ODDS and EVENS | Mao Saigo Captures Maiden Major in a Five-Player Playoff | SportsLook For the first time in LPGA Tour history, there was a five-way playoff at The Chevron Championship, and Mao Saigo clinched the title with a birdie putt.

New column for #JAPANForward and #SportsLook:
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[Remembering 3.11] Tohoku Today is a Thriving Part of Nation’s Sports Landscape | JAPAN Forward The region’s recovery from the 3.11 disasters is deeply connected to its residents’ leisure activities and their fervent support of individual athletes and teams.

From the #JAPANForward sports reporting archives...

#Tohoku #東北
#sportsmedia #sportshistory
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#journalism
#humaninterest
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EDITORIAL | The Incomparable Ichiro Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame Ichiro brought a new style to the major leagues, from his wide-angle hitting to his blazing speed that earned him the nickname

Today's #editorial on #IchiroSuzuki.
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#MLB #Mariners
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Fight recap - #InoueKim - and #boxing notes, reporting from #Tokyo.
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[ODDS and EVENS] Naoya Inoue Rolls with the Punches in Preparation for Latest Title Defense The undisputed super bantamweight champion is putting a positive spin on his fight's delay. Naoya Inoue says he's ready to beat Ye Joon Kim.

New column written the night before the title fight.
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New Year Basho: Shodai Upsets Hoshoryu to Deal a Blow to His Yokozuna Promotion Hopes Mongolian ozeki Hoshoryu couldn't get a grip on the belt of fourth-ranked maegashira Shodai and was beaten for the second time at the 15-day New Year Basho.

What happened on Day 8 of #sumo's #NewYearBasho?
SportsLook provides the details in this report.
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#初場所
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Predictions 2025: Sumo Looking Beyond the Terunofuji Era for Others to Step Up Ozeki grapplers Kotozakura, Onosato and Hoshoryu are the leading candidates to reach the pinnacle in the New Year and other sumo predictions for 2025.

What's going to happen in #sumo in 2025?
Check out SportsLook's #analysis and #predictions.

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[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Ichiro Suzuki is a Shoo-in for Baseball Hall of Fame in 2025 MLB experts also believe Ichiro Suzuki will become the second player to be a unanimous selection in Hall of Fame balloting. Mariano Rivera was the first.

From the archives...
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China's Iron Grip on Tibet a Scathing Indictment of Religious Repression | JAPAN Forward A US State Department report exposes the CCP's aggressive campaign to Sinicize Tibet, erasing Tibetan identity and violating religious freedom.

#Sinicization." "Essentially, this is a euphemism for the systematic erasure of #Tibetan identity and the forced assimilation of #Tibet #Buddhism into a CCP-approved version of Chinese culture"
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『アサシンクリードシャドウズ』が炎上する理由 | JAPAN Forward ～～ フランスに本社を置くＵＢＩソフトは５月下旬、人気アクションゲームシリーズの新作「Assassin's Creed Shadows」を１１月１５日に発売すると発表した。今回は戦国時代の日本が舞台となっている。ＵＢＩ側は日本の専門家が監修したとし、「私たちは正確な歴史を描いている」と述べている。しかし、日本では、「歴史改変だ」「雑な日本描写だ」などの批判の声が上がり、発売中止を求める署名活動まで...

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『アサシンクリードシャドウズ』が炎上する理由 | JAPAN Forward ～～ フランスに本社を置くＵＢＩソフトは５月下旬、人気アクションゲームシリーズの新作「Assassin's Creed Shadows」を１１月１５日に発売すると発表した。今回は戦国時代の日本が舞台となっている。ＵＢＩ側は日本の専門家が監修したとし、「私たちは正確な歴史を描いている」と述べている。しかし、日本では、「歴史改変だ」「雑な日本描写だ」などの批判の声が上がり、発売中止を求める署名活動まで...

『アサシンクリードシャドウズ』が炎上する理由
July 22, 2024
By Shinichiro Kageyama
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『ゴーストオブツシマ』との比較もあり、とても分かりやすい。

>こちらは史実というより、黒澤明時代劇にインスパイアされたフィクションで、非常に高い評価を得ている。開発者インタビューを読み比べると、「ツシマ」が「フィクションを描くにあたり綿密な取材をした」のに対し、「シャドウズ」は「史実を描くにあたり想像を膨らませた」。歴史を描くスタンスが明暗を分けた。