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Figure Skating
Dec 26, 2015
Hanyu nabs fourth straight national title; Miyahara leads women's field
Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu wasn't at his impeccable best in the men's free skate, but still claimed his fourth straight national title on Saturday at the All-Japan Championships with a score of 286.36 points, nearly 20 points ahead of second-placed Shoma Uno.
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LIFE / Travel / BACKSTREET STORIES
Dec 26, 2015
Catching the last of the season’s leaves at Shiba Daimon
When I exit the Oedo Subway Line's Daimon Station, I find myself inside an ebullient throng of Chinese tourists headed in the direction of the prominent Jodo-shu (Pure Land Sect) Buddhist Zojoji Temple. The temple's oldest structure, the elegant 1622 red-lacquered Sangedatsumon gate, is a National Important...
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LIFE / Travel
Dec 26, 2015
Tokyo digs: It's hosteling, but not as we know it
A line of around 30 people queueing for snacks snakes around the inside of Izakaya Bunka, a Japanese-style pub, during its packed opening night on Dec. 14. Staffers at the Asakusa Ward spot have laid out an impressive buffet-style spread for all in attendance, set in front of a stack of nihonshu (Japanese...
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CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Dec 26, 2015
2016Baby Burden
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Figure Skating
Dec 25, 2015
Leader Hanyu finds himself in familiar spot; Uno sits in second at nationals
Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu made a dominant start at the All-Japan Championships on Friday after topping the men’s short program, but with Shoma Uno keeping tight with a career-high score.
Rugby
Dec 25, 2015
JRFU to delay coaching announcement: source
The announcement of Jamie Joseph, as the new head coach of the Brave Blossoms, will be delayed until the new year, a source close to the matter said Friday.
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BASKETBALL
Dec 25, 2015
Hachimura guides Meisei High to impressive victory in Winter Cup opener
Japan's best high school player Rui Hachimura racked up 30 points, 14 rebounds and four assists and two-time defending champion Meisei High School cruised to a 100-81 win over Gunma Prefecture's Maebashi Ikuei High School on Friday in the All-Japan High School Tournament.
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JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Dec 25, 2015
South Korea 'comfort women' dispute edges closer to settlement as Kishida agrees to talks with Seoul
Tokyo's estrangement from Seoul seems closer to resolution as Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida announces upcoming talks.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 25, 2015
Japanese woman held in China since June arrested last month
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Friday a third Japanese citizen has been arrested in China, on the heels of the arrests of two others earlier this year.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 25, 2015
November saw Japan's consumer prices rise 0.1%
Consumer prices rose 0.1 percent in November from a year earlier for the first increase in five months, the government said Friday, reflecting a smaller decline in energy prices and higher food prices.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 24, 2015
Abe tells Kishida to engage in 'comfort women' talks in South Korea by year-end
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has instructed Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida to visit South Korea by year-end to make an attempt to resolve the wartime "comfort women" issue, sources close to Japanese-Korean ties said Thursday.
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SOCCER
Dec 24, 2015
Miyama receives AFC Women's Player of Year honor for third time
Nadeshiko Japan captain Aya Miyama was named the Asian Football Confederation's Women's Player of the Year on Thursday for the third time.
Rugby
Dec 24, 2015
Sunwolves to face Top League squad in charity match
Japan's new Super Rugby side, the Sunwolves, will play a Top League XV at Toyota Stadium on Feb. 13, the Japan Rugby Football Union announced Thursday.
JAPAN
Dec 24, 2015
Japan Coast Guard plans system to control vessel traffic in bays during tsunami crises
The Japan Coast Guard plans to introduce a new system allowing it to control maritime traffic in crowded bays in times of tsunami disasters to prevent collisions and chaos, Coast Guard sources said Wednesday.
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MORE SPORTS
Dec 22, 2015
Rio-bound Icho collects 12th national title
Kaori Icho, who won her ninth world championship in September, captured her 12th national title on Tuesday, the second day of the All-Japan Wrestling Championships.
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JAPAN
Dec 22, 2015
Design by architect Kengo Kuma picked for Tokyo's new Olympic stadium
Kengo Kuma's blueprint prevails in the contest to redesign the new National Stadium after the initial plan was scrapped amid a national uproar over cost and other factors.
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JAPAN / History
Dec 22, 2015
British wartime 'Course Boys' played key role in nurturing Anglo-Japanese ties
When Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in December 1941, the British government realized it urgently needed more Japanese speakers and put out an appeal to the nation's schools for talented linguists.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 22, 2015
Welfare key focus as Japan plans record-high ¥73 trillion in '16 budget outlays
The government plans record-high spending of ¥73.11 trillion ($602 billion) to fund its operations and programs in fiscal 2016, with the focus on assistance for child-rearing and other welfare measures, government sources said Monday.
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JAPAN / Politics
Dec 20, 2015
Gulf War trauma kicked off Japan's retreat from pacifism in '91
As the first Gulf War raged in February 1991, Ground Self-Defense Force Maj. Nozomu Yoshitomi was supposed to be conducting war games with U.S. officers at a military facility in Tokyo. But the Americans appeared distracted, watching the conflict live on CNN. On another TV, local news showed Japanese...
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LIFE / Travel
Dec 19, 2015
Bask in the warmth of Iheya Island
I thought I recognized the owner of the Iheya Kanko Hotel, her face fleetingly recalled as it passed over the screen at a Shinjuku showing of the 2012 film "Karakara."
South Korea couple beat same-sex barriers to parenthood
South Korean lesbian couple Kim Kyu-jin (left) and her wife, Kim Sae-yeon, pose with a "pregnant woman" badge during an interview in Seoul last month.
Japan unveils new overtourism countermeasures
The majority of tourists in Japan tend to stay in Tokyo, Osaka or Kyoto, resulting in overcrowding in popular tourist spots and a strain on transportation systems.
Opportunities await the bold in the Year of the Wood Dragon
2024 marks the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac, with the year predicted to be a good time for fresh starts.
Japan pharma startup developing world-first drug to grow new teeth
A new tooth is seen in a ferret's mouth after it was administered a drug to stimulate the growth of tooth buds.
Don’t worry about global population collapse
Most projections show the world will hit peak humanity in the 21st century as people choose to have smaller families and women gain power over their own reproduction.
How to prevent and respond to heatstroke in Japan this summer
A passerby holding a parasol wipes her face as she walks on the street amid a heatstroke alert in Tokyo and other prefectures, in Tokyo on July 9.
Households struggle as Japan’s inflation rises near U.S. levels
The Nishiki market in Kyoto. June’s inflation report shows extraordinary jumps in the prices of some items favored by households, including cabbage (27.6%), potatoes (28.5%) and tomatoes (15.6%).
As risk of heatstroke rises in Japan, so does that of COVID-19
People hold umbrellas while watching baseball to deal with the heat in the city of Shizuoka on July 7.
German, French and Spanish fighter aircraft arrive in Japan for joint drills
Two Air Self-Defense Force F-15s (right) escort two German Air Force Eurofighter jets and an A330MRTT aerial tanker on their arrival in Japan Friday. The ASDF is conducting training exercises with the German, French and Spanish air forces this weekend.
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.

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