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Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 13, 2022

Australian team celebrates after securing record medal haul at Beijing Olympics

While long known for punching above its weight at the Summer Olympics, Australia has made strides in winter sports over the past two decades despite little snowfall and short winters.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 13, 2022

Snowboarding judging under fire after Max Parrot's slopestyle gold medal

Ayumu Hirano, who won gold in the men's halfpipe on Friday, also questioned the judging process for snowboarding.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 13, 2022

IOC contacted Ukrainian team after Vladyslav Heraskevych's anti-war message

The 23-year-old briefly flashed the paper sign reading 'NO WAR IN UKRAINE' after his third run. He did not do it again after his last run.
OLYMPICS
Feb 13, 2022

Former Olympian accuses U.S. coach of sexual misconduct

A former Olympic snowboarder has accused U.S. snowboarding coach Peter Foley of sexual misconduct and inappropriate behavior in a series of Instagram posts.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 13, 2022

U.S. battles Putin by disclosing his next possible moves

Declassified information is part of a campaign to complicate what officials say are Russia's plans to invade Ukraine.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 13, 2022

At Beijing press conferences, the questions tell their own story

There were 12 questions asked in English on Saturday, and 11 were about a doping scandal. There were seven questions asked in Chinese, and they were about, basically, anything else.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Feb 13, 2022

‘Of Arcs and Circles’: Step into the fertile imagination of a garden expert

Landscape artist Marc Peter Keane's collection of essays experiments with form and offers practical observations as well as metaphysical musings.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 13, 2022

China’s ice hockey squad shows a powerhouse’s weakness: team sports

The Chinese team in the Beijing Olympics could shock the Games. But it is more likely to underscore how little infrastructure the country has for team sports.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the U.S. Democratic vice presidential candidate, speaks as Vice President and 2024 Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris looks on at Temple University in Philadelphia on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Aug 7, 2024

New Democratic VP pick Walz adds deep China experience to ticket

The Minnesota governor’s focus on China issues include a foray there as a teacher and a role on a key human rights panel as a congressman.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks at a meeting of a Liberal Democratic Party panel on constitutional reform in Tokyo on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 7, 2024

Kishida looks to constitutional reform to win over LDP conservatives

The prime minister has strengthened his tone on constitutional revision ahead of the party's presidential election.
Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa, Defense Minister Minoru Kihara, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin attend the Japan-U.S. Extended Deterrence Dialogue in Tokyo on July 28.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 7, 2024

Japan-U.S. alliance transforms with concrete 'two-plus-two' talks

Despite the long and challenging history of Japan-U.S. two-plus-two meetings, this year's Tokyo meeting was truly groundbreaking.
U.S. Vice President and 2024 Democratic presidential candidate, Kamala Harris, and her just-announced running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, greet supporters on Tuesday at Temple University in Philadelphia, the first day of their "Battleground State Tour."
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 7, 2024

Harris VP pick is a regular guy — exactly what she needs

Walz is the perfect counterbalance to Harris. He brings deep experience as a governor, House contacts as a former congressman and an everyman back story.
In recent years, the number of ambulance dispatches has been on the rise, amid concerns that those who need urgent care may not be receiving it.
JAPAN / Society
Aug 7, 2024

Japan municipalities take tougher stance on nonurgent ambulance calls

The proliferation of nonurgent calls and related requests for ambulances have been giving local municipalities a headache.
The Japanese figure skaters who competed in the team event at the Beijing Olympics pose for a photo during a ceremony at the Paris Games on Wednesday.
OLYMPICS / Figure skating
Aug 8, 2024

Japan figure skaters finally get medals two years after team event at Beijing Olympics

Japan earned silver in the team competition in Beijing.
Nao Kusaka celebrates with the Japanese flag after his win over Kazakhstan's Demeu Zhadrayev in their men's Greco-Roman 77 kg wrestling final match at the Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris on Wednesday.
OLYMPICS
Aug 8, 2024

Nao Kusaka wins gold for Japan in Greco-Roman wrestling

Kusaka triumphed in the 77 kg division of men's Greco-Roman wrestling, while teammate Yui Susaki took bronze in the 50 kg women's freestyle.
American Quincy Hall crosses the line to win gold in the men's 400-meter sprint at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday.
OLYMPICS / Athletics
Aug 8, 2024

Quincy Hall shows sheer grit to win Olympic 400-meter title

The 26-year-old lunged at the line to pip Britain's Matthew Hudson-Smith, who set a new European record of 43.44 seconds.
Lin Yu-ting is declared the winner on Wednesday after her semifinal bout against Esra Yildiz Kahraman of Turkey in the women's 57-kg class at the Paris Olympics.
OLYMPICS / Boxing
Aug 8, 2024

Taiwan boxer in Olympics gender row into final after 'tough journey'

A day after Algeria's Imane Khelif reached the 66-kg women's gold-medal match, Lin Yu-ting claimed a victory over Esra Yildiz Kahraman at 57 kg in her semifinal.
English actress Daisy Ridley is seen arriving for the world premiere of "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" in Hollywood on Dec. 16, 2019.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Aug 8, 2024

'Star Wars' star Daisy Ridley diagnosed with Graves' disease

The actress said she initially dismissed her symptoms, attributing them to residual stress from a role in the 2023 thriller "Magpie."
A Deadpool cosplayer walks outside the convention center during Comic Con International in San Diego, California, on July 26.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Aug 8, 2024

Box-office hero Deadpool could set record at comic-book auction

Cover artwork featuring Deadpool's first appearance in the comics went on sale at Heritage Auctions with an asking price of $7.5 million.
Vinesh Phogat of India (in red) wrestles Yusneylis Guzman Lopez of Cuba in the women's 50-kg semifinals on Tuesday at the Paris Olympics. Phogat was later disqualified for being 100 grams over the weight limit.
OLYMPICS
Aug 8, 2024

Disqualification costs India a medal, but its Olympic future still looks bright

Vinesh Phogat had a chance to win a first Olympic gold for Indian women. But even after he disqualification, the country's female athletes have a promising future.
South Korean Minister of National Defense Shin Won-sik on during an interview in Seoul on Wednesday
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 8, 2024

South Korean nuclear weapons would break U.S. ties, defense chief says

The idea of another term for former U.S. President Donald Trump, who complained about the cost of the U.S. military presence in South Korea, has fueled the debate.
An unemployed man (Eita Okuno) whose community was decimated by the Great East Japan Earthquake grapples with rebuilding his life in “Shinpei.”
CULTURE / Film
Aug 8, 2024

‘Shinpei’ takes on 3/11 disaster with a fresh angle

Tatsuro Yamashiro infuses his drama centered on a complex protagonist struggling with the Great East Japan Earthquake’s aftermath with humor and visual beauty.
Naomi Osaka serves to Ons Jabeur during her first round match in Toronto on Wednesday.
TENNIS
Aug 8, 2024

Osaka defeats Jabeur to advance in WTA Toronto opener

The four-time Grand Slam champion needed only 72 minutes to eliminate ninth-seeded Jabeur.
Most Japanese teens struggling with school find end of summer ‘painful’
Some 93.1% of Japanese teenagers who struggle with school life said they felt like they “wanted to disappear from the world" at the end of summer vacation ahead of the start of a new term, according to a recent survey released by Yokohama-based nonprofit Daisan Kazoku.
Philippine bid to acquire used Japanese warships gains steam
Tokyo is looking to transfer Abukuma-class vessels to the Philippines as part of broader efforts to boost the defense capabilities of like-minded neighbors amid growing Chinese military assertiveness in the region.
Mitsubishi’s wind-power retreat a blow to Japan's alternative-energy goals
Wind turbines in the town of Happo in Akita prefecture. Wind power is a key part of Japan's alternative energy drive.
Can anime carry the memories of World War II?
Many schools in Japan show "Grave of the Fireflies" as educational material to tell the emotionally grueling story of a boy who has no means to prevent his sister from starving to death.
Akazawa's trip to Washington for tariff talks abruptly canceled
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator, had been set to fly to Washington on Thursday.
Can anime carry the memories of World War II?
Many schools in Japan show "Grave of the Fireflies" as educational material to tell the emotionally grueling story of a boy who has no means to prevent his sister from starving to death.
Japan looks to build drone ‘shield’ in record defense budget request
A group of Ground Self-Defense Force service members discuss drone operations and capabilities at a joint static display during the Orient Shield 24 opening ceremony at the Yausubetsu Training Area in Hokkaido in July last year.
Mitsubishi’s wind-power retreat a blow to Japan's alternative-energy goals
Wind turbines in the town of Happo in Akita prefecture. Wind power is a key part of Japan's alternative energy drive.
Virtual singer Kaf's music becomes magic in 'Kamitsubaki City Under Construction'
Virtual singer Kaf got her start in 2018 by posting songs and covers to YouTube. Now, after having performed live shows at major venues including Tokyo’s Nippon Budokan, she is turning to voice acting and starring in the new anime series “Kamitsubaki City Under Construction.”
In pictures: Koenji Awa Odori 2025
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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past
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