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YOKOHAMA

Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Apr 9, 2014
Kanto teams not providing much relief for fans
Kanto-area teams have combined for a staggering record of 51 wins and 133 losses through Sunday. The Saitama Broncos (5-41), of course, have pushed the teams' combined winning percentage to just 38.3.
BASKETBALL
Apr 7, 2014
Crane Thunders sink B-Corsairs
Across-the-board production carried the Gunma Crane Thunders to a bounce-back 84-76 victory over the Yokohama B-Corsairs on Monday night in the bj-league.
BASKETBALL
Mar 29, 2014
Struggling Yokohama falling out of playoff race
The defending bj-league champion Yokohama B-Corsairs are fading from playoff contention.
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 29, 2014
Antlers rally for win
Kashima Antlers came from behind to beat Yokohama F . Marinos 3-1 on Saturday as the J. League's early front-runners went head to head.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
Mar 23, 2014
Globing warming to hit Asia the hardest; coastal cities most vulnerable, experts say
People in coastal regions of Asia, particularly those living in cities, could face some of the worst effects of global warming, climate experts will warn this week.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Mar 18, 2014
Boy's death highlights need for baby-sitting regulations, experts say
The death of a 2-year-old boy while under the care of a baby sitter hired over the Internet demonstrates the pressing need for measures and systems to ensure that parents can leave their children with reliable parties.
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 15, 2014
Marinos handle Vortis
Yokohama F. Marinos maintained their perfect start to the J. League season with a comfortable 3-0 win over promoted Tokushima Vortis on Saturday.
LIFE / Lifestyle
Mar 15, 2014
1866 and all that: the untold early history of rugby in Japan
The history of rugby in Japan is arguably longer than that of every major rugby-playing country in the world outside of the British Isles and Australia. Very sorry France, New Zealand and South Africa! Regarding early documented rugby history, Japan wins. Until the recent discovery of an 1864 article...
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 12, 2014
Usual suspects top the table early
The new J. League season is just two weeks old, but already there is a familiar look about the top of the table.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Mar 8, 2014
Blanco out to prove stellar 2013 was no fluke
Tony Blanco was very good in 2013. Ridiculously good even, considering the already solid performer shattered a slew of career highs in one fell swoop.
As ‘Buy Canadian’ grows, more U.S. firms say retailers turning away products
Empty shelves with "Buy Canadian Instead" signs are seen in the American Whiskey section of the BC Liquor in Vancouver, British Columbia, on March 10.
U.S. tourist arrested after bringing a handgun into Japan
Hyogo police believe the handgun a U.S. tourist inadvertently brought into Japan slipped through security procedures at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture.
Trump unveils 10% global tariff, with Japan levy set at 24%
Trump tosses a MAGA hat to the crowd during an event in which he unveiled new tariffs in the White House on Wednesday.
Meiji says sayonara to bottled milk, a staple of Japan's bathhouses
Meiji bottled milk lined up in a fridge at Kosugiyu, a bathhouse in Tokyo. The sticker urges patrons to enjoy the milk one last time before it’s gone.
Japan’s leader didn’t read the job description
Prime Minister and ruling Liberal Democratic Party leader Shigeru Ishiba is facing a political funding scandal that has damaged his reputation and sparked speculation that internal efforts to remove him are underway.
Haruki Murakami TV adaptation revisits 30 years of watershed moments
Though Haruki Murakami's trademark whiff of offbeat existentialism is threaded throughout NHK's "After the Quake," the final episode — conceived as a sequel to the story "Super-Frog Saves Tokyo" — is the most stylized, featuring an anthropomorphic talking frog (voiced by Non) and his erstwhile associate Katagiri (Koichi Sato).
Nintendo to launch the Switch 2 on June 5
The controllers for the Switch 2 will attach to the console magnetically rather than sliding on rails as with the original device.
A new human trafficking trend emerges from Myanmar scam centers
Victims of scam centers who were tricked or trafficked into working in Myanmar gather at a compound inside KK Park, a fraud center on the country's border with Thailand, after a multinational crackdown in February.
Meiji says sayonara to bottled milk, a staple of Japan's bathhouses
Meiji bottled milk lined up in a fridge at Kosugiyu, a bathhouse in Tokyo. The sticker urges patrons to enjoy the milk one last time before it’s gone.
A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime
Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan country manager, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in Japan.

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