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COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Nov 30, 2016
American residents of Japan: dealing with Trump from a distance
Americans on both sides of the political divide interpret the presidential election through the prism of their lives in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 30, 2016
Ministry slams national university-affiliated school's slow bullying response, urges quick action on cases
Well-known Tokyo high school taken to task over mishandling of incident that left one student severely injured.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 29, 2016
Longtime hurler Arakaki retires
Former Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks right-hander Nagisa Arakaki revealed his decision to retire Tuesday after 14 years in Nippon Professional Baseball.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 29, 2016
Estimated cost for Tokyo 2020 Olympics jumps to ¥2 trillion
The figure is about 2.5 times the initial estimate in Tokyo's 2013 bid presentation to win the right to host the sporting extravaganza.
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JAPAN
Nov 29, 2016
Three-star restaurants extend streak in new edition of Tokyo Michelin guide
The selection of restaurants and hotels to be listed in Michelin Guide Tokyo 2017 was announced online Tuesday, including four restaurants that have received a three-star rating for 10 years running.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 29, 2016
20 Year Anniversary: TOP Collection — Tokyo Tokyo and Tokyo
Until Jan. 29
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Nov 28, 2016
Let's discuss the proposed Tsukiji relocation
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike says she will decide in summer whether to relocate Tsukiji fish market to Toyosu, further delaying the long-troubled move.
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JAPAN
Nov 28, 2016
2020 Games venues to be finalized Tuesday: IOC exec
The fate of several Olympic venues targeted for relocation will likely be decided Tuesday now that the group tasked with hashing out the technical issues has met, an International Olympic Committee executive says.
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JAPAN
Nov 28, 2016
Koike describes pressure to succeed as Rio Games debriefing begins
As the International Olympic Committee kicked off a three-day debriefing session Monday on the Rio Games, Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike said she feels pressured to ensure the Tokyo Olympics succeeds in 2020.
JAPAN
Nov 27, 2016
Students gain journalistic experience from Olympic cultural program
Junior high and high school students took part in a cultural program linked to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games on Sunday to gain experience in journalism.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Nov 27, 2016
Capeson mixes R&B with U.K. indie on 'Hiraeth'
Capeson "Hiraeth" (Tokyo Recordings)
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BUSINESS
Nov 27, 2016
Haneda airport set for major renovation ahead of 2020 Olympics
Tokyo's Haneda airport will undergo a major renovation to prepare for the surge in flights expected for the 2020 Summer Olympics, officials at the transport ministry said.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / BACKSTREET STORIES
Nov 26, 2016
Graves and gods of Otsuka
It's a bright fall morning when I return to Gokokuji Temple, an Important Cultural Property in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward. Exiting Gokokuji Station, it only takes me a few minutes to find the two monks who promised to help me when I visited here earlier: 33-year-old Shinsei Miura and 23-year-old Kenkai Yamada....
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JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Nov 26, 2016
Hopes of stopping Tokyo 2020 are fading
NHK has announced that its yearlong historical drama series for 2019 will be about Japan's involvement in the Olympic movement, focusing on the nation's first foray to the games in 1912 and its first time hosting them in 1964. The story will also, according to Kyodo News, cover "events that took place...
JAPAN
Nov 26, 2016
National Stadium groundbreaking ceremony set for Dec. 11: source
The groundbreaking ceremony for the new National Stadium, the main venue for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, will be held on Dec. 11, a Japan Sports Council source revealed Saturday.
JAPAN
Nov 25, 2016
Koike cuts pay of secret Tsukiji planners
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike issues pay cuts to the main players in the Tsukiji relocation debacle and seeks voluntarily compensation from former bureaucrats who were involved.
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JAPAN
Nov 24, 2016
Tokyo area gets first November dusting of snow in 54 years
Snow fell in Tokyo and elsewhere in eastern Japan on Thursday, the first snowfall to hit the Japanese capital in November in 54 years, disrupting traffic and causing electricity usage to spike due to heating demand.
JAPAN
Nov 24, 2016
Proposal to move rowing, canoe events to Miyagi venue to be shelved: sources
Related sports organizations have expressed concern that a separate athletes village would have to be set up outside of Tokyo.
SOCCER / J. League
Nov 22, 2016
Former Japan defender Komano leaving FC Tokyo
Two-time World Cup defender Yuichi Komano is parting ways with FC Tokyo, the J. League first-division club said on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Nov 22, 2016
Organizers reportedly aiming for ¥2 trillion Olympics bill
The Olympics organizing committee is aiming to settle its overall budget for the 2020 Summer Games at around u00a52 trillion.

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