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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 7, 2021

A fairer world requires fairer tech. Here’s why.

In the decade ahead, a wave of technological solutions will touch and transform every part of our lives. These new solutions could either tackle existing problems — or exacerbate them while creating others. As tech can scale both progress or harm, the time is now to shape the fair and responsible future...
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 6, 2021

Fans pack stands in Texas as Rangers open stadium to full capacity

Baseball fans packed the stands of Globe Life Field on Monday after the Texas Rangers opened their doors to 100% capacity, making the game the first North American sporting event without attendance restrictions since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 3, 2021

MLB takes All-Star Game out of Atlanta in response to Georgia voting law

The announcement comes one day after U.S. President Joe Biden called for the game to be moved out of Atlanta.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Apr 2, 2021

Episode 89: Why are the Tokyo Olympics still going ahead in a pandemic?

Joining Deep Dive is the New York Times Tokyo bureau chief Motoko Rich, here to discuss why the government seems so intent on holding the Games this summer, and the risks associated with them going ahead as planned.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Mar 24, 2021

How the Tokyo Olympics became one big public relations quagmire

Japan's Olympic organizers have all but lost control of any messaging, with no real strategy to generate any momentum toward holding the fast-approaching games.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 22, 2021

One year into pandemic, the art world adapts to survive

The art community is reeling from the impact of lockdowns, travel bans and social distancing, but buying by the ultrawealthy has held up.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Mar 20, 2021

Torch relay struggles highlight hurdles for pandemic Olympics

The withdrawal by Paralympian Rina Akiyama and more than a dozen celebrities from the relay, which starts Thursday, underscores the challenges facing organizers.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 19, 2021

Megan Rapinoe supports athlete protests instead of boycotts

The outspoken U.S. women's soccer star believes that events such as the Olympics can allow athletes to bring important issues to the forefront.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Mar 19, 2021

Even Grand Slams feeling financial pinch in 'bubbles,' says ATP chief

Tennis organizers have managed to hold their marquee events despite the pandemic, but arrangements such as charter flights and bio-secure environments have come a cost.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 16, 2021

Top U.S. and Japanese officials get tough on China in key security talks

In a joint statement singling out Beijing, the top U.S. and Japanese diplomats and defense chiefs condemned China's 'coercion and destabilizing behavior' in the region.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Mar 16, 2021

In rare move, athletes and coaches speak out against Olympic planners

With support for the Tokyo Games still low, hopeful participants are taking to social media to push back against public perceptions that they are united with the event's organizers.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Mar 16, 2021

Nahomi Kawasumi confirms she won't take part in torch relay

Former Nadeshiko Japan veteran Nahomi Kawasumi has confirmed she will not take part in the Tokyo Olympics torch relay this month after deciding to withdraw from the event last year due to concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 13, 2021

'Climate ninjas' overlooked as little finance reaches women

Officials, climate and gender experts, and activists say not enough climate finance is going to the work of women and other individuals taking action on the ground.
Japan Times
SPORTS
Mar 12, 2021

Naomi Osaka and Marcus Rashford among those honored at Glamour Awards

Front-line workers for Britain's National Health Service, tennis player Naomi Osaka and designer Vivienne Westwood were among those honored at the Glamour Women of the Year Awards on Thursday, in a virtual event which paid tribute to those who have sought to incite change.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Mar 9, 2021

Phil Mickelson out of top 100 for first time in 28 years

Phil Mickelson has fallen outside the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time in 28 years.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 4, 2021

Trump weighing 2024 presidential run without Mike Pence, allies say

Privately, the former president is taking stock of who he believes stood with him at the end of his term and who didn't, according to insiders.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Mar 4, 2021

'When will it end?': How a changing virus is reshaping scientists’ views on COVID-19

Vaccine breakthroughs had initially sparked hope that the virus could be largely contained, but data on new variants has undercut that optimism.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Mar 3, 2021

Hakuho Cup may allow Hakuho to leave indelible mark on sumo from outside ring

With the release of the banzuke (rankings) for the upcoming spring meet, yokozuna Hakuho becomes just the second man in sumo history to reach 100 tournaments in the top division.
Japan Times
Rugby
Mar 3, 2021

Women's Rugby World Cup likely to be postponed until 2022 due to COVID-19

This year's women's Rugby World Cup in New Zealand is set to be pushed back until next year after the sport's global governing body said on Tuesday it was difficult to host the event as planned due to uncertainties surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.
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.
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.”
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.
In pictures: Koenji Awa Odori 2025
Japan Times
Koshien’s dark summer forces reckoning for high school baseball
Koryo High School players greet their cheering section after beating Hokkaido’s Asahikawa Shiho in the first round of Summer Koshien on Aug. 7. The school withdrew three days later as a bullying scandal enveloped the team.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

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
By Alex K.T. Martin

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