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SPELLING BEE

Japan Times
JAPAN / SPELLING BEE
Mar 12, 2021
Winner of Japan Spelling Bee looks ahead to U.S. contest
Yugen Padhye won the 12th Japan Spelling Bee on March 6, after correctly spelling the winning word ¡ª ¡®dodecahedron.¡¯
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 1, 2020
School bee winners honored
The Japan Times has been sending the best speller of Â鶹´«Ã½ English spelling contest to the United States to compete in the U.S. national finals every year since 2010.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 3, 2018
K. International spelling whiz wins Japan Times Bee
Hanna Yoshida of K. International School Tokyo managed to outlast her final opponent Saturday over the course of nine tense rounds by spelling ¡°insubordinate¡± to secure victory at the ninth annual Japan Times Bee.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 19, 2016
The 12-year-old winner of the 7th Japan Times Bee credits victory to hard work
Tathva International Secondary School¡¯s Sidaarth Kumarevel was crowned winner of the 7th Japan Times Bee on Saturday after besting his 37 rivals by correctly spelling philhellenism.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 14, 2015
Misawa spelling prodigy wins 6th Japan Times Bee
A diligent speller whose favorite English word is ¡°floccinaucinihilipilification,¡± or ¡°the action or habit of estimating something as worthless,¡± proved his exceptional talent by correctly spelling the championship word ¡°snood¡± to clinch the 6th Japan Times Bee on Saturday at Japan Times Nifco Hall in...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 23, 2014
Spelling ace Bostrom wins 2014 bee
Michaella Bostrom has been crowned winner of the 5th Japan Times Spelling Bee after besting 37 other students from around the country, booking a ticket to the annual Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington on her third try.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 24, 2013
Shizuoka boy, 12, bags spelling bee
Daichi Hayakawa, 12, wins the 4th Japan Times Spelling Bee, booking a place at the National Spelling Bee to be held in Washington this spring.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 25, 2012
Â鶹´«Ã½ stellar speller ready for global contest
Natural learner Haruka Masuda¡¯s secret is reading, reading and reading.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 15, 2011
Presentient proves key at second Japan Times Spelling Bee
Twelve-year-old Yuichi Yoshioka was crowned the winner Saturday of The Japan Times Spelling Bee after correctly spelling the word presentient and landing a spot in the annual National Spelling Bee contest next month in Washington.
JAPAN
Jun 1, 2010
U.S. teen preps for Spelling Bee finals
Sonia Ann Schlesinger, winner of the first spelling bee in Japan, will be shooting for the top when the three-day National Spelling Bee in Washington gets under way Wednesday.
JAPAN
Mar 14, 2010
Â鶹´«Ã½ first Spelling Bee winner bound for U.S. finals
Students from international schools across the country competed Saturday in Â鶹´«Ã½ first-ever Spelling Bee, battling to correctly spell English words and book a ticket to the finals in the United States.
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A CoCo Ichibanya curry house in Tokyo.
Mexican man arrested over attempt to smuggle some 200 lizards into Japan
Mexican alligator lizards seized by Tokyo Customs from a Mexican man who attempted to smuggle them into Japan on Saturday through Haneda Airport
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A Japanese research team found that a toxin produced by certain E. coli strains, colibactin, caused genetic mutations in nearly half of colorectal cancer cases studied
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Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Ikarigata closer to emulating older brother Fujinokawa than many think
The future Fujinokawa (third from left) and Ikarigata (right) compete against each other at ages 5 and 3, respectively.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.

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