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Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 10, 2021

A first time for everything: The many ways history was made at Tokyo 2020

Plenty of records were broken and a number of new sports were introduced. But beyond the more obvious first, there was a dizzying array of accomplishments and milestones.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 8, 2021

Priceless? Even Olympic medals can be had for the right price

As the Tokyo Games come to a close, collectors will gain a new opportunity to begin adding to their own medal hauls.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 8, 2021

What to watch on the last day of the Tokyo Olympics

The men's marathon and the biggest game in Japanese basketball history should be the highlights of Tokyo 2020's final day.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 5, 2021

Japan’s big hope in karate is from the home of the sport

Ryo Kiyuna, a three-time world champion, hails from Okinawa, where karate was developed centuries ago.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 4, 2021

Double lives: The Olympians who divide their time between work and sport

'You cannot be riding a horse and thinking, what's happening with a trade in the office,' says equestrian Jose Maria Larocca, also one of the world's most influential oil traders.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 3, 2021

The man behind the Olympic 'anti-sex' beds speaks out

The Airweave beds at Tokyo 2020 have taken a pounding on social media, but CEO Motokuni Takaoka says they can handle it all.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Aug 3, 2021

In pictures: Day 10 of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics

The Olympics first openly trans woman debuted, Team USA got a reality check on the soccer pitch and the baseball diamond, and unseeded Indonesian badminton duo shattered China's lock on gold.
OLYMPICS
Jul 31, 2021

Samurai Japan cruises past Mexico at Tokyo Games

Japan improved to 2-0 at the Tokyo Games. This win, however, was much less stressful than the last.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 31, 2021

Will Japan’s gold rush end with judo? Not likely.

Japan has won nine golds in judo so far, the most by a single nation at an Olympics. Japan set the previous mark of eight in 2004.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 26, 2021

Japanese skateboard stocks jump after host claims gold medals

Shares in Morito Co., which distributes skateboarding gear, were among those that surged Monday after Momiji Nishiya's victory in the Olympic women's street skateboarding event.
Japan Times
CULTURE
Jul 26, 2021

Biracial representation, game soundtracks and shiny pecs: bright moments at a somber Olympic opening

The program lacked the over-the-top glitz originally planned, but still served some memorable scenes, with pantomime performers and Naomi Osaka stealing the show.
MULTIMEDIA
Jul 24, 2021

In pictures: Opening Ceremony of 2020 Tokyo Olympics

The opening ceremony of the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics has a year late, plagued by last-minute embarrassments and went over schedule on the actual night, but for many, it was worth the wait.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 23, 2021

As Olympics tout greater gender equality, some remain more equal than others

Of the nearly 11,000 athletes arriving in Tokyo, almost 49% will be women, according to the International Olympic Committee.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Jul 23, 2021

The 2020 Olympic Games: The long wait is finally over

While the COVID-19 has crushed Japan's Olympic ambitions, the Tokyo Games can still be used to celebrate the extraordinary accomplishments of the competitors.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 23, 2021

Volunteer superfan brings message of gratitude to Olympics in Miyagi

Clad in his homemade samurai armor and topknot, Hirokazu Tsunoda has used sporting events over the last decade to thank the world for its support after the March 11 disaster.
OLYMPICS
Jul 23, 2021

You read it here first (maybe): Who will light the Olympic cauldron

Some surprising names have been mentioned as leading candidates to perform one of the highest honors in sport.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Jul 22, 2021

As virus cases rise, true cost of Tokyo Games comes into focus

The prioritization of the global sporting event over public health has added anger to the desperation weighing on the shoulders of an already exhausted nation.
JAPAN
Jul 21, 2021

The 'Recovery Olympics' take a back seat amid COVID-19 concerns

The Games were supposed to showcase Japan's recovery efforts following the devastating 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster. Such efforts have been thwarted by the pandemic.
OLYMPICS
Jul 20, 2021

U.S. softball standout Monica Abbott reflects on sport's Olympic comeback

The top-ranked Americans have waited over a decade to renew their quest for a fourth Olympic gold medal in the sport.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 19, 2021

From LDP 'prince' to punchline: What happened to Shinjiro Koizumi?

In addition to being regularly lampooned on social media, the environment minister has struggled to maintain his influence amid COVID-19 and as a Cabinet insider.
OLYMPICS
Jul 19, 2021

The many faces of Tokyo 2020’s charm offensive

Despite a lack of visitors and spectators at this year's Olympics, an army of volunteers aims to do their best and make the most of this once-in-a-lifetime experience.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 14, 2021

Olympics boss Bach aims to put ‘most-followed’ games on track

The stakes are enormous for Suga, whose political fortunes are closely tied to the games, and for the IOC, which faces scrutiny on whether it is prioritizing money over public health.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 12, 2021

The Tokyo Games will go on despite COVID-19

Ultimately, it will not be a COVID-19 crisis in Japan that determines the fate of the Tokyo Olympics, because there is no such crisis.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 12, 2021

The parking garage of the future

Inventive entrepreneurs see the parking garage as a 'mobility hub” or 'silo,” fashioned with whole lot of advanced software and hardware.
Takaichi's PM bid faces further headwinds with coalition split
LDP leader Sanae Takaichi and Komeito leader Tetsuo Saito attend a party leaders' meeting on Friday in Tokyo.
Powerful earthquake strikes off southern Philippines
Authorities inspect a damaged wall and a car outside a mall in Butuan, Philippines, on Friday, after a major earthquake struck the area.
Japan to move toward five-year integrated bachelor's-master’s programs
Japan plans to introduce nationwide five-year bachelor's-master's programs to raise graduate school enrollment and train more highly skilled professionals amid a shrinking workforce.
Tokyo named world’s best big city for second straight year
Tokyo was ranked the world's best large city for the second year in a row in the Conde Nast Traveler's 2025 Readers' Choice Awards.
Chemistry Nobel winner Kitagawa says downtime helped him think up new material
Susumu Kitagawa speaks to reporters at Kyoto University on Wednesday after receiving the news that he had been awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry the same day.
‘Save the Ring’ calls intensify as Osaka Expo’s end nears
Visitors lounge on the grassy hill on the top of the Grand Ring during the 2025 Osaka Expo in the city of Osaka in May.
A Japanese comedian walks into an Aussie bar … and stays there
Takashi “Waka” Wakasugi stopped by the Tokyo Comedy Bar in Shibuya Ward last month following his stint at Edinburgh Festival Fringe performing his show “Comedy Samurai.”
Chemistry Nobel winner Kitagawa says downtime helped him think up new material
Susumu Kitagawa speaks to reporters at Kyoto University on Wednesday after receiving the news that he had been awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry the same day.
University of Tokyo lands its highest spot ever in global higher education ranking
The University of Tokyo in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward
With nuclear sub proposal, Japan faces array of political and tech challenges
The Jingei, the third of the Maritime Self-Defense Force's Taigei-class submarines, was commissioned in March last year. It is equipped with lithium-ion batteries, enabling it to have a longer diving time and cruising distance than older models with lead-acid batteries.

Podcast

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

Longform

Growing families are being priced out of Tokyo’s condo market, forced to choose between downtown convenience and suburban space.
Is living in central Tokyo still affordable?
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