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CULTURE / Film
Jun 4, 2022

'Tokyo Side A': Making sense of the 'pandemic Olympics'

Official Olympics documentaries can be as triumphant as a gold-medal performance or they can end up in infamy.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jun 2, 2022

Japan's music festivals are prepping for a summer comeback

Music acts are coming in from overseas and a hobbled festival scene is hoping to have its best year since the pandemic began.
Japan Times
SOCCER
May 17, 2022

Chinese soccer in a tailspin after 10-year shift from boom to bust

The decision to relinquish the rights to next year's Asian Cup finals, which was made by China last weekend citing COVID-19 uncertainties, has left Chinese soccer facing an uncertain future.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Apr 20, 2022

Wimbledon plans to bar Russian and Belarusian players

The ban, which would make Wimbledon the first tennis event to restrict individual Russian and Belarusian athletes from competing, would exclude a number of highly ranked players.
SOCCER / J. League
Apr 12, 2022

J. League targets Generation Z with TikTok partnership

The league hopes to use the short-form video-sharing platform to offer an unfiltered look behind the scenes and appeal to younger fans.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 29, 2022

Verdy touts defender Pratama Arhan as league’s new bridge to Indonesia

It's not every day that a J. League club unveils its new foreign signing at an ambassador's residence. Yet that's exactly the venue Tokyo Verdy chose to introduce defender Pratama Arhan.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Mar 22, 2022

Paris 2024 hopes to sell 13.4 million tickets for Games

Organizers will make 10 million tickets available for the next Summer Olympics, a figure that could potentially surpass the record 8.2 million sold for London 2012.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Mar 17, 2022

Paris mayor will discuss Russia's participation at 2024 Games at appropriate time

'Vladimir Putin is breaching international law, he does not recognize the existence of international law. We will have to take that into account.'
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Mar 6, 2022

Shocked Australia mourns cricketing great Shane Warne

One of the finest bowlers of all time whose talent and personality transcended cricket, Warne died at 52 on Friday, shortly after arriving on the island of Koh Samui for a vacation.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Mar 4, 2022

Klitschko brothers say Ukraine will not surrender as Russia continues invasion

'We are not going to surrender. We have nowhere to retreat.'
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 10, 2022

Mikaela Shiffrin under same spotlight Naomi Osaka and Simone Biles faced at Tokyo Games

'It's been an OK couple of days but still tough because you feel like this moment is building and building and building and you feel a bit weighed down by it but I'm OK to feel that way.'
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OLYMPICS
Feb 8, 2022

China gushes over Su Yiming and Eileen Gu, but Zhu Yi mocking rolls on

The 19-year-old fell on the ice and finished last, triggering a fierce backlash on Chinese social media that critiqued her performance.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jan 23, 2022

Indian skier Arif Khan ready for date with destiny in Beijing

The alpine skier is India's sole representative at the Games, and his path to the Olympics from the snowy slopes of conflict-ridden Kashmir was far from straightforward.
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.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Dec 22, 2021

Sumo's 2022 storylines promise spectacle, but persistent COVID measures loom

Terunofuji's dominance is unlikely to be seriously challenged in 2022, but given his age and injury history it's possible we could start to see pretenders to his throne.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 16, 2021

Should Tokyo boycott the Beijing Olympic Games?

The Japanese government reportedly will refrain from sending a Cabinet minister to the Winter Olympics in Beijing. But that decision has yet to be reached.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 8, 2021

Japan faces delicate balance over Beijing Olympics boycott

Tokyo is reportedly looking to send lower-level officials to the Winter Olympics, a far cry from when then-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe traveled to the Pyeongchang Games in 2018.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Dec 8, 2021

MLS boss calls Las Vegas the 'frontrunner' for expansion

The support the city has shown for expansion teams in other leagues is a big reason why MLS Commissioner Don Garber is optimistic about Sin City's prospects.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Dec 7, 2021

Four-time hockey medalist happy U.S. athletes can compete in Beijing

Angela Ruggiero, who won gold for the United States in 1998 and later served as a member of the IOC, said it was important that athletes were not penalized for politics.
Japan Times
Special Supplements
Nov 30, 2021

Endo Manufacturing forges ahead in Japan’s golf world and beyond

Masaki Sukegawa has been crafting golf clubs for more than 18 years in his workshop at Endo Manufacturing Co. It’s his job to turn lumps of metal into master models for clubheads used by some of the world’s top professional golfers, as well as weekend duffers. 
SOCCER / J. League / From the Spot
Nov 25, 2021

FC Tokyo's long-awaited change arrives as Mixi takeover announced

Monday's long-telegraphed announcement that digital media giant Mixi will assume ownership of FC Tokyo signaled the start of a new era for the capital club.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Nov 10, 2021

Aaron Rodgers admits he 'misled' people about his vaccine status

Days after he tested positive, the former Super Bowl champion defiantly told 'The Pat McAfee Show' that he had not lied, but returned to the program on Tuesday to clarify his comments.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Nov 4, 2021

Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai says former vice premier forced her into sex

Former world No.1 tennis doubles player Peng Shuai, one of China's biggest sports stars, has publicly accused a former Chinese vice premier of forcing her into sex several years ago in a social media post that was later deleted.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 30, 2021

South Korea slowly beginning to embrace esports

Despite the growing international status and interest among prospective professional players, government support for the esports industry has been lackluster.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Oct 13, 2021

Nets bar Kyrie Irving from all games until he’s vaccinated

The barring of Irving complicates what looked like a surefire path to the finals for the Nets and could set up a battle with the players' union.
Japan Times
SPORTS
Sep 21, 2021

Megan Rapinoe and other female athletes back abortion rights

More than 500 athletes and groups argued that abortion rights have helped the growth of women's sports and expressed concern that future athletes would suffer without those protections.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Sep 13, 2021

Emma Raducanu and Leylah Fernandez offer glimpse of exciting future for women's tennis

No one could have predicted it would be left to two teenagers to create this kind of frenzied hype in women's tennis.

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