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Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Aug 2, 2017
FC Tokyo midfielder Ishikawa to retire at end of season
Former Japan midfielder and FC Tokyo player Naohiro Ishikawa has decided to draw the curtain on his 18-year career after this season, the J. League first division side said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 1, 2017
Todai professors accused of falsifying research data
University says it found misconduct involving five papers supervised and co-authored by two researchers at its Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 31, 2017
Samurai Japan taps Inaba to lead Tokyo 2020 tilt
Atsunori Inaba hadn't even been officially unveiled as the next Samurai Japan manager for 10 minutes when NPB commissioner Katsuhiko Kumazaki told him he carried the hopes and dreams of the public into the upcoming Tokyo Olympics in 2020 and World Baseball Classic in 2021. Samurai Japan Strengthening...
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CULTURE / Art
Jul 30, 2017
Southeast Asian art gets its biggest showing in Japan
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JAPAN
Jul 30, 2017
Footage from reactor 3 may force rewrite of Fukushima road map, officials say
The first images of melted fuel from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 power plant indicate that it did not burn through the pressure vessel of reactor 3, but exited through the holes used to insert the control rods, officials say.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 28, 2017
Carp's Kuri holds Swallows in check
Aren Kuri allowed a run in six innings to earn his first win as a starter in two months as the Hiroshima Carp beat the Tokyo Yakult Swallows 7-1 on Friday night.
SOCCER / J. League
Jul 28, 2017
FC Tokyo's Morishige expected to miss four months due to foot injury
FC Tokyo defender Masato Morishige will be out of action for up to four months due to a foot injury, the first-division club said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2017
Sustainability remains a major challenge and key theme for Tokyo Olympic Games in 2020
Preparations for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics have kicked into full gear, with the world's biggest quadrennial sports event just three years away.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jul 27, 2017
Alvark bolster roster with signing of Lucas
Landen Lucas needs no introduction to die-hard Kansas Jayhawks fans.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 27, 2017
National Stadium for Tokyo Olympics to be refitted for team ball sports after 2020 Games
A task force for the Japan Sports Agency agreed on Wednesday to use the new National Stadium being built for the Tokyo Olympics exclusively for team ball sports such as soccer and rugby after the 2020 Games.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Jul 26, 2017
FC Tokyo, Cerezo advance to quarterfinals in J. League Cup
FC Tokyo and Cerezo Osaka booked their spots in the quarterfinals of the J. League Cup with second-leg home wins in the group stage playoffs on Wednesday night.
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JAPAN
Jul 26, 2017
Economist pours cold water on Tokyo hopes for Olympic success in 2020
Tokyo will not benefit long term from hosting the 2020 Olympics — contrary to the hopes and prayers of a nation — sports economist Andrew Zimbalist said Wednesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jul 26, 2017
'Tokyo Ghoul' will have you wondering who the real monsters are
A "ghoul" was originally a creature in Arabic folklore that feasts on the flesh of the living or the dead, depending on the tale. The corpse-munching version became more popular in the West, but not in Japan, if Kentaro Hagiwara's hair-raising "Tokyo Ghoul" is any indication.
OLYMPICS
Jul 26, 2017
New National Stadium to be tailored for soccer and rugby after 2020 Olympics, sources say
The new National Stadium being built for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will be used exclusively for team ball sports like soccer and rugby after the games, sources told Kyodo News on Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 24, 2017
Three-year countdown to Tokyo 2020 Olympics begins with new song-and-dance routine
Hoping to generate an Olympic buzz at home and overseas, Tokyo's 2020 organizers kicked off the countdown to the games on Monday — exactly three years before the opening ceremony — by releasing the lyrics for a promotional theme song and summer dance.
BASEBALL
Jul 24, 2017
Former Chunichi closer Sun to manage South Korea at 2020 Olympics
Former Chunichi Dragons closer Sun Dong-yol will manage the South Korean national baseball team at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, when the sport will return to the Olympic program, the Korea Baseball Organization said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 24, 2017
Run for it: Tokyo kicks off 2020 countdown with 1,000-km relay, Olympic medalists
A 1,000-km citizens' relay from Aomori Prefecture to Tokyo kicked off Monday as part of several events marking the three-year countdown to the 2020 Olympics.
JAPAN
Jul 24, 2017
Sports Day may be moved up to opening day of Olympics in 2020
Plans are afoot to hold Sports Day in July instead of October in 2020 to ease traffic congestion on the first day of the Olympics, sources with knowledge of the plan said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jul 22, 2017
Public questions Japan's duck and cover drills
On July 7, during a public assembly in Takahama, Fukui Prefecture, Shunichi Tanaka, head of Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority, was asked how his organization would respond to a North Korean missile attack. Tanaka replied that it would make more sense for North Korea to hit Tokyo with a missile than...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jul 22, 2017
'Tokyo Geek's Guide': Mapping the epicenter of 'otaku' culture
Anyone on the lookout for "weird Japan" culture, take note.
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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