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Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Mar 22, 2015

Hanyu strives for second straight world title

Yuzuru Hanyu will attempt to become the first Japanese to win consecutive world titles this week after a most unusual past few months. The Olympic champion has been training without coach Brian Orser since the Japan nationals in December.
Figure Skating
Dec 28, 2014

Hanyu claims third national title by impressive margin

Olympic and world champion Yuzuru Hanyu overcame a fall on the opening jump of his free skate to capture his third straight national title at the All-Japan Championships at Big Hat on Saturday night.
Figure Skating
Dec 25, 2014

Dedicated star Hanyu targets third consecutive title at nationals

Olympic and world champion Yuzuru Hanyu expressed confidence in his preparations as he attempts to win a third straight national title at the All-Japan Championships beginning here at Big Hat on Friday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jul 16, 2014

Reflections on the dark side of a tropical island

Naomi Kawase was once Japan's best-known female director abroad; now she is one of its most internationally prominent directors, regardless of gender.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
May 2, 2013

Pianist Onishi to come out of retirement

Pianist Junko Onishi will come out of retirement to perform one more time, at the finale of this year's Saito Kinen Festival Matsumoto in Nagano Prefecture.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
May 1, 2011

Behind Ryu Murakami's e-book; show-biz confessions; CM of the week: Recruit

Some writers hate e-books, but not novelist Ryu Murakami, who has embraced the technology with the same enthusiasm he has for all tech developments. NHK's news focus program, "A to Z" (NHK-G, Tues., 6:10 p.m.), visits Murakami in the studio as he "produces" his latest novel in electronic form.
BUSINESS
May 31, 2006

Murakami fund mum as Hankyu opens Hanshin bid

Hankyu Holdings Inc. launched its planned public tender offer Tuesday for shares of Hanshin Electric Railway Co., leaving industry watchers to speculate about how Hanshin's biggest shareholder, the Murakami fund, will respond.
BUSINESS
May 10, 2006

Murakami asks TSE for railway info

An investment fund led by financier Yoshiaki Murakami said Tuesday it has asked the Tokyo Stock Exchange to instruct Hanshin Electric Railway Co. and Hankyu Holdings Inc. to expedite disclosure of information on their merger talks.
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Dec 23, 2005

Kafka on the . . . wall

Scottish artist Jack McLean's exhibition of drawings "Kafka on the...," which runs through Dec. 31 at Artist Residency Tokyo (A.R.T.) Gallery in Tokyo, focuses on two Johnnie Walkers.
BUSINESS
Nov 16, 2005

Murakami Fund cleaned up in sale of TBS shares

An investment fund led by financier Yoshiaki Murakami raked in an estimated profit of more than 10 billion yen by selling a large chunk of its stake in Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc., according to a report presented by the fund to the government Tuesday.
JAPAN
May 3, 2001

Murakami gets bonus despite arrest

Former House of Councilors member Masakuni Murakami, accused of taking bribes from mutual-aid foundation KSD, received a spring bonus of around 870,000 yen for work he completed before quitting the Diet over the scandal in late February, Diet sources said Wednesday. Murakami, 68, who has been charged...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 17, 2023

Thousands sign petition to save Tokyo's 'sacred' Jingu Stadium

Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig played at the legendary venue in 1934 as part of a Japanese tour, making the stadium only one of a handful remaining where Ruth played.
MORE SPORTS
Dec 28, 2022

Images of 2022: Sports

From the wintry slopes of the Beijing Games to the heat on the pitches of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, Japan has had plenty to celebrate in the world of sports over the past 12 months.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jan 2, 2021

Exciting books and translations from Japan to look out for in 2021

It's time to put 2020 behind us and look ahead to a new year with a new reading list. Here's a selection of intriguing titles coming out in the next 12 months.

Longform

Rock group The Yellow Monkey played K-Arena Yokohama in June as part of a nationwide tour. Concerts are increasingly popular in the age of social media as users value in-person experiences.
Inside Japan’s arena boom: Sports, sound and city-building