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EDITORIALS
Sep 10, 2018

Naomi Osaka, our newest hero

We hope that Naomi Osaka's victory in the U.S. Women's Open championship will help Japan to better appreciate its diversity and the richness and opportunity it creates.
Japan Times
SUMO
Sep 10, 2018

Sumo 101: The belt

Sumo wrestlers on overseas tours have been called 'naked goodwill ambassadors'.
SOCCER
Sep 10, 2018

Former Japan star Uchida sees gap in quality as Moriyasu era begins

Following a four-day delay caused by the recent Hokkaido earthquake, Japan's men's soccer team will make their debut under new head coach Hajime Moriyasu on Tuesday against Central American visitors Costa Rica.
Japan Times
JAPAN / GENERATIONAL CHANGE
Sep 8, 2018

Japanese woman works to give impoverished Filipinos path to education and jobs

While in college, Takako Yamada was determined to brighten the days of impoverished Filipino children through sports and leisure activities — a right she believed some of them had been deprived of.
SPORTS
Sep 6, 2018

Earthquake forces sports cancellations

A number of sporting events have been postponed or cancelled in the wake of Thursday morning's magnitude 6.7 earthquake in Hokkaido.
BASKETBALL
Sep 5, 2018

Japan Basketball Association officials apologize to Diet members for scandal

Officials from the Japan Basketball Association apologized to an all-party parliamentary group for the recent scandal involving members of the men's national team.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 3, 2018

Japanese police to test AI use for improving investigations of criminal activity

The National Police Agency plans to conduct experiments in fiscal 2019 on using artificial intelligence to improve the efficiency of investigations, including for analyzing vehicle types.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Sep 2, 2018

Yudai Nitta making most of chance at Asian Games

For veteran track cyclist Yudai Nitta, the experience of competing at the Olympics can't be traded for anything.
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Sep 1, 2018

News outlets raise questions over U.S. military presence in Japan

War remembrance in Japan tends to adhere to a seasonal schedule. As the nation swelters in the mid-summer heat, media coverage, particularly on NHK, comes to a head on Aug. 6 and Aug. 9, the anniversaries of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It then subsides momentarily before Aug. 15, when...
BASKETBALL
Aug 30, 2018

Journey for Japan's hoop team to end with game for 7th place

The Japan men's national basketball team's bizarre, unprecedented journey at the Asian Games is nearly — and finally — coming to an end.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Aug 28, 2018

Shinji Kagawa: 'Only God knows' destination

Borussia Dortmund midfielder Shinji Kagawa's future remains clouded after the Japan international missed the squad for a second straight match.
JAPAN
Aug 28, 2018

Camping becoming more popular in Japan as options, including 'glamping,' increase

With various new camping options available, camping is regaining popularity in Japan after a mid-1990s boom led by the country's first baby boomers, who were born in the late 1940s.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 28, 2018

Deadly Florida video game contest shooting reignites gun rights debate

The slaying of two competitors at a Florida video game tournament on Sunday has stirred the long-simmering gun rights debate in the state on the eve of its hotly contested state and federal primary elections.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Aug 26, 2018

Ryo Kiyuna, Kiyou Shimizu continue to help raise karate's profile

There were a lot of fans angling to get a closer look at Ryo Kiyuna, after the Japanese men's kata karateka captured gold at the Asian Games on Saturday at the Jakarta Convention Center Plenary Hall.
MORE SPORTS
Aug 25, 2018

Tom Brady's private trainer flies on team plane

Tom Brady's personal trainer, Alex Guerrero, flew on the New England Patriots' team plane to Charlotte on Thursday before Friday's preseason game against the Carolina Panthers, according to multiple reports.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 24, 2018

Europe's new GDPR data law upends global online advertising

Europe's new data privacy law has put a small army of tech firms that track people online in jeopardy and is strengthening the hand of giants such as Google and Facebook in the $200 billion global digital advertising industry.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 22, 2018

Volvo owner Geely overtakes Nissan to snatch third spot in China's auto market

Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. surpassed its top three Japanese rivals to become the third-largest carmaker in China, helped by models that appeal to the nation's young consumers.
SOCCER
Aug 22, 2018

Ichiritsu Funabashi becomes Japan's first public school to sign uniform deal for soccer team

Ichiritsu Funabashi High School announced a partnership with job listing site MyNavi on Tuesday, becoming the first public school in the country to sign a uniform sponsor for its soccer club.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Aug 20, 2018

Let's discuss the Japan boxing scandal

Japan Amateur Boxing Federation President Akira Yamane has quit following numerous allegations of misconduct, including pressuring referees to fix matches and misuse of grant money.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Aug 20, 2018

Smile as you study:/ Sharp salaryman senryu/ satirize the slog

Highlights from the 31st Senryu for Salaried Workers Contest riff on the situations employees encounter at the office, home or both.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Tokyo ranked world’s richest city by GDP, with Osaka-Kobe also rated highly
Tokyo has a gross domestic product of $2.55 trillion, just ahead of New York’s $2.49 trillion and Greater Los Angeles’ $1.62 trillion, according to CEOWorld’s global wealth index.
Tokyo looks to keep ‘monster parents’ at bay with new protocols
New guidelines are addressing struggles by teachers to deal with the burden of parents who make irrational complaints that go beyond what is considered socially acceptable, often referred to as "monster parents," which is overwhelming their workload.
China delivers warning to U.S. and Japan with third aircraft carrier
The Fujian, China's third aircraft carrier, carries out sea trials at an unknown location in May last year.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years
Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Takaichi doesn’t mince words on Taiwan, but dramatic policy shift unlikely
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi responds to questions during a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in parliament on Tuesday.
Florist Nicolai Bergmann flourishes outside the box
Florist Nicolai Bergmann shops for fresh flowers at the Ota flower market in Tokyo on Friday.
China delivers warning to U.S. and Japan with third aircraft carrier
The Fujian, China's third aircraft carrier, carries out sea trials at an unknown location in May last year.
Jenson Button brings end to an illustrious racing career intertwined with Japan
Jenson Button races for Honda during the Singapore Grand Prix in September 2008.
Cleanliness gets competitive at Tokyo’s Spogomi world cup
On Oct. 29, teams from 33 qualifying countries scoured the streets of Shibuya for all manners of trash as part of the Spogomi litter-picking competition.

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

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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
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