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JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Aug 31, 2019

Road rage coverage reveals gulf in awareness of traffic rules in Japan

For the past several weeks, media organizations in Japan have been obsessed with a road rage incident that happened in Ibaraki Prefecture on Aug. 10, when a 43-year-old man forcibly stopped another driver on the Joban Expressway and assaulted him as he sat in his car.
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Aug 31, 2019

Aspiring to achieve forgiveness in the most difficult times

"To be wronged is nothing," said Confucius — "unless you continue to remember it."
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Aug 31, 2019

Japan maintains positive vibe before FIBA World Cup opener against Turkey

The challenge that awaits the Japan men's national team is certainly big. But the players are filled with positive energy and are ready for it.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Aug 31, 2019

Barca offer for Neymar falls short

Paris St. Germain is not close to reaching a deal with Barcelona that would take Neymar back to the Spanish champions as the Catalans have not met the French club's asking price for the Brazil forward, PSG's sporting director Leonardo said on Friday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Aug 30, 2019

In Shanghai, Japan begins final preparations for FIBA World Cup

Two days before their first game at the 2019 FIBA World Cup, Japan men's national team members still looked relaxed, but at the same time they were certainly aware that the clock is ticking.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Aug 29, 2019

Ryukyu set to defend The Terrific 12 title

Japan's 12-man FIBA World Cup squad, which includes 10 players who are employed by B. League teams, will measure its overall skills during the upcoming global tournament in China.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Aug 28, 2019

Japan slow to offer support to women's sumo

"It's not only boys who can practice and enjoy sumo. There are girls that like sumo too. I hope someday women can become pros."
EDITORIALS
Aug 28, 2019

Protecting the interests of freelancers

Measures need to be implemented to ensure that freelancers are treated fairly by their corporate clients.
BASKETBALL
Aug 27, 2019

Expectations rise for Japan at 32-team FIBA World Cup

Making its fifth-ever appearance at the FIBA World Cup, Japan will dispatch arguably its best-ever squad on the global stage.
JAPAN
Aug 27, 2019

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike and Beijing officials confirm Olympic cooperation for 2020 and 2022

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike and top officials in Beijing confirmed Monday that they will cooperate over the upcoming Summer and Winter Olympic Games.
Japan Times
SUMO
Aug 27, 2019

Girls wrestle in the Wanpaku sumo ring for the first time ever

It was a historic weekend for sumo in Japan as the first-ever Wanpaku national championships for elementary school-age girls took place at Okudo Sogo Sports Center in Tokyo’s Katsushika Ward on Sunday.
JAPAN
Aug 25, 2019

Former emperor, empress visit Karuizawa tennis court where they first met in 1957

Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michiko visited on Sunday a tennis court in the town of Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, where they met for the first time in August 1957.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 25, 2019

One year countdown begins for Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games

With exactly one year to go, the countdown begins for Tokyo to become the first city to host the Paralympic Games twice.
Japan Times
SPORTS
Aug 23, 2019

SportsPro names Naomi Osaka the world's most marketable athlete for 2019

Tennis star Naomi Osaka's tops the chart for the "World's 50 Most Marketable Athletes 2019," which was released by SportsPro on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 23, 2019

Toyota has plenty for robots to do during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics

When athletes and organizers descend on Tokyo for the 2020 Olympic Games they'll be ferried around in autonomous cars, while torch relay runners will be accompanied by vehicles equipped with artificial intelligence. Robots will ferry javelins and hammers.
JAPAN / History
Aug 22, 2019

Pioneering Japanese interpreting team opened nation's eyes to disabled athletes at '64 Paralympics

Foreign residents and wheelchairs — much less Paralympic athletes — were a rare sight in Japan in 1964.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Aug 22, 2019

NBA program helps foster young Asian talent

With scorching heat enveloping Tokyo last week, the Basketball Without Borders Asia Camp provided heated competition inside the air-conditioned facilities at Mizumoto General Sports Center.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 22, 2019

Former Kintetsu Buffaloes slugger Ralph Bryant holds kids clinic

Ralph Bryant is 58 years old and hasn't played top-level baseball since his final season with the Kintetsu Buffaloes in 1995.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Aug 21, 2019

Sumo shows offer new life for retired rikishi

Sumo is an all-enveloping lifestyle.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Aug 20, 2019

Nana Araki looks for leap in crucial season

Now is the time for accomplished junior Nana Araki to shine.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Aug 19, 2019

Don't sweat phrases that use the word 'ase'

'Asedaku,' 'ase-kkaki,' 'asebamu' ... all of these words indicate that you're working up a sweat. Just how much sweat depends on the temperature and your nerves.

Longform

Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years