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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 18, 2014

Toyota looks to overhaul Scion brand

Toyota Motor Corp.'s Scion line, a U.S. experiment intended to win over young buyers with idiosyncratic designs and low prices, will overhaul its lineup amid fading sales as the brand reaches adolescence.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 9, 2014

Toyota glitches prompt its second-largest recall ever

Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling 6.39 million vehicles globally for faults affecting various parts ranging from steering to seats in the company's second-largest recall to date.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 4, 2014

Foreign coaches making impact in revamped NBL

While the National Basketball League of Japan is essentially the rebranded Japan Basketball League, there's one distinguishing aspect that is different from before — it's a foreign coach-filled league.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 3, 2014

Will Ukraine's new boss be like the old boss?

The question facing Ukrainians is whether Petro Poroshenko, the man who seems poised to win the presidency on May 25, will prove that all their recent efforts to put an end to decades of corrupt, oligarchic rule have been in vain.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBL NOTEBOOK
Mar 25, 2014

Hitachi forward Rice fondly recalls uncle's remarkable NFL achievements

As much as Darius Rice has been referred to as a basketball player blessed with size and phenomenal skills, he's probably always been known because of the name of his uncle and former NFL great: Jerry Rice.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Mar 24, 2014

Your turn to shoot AKB47, alongside your BFFAKB

Zombie girls in uniform
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 24, 2014

Players push for more action against racism scourge

Urawa Reds striker Tadanari Lee has urged Japanese soccer to follow the Premier League's zero-tolerance attitude toward racism after taking part in the first J. League game to be played behind doors.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 22, 2014

Toyota to lift lockout at Indian factories

Toyota Motor Corp. will resume production in India after an impasse with union workers over wages led to a temporary lockout and halt in assembly work.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Mar 20, 2014

Japan begins long road to American football worlds

About 15 months before the fifth American football world championships get under way, Japan has started preparing to reclaim the title it won in the first two editions of the event.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Mar 16, 2014

Joho powers Grouses past Evessa

Masashi Joho's arrival in Toyama before the start of the 2011-12 season was a clear sign that the Grouses had decided to raise the stakes for a franchise that had struggled to win games since its inception in 2006. Clearly, this signing signaled the following: The Grouses wanted and valued title-winning...
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 16, 2014

Blood test detects brain injuries

Swedish researchers have devised a blood test that could better diagnose sports-related brain injuries and prevent players from returning to the field in danger.
BUSINESS
Mar 7, 2014

Toyota to recall Highlander SUVs

Toyota Motor Corp. will recall a total of 7,067 of its 2014 model Highlander sport utility vehicle for free repairs in the U.S. market due to a seat belt problem, Toyota officials said Thursday.
SUMO / SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
Mar 7, 2014

As Kakuryu eyes promotion, Haru Basho to test yokozuna Harumafuji's mettle

With Sunday the first day of the 2014, Haru Basho in Japan’s third most populous city of Osaka, many fans and commentators will be looking at Kakuryu’s quest to win his first ever yusho, and, if successful, the resulting talk of promoting him to yokozuna.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 2, 2014

Xi orders terrorism crackdown after deadly rail station attack

China's President Xi Jinping ordered a crackdown on "violent terrorist activities" after 33 people died when knife-wielding assailants rampaged through a train station in a southwestern city Saturday.
Reader Mail
Mar 1, 2014

Skating union should weigh effect on fans

When photos surfaced of a Russian figure skating judge — married to the general director of the Russian Skating Federation — hugging her countrywoman Adelina Sotnikova minutes after the latter won the Olympic gold medal at Sochi, the International Skating Union issued a statement that it "is confident...
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Feb 28, 2014

Moyes' Manchester United dream rapidly turning sour

Imagine you are Malcolm Glazer, the owner of Manchester United who is the Howard Hughes of sport. Glazer, also the owner of the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers, never speaks to the media, probably doesn't even read newspapers.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Feb 26, 2014

Popovic trying to keep lid on Forlan hype as Cerezo eye title

The arrival of star Uruguayan striker Diego Forlan has transformed Cerezo Osaka into runaway favorites for the J. League title in the minds of many, but if manager Ranko Popovic agrees with them, he is keeping quiet.
MORE SPORTS / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Feb 25, 2014

Sports world races to make over Mt. Rushmore

Honest Abe, Teddy the Trust Buster, Big Daddy George and Constitutional Penman Tom —whose noble visages grace Mt. Rushmore — all must be spinning in their graves about now.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 24, 2014

Japanese medalists from the 2014 Winter Olympics

February 21
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Feb 22, 2014

Tokyo 2020: only as old as the medalists you field

The motto of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics is 'Discover Tomorrow,' which organizers hope will help distract sport fanatics from the reality of Japan being the fastest-aging country in the world.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 21, 2014

Golden opportunity to put the spotlight on Fukushima

Olympic gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu, whose hometown is Sendai, should demand that the government stop ignoring Tohoku.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 21, 2014

Sotnikova stuns Kim to win Olympic gold in Sochi

Russia's Adelina Sotnikova pulled off an upset of epic proportions by defeating Yuna Kim for the gold medal at the Sochi Games on Thursday night at the Iceberg Skating Palace.
OLYMPICS
Feb 20, 2014

Takeuchi settles for silver in women's parallel giant slalom

Tomoka Takeuchi captured the silver medal in the women's parallel giant slalom snowboard event at the Sochi Games on Wednesday afternoon.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS / ICE TIME
Feb 19, 2014

Kim primed for shot at second gold

Yuna Kim went through another seemingly effortless practice on Tuesday afternoon at the training rink next to the Iceberg Skating Palace.
Japan's cutting-edge railgun successfully strikes target vessel
The Defense Ministry’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) conducted a ship-board railgun shooting test from June to early July this year with the support of the Maritime Self-Defense Force.
Thousands without power in Tokyo as heavy rain batters Kanto region
Heavy rain hit Tokyo and surrounding areas Thursday afternoon, causing thousands to lose power, prompting flood warnings, grounding flights and causing transportation issues.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
JAL reprimand over drunken pilots adds to airline’s woes
Japan Airlines President Mitsuko Tottori (right) bows in apology Wednesday in Tokyo over the company's pilots causing flight delays due to drinking alcohol.
‘Fairytale’ Shirakawago ranked one of the world’s most beautiful villages
Forbes and Unforgettable Travel Company have ranked Shirakawago in Gifu Prefecture as Asia's most beautiful village.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.
Search is on for loopholes in Japan’s $550 billion investment pledge
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick argues that U.S. President Donald Trump has sole authority to invest Japan's promised $550 billion.
In rural Hokkaido, the stops and starts of tourism revival on full display
Redevelopment plans for Kawayu Onsen have hit some snags — an example of how bringing tourists back to declining rural communities is far from easy work.

Podcast

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

Longform

Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight
By Mai Yoshikawa

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