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JAPAN
Mar 12, 2019
Japan's 'Olympic ojiisan' hopes to complete 56-year odyssey at 2020 Tokyo Games
For most people, going to watch the Olympics is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, but for 92-year-old superfan Naotoshi Yamada it has become a quadrennial ritual over the last five and a half decades.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 11, 2019
At the University of Tokyo, there is power in a union
Japan still has the right to organize, and unions are good both for members and management.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / THE HIGH GROUNDS
Mar 9, 2019
Starbucks' Reserve Roastery Tokyo is a 'coffee wonderland'
Starbucks' 3,000-square-meter Reserve Roastery Tokyo goes above and beyond in embracing local Japanese design and aesthetics, not to mention an unwavering commitment to coffee.
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BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Mar 7, 2019
Toyama looks to improve defense
The Toyama Grouses, one of B. League's premier offensive clubs, present a formidable challenge for opposing defenses.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 6, 2019
Tokyo Skytree celebrates 60th anniversary of iconic fashion doll Barbie's debut
An event marking the 60th year since the debut of iconic fashion doll Barbie kicked off at Tokyo Skytree on Wednesday, showcasing the doll's history and diversity.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Mar 6, 2019
Akatsuki Five players make quick return to club grind
Many Japanese basketball fans may have been nursing hangovers after Japan successfully qualified for the FIBA World Cup.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Mar 6, 2019
There's a student Uprizine that needs to be heard
When students Hikari Hida and Trica Euvrard discovered that their university had no support in place for victims of sexual violence they created Uprizine to help make a change.
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JAPAN
Mar 6, 2019
After almost a year behind the wheel, Tokyo's foreign cab drivers reflect on navigating a new way of life
Growing up in Canada, Alex Lipson never imagined he would one day become a taxi driver — especially not on the other side of the world in Tokyo.
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MORE SPORTS
Mar 3, 2019
In pictures: The rain, the pain and the fun of Tokyo Marathon 2019
Low temperatures and persistent rain put a slight damper on the celebratory aspect of the 13th Tokyo Marathon but at least it didn't harm the runners' overall performances. The winner — Ethiopia’s Birhanu Legese — clocked the event's second-best time ever, and a record number of runners — 38,000...
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BASKETBALL
Mar 3, 2019
Alvark fire on all cylinders from start to finish in victory over Grouses
Perhaps the biggest compliment a team can receive after a game was uttered on Sunday afternoon.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Mar 3, 2019
Cancer survivor runs for family, friends — and herself — in Tokyo Marathon
Vanessa Oshima has been running every day since her friend was diagnosed with cancer six years ago, and she made a promise that she would finish a 5 km run daily until her friend no longer showed any evidence of the disease.
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MORE SPORTS
Mar 3, 2019
Birhanu Legese overcomes wet conditions to win Tokyo Marathon
Ethiopia's Birhanu Legese hit the pavement in arguably the worst conditions in the 13-year history of the Tokyo Marathon and performed as if the weather wasn't much of a problem. For Suguru Osako and other Japanese runners, it was much more of a struggle.
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JAPAN / Society
Mar 2, 2019
'No one wants to be homeless': A glimpse at life on the streets of Tokyo
Seventy-year-old Yoshitomo Hara now lives in a housing facility, but he is well-versed in strategies to deal with sleeping rough in Tokyo during winter.

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Atsuyoshi Koike, the president and CEO of Rapidus, says there is a “sense of urgency” when it comes to Japan’s efforts in manufacturing semiconductors. “We have to make sure we are successful,” he says.
Atsuyoshi Koike’s big game: Fourth down and 2 nanometers to go