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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 22, 2014
Swallows skipper Ogawa to step down
The Central League's Tokyo Yakult Swallows on Monday accepted manager Junji Ogawa's decision to resign at the end of the season due to the cellar-dwelling club's poor results.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 22, 2014
Overcoming hurdles in Tokyo Olympic plan part of process, IOC chief says
For Tokyo, winning the bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympics was only the first step on a long, arduous road. Now the heavy work should begin, but when that will be is still being debated.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 22, 2014
Projection mapping a popular addition at weddings, other events
Projection mapping, in which images are mapped onto 3-D objects, has become a familiar technology, increasingly being used for everyday occasions like wedding ceremonies.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Sep 20, 2014
Bach hints at Olympic baseball return
International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach is all in favor of bringing back men's baseball and women's softball as part of his 2020 Olympic agenda. He's just not ready to say so, quite yet.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 20, 2014
Giants punch ticket to CL playoffs
Right-hander Yuki Koyama allowed a run in eight innings on Saturday as the Central League-leading Yomiuri Giants defeated the last-place Tokyo Yakult Swallows 4-2.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Sep 18, 2014
Ex-Apache coach Hill supports FIBA mandate for JBA
Bob Hill hasn't coached a game in Japan since March 10, 2011. A lot has changed since then, but a lot hasn't; for instance, Japan basketball's systemic dysfunction.
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JAPAN
Sep 18, 2014
Tokyo assemblyman leading gender equality panel apologizes for sexist remark
Only a few months after a Tokyo lawmaker was heckled by her sexist colleagues, the metropolitan assembly rekindles the controversy as another male politician steps in it.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Sep 18, 2014
Indie games get a boost at Tokyo Game Show
Major gaming companies are likely to dominate the headlines at this weekend's Tokyo Game Show (TGS), along with the promise of future releases that have budgets reaching into the millions.
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LIFE / Digital
Sep 18, 2014
Plan your attack before you hit the gamefloor at Tokyo Game Show
It's time to press the start button for Tokyo Game Show (TGS), and while last year's edition smashed attendance records with more than 270,000 gamers showing up over the course of the event. This year's TGS hopes to be even bigger. The number of exhibitors has reached a record 421, a significant hike...
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CULTURE / Art
Sep 18, 2014
'Hishida Shunso: A Retrospective'
To celebrate the 140th year since the birth of Shunso Hishida (1874-1911), the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, is presenting more than 100 of the modern Japanese painter's masterpieces.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Sep 17, 2014
Tokyo and Saitama: How would you vote on the issue of independence for Scotland?
Britons in Kanto explain why they are backing a 'yes' in the referendum for Scottish independence or a 'no' for the status quo.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Sep 16, 2014
Pignon: Bistro dining by different rules
Guacamole and merguez sausages on the menu, salsa and bossa nova on the sound system and not a check tablecloth in sight: Pignon is a far cry from the average bistro. But then again, owner-chef Rimpei Yoshikawa is anything but a typical Tokyo French chef.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Sep 16, 2014
Afuri: Classic noodles with a twist of citrus
Can it really be 10 years since the original Afuri opened, bringing its trademark yuzu ramen, stylish black uniforms and hip, post-industrial decor to the backstreets of Ebisu? A decade on, the lines outside are still just as long. But the good news is there are now half a dozen other branches around...
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JAPAN
Sep 16, 2014
1964 Tokyo Games marathon winner Bikila 'acted' for film: cameraman
"Tokyo Olympiad," a documentary about the 1964 Summer Olympic Games, was partly fictitious — a gold medalist "acted" to re-create an iconic scene at the request of the film's legendary director, Kon Ichikawa.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Sep 13, 2014
Piet Boon: 'Never lose your sense of curiosity in the world'
Q: What motivates you to design something? A: Design should, in our opinion, enhance the quality of daily life.
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JAPAN
Sep 13, 2014
Matchmaking event for trainspotters held near Tokyo
About 1,000 railway fans took part in Tetsukon, a matchmaking event especially for them, on Saturday near Tokyo, with about 100 men and women coupling.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 13, 2014
Gov. Masuzoe outlines grand tourism plan for Tokyo
Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe sketches out his 'long-term vision' for the capital and lays out some of the steps needed to turn it into a tourism magnet.
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2014
¥1.4 billion in Senkaku donations left unused in Tokyo's coffers
About ¥1.4 billion collected by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government to purchase some of the disputed Senkaku Islands off Taiwan has not been used, metropolitan government sources said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2014
Artists, athletes will get to shine at Sports Culture Davos in 2016
As Japan gears up to host the 2020 Summer Olympics, the government will jointly hold Sports Culture Davos in fall 2016 in Tokyo and in the Kansai region with the Geneva-based World Economic Forum, education minister Hakubun Shimomura said.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: FASHION
Sep 12, 2014
Adventurous fashion abounds this month
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