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COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Sep 2, 2018

Japan according to Don Maloney: Still amusing and relevant, mostly, 40 years on

Irreverent accounts of an American businessman in the 1970s in Tokyo hold up surprisingly well today.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS
Jun 26, 2018

Nippon Foundation invests in high school, university Paralympic athletes

The 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo will not only be a significant event for Olympic-caliber athletes in Japan, but it will also provide an opportunity to motivate Paralympic sport athletes.
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PARALYMPICS
Mar 10, 2018

Momoka Muraoka captures silver in downhill for Japan's first medal at Paralympics

Sit skier Momoka Muraoka claimed the silver in women's downhill on Saturday for Japan's first medal of the Pyeongchang Winter Paralympics.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Mar 5, 2018

Let's discuss the Pyeongchang Olympics

The Pyeongchang Olympics had a bit of everything: political theater, incredible athletic achievements, the wrath of Mother Nature, and more Russians caught doping.
OLYMPICS
Feb 17, 2018

Czech Republic beats Canada in shootout

The Czech Republic beat Canada 3-2 in a shootout on Saturday in a back-and-forth preliminary game in the men's Olympic ice hockey tournament.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 13, 2018

Pyeongchang 2018 Olympics Day 4: Japan breaks into the medal rankings

Japan’s search for gold in Pyeongchang was stymied Monday night after its best shot so far, Miho Takagi, took silver in the women’s 1,500-meter speedskating event. She was foiled by the Netherlands’ Ireen Wust, who earlier bested Takagi in the 3,000m and with last night’s victory became the most...
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BASKETBALL / B. League / HOOP SCOOP
Feb 2, 2018

B. League boosts Kumamoto recovery

Sometimes, the combined efforts of government officials, volunteers, local residents and sports leagues team up to produce a certifiable winner.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 30, 2018

Gold medal brinkmanship

Pyongyang's Olympic olive branch should be seen as a strategic victory for the regime and a blow to international efforts to wind back its nuclear program.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 24, 2018

Abe confirms plan to attend Winter Olympics despite tension with South Korea over 'comfort women' pact

The announcement puts an end to speculation he may forgo the trip to protest Seoul's recent move to revisit the 2015 deal on the comfort women issue.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jan 22, 2018

Ski lift: North Korea may capitalize on joint Olympics training visit

South Korea's offer to send athletes to a North Korean ski resort for joint training ahead of next month's Olympics risks giving Kim Jong Un's regime legitimacy and some much-needed cash, North Korean defectors and experts say.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 13, 2018

Chinese trade with North Korea dropped 50 percent last month

China's trade with North Korea shrank by more than half last month, as Beijing implements United Nations sanctions against Kim Jong Un's nuclear weapons program.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 3, 2018

History: North Korea's participation in previous games hosted by South Korea

North Korea reopened a border hotline with Seoul on Wednesday to discuss sending a delegation to the Winter Olympics in South Korea's Pyeongchang next month.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Aug 5, 2017

Zen monk Seigaku: A life with less can be so much more

Japanese monk Seigaku lives a Zen life with as little money as possible in Berlin.
JAPAN / GEARING UP FOR THE GAMES
Jan 2, 2017

Tokyo 2020 Olympics will come and quickly go, but the legacy is all-important

The eyes of the world will be on Tokyo for more than just the 16 days that it hosts the 2020 Olympics.

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Members of the nonprofit group Japan Youth Memorial Association search for the remains of dead soldiers in a cave in Okinawa Prefecture in February.
The long search for Japan’s lost soldiers