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TOKYO — The government on Monday challenged Okinawa Prefecture to file a lawsuit after a dispute resolution panel last week refrained from siding with Gov Takeshi Onaga in his attempt to block the transfer of a key U.S. base.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga made the call afte...

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What started as a lousy at-bat for the Tohoku Rakuten Eagles was instead turned into a run-scoring opportunity thanks to a Yomiuri Giants’ fielding blunder, which changed the complexion of the game.
Giants outfielders Garrett Jones and Itaru Hashimoto collid...

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Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe submitted his resignation to the president of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly on Wednesday morning, amid mounting criticism over his misuse of political funds.
Masuzoe’s resignation will likely be effective as of June 21, after the na...

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TOKYO — Sony Corp says its historic landmark Sony Building in Tokyo’s posh shopping district Ginza will be torn down at the end of March 2017.
Following the demolition, the site will be used as park space for music and sports events between 2018 and 2020, ahead of the Tokyo Olympic ...

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The latest entry in Takara-Tomy’s series of Omnibot robotic toys is this Omnibot Charmy Baku Showtaro Comedian Robot, which functions like an alarm clock, joke-teller and household companion.
Released in August, it was recently showcased at the Tokyo Toy Show to some astonishme...

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OSAKA — An air purifier that filters out not only airborne pollutants, but also mosquitoes was released by Sharp Corp. and has been selling exceptionally well.
Although the financially troubled company has refrained from running TV commercials for the product,...

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TOKYO —Prime Minister Shinzo Abe strongly condemned acts of terror and pledged to support the United States Monday following a shooting massacre at a Florida nightclub overnight.
“We simply cannot forgive despicable acts of terror. We will continue to thoroughly advance efforts to w...

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East Japan Railway Company today released images of new building designs planned for three stations on two of the city’s popular train lines.
JR East confirmed reports today that it would be renovating three stations on its Tokyo rail network, with upgrades planned for Harajuku Stat...

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As reported last year, Warehouse Terrada will officially open Japan’s first architecture model museum in Tokyo on June 18th.
 
Exhibiting architecture is always difficult. Although there are regular architecture-themed exhibitions at museums and galleries around Tokyo — especially ...

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It wasn’t a one-man show for two-way star Shohei Otani of the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters, but he certainly had center stage all to himself when he fired a 163-kph pitch in an interleague win on Sunday at Tokyo Dome.
The fourth-year player, who got the start on th...

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