center) and Aki Asahina pose with their award-winning books at a news conference in Tokyo on Wednesday.
After Tokyo Olympic disappointment, Nadeshiko Japan look for redemption
Japan's Hikaru Kitagawa dribbles past a defender during an Olympic qualifying match against North Korea at National Stadium in Tokyo in February.
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.

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Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
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