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Tokyo Skytree will celebrate its first anniversary Wednesday but has not yet completed its prime mission of reliably broadcasting to households in the capital and its suburbs. Since December, the world’s tallest free-standing tower, at 634 meters high, has been making test broadcasts to ...
If you work in an office, you probably spend a fair part of your time sitting at a desk, which, of course, isn’t very healthy. To combat that the Pomodoro technique recommends that you work in intervals with regular breaks — for example, 25 ...
“I was stopped by two men in a government-registered vehicle, blindfolded and dragged off the street. They took me away to a house in a place I did not know. I was forced into a room with blood all over the walls and floor, ...
"Outsider art" is relatively new in Japan and, as a genre, works made by self-taught Japanese artists are still not very well known on the category-delineating, label-loving international art scene.
After all these years, Rafael Nadal still knows how to dominate Roger Federer. In the 30th meeting between the two tennis greats, Nadal controlled the final from start to finish to win 6-1, 6-3 Sunday for his seventh Italian Open title. “Rafa was just ...
Kashiwa Reysol wrested leadership of the J. League away from Yokohama F. Marinos with a 2-0 win on Saturday night, just two days after the shock death of former Marinos defender Naoki Matsuda. Marinos went into the match at Hitachi Stadium still reeling from ...
On Tuesday afternoon, Yuji Nakazawa could never have imagined the events that would unfold over the course of the week. Sitting down with The Japan Times at Yokohama F. Marinos’ clubhouse after a morning training session, the former national team captain and veteran of ...
Urawa Reds stretched their unbeaten run to eight J. League games and dented Kawasaki Frontale’s title hopes into the bargain with a 1-0 win on Saturday night. Reds went into the match having risen to 12th in the table following a disastrous start to ...
Omiya Ardija are yet to win a single game at their own Nack5 Stadium this season, but Brazilian striker Rafael is determined to find some home comfort as soon as possible. The current campaign has been a curious one for Omiya, whose league position ...
Yokohama F. Marinos held on to first place in the J. League with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Vissel Kobe on Saturday night. Marinos, who moved top for the first time in over five years last weekend, broke down a resolute Kobe defense when ...
The J. League has a new leader, and after more than five years away from the summit, Yokohama F. Marinos are not likely to give up first place without a fight. Kazushi Kimura’s side took advantage of previous pace-setters Kashiwa Reysol’s 3-2 defeat at ...
Japan’s Women’s World Cup-winning soccer team made a triumphant return on Tuesday, with captain and tournament MVP Homare Sawa shrugging off suggestions she may retire in order to target gold at next year’s London Olympics. “Nadeshiko” Japan beat the heavily favored U.S. 3-1 on ...
Kashiwa Reysol came from a goal down to beat Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3-1 and preserve their lead at the top of the J. League on Wednesday night. Hisato Sato give Sanfrecce a seventh-minute lead at Hitachi Stadium only for Leandro Domingues to cancel it out ...
While more and more young players look to Europe for a soccer education, Urawa Reds midfielder Genki Haraguchi is enjoying the benefits of home schooling. This summer has seen a further exodus of promising talent from the J. League, with 19-year-old Takashi Usami moving ...
Genki Haraguchi scored a late equalizer to force Bayern Munich-bound Takashi Usami to share the spotlight as Urawa Reds drew 1-1 with Gamba Osaka on Saturday night. Nineteen-year-old Usami, who this week announced he will join the Bundesliga giants on a six-month loan from ...
J. League fans will be sorry he did not stick around longer, but there can be no denying the opportunity facing Takashi Usami as he prepares to begin a six-month loan spell at Bayern Munich. Usami on Monday confirmed Japanese soccer’s worst-kept secret when ...
Substitute Yu Kobayashi pounced with virtually the last kick of the game to complete a remarkable turnaround for 10-man Kawasaki Frontale in a 2-2 draw with Kashima Antlers on Saturday night. First-half goals from Yuzo Tashiro and Koji Nakata looked to have put Antlers ...