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Michael Johnson (center) believes Grand Slam Track will be a landmark moment for track and field.
MORE SPORTS / Athletics
Apr 3, 2025

Michael Johnson's ambitious Grand Slam Track series prepares for first event

The circuit gets under way in Kingston on Friday.
Scottie Scheffler receives his green jacket from previous winner Jon Rahm after winning the 2024 Masters at Augusta National Golf Club.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Apr 4, 2025

No.1 Scottie Scheffler prepares to chase third Masters crown in four years

Scheffler is seeking his third Masters title in four years and second in a row.
Chiharu Shida of Japan in action during the bronze medal match with Nami Matsuyama against Pearly Tan and Muralitharan Thinaah of Malaysia at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France on Aug. 03, 2024
MORE SPORTS / Badminton
Apr 9, 2025

Japanese badminton ace Shida blasts 'stalker' Chinese fans

Shida, who won women's doubles bronze at the Paris Olympics, has a strong following in China partly because of her engagement with the local culture.
Margot Magniere and Theo Poyer returned to Japan after pandemic-era restrictions were lifted and decided to stay for a while.
CULTURE / Music
Apr 11, 2025

The band that turned a pandemic lockdown into a Tokyo dream

On “Grand Voyage,” French pop act Tapeworms tap into Japanese cultural nostalgia and picopop.
The Dodgers' Mookie Betts (left) and Shohei Ohtani pose with their Silver Slugger awards before a game against the Cardinals on March, 29, 2024.
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 11, 2025

Is Mookie Betts or Shohei Ohtani the better athlete? Dodgers teammates weigh in

The beauty of the question is that even as baseball players, Ohtani and Betts are so different.
Participants experience para powerlifting during an event in Yokohama or March 22.
MORE SPORTS
Apr 17, 2025

P. United continues mission as para sports groups unite to face shared challenges

P. United remains optimistic about its mission in Year 3.
U.S. figure skater Ilia Malinin competes during the men's short program at the ISU World Team Trophy at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Thursday.
MORE SPORTS / Figure skating
Apr 18, 2025

Malinin and Liu help U.S. take early lead at skating's World Team Trophy

Malinin, who won his second world title last month in Boston, topped the men's short program in Tokyo with a score of 106.08.
A person walks with a dog through the "micro-forest" park created by the Athens City Council near Alepotrypa Park in downtown Athens, Greece, on March 31.
ENVIRONMENT / Sustainability
Apr 22, 2025

Tentative tree planting 'decades overdue' in sweltering Athens

Planting vegetation is crucial to help cities beat the heat, scientists say, as climate change stokes hotter and more intense heatwaves.
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
LIFE / Style & Design
Apr 24, 2025

Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability

Architects of country pavilions speak on the challenges that shaped their design choices.
Panathinaikos BC celebrates after winning the Euroleague title in Berlin on May, 26, 2024.
BASKETBALL
Apr 24, 2025

Euroleague CEO pushes back as NBA ponders new league in Europe

Motiejunas said the Euroleague is staunchly opposed to a new operator in the region.
Aichi Gov. Hideaki Omura speaks during a news conference on Monday about Nagoya's preparations for the 2026 Asian Games.
MORE SPORTS
Apr 30, 2025

MMA to make Asian Games debut next year in Japan

Cricket was also formally approved for inclusion at the Games during a meeting in host city Nagoya on Monday.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping attends a meeting in Hanoi on April 14 with Vietnamese Communist Party General-Secretary To Lam.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 4, 2025

China's Xi to visit Russia for Victory Day events and talks with Putin

Xi Jinping, who had already been set to attend a Victory Day parade in Moscow on Friday, will also hold talks with Vladimir Putin on their countries' "no-limits" partnership.
Suntory Sunbirds Osaka players celebrate after winning the title.
MORE SPORTS / Volleyball
May 6, 2025

Sunbirds and Marvelous each secure titles for Osaka in inaugural SV. League

The SV. League was launched last year with the aim of becoming the world's most popular volleyball league by 2030.
While the cost and logistics of installing platform doors have proven challenging, railway operators are adopting new solutions to lower expenses and increase flexibility.
JAPAN / Society
May 20, 2025

Japan sets goal of having doors on 4,000 train station platforms by fiscal 2030

The decision to raise the target reflects ongoing safety concerns, as accidents involving passengers continue to occur.
Greek swimmer Kristian Gkolomeev poses after winning the men's 50-meter freestyle final at the European championships in Belgrade on June 23, 2024.
MORE SPORTS
May 22, 2025

Enhanced Games, where athletes can use banned substances, to start in 2026

The Enhanced Games operate under the principle that banning performance-enhancing drugs in major competition does not protect athletes but rather stifles their performance.
Iga Swiatek has won the last three French Open titles.
TENNIS
May 22, 2025

Iga Swiatek's French Open reign under threat after turbulent year

Swiatek dropped to No. 5 in the world rankings this week.
US Coco Gauff reacts after a point during her women's singles match against Australia's Olivia Gadecki on day 3 of the French Open tennis tournament in Paris on Tuesday.
TENNIS
May 28, 2025

Gauff finds groove after forgetting rackets as Medvedev exits

Gauff forgot to take her rackets to the court but reminded her rivals of her French Open title ambitions with a commanding first-round win.
Despite the stereotypes, Japan is one of the most permissive places for non-residents to buy property.
COMMENTARY
May 27, 2025

It’s too easy for foreigners to buy Japanese property

Foreign buyers are driving up Tokyo housing prices amid Japan’s lack of property restrictions, sparking calls for tighter rules to protect residents and limit speculation.
French veteran Richard Gasquet played the final match of his career on Thursday at the French Open in Paris.
TENNIS
May 30, 2025

No. 1 Jannik Sinner moves ahead as Richard Gasquet says goodbye at French Open

French Open veteran Richard Gasquet's career ended with a defeat against world No. 1 Jannik Sinner, while seasoned veteran Novak Djokovic continued his bid for a record 25th Grand Slam title by battling into the third round of the French Open on Thursday.
Otakukon, an anime, manga and cosplay meet in Harare, Zimbabwe, last August. Japan should take advantage of decades worth of hugely popular cultural content by taking the big swings in bringing its own stories to global audiences.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 1, 2025

Japan can ride the anime wave to become the new soft superpower

It's time for Japan to better leverage anime's global popularity, reaching international audiences via streaming platforms while opening the door to other cultural exports.
Aryna Sabalenka plays a backhand return to China's Zheng Qinwen during their quarterfinal women's singles match at the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland-Garros Complex in Paris on Tuesday.
TENNIS
Jun 4, 2025

Swiatek and Sabalenka set up French Open semifinal as Alcaraz sweeps through

World number five Swiatek has been struggling for her best form and has not reached a final since winning the French Open title last year.
The planned wheelchair basketball venue for the Los Angeles 2028 Paralympic Games is seen in a digital artist's rendering released on Tuesday.
PARALYMPICS
Jun 4, 2025

LA28 unveils venue plan for largest ever Paralympics

The Paralympics will seek to take advantage of the city's vast network of existing sports venues when it hosts the event for the first time.
Afghan refugees queue outside a distribution and donation center in New Jersey in December 2021. U.S. President Donald Trump's second-term travel ban covers 12 countries, including Afghanistan.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 5, 2025

Trump signs travel ban for 12 countries including Afghanistan

The move is the latest step in what has been a sweeping immigration agenda aimed at cracking down on undocumented migration.
Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was this season's NBA MVP.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 5, 2025

NBA All-Star game to feature USA vs. World format in 2026

The move comes after last February's revamped tournament-style format was seen as a flop by players and drew relatively low U.S. television ratings.
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a visit to Al Udeid Air Base in Doha, Qatar, in May.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 7, 2025

Trump signs orders to bolster U.S. drone defenses and boost supersonic flight

The executive orders aim to bolster defenses against threatening drones and to boost electric air taxis and supersonic commercial aircraft.
An aerial view of SoFi Staidum in the weeks leading up to its hosting of the Super Bowl, in January 2022.
SOCCER
Jun 15, 2025

PSG inspired by Los Angeles as it sets out to build new stadium

Paris Saint-Germain is drawing inspiration from the success of new state-of-the-art venues in Los Angeles as the club begins the process of building a new stadium for the team.
Nihonbashi bridge, long overshadowed — literally — by an elevated expressway, is at the center of a multidecade project to relocate the highway underground in hopes of restoring the scenery around the historically significant bridge.
JAPAN
Jun 17, 2025

Tokyo moves to restore open skies over historic Nihonbashi bridge

The elevated expressway is set to be completely removed in fiscal 2040 under a project expected to cost ¥320 billion ($2.2 billion).
Shareholders arrive at Toyota's annual shareholders' meeting on June 12 in the city of Toyota, Aichi Prefecture.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 18, 2025

Record demands from activist investors driving focus on governance and efficiency

The country’s jammed annual general meeting season matters more than ever this year as investors seek signs that Japanese stocks can get out of a rut.
The total amount of unpaid costs for the construction of the German, Serbian and Romanian pavilions at the ongoing 2025 World Exposition are said to reach hundreds of millions of yen.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 20, 2025

Construction costs allegedly unpaid for three more expo pavilions

The total amount of unpaid costs for the German, Serbian and Romanian pavilions are said to reach hundreds of millions of yen.
Jockey James Doyle rides Lazzat (left) to victory over jockey Joao Moreira on Satono Reve in the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes on the final day of the Royal Ascot horse racing meet in Ascot, England, on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Horse Racing
Jun 22, 2025

Lazzat denies Japan a first Royal Ascot winner in thrilling climax

Satono Reve lost little in defeat under Joao Moreira and did better than the previous 10 Japanese runners at the meeting
Living conditions index hits lowest level in 15 years in Japan
The share of respondents to a Bank of Japan quarterly survey in June who said they have become worse off came to 61.0%, up 5.1 percentage points from the previous survey.
Tokyo emerges as a top market for global tech talent
Tokyo ranks among the world's top tech talent hubs alongside Beijing, the San Francisco Bay Area, Bengaluru, Paris, New York and Dublin, according to Colliers' newly released global tech markets report.
From stalking to death threats, female candidates still face harassment
Mayu Ushida, a former NHK newscaster running for election in the Tokyo electoral district on the Democratic Party for the People ticket, signs an autograph for a voter after a public rally at Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on Tuesday.
CDP leader criticizes ‘Japanese First’ policy and calls for inclusive society
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan leader Yoshihiko Noda said it is obvious that Japanese society could not function without the help of foreign workers in manufacturing, health care, construction and public transportation.
JSA’s 100th anniversary event is a once-in-a-lifetime chance for sumo fans
Egyptian wrestler Osunaarashi has some fun with children during a special Japan Sumo Association event in 2017.
Japan's rice farmers are confounded by Shinjiro Koizumi’s policies
Kiyoshi Shibata stands in front of one of the rice paddies in Murayama, Yamagata Prefecture, where he produces the prefecture's signature rice brand Tsuyahime.
From stalking to death threats, female candidates still face harassment
Mayu Ushida, a former NHK newscaster running for election in the Tokyo electoral district on the Democratic Party for the People ticket, signs an autograph for a voter after a public rally at Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Kawaii Lab redefines idol pop for the TikTok generation
Misa Kimura is the main producer for Kawaii Lab, a project by entertainment agency Asobisystem whose groups have found success by pairing a social media-first strategy with a fresh perspective on traditional idol-pop tropes.
Craig Mod's life in motion in a disappearing Japan
Mod's memoir “Things Become Other Things” chronicles his walking trips across the Kii Peninsula, surveying “a graceful end to a certain life cycle.”
With China and Trump, Japan defense report says world entering ‘new era of crisis’
A senior member of a Self-Defense Forces honor guard inspects a formation before the arrival of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba for a visit to the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on June 30.

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