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YU KOBAYASHI

Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 13, 2016
Tokyo: photogenic to its very core
Care to take a guess what the new exhibition "Tokyo, Tokyo and Tokyo" at the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum is about? In fact there are two exhibitions with the same name running concurrently, so it's "Tokyo, Tokyo and Tokyo" and "Tokyo, Tokyo and Tokyo."
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 5, 2016
Court settles legal battle over stroke victim's job performance
The plaintiff had demanded the National Personnel Authority revoke its evaluations and pay u00a53 million in compensation.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 24, 2016
Cancer-fighting TV celebrity Mao Kobayashi named in BBC's 100 Women for 2016
Japanese TV celebrity Mao Kobayashi, who has been fighting breast cancer for about two years, has been named in the 2016 edition of the BBC's 100 Women list.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Nov 12, 2016
Honda sweats on place in World Cup qualifier against Saudis
National team manager Vahid Halilhodzic has warned star player Keisuke Honda that he is not guaranteed of a starting place when Japan takes on Saudi Arabia in a crucial World Cup qualifier next Tuesday.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Nov 11, 2016
Japan's Osako delivers two-goal performance in rout of Oman
Yuya Osako scored a double on his return to the national team as Japan warmed up for next week's World Cup qualifier against Saudi Arabia with a 4-0 friendly win over Oman on Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 19, 2016
Man arrested for fatal stabbing in Osaka
Police arrested a 24-year-old man for allegedly stabbing a man to death and injuring his three children after breaking into their home early Wednesday in Osaka Prefecture.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Sep 25, 2016
Late Kobayashi winner sends Frontale into playoffs
Yu Kobayashi struck in the 105th minute as Kawasaki Frontale qualified for their first J. League Championship Playoff with a dramatic 3-2 win over Yokohama F. Marinos on Sunday.
SOCCER / J. League
Aug 12, 2016
Iwata's Kobayashi set for Netherlands move
Jubilo Iwata midfielder Yuki Kobayashi, who won his first cap for Japan in June, will move to Dutch club Heerenveen, the J. League first-division side announced on Friday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Aug 6, 2016
Frontale rout Kofu, stretch unbeaten streak to 16 matches
Kawasaki Frontale hammered Ventforet Kofu 4-0 to remain top of the J. League second stage on Saturday, extending their unbeaten run to 16 matches.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 30, 2016
Giants clober CL rival Swallows
Kan Otake threw seven shutout innings as the Yomiuri Giants walloped the Tokyo Yakult Swallows 9-0 in the Central League on Saturday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jul 23, 2016
'For Dignity, Justice, and Revolution': Voices from Japan's prewar labor movement
In 2008, a previously obscure novella by Takiji Kobayashi entered the best-seller lists in Japan. "The Cannery Boat," a tale of worker exploitation originally published in 1929, acquired new resonance in the fallout from the global economic meltdown. Kobayashi features prominently in "For Dignity, Justice,...
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Jul 23, 2016
Frontale's Kobayashi notches winning goal in 81st minute against FC Tokyo
Yu Kobayashi scored for a fifth straight game to give Kawasaki Frontale a 1-0 win over FC Tokyo on Saturday and open up a five-point lead at the top of the overall J. League table.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Jul 13, 2016
Kobayashi helps Frontale remain perfect in second stage
Yu Kobayashi struck the winner deep into injury time as Kawasaki Frontale twice came from behind to beat Albirex Niigata 3-2 at home and make it three wins from three in the J. League second stage on Wednesday night.
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JAPAN / Politics
Jul 11, 2016
Constitutional scholar Kobayashi's group fails to win Upper House seat
Constitutional scholar Setsu Kobayashi has failed in his attempt to gain a seat for his political group in the House of Councilors as part of efforts to block amendments to the Constitution, early returns showed.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 10, 2016
Giants' Aikawa comes through in clutch against BayStars
Ryoji Aikawa delivered a tiebreaking, three-run double to lift the Yomiuri Giants to a come-from-behind 10-7 Central League win over the Yokohama BayStars on Sunday afternoon.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 19, 2016
Toyota leads Le Mans into Sunday morning
Toyota led the Le Mans 24 Hours sportscar race into the morning on Sunday after a close battle with champion Porsche through the night at the Sarthe circuit in western France.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 10, 2016
TV presenter Kobayashi has advanced cancer, says actor husband Ebizo
Popular television presenter Mao Kobayashi, 33, has been battling "serious" breast cancer for the past 20 months and is undergoing treatment, her kabuki actor husband, Ichikawa Ebizo, said Thursday.
Japan Times
SOCCER
May 26, 2016
Halilhodzic names Japan squad for Kirin Cup
Japan coach Vahid Halilhodzic picked Leicester City striker Shinji Okazaki in a 25-man squad for the upcoming Kirin Cup on Thursday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
May 16, 2016
Blocking rule causing confusion at home plate
One of Japanese baseball's new rules at home plate, or rather the determination to start enforcing one that was technically already in effect, has been the source of some consternation on NPB diamonds.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 9, 2016
Constitutional scholar Kobayashi announces plan for anti-Abe party, Upper House bid
A constitutional scholar inspired by U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders jumps into the Upper House race to stop the 'uncontrollable' government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
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.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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