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CULTURE / Art
May 21, 2014
'Jean Fautrier'
After being detained by the Gestapo for his involvement with the Resistance during World War II, Jean Fautrier (1898-1964) began working on the series "Hostages" as a response to the horrors that took place in German-occupied France.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
May 20, 2014
La Bonne Table: French cuisine between informal and upscale
This spring brought more than cherry blossoms to Nihonbashi. It also saw the wraps removed from the two new Coredo Muromachi Buildings. Both have multiple floors of restaurants, bars and food stores. The pick of the lot is without a doubt La Bonne Table.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
May 20, 2014
Nihonbashi Dashi Bar Hanare: Take stock of the best broth
Next January, the eyes of the gastronomic world will be fixed on Nihonbashi as Denmark's Noma restaurant, recently voted top again in the World 50 Best list, opens for an extended pop-up inside the Mandarin Oriental Hotel. No need to wait that long to discover this rapidly reviving neighborhood, though:...
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COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
May 19, 2014
World Cup 2014 views from Tokyo: Brazil, Russia and Japan
A Brazilian translator, Russian student and Japanese singer discuss their teams' prospects in next month's FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 15, 2014
Swallows pound out 17 hits, throttle Giants
The Tokyo Yakult Swallows wrapped up a series that saw them play in three cities on three consecutive nights. The only constants were a barrage of hits and victories over the Yomiuri Giants at every stop.
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COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
May 14, 2014
World Cup 2014 views from Tokyo: Croatia and Japan
A Japanese blues singer and a Croatian actor discuss the prospects for their national teams in next month's FIFA World Cup.
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JAPAN
May 12, 2014
Bald men get special treatment at new Tokyo pub
Bald is beautiful at a new Tokyo establishment where "follicularly challenged" customers are welcomed with open arms and offered discounts not available to their hairier brethren.
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JAPAN
May 11, 2014
Casino moguls gamble on Japan
Two U.S. billionaires bet on rival cities to be the first to open casino resorts in Japan if the government legalizes gambling.
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MORE SPORTS
May 11, 2014
Triumphant Gatlin grabs spotlight in 100-meter race
Former Olympic champion Justin Gatlin cruised to the finish line with a winning time of 10.02 seconds, while Japanese teenage phenom Yoshihide Kiryu sank to fifth place in the men's 100-meter dash race in the Golden Grand Prix Tokyo meet at National Stadium on Sunday.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 8, 2014
Ex-Aum cultist pleads not guilty
Former Aum Shinrikyo cultist Naoko Kikuchi pleads not guilty to attempted murder for her role in the 1995 bombing of a Tokyo City Hall office.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 8, 2014
Carp rap out 16 hits, trounce Swallows
The Central League-leading Hiroshima Carp belted three home runs in a 16-hit attack and held off a late challenge to beat the Tokyo Yakult Swallows 13-7 on Thursday and avoid a three-game sweep at Jingu Stadium.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 7, 2014
Ishikawa tosses shutout against first-place Carp
Lefty Masanori Ishikawa held the Hiroshima Carp to five hits over the distance on Wednesday night as the Tokyo Yakult Swallows beat the Central League leaders 6-0.
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JAPAN
May 7, 2014
Group taps 'vibrant' youth for '20 Games
A college student in Tokyo has a lofty Olympic goal: to recruit half the 80,000 volunteers that the organizing committee for the 2020 Games and Paralympics hopes to enlist.
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JAPAN
May 7, 2014
Tokyo Skytree falls short of visitor forecast
Shutdowns due to poor weather were to blame for missing the targeted number of visitors to the observation deck of Tokyo Skytree in fiscal 2013, the operator's officials said.
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COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
May 7, 2014
Iwate: Do you think the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will have any positive effect on Tohoku?
Interviewees in Hiraizumi, Iwate Prefecture, are divided on the whether any of the promised 2020 Tokyo Olympic feelgood factor will touch Tohoku.
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CULTURE / Art
May 7, 2014
'Collection Exhibition 2014: Spiritual World'
For this year's "Collection Exhibition," the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography reevaluates the relationship between Japanese religious culture and visual arts through a pilgrimage of photographs, videos and other works of the museum collection. In search of aspects of spirituality that have been...
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 5, 2014
Swallows pound out 17 hits, hammer Tigers
Lefty Ryosuke Yagi allowed a run in seven innings and got plenty of run support as the Tokyo Yakult Swallows crushed the Hanshin Tigers 13-1 on Monday evening.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 4, 2014
Swallows' Milledge faces up to more time on sideline
Lastings Milledge knew something was wrong almost from the day he set foot in spring camp. His right shoulder was sore, and while that's not a most unusual thing for a professional baseball player, something just felt off.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 3, 2014
Iihara ignites Swallows in comeback victory over Tigers
Yasushi Iihara had a tiebreaking pinch-hit double in a four-run uprising in the eighth inning as the Tokyo Yakult Swallows ran away late to beat the Hanshin Tigers 5-2 on Saturday night.
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JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
May 3, 2014
Empress-Dowager Shoken laid to rest; crackdown in Shanghai's foreign quarters; Olympic preparations; Lebanese businessman Japan's top tax-payer
One of the notable landmarks in the modern history of Japan was the funeral ceremony held Saturday night for Her Majesty, the late Empress-Dowager (Shoken, empress consort of Emperor Meiji), who passed away on April 9.

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