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Lee takes two-stroke advantage

What would you do if mistaken for a molester on a packed commuter train and arrested? Kenzo Akiyama, 67, is a former judge-turned-lawyer who comes to the aid of defendants in these kinds of cases of false charges.

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Former judge-turned-lawyer defends the innocent

The border of Aomori and Akita Prefectures on Lake Towada has been left undefined for nearly 140 years since 1871 when the domain system of the Edo Era was abolished.

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Aomori, Akita prefectures to finally define border after 140 years

NAGAOKA, Niigata Pref. (Kyodo) Rui Kitada moved into a two-shot lead over up-and-coming Erina Hara with a 4-under 68 in the second round of the Yonex Ladies on Saturday. A four-time winner on the Japan LPGA tour, Kitada carded five birdies and a bogey to get to 6-under 138 at Yonex Country Club in Niigata Prefecture in an effort to earn her first win since coming out of a two-year slump to win the Itoen Ladies last November. Read the full story

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Kitada grabs two-stroke lead

Before the long-running TBS radio program "Akiyama Chieko no Danwa Shitsu" (Chieko Akiyama’s Lounge), went off the air several years ago, the children’s story "Kawaiso na Zo" (Faithful Elephants) was read out on Aug.

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91-year-old critic Chieko Akiyama looks back on seeds sown through children’s tale

FUKUSHIMA — A doctor was acquitted Wednesday over the death of a 29-year-old woman during a Caesarean section operation at a hospital in Fukushima Prefecture in 2004.

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A Russian man has been reported to prosecutors for engaging in espionage in Japan by posing as a Japanese man who went missing in 1965, Tokyo police said.

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Russian reported for espionage for posing as missing Japanese man

 

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Tel: 0254 43-2201

Address: Niigata prefecture, Tainai city, Omotecho

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Location: 5 minutes from JR Nakajo station

    

Number of squash courts: 1

Tel: 0257 83-5109

Address: Niigata Prefecture, Ishiuchi, Minami-Uonuma-shi

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Tel: 0257 85-5111

Address: Niigata Prefecture, Yuzawamachi, Minami-Uonuma-gun, Oaza Kandatsu, 4121

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