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Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Jan 15, 2019

Takahiko Kozuka aiming to enrich skating

When a skater's career comes to an end, they are often faced with a difficult choice about how to proceed with their life.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS / ASIAN GAMES
Sep 1, 2018

Japan takes gold in field hockey

Sakura Japan set a lofty goal of winning gold at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and Friday's victory will certainly help give the team momentum and confidence to do so.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Aug 2, 2018

New table tennis league set to begin

Tomokazu Harimoto, Miu Hirano and other top Japanese table tennis players will look to develop themselves to genuinely become the world's dominant powerhouse by competing in the newly launched professional T.League.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Jul 3, 2018

Takahashi's return rocks skating world

One of the great aspects of covering skating in Japan is you never know what is going to happen next.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
May 21, 2018

Greece's outbound ambassador passes torch

Loukas Karatsolis, the outgoing Greek ambassador, met with The Japan Times at the embassy in April to share upcoming developments. He predicted a busy time ahead, with Japan and Greece celebrating 120 years of diplomatic ties in 2019.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Mar 27, 2018

Wakaba Higuchi seizes on defining moment at worlds

"Man looks in the abyss, there's nothing staring back at him. At that moment, man finds his character. And that is what keeps him out of the abyss."
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 27, 2018

Trump says U.S. can talk with North Korea but 'only under right conditions'

U.S. President Donald Trump has weighed in on the prospect of talks with nuclear-armed North Korea, saying Monday that such a move would come "only under the right conditions," a refrain that came just a day after a top official from the North said for the second time that Pyongyang was open to dialogue...
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 19, 2018

Curlers left bemused by doping allegation

Of all the questions surrounding reports of a Russian curler's alleged doping infraction at the Pyeongchang Olympics, the biggest is why?
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 15, 2018

Don't fall for charm offensive, keep North 'under siege': chief of Lower House foreign affairs panel

South Korea must stay in line with U.S. and Japanese plans to keep North Korea "under siege," the chairman of the Lower House committee on foreign affairs said, referring to the policy of maintaining maximum pressure on Kim Jong Un's regime.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 13, 2018

Japan says it won't fall for North Korean 'charm offensive' amid detente with U.S. and South

The stance risks making Tokyo appear at odds with Washington and Seoul — its two top allies in dealing with the North.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 25, 2018

In announcement to all Koreans, Pyongyang calls for unification and end to U.S. military exercises

North Korea has issued an appeal to "all Koreans at home and abroad," urging them to "turn out as one" to make a "breakthrough" for "independent reunification" and urging the South to halt joint military exercises with the U.S. "forever," state-run media said Thursday.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Dec 12, 2017

Race for two Olympic spots still wide open

Satoko Miyahara and Wakaba Higuchi came into the Grand Prix Final with excellent chances to solidify their positions as the favorites for Japan's two spots for women for the Pyeongchang Olympics.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Sep 6, 2017

Japan Rising Star Project aims to maximize nation's young talent

Sometimes, the sport you are playing might not be the right fit for you, and you might have the potential to excel in something else.
JAPAN
Aug 26, 2017

Japan, South Korea, China agree to jointly promote Asian culture during next three Olympic events

The culture chiefs of Japan, China and South Korea agree to use the next three Olympic events in the region to jointly promote East Asia's culture to the world.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jul 6, 2017

Staley pleased with South Carolina's play against Japan

The University of South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team, the reigning NCAA champions, recently completed a tour of Tokyo that included three scrimmages against Japan's women's national team and a little time off the court to experience Japanese culture and get a feel for the city where the...
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jun 23, 2017

Prolific winner Sako, a JBL legend, joins national team coaching staff

The Japan Basketball Association announced on Friday that former star guard Kenichi Sako has been hired as an assistant coach for the men's national team.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Apr 25, 2017

Hanyu looks at raising bar going into Olympic season

Yuzuru Hanyu's greatness is unquestioned.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Apr 18, 2017

Angelic Mao's legacy will be part of skating forever

The news hit Japan and the skating world like a thunderbolt last Monday night when Mao Asada announced she was retiring from the sport.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 12, 2017

Japan women's basketball coach Hovasse enjoying life's twists

Twenty seven years ago, Tom Hovasse arrived in Japan to play basketball. He would go on to become a star in the top Japanese league, but he never envisioned how his life would turn out.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Feb 13, 2017

Kajikawa works to inspire females hoping for executive roles in sports

Just over a decade ago, Mie Kajikawa became the first Japanese female to become an intern for an NBA club.
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Feb 7, 2017

Nitaya, Isobe shine for Japan at Winter Universiade

It is always nice to see a skater who has given it their all, but never quite been able to break into the elite ranks, enjoy success on a big stage.
MORE SPORTS
Dec 19, 2016

Olympic silver medal-winning relay team picks up Athlete of the Year award

The team of Aska Cambridge, Yoshihide Kiryu, Ryota Yamagata and Shota Iizuka, which stunned the world by capturing the silver medal in the men's 4x100-meter relay at this summer's Rio de Janeiro Olympics, received the Athlete of the Year award at the annual Athletic Award ceremony hosted by the Japan...
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 28, 2016

Koike steps back from plan to decide on Olympic venues by end of October

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike on Friday retracted her plan to decide whether to change venues for the 2020 Olympics by the end of October, claiming she has her hands tied.
CULTURE / Music
Sep 29, 2016

Yasutaka Nakata crafts a music festival in his own digi-pop image

Yasutaka Nakata's schedule tonight is packed. He's being photographed by a Japanese magazine in a basement studio after 10 p.m. on a Friday, and it's taking a little longer than expected. After this he'll have a (very) late dinner before heading to Tokyo's east end to do an early-morning DJ set at club...
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 11, 2016

World champ Hoshi settles for bronze in 200 butterfly

Natsumi Hoshi claimed a first swimming medal for Japan's women at the Rio Olympics with bronze in the 200-meter butterfly on Wednesday night.

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