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SPANISH

Stefano Domenicali, CEO of Formula One, during a news conference in Madrid on Tuesday.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Jan 24, 2024
Madrid to host Spanish GP from 2026; Barcelona's future uncertain
The Barcelona circuit's contract expires after the 2026 race but F1 chief Stefano Domenicali suggested the Barcelona track could remain on the calendar beyond then.
Real Madrid celebrates after winning the Spanish Super Cup final in Riyadh on Sunday.
SOCCER
Jan 15, 2024
Vinicius hat-trick as Real Madrid thrash Barcelona to win Spanish Super Cup
Vinicius Junior struck a first-half hat trick to fire Real Madrid to Spanish Super Cup glory.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Oct 16, 2022
From ‘gastrobar’ origins, Tinc Gana elevates modern Spanish cuisine
Chef Jerome Quilbeuf prefers to start each meal with “the finest cured ham in the world.'
Japan Times
Rugby
Jun 28, 2022
Spain's disqualification from 2023 Rugby World Cup confirmed
Spain, which had reached the tournament for the first time since 1999, was penalized after the team was found to have used an ineligible player during qualifying.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Apr 20, 2022
Gerard Pique rejects wrongdoing over €24-million Saudi Super Cup deal
Barcelona defender Gerard Pique dismissed any wrongdoing over his involvement in helping the Spanish F.A. secure a deal to relocate Spain's Super Cup to Saudi Arabia, an agreement which earned his Kosmos company €24 million ($26 million) in commissions.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jan 16, 2022
Takefusa Kubo nets wonder strike in cup win for Mallorca
The goal was the second of the season for Kubo, who has scored once in the Spanish top flight since returning in late November from a two-month absence with a knee injury.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jan 16, 2022
Sevilla derby abandoned after Sevilla player hit by pole
Video replays showed a pole-shaped object hitting Jordan on the head moments after Nabil Fekir had equalized for host Real Betis to draw the last-16 tie level at 1-1.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jan 12, 2022
Saudi-hosted Spanish Super Cup sparks debate as fans 'forgotten'
The issue of Saudi Arabia's human rights record has been discussed widely since the Spanish FA signed a lucrative contract with the West Asian nation through 2029.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Oct 4, 2020
Similarities between Spanish flu and COVID-19 illustrated in Tohoku
An economic slump, a collapse in the medical system, school shutdowns and face mask shortages all made the news — in 1918.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Jan 24, 2020
Shaken by Kobe quake, Peruvian works to help Hyogo's Spanish speakers in times of disaster
Roxana Oshiro, a Peruvian of Japanese descent, came to Japan in 1991 and was living in a dormitory in Kobe with her husband and child when the Great Hanshin Earthquake hit the region in 1995.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Sep 2, 2019
Mallorca's Takefusa Kubo has uneventful debut in loss against Valencia
Young playmaker Takefusa Kubo made his debut for Mallorca in the Spanish first division in an anticlimactic 2-0 loss at Valencia on Sunday
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 9, 2019
Rome bans sitting on Spanish Steps, puzzling hot, tired tourists
You can walk up and down Rome's famed Spanish Steps all you want but don't try sitting down to take in the moment any more because police will shoo you away with a whistle and threaten you with a fine.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 8, 2019
A century later, Spanish flu pandemic still holds valuable lessons for Japanese and global health experts
On Oct. 26, 1918, just over two weeks before the end of World War I, readers of The Japan Advertiser, as The Japan Times was named at the time, woke up to the headline "Thousands Dying From Influenza Throughout the World," and an accompanying article detailing the havoc it was wreaking in Japan.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 3, 2019
Takashi Inui scores first goal since joining Alaves in Spanish League
Japan international Takashi Inui scored his first goal since joining Spanish side Deportivo Alaves, netting the winner in the club's 2-1 victory over Villarreal on Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Feb 2, 2019
Japan Times 1919: Tokyo gripped by dread disease
Spanish influenza again holds Tokyo in its deadly grip, favored by the changeable weather.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KANPAI CULTURE
Mar 10, 2018
Celebrating the Tokyo weekend with a glass of natural wine
Jose Moya (a.k.a. "the Spanish Hipster," a moniker that refers to both his country of birth as well as the name of his food blog) is, to put it mildly, a natural wine snob. As a purveyor of natural wine, he has a professional interest in the topic (as well as high standards).
Japan Times
SOCCER
Aug 17, 2017
Ronaldo describes ban as 'persecution'
Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo has bitterly criticized his five-game suspension for pushing a referee who had sent him off, describing the ban as "persecution."
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jul 18, 2017
Spanish soccer chief, son arrested during anti-corruption raids
Police arrested the head of Spain's soccer federation, throwing the leadership of the sport in the World Cup-winning nation into disarray a year before the next round of the elite championship takes place in Russia.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Jun 3, 2016
Le Bar a Vin 52: The secret to Ebisu's new wine and wagyu HQ
When the new Atre mall opened in April outside Ebisu Station, most people's eyes were fixed on the ground floor and the one-hour lines outside burger phenomenon Shake Shack's eagerly awaited second Tokyo branch. But those in the know have been directing their feet to destinations higher up — specifically to Le Bar a Vin 52 on the building's fourth floor.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Apr 15, 2016
Bullicio: Valencia wine bar puts a Spanish fire in the city’s heart
Anyone who has visited Spain knows it offers some of the best eating in Europe. But its food has never been embraced in Japan in the same way as French and Italian cuisine. So it's always good to see a new Spanish restaurant arriving in Tokyo — especially when it's as capable as Bullicio.

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