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Japan Times
SOCCER
May 4, 2016
Tokyo edges Binh Duong to reach Asian Champions League round of 16
FC Tokyo reached the Asian Champions League second round for the first time in four years with a narrow 2-1 victory at Binh Duong on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 4, 2016
BayStars' Kajitani makes immediate impact in return
Takayuki Kajitani marked his return to the Yokohama BayStars' lineup by driving in one run and scoring another in a 3-2 victory over the Tokyo Yakult Swallows in the Central League on Wednesday afternoon.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 29, 2016
Japan looks to reform rigid tour guide exams as part of wider tourism push
As Japan begins to adapt to the unprecedented influx of foreign visitors, the tightly regulated tour guide industry prepares for major reform.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 29, 2016
In quake-prone Japan, Kumamoto temblors stir worry of 'Tokyo X Day'
There's nothing comical about this manga: office building windows shatter, trains derail and cars plunge from buckling bridges. It all happens at 4:35 p.m. on a day dubbed "Tokyo's X Day."
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 27, 2016
Police release likeness of woman found dead in Tokyo Station locker a year ago
A year after an elderly woman's body was found stuffed in a yellow suitcase in a locker at JR Tokyo Station, police on Tuesday released a reproduced portrait of the woman as well as the suitcase itself.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 26, 2016
Carp veteran Arai joins 2,000-hit club
Takahiro Arai reached 2,000 career hits as the 39-year-old helped the Hiroshima Carp defeat the Tokyo Yakult Swallows 11-3 in the Central League on Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 26, 2016
New Tokyo 2020 Olympics logo draws mixed reaction, fails to excite
The official emblem picked by the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee received mixed reactions from art critics and the public.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 26, 2016
Tokyo 2020 chiefs discuss Jingu Stadium use with officials
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Organizing Committee on Tuesday met for the first time with relevant authorities of Jingu Stadium to discuss the six-month closure of Japan's second-oldest pro baseball stadium.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 25, 2016
Checkered pattern by artist Tokolo chosen as logo for 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Tokyo 2020 Olympics organizers pick a stark indigo-and-white checkered circle as the games' replacement emblem after the original design was scrapped last year amid claims of plagiarism.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / BACKSTREET STORIES
Apr 23, 2016
You don't know what you've got (till it's gone) in Tokyo's nagaya
After hearing rumors that one of my favorite hideaways in Tokyo, the Sanuki Club, is slated for demolition, I stand outside the hotel's front gates with apprehension. Aside from offering some of the cheapest lodgings available in Minato Ward, the property's beer and barbecue terrace — tucked under...
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Apr 23, 2016
Will Swallows become a 'gypsy' team in 2020?
A recent news item indicates Tokyo's Jingu Stadium may be closed from May to October in 2020 because of the Olympic Games. I am not certain why it has to be closed for five months but can understand.
BASKETBALL
Apr 22, 2016
Yokohama cruises past Tokyo
The Yokohama B-Corsairs ended an eight-game slide on Friday night, whipping the Tokyo Cinq Reves in their bj-league series opener.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 22, 2016
Authorities discover unhygienic conditions at Tokyo cat cafe, order temporary closure
Many Japanese workers suffer stress from a harsh working environment, and some animals too, appear to be no exception. Feline employees in cat cafes are reportedly working long hours and in sometimes unsanitary environments, receiving no salary or cash rewards.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Apr 22, 2016
Buddhist cafe gives Tokyo caffeinated enlightenment
The hum of conversation and the clinking of spoons and coffee cups fills the wood-panelled cafe in a fashionable Tokyo neighborhood as more than a dozen customers sip drinks and nibble desserts.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 22, 2016
Cabinet minister, Diet members visit war-linked Yasukuni Shrine
Cabinet minister Sanae Takaichi and some 90 other lawmakers from ruling and opposition parties visited the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Friday, in a move that may again trigger criticism from China and South Korea.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Apr 20, 2016
FC Tokyo misses out on chance to advance in Asian Champions League
FC Tokyo wasted an opportunity to join Urawa Reds in the knockout phase of the Asian Champions League after losing 3-0 to Jeonbuk Motors at home on Wednesday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 20, 2016
Tateyama sidelined after elbow surgery
Tokyo Yakult Swallows right-hander Shohei Tateyama is likely to miss the first half of the season after undergoing right elbow surgery on Wednesday, the Central League club said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 20, 2016
Okhotsk region pitches its certified timber for Tokyo Olympics stadium
Timber officials in the Okhotsk area in Hokkaido are setting their sights on the 2020 Tokyo Olympics main stadium after Kengo Kuma's design featuring rich use of wooden materials was selected for the project.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Apr 18, 2016
Let's discuss the Tokyo Olympic logo competition
Tokyo 2020 Olympics organizers have unveiled a shortlist of four replacement logos after the original design was scrapped.
SOCCER
Apr 18, 2016
Mainz striker Muto to forego surgery
Japan striker Yoshinori Muto will not have surgery to repair a right-knee ligament but will be out indefinitely, a source at his club Mainz said Sunday.
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.
Japan soccer player Sano arrested for alleged sexual assault
Professional soccer player Kaishu Sano has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a woman in her 30s at a Tokyo hotel.
Taro Kono says central bank needs to raise rates to lift yen
Taro Kono, Japan's digital transformation minister, speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Wednesday.
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.
'Super spicy' potato chips land Japan students in hospital
High school students were taken to hospital in Tokyo on Tuesday after eating "super spicy" potato chips.
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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