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TOKYO

BASKETBALL
Nov 24, 2013
Cinq Reves mix it up to beat Lakestars
Pawns and kings can both make key moves in chess. Similarly, centers and guards can be just as important for a basketball team.
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Nov 20, 2013
Tokyo: Could — and should — mass immigration save shrinking Japan?
A path to a prosperous, innovative society or the multicultural road to ruin for Japan? Vote here to have your voice heard.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 20, 2013
Tokyo Motor Show still green, tries to spark pizazz
Japanese and foreign car manufacturers offered a glimpse of the future as they unveiled their latest eco-friendly and unique next-generation concept cars as the 43rd Tokyo Motor Show was opened to the media Wednesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Nov 19, 2013
Japan's juke scene gears up to go foot to foot with Chicago
I am at Battle Train Tokyo, the first official footwork dance tournament in Japan. It's being held at Kata, a gallery in the capital's Ebisu district. Sixteen dancers have signed up in the hope of becoming Japan's footwork champion, which comes with a ¥50,000 cash prize and a small championship belt...
Japan Times
OLYMPICS / NOTES ON A SCORECARD
Nov 19, 2013
Mizuno best man to lead Tokyo organizing committee for 2020 Games
It is amazing how often the answer to a question can be right in front of you.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Nov 18, 2013
Wife fights decades-long battle to free Shibuya riot leader Hoshino
Fumiaki Hoshino has spent nearly 40 years behind bars for a murder he maintains he did not commit and due to a conviction he and his supporters believe was politically motivated.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Nov 14, 2013
Misotetsu Kagiroi: Meat, miso and veg, from hot plate to platter
Hidden away on a narrow backstreet in Ogawamachi, one of Tokyo's old-school carousing districts, Misotetsu Kagiroi is far from your typical izakaya tavern. Unlike most of its neighbors, it does not sport a large red lantern outside to grab your attention. Nor are you greeted by raucous revelry as you...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 14, 2013
Kids create Tohoku ornaments
Students from an international school participated Thursday in a Christmas-season fundraising event by a Tokyo hotel that is supporting children in the Tohoku region affected by the March 2011 disasters.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Nov 13, 2013
The irritating gaijin: testing police patience from Belfast to Oimachi
In Oimachi, there was clear 3G connectivity. For anyone questioned by the RUC in Northern Ireland in the 1980s, broadband penetration probably meant something quite different.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Nov 13, 2013
Tokyo: What does Japan do better than anywhere else?
Everyone here in Japan, or in Tokyo at least, is so disciplined and always punctual. The Japanese people I have met stick by their comments and the promises they make, and in my experience excuses are not accepted as much as they might be elsewhere.
BASKETBALL
Nov 13, 2013
Tokyo overwhelms Saitama in fourth quarter, completes series sweep
Despite John "Helicopter" Humphrey's 45-point outburst, the Saitama Broncos couldn't quell the Tokyo Cinq Reves' momentum and spirited comeback on Wednesday night at Musashino General Gymnasium.
BASKETBALL
Nov 12, 2013
Tokyo outplays Saitama in series opener
The Tokyo Cinq Reves emerged victorious on Tuesday night by overcoming a five-point halftime deficit and seizing control of the game after the break.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES
Nov 8, 2013
Capturing the life and lives of Tokyo, one day at a time
Every day we presumably walk past about 2,000 or 3,000 people we don't know anything about,' French photographer Cedric Riveau says. 'But everyone has his or her story to tell.

Longform

It's back to the classroom for some residents as municipal governments across the country conduct lessons to learn how to use new technologies.
Can aging Japan go digital without leaving anyone behind?