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LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Feb 5, 2016
Honke Ponga: Korea's healthy answer to 'yakiniku'
Can anything be more enjoyable than sitting around a shichirin (traditional charcoal burner) and cooking your own dinner — especially in the coldest season? Honke Ponga, a friendly South Korean grill just steps away from Meguro Station, does its best to answer that in the affirmative by adding a light,...
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JAPAN
Feb 5, 2016
Japan's free schools offer alternative to compulsory education but accreditation still eludes
When the coin hit the floor, the children gasped in surprise during a science class at Japan Freinet, a free school in Toshima Ward, Tokyo. They were experimenting to see which would fall first — the coin or a piece of paper of the same size.
SOCCER
Feb 4, 2016
FC Tokyo, Thai club Chonburi to vie for ACL berth
FC Tokyo will face Chonburi of Thailand in a playoff to decide who will join this season's Asian Champions League, the Japan Football Association announced Thursday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Feb 4, 2016
Long wait ends as Hill returns to coach in NBA
Former Tokyo Apache head coach Bob Hill is back in the NBA after almost a decade's absence in which he worked several coaching stints around the globe.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 4, 2016
Lucchino says MLB not an easy move for Japanese players
Larry Lucchino is very comfortable in Japan and it's no wonder why. Lucchino presided over one of the most successful periods in the history of the Boston Red Sox franchise, as the team's president and CEO from 2002-2015, and many of the Japanese players he helped bring on board played a role during...
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JAPAN
Feb 4, 2016
As Japan sizes up online menace, Israel offers its expertise in cybersecurity
Military necessity has given Israel a world lead in cybersecurity technology, and Japan's public and private sectors are taking notice. Although the nations' geopolitical situations are sharply different, cybersecurity concerns have been growing for Japan and it lacks immediate answers.
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JAPAN
Feb 2, 2016
State guesthouse in Kyoto may be opened to visitors year-round
The government is considering opening a state guesthouse in Kyoto to the public throughout the year to add to the allure of the ancient capital.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 2, 2016
IOC, Tokyo 2020 organizers confirm Belgian designer's Olympics logo suit withdrawn
The International Olympic Committee and Tokyo organizers of the 2020 Games jointly confirmed in a statement Monday that Belgian designer Olivier Debie has dropped his plagiarism lawsuit filed in August over an Olympics logo by Kenjiro Sano.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 1, 2016
Tokyo police baffled by theft of hand straps from commuter trains
Investigators are scratching their heads over the theft of hundreds of hand straps from Tokyo commuter trains.
JAPAN
Feb 1, 2016
Tokyo to boost hiring to better prepare for 2020 Olympics: NHK
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has reportedly decided to increase how many people it will hire in fiscal 2016 to better prepare for the 2020 Olympic Games.
BASKETBALL
Jan 30, 2016
Akita's Taguchi, Otsuka dominate in rout of Tokyo
Shigehiro Taguchi and Yuto Otsuka carried the Akita Northern Happinets to a lopsided win over the lowly Tokyo Cinq Reves on Saturday night.
SOCCER
Jan 30, 2016
J-Village to serve as 2020 Olympic soccer training center
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JAPAN
Jan 30, 2016
Japan Sport Council inks ¥2.5 billion deal with Olympic stadium builders
The Japan Sport Council announced Friday it has signed a ¥2.5 billion deal with a joint venture to construct the new National Stadium, the main venue for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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JAPAN
Jan 29, 2016
Despite new design, controversy may dog Tokyo's Olympic stadium long after last lap is run
When a fresh design for the new National Stadium was chosen last month, many believed it would finally put an end to months of chaos over its construction. They were wrong.
JAPAN
Jan 29, 2016
Tokyo's Ota Ward gives OK to renting private homes, rooms to tourists
Ota Ward, Tokyo, on Friday started accepting applications from residents and businesses to let rooms or homes to visitors as a way to alleviate hotel shortages amid an increasing number of foreign tourists.
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JAPAN
Jan 28, 2016
International school in Shibuya evacuates after bomb threat
An emergency evacuation order was issued at an international school in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Thursday afternoon after a bomb threat was received.
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JAPAN
Jan 28, 2016
Police told to brush up their hospitality skills amid surge in foreign visitors
Police are joining nationwide efforts to brush up on their omotenashi (hospitality) as the country experiences a surge in overseas visitors and prepares for the 2020 Games.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 27, 2016
Belgian designer drops suit over Tokyo 2020 Olympics logo, cites legal costs
Belgian designer Olivier Debie, who in August filed a plagiarism lawsuit over a Tokyo 2020 Olympics logo by Kenjiro Sano, says he will no longer pursue his grievance in court.
JAPAN
Jan 26, 2016
J-pop diva Sheena Ringo to help produce Tokyo's handover ceremony in Rio
Japanese pop diva Sheena Ringo will serve as a production consultant for the flag handover ceremony at this summer's Rio de Janeiro Olympics, Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizers said following an executive board meeting on Monday.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jan 26, 2016
Abe administration mulling crackdown on secondhand smoke ahead of Tokyo Olympics
The Abe administration is considering a new law to punish restaurants and other public facilities if they fail to protect people from secondhand smoke.

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