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WORLD XV

Japan Times
SPORTS / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Nov 28, 2017
Pitcher Charlie Morton's unlikely trip from journeyman to star
Two hours before an exhibition game in March, the Houston Astros clubhouse was vacant save for MAS and 'Stros hurler Charlie Morton.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Nov 24, 2017
Philippines holds off Japan in spirited FIBA World Cup qualifying opener
Japan delivered a gritty performance to bounce back from its early struggles, but wound up losing its opening 2019 FIBA World Cup qualifier.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Nov 21, 2017
Only known war memoirs by Emperor Hirohito to go up for auction in New York
The auction house Bonhams says the volumes, set to be auctioned on Dec. 6, are expected to fetch an estimated $100,000 to $150,000.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Nov 16, 2017
Italy fires coach Gian Piero Ventura after team fails to qualify for World Cup
Italy coach Gian Piero Ventura was fired Wednesday, two days after the Azzurri's failure to qualify for the World Cup.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 14, 2017
Osaka Gov. Ichiro Matsui heads to Paris to boost bid for 2025 World Expo
Osaka Gov. Ichiro Matsui departed for Paris on Tuesday to lobby for Osaka's bid to host the 2025 World Expo.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / ESSENTIAL READING FOR JAPANOPHILES
Nov 11, 2017
'Hiroshima Notes': Kenzaburo Oe on Hiroshima and the U.S. Occupation
In 1963, 28-year-old novelist and rising star Kenzaburo Oe was sent to Hiroshima to report on the rancorous split between political groups calling for the abolition of nuclear weapons.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Nov 11, 2017
'Beasts Head for Home': Abe Kobos' novel of alienation in postwar Manchuria
Columbia University PressKobo Abe's "Beasts Head for Home," translated by Richard F. Calichman, is a harrowing fictionalized account of a young Japanese man who journeys through the harsh wasteland of Manchuria to reach an ancestral homeland he has never seen.
Japan Times
SOCCER / SOCCER SCENE
Nov 8, 2017
Competition heats up as Japan prepares for top-class tests
National team manager Vahid Halilhodzic demanded strong friendly opposition to help prepare Japan for next summer's World Cup, and this coming week's two fixtures certainly fit the bill.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Nov 8, 2017
Talented Naoki Uto ready to grab long-awaited national team chance
With his exceptional height and confidence, Naoki Uto could add a new dimension to the Japan men's national basketball team.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Nov 6, 2017
Ahead of 2019 Rugby World Cup, Japan attempts to drum up enthusiasm from female fans
With the 2019 Rugby World Cup coming to Japan in two years, local governments hosting the event in the Chubu region are eagerly working to promote the sport, especially among women.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys and flying squirrels
An employee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Center in the Iidabashi area of central Tokyo bags, tags and organizes thousands of items.
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
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