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Japan Times
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Mar 27, 2018

ESPN playing it for laughs with list

It's beyond comprehension how ESPN The Magazine could omit Michael Phelps from its new list dubbed the "Dominant 20" athletes of the past 20 years.
JAPAN
Feb 26, 2018

Olympic 'host towns' for 2020 join Tokyo summit to swap information

A state-backed summit saw officials from about 130 prefectures and municipalities converge on Tokyo over the weekend to exchange information on their plans as registered "host towns" for the 2020 Olympics.
OLYMPICS / SPORTS SCOPE
Feb 25, 2018

Organizers and IOC made many mistakes in planning and staging of Pyeongchang Games

Parting thoughts and parting shots from Pyeongchang:
OLYMPICS
Feb 24, 2018

Nana Takagi zooms to gold in women's mass start final

Japan's Nana Takagi won the gold medal in the women's mass start final at Gangneung Oval on Saturday night.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS / ICE TIME
Feb 24, 2018

Smile Japan must build on progress

The women's national ice hockey team, Smile Japan, ended its Olympic tournament with a 2-3 record on Tuesday night following a 1-0 loss to Switzerland in the fifth-place game.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 23, 2018

Alina Zagitova claims figure skating gold with sublime performance

Alina Zagitova won the gold medal with an elegant and poised performance in the free skate at Gangneung Ice Arena on Friday afternoon.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 22, 2018

U.S. women beat Canada in dramatic fashion in shootout to capture gold medal

A goal by Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson in the sixth round of the shootout gave the United States a dramatic 3-2 victory over Canada in the women's gold-medal game at Gangneung Hockey Centre on Thursday afternoon.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 22, 2018

Who to watch for Day 15 (Friday, Feb. 23)

10 a.m., Figure skating, women’s singles, free skating: Four-time national champion Satoko Miyahara and 2017 runner-up Kaori Sakamoto ranked fourth and fifth, respectively, after Wednesday’s short program. Alina Zagitova (Olympic Athletes from Russia) leads after the short program with 82.92 points,...
OLYMPICS
Feb 19, 2018

Satoko Miyahara works out ahead of Olympic title bid

Satoko Miyahara did a run-through of her free skate to "Madame Butterfly" during a 40-minute workout at the practice rink beneath Gangneung Ice Arena on Monday evening.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 19, 2018

Lindsey Vonn is the downhill favorite, says rival Sofia Goggia

The form book suggests there is little to choose between the world's top two women downhill skiers ahead of Wednesday's Olympic race at the Jeongseon Alpine Centre.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 18, 2018

British women continue unlikely dominance

Lizzy Yarnold's second successive gold and a bronze for teammate Laura Deas underlined Britain's extraordinary dominance of Olympic women's skeleton racing on Saturday — made all the more extraordinary as the country does not boast a single track.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
Feb 17, 2018

Seven-Eleven's latest creation captures the magic of the Winter Olympics

Everyone has Olympic fever thanks to the ongoing Pyeongchang Winter Games. Yet interest in Korean food — especially the popular dish dak-galbi — was on the rise in Japan well before the athletes got going.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 17, 2018

Norwegian Marit Bjoergen equals Winter Olympics medals record

Marit Bjoergen skied a triumphant final leg to write her name in the Olympic record books, delivering gold for Norway in the women's 4x5-km relay on Saturday and joining countryman Ole Einar Bjoerndalen as the most successful winter Olympian of all time with 13 medals.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 17, 2018

Who to watch on Sunday, Day 10 of the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics

8:56 p.m., Speedskating, women's 500 meters: After winning a silver medal in Wednesday's 1,000 meters, Nao Kodaira, Japan's ace speedskater, will attempt to become the first Japanese female to win an individual speedskating gold medal at the Winter Olympics when she skates in her strongest event.
U.S. urges clarity on Japan’s role in potential war over Taiwan, report says
A Ground Self-Defense Force member conducts a military drill with an anti-ship missiles unit, at the GSDF's base on Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture in April 2022.
Tourists in Japan have telemedicine options before calling 119
Foreign tourists at Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo. More than 1 million international visitors have a medical issue in Japan every year.
Tropical Storm Nari moves northward, with possible landfall Tuesday
Tropical Storm Nari's forecast path as of Monday morning
Nissan clinches $4.5 billion bond deal after orders soar
Nissan Motor has raised $4.5 billion through a junk bond sale in U.S. dollars and euros, part of which carries a record-high coupon rate.
Students in Japan struggle with Japanese language and math sections on national exam
The correct answer rate for the Japanese language section on a national test dropped to 67.0% from 67.8% the previous year among elementary school sixth-graders.
U.S. urges clarity on Japan’s role in potential war over Taiwan, report says
A Ground Self-Defense Force member conducts a military drill with an anti-ship missiles unit, at the GSDF's base on Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture in April 2022.
Tourists in Japan have telemedicine options before calling 119
Foreign tourists at Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo. More than 1 million international visitors have a medical issue in Japan every year.
Is Japanese skin really ‘too smooth’ for Hideo Kojima’s games?
Hideo Kojima, the leading auteur in Japanese video games, has skirted controversy in the wake of the release of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
An emoji used to say it all. Now it might say too much.
Apple’s Craig Federighi shows off a set of emoji at a conference on June 13, 2016. While the small pictures have proved helpful in conveying nuance in our texts, younger people are using them less often.
‘Our ultimate goal is to save every single Japanese video game’
After nearly shuttering earlier this year, the Tokyo-based Game Preservation Society continues its work to save the early history of Japanese gaming.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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