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Japan Times
JAPAN / WORLD FORUM ON SPORT AND CULTURE
Oct 19, 2016

An excellent opportunity to kick-start industry growth

The Japanese sports industry now has a great opportunity to become a growing industry.
MORE SPORTS
Apr 21, 2003

Sky's the limit for broadcaster in search of sporting excellence

A recent survey of 1,000 Japanese sports viewers who subscribe to JSky Sports showed that 25-30 percent enjoyed watching or wanted to watch baseball, sumo and soccer, 19 percent favored domestic rugby, 13 percent enjoyed cycling and 12 percent preferred international rugby, NBA and NHL.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 4, 2014

Sato shines as role model

With her clumsy but emotional and breathtaking presentation at the IOC Session in Buenos Aires for Tokyo's 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games bid in September 2013, Mami Sato became a household name in Japan.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / CLOSE-UP
May 5, 2013

Dai Tamesue: Japan's 'samurai hurdler' keeps rising to new challenges

Though word-class track athlete Dai Tamesue may have hung up his spikes, he has plenty of insights to share on how sports can play a bigger role in society.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 11, 2015

Multisport culture failing to take root in Japan

Do we have anyone like Bo Jackson or Deion Sanders in Japan? Or the environment to potentially produce athletes like them?
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Feb 2, 2022

Beijing 2022 — A second pandemic Olympics

This Friday, the 2022 Winter Olympics kick off in Beijing, the second Olympics to be held during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the first ever to be held on entirely artificial snow.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 25, 2019

A whole new ballgame: Yokohama DeNA BayStars get an upgrade

Looking down at the sea of dark blue seats that frame one of Nippon Professional Baseball's smallest playing fields, one thing becomes clear: For the Yokohama DeNA BayStars, the ballpark, and the myriad experiences it offers those who take in a game, is their top commodity.
Russell Henley puts on the signature Arnold Palmer cardigan after winning the Arnold Palmer Invitational golf tournament at Bay Hill in Orlando, Florida on May 9.
SPORTS / Golf
Mar 10, 2025

Henley snatches Arnold Palmer win after Morikawa stumble

Henley's closing 70 left him on 11 under for the tournament, with Morikawa's final-round 72 putting him on 10 under.
Formula One CEO Stefano Domenicali at a season launch event on Feb. 18 in London.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Mar 16, 2025

Formula One boss to visit Thailand for talks on Bangkok race

The Italian ex-Ferrari boss, who has just extended his contract to remain F1 president until 2029, is keen to examine new markets as the sport soars in popularity.
Bengals wide receivers Tee Higgins (left) and Ja'Marr Chase celebrate a Higgins touchdown in the third quarter against the Los Angeles Chargers on Nov. 17, 2024.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Mar 17, 2025

Bengals signing receivers Chase and Higgins to four-year deals

Chase's annual average salary of $40.25 million sets the league record for most lucrative for a non-quarterback.
Shohei Ohtani gets a kiss from his dog Decoy at a game in August 2024. The Japanese slugger-pitcher’s return to his country to kick off the Major League Baseball season has sparked immense excitement, highlighting his unparalleled career and symbolic role as a national hero.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 18, 2025

Superstar Shohei Ohtani for prime minister

He’s unavoidable in Japan: His face adorns ads for cosmetics, mattresses, English conversation schools and, most recently, convenience store rice balls.
The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani was the most popular player during MLB's Tokyo Series.
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 21, 2025

Tokyo Series generates company-record $40 million in sales for Fanatics

According to the company, over 200,000 fans shopped at the official MLB stores operated by Fanatics
Former World heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman poses during a media conference in Johannesburg in April 2001.
MORE SPORTS
Mar 22, 2025

George Foreman, ageless heavyweight champion, dies at 76

Foreman claimed a world title in his 20s and again in his 40s, and then made millions selling grills.
South Korea's Son Heung-min (center) in action against Jordan at Suwon World Cup Stadium on Tuesday.
SOCCER
Mar 27, 2025

South Korea sports ministry to inspect pitches after Son criticism

The South Koreans have won only one of their four home qualifiers in the current phase, drawing the other three.
Ex-players are seeking compensation from a number of rugby organizations for lost earnings, medical bills and care costs associated with their injuries, in a long-running concussion lawsuit.
MORE SPORTS
Apr 2, 2025

More than 1,000 ex-rugby players join concussion lawsuit: legal firm

"The claimants are suffering with a range of life-altering neurological conditions," said Rylands Garth.
U.S. President Donald Trump has announced and delayed tariffs on Canada since returning to the White House in January.
MORE SPORTS / Ice hockey
Apr 3, 2025

NHL commissioner says U.S.-Canada tensions could impact league

U.S. President Donald Trump, since returning to the White House in January, has announced and delayed tariffs on Canada.
Red Bull driver Yuki Tsunoda is a lot calmer than he was as a hotheaded rookie in 2021.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Apr 4, 2025

How Yuki Tsunoda’s new attitude helped him land a seat with Red Bull

Those close to Tsunoda are adamant that Red Bull is getting a new and improved version of the hotheaded rookie from 2021.
Masters champion Scottie Scheffler hits off the first tee as he starts a practice round at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Apr 8, 2025

Scheffler eyes Masters repeat; McIlroy primed for career Grand Slam

A win for Scheffler would make him only the fourth golfer to retain a Masters title and first since Woods in 2001-02.
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.
Ken Griffey Jr. takes photographs during the sixth inning of a game between the Cubs and Dodgers at Tokyo Dome on March 18.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Apr 11, 2025

Baseball Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. working as photographer at Masters

Griffey will reportedly be working for the entire week.
Ronnie Quintarelli speaks to Nissan fans at Fuji Speedway in Shizuoka Prefecture last year after announcing his retirement from racing.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Apr 13, 2025

How Italian driver Ronnie Quintarelli endeared himself to Japan's rabid racing fans

Much of the driver's appeal has to do with the unique circumstances by which he came to Japan.
French soccer legend Zinedine Zidane holds the torch during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics on July 26, 2024.
OLYMPICS
Apr 14, 2025

Paris Olympic torches auctioned off along with other memorabilia

Money raised from the auction was handed over to three charities by the company in charge of the 2024 Olympics.
Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen races during the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix in Sakhir, Bahrain, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Apr 15, 2025

Marko concerned over Verstappen's Red Bull future

Verstappen struggled to sixth place in Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix and at one point was last on track.
The first night of the NFL draft will kick off on Thursday, set against the backdrop of Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin, home of the Packers.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Apr 23, 2025

NFL's smallest city ready to make big impact as Green Bay hosts the draft

The town of just 105,000 could see a crowd many times that size for the three-day event.
Rory McIlroy celebrates on the 18th green after winning the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club, in Augusta, Georgia, on April 13.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Apr 24, 2025

Rory McIlroy moved by way Masters win resonated with fans

The Northern Irishman completed the career Grand Slam 10 days ago at the Masters, with an emotional playoff win over England's Justin Rose.
Travis Hunter smiles on stage after being selected as the No. 2 pick in the NFL draft by the Jaguars in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on Thursday.
MORE SPORTS
Apr 25, 2025

Two-way star Travis Hunter heads to Jaguars as No. 2 pick in NFL draft

The Jaguars traded up to get the No. 2 pick from the Browns.
Kobe Bryant's first game-worn jersey is displayed during a media preview ahead Sotheby's sale of sports memorabilia in New York on March 21.
BASKETBALL
Apr 25, 2025

Jersey from Kobe Bryant's Lakers debut sells for $7 million

The jersey was photo-matched to seven games from his 1996-97 rookie season.
Christophe Lemaire rides Admire Daytona, who was bred in Japan, during the UAE Derby at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai on April 5.
MORE SPORTS / Horse Racing
Apr 29, 2025

Could this be Japan’s year at the Kentucky Derby?

Japan has made great strides in thoroughbred racing, and many feel it is no longer a question of "if" a Japanese horse will win the event but "when."
Fireworks explode over the Olympic Stadium during the opening ceremony of the London Games in July 2012.
OLYMPICS
Apr 29, 2025

London mayor Sadiq Khan targets Olympic history for city

Khan wants the city to become the "sporting capital of the world," and is backing a bid for 2040 Games.
China seizes disputed reef near key Philippine military outpost
China Coast Guard officers unfurl a national flag on Sandy Cay reef, near the Philippine-held Thitu Island, in disputed waters of the South China Sea this month in this screen shot taken from Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
California says it overtakes Japan to become world’s No. 4 economy
Vehicles travel along the 110 freeway in downtown Los Angeles. California's GDP has overtaken Japan's to become the world's fourth largest economy, according to the U.S. state.
Arunima Mazumdar: ‘Japanese literature has a niche but deeply engaged readership in India’
Arunima Mazumdar, a New Delhi-based communications professional, began sharing her love of Japanese literature online in 2022. The platform has grown into a robust community known as Dokusha Book Club.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.
Nearly half of workers in Japan engage in ‘quiet quitting’
"Quiet quitting" is most common among the younger generation, with 46.7% of respondents to a survey in their 20s identifying with the practice, reflecting a less-motivated workforce more focused on work-life balance.
U.S. secretary of the navy weighs ‘dual-use’ shipbuilding with Japan
John Phelan at a Senate confirmation hearing for U.S. secretary of the navy in Washington in February
Expo '25 gives the world a masterclass in mascots
2025 Osaka Expo mascot Myaku-Myaku dances on the stage during the event's official opening ceremony on April 12.
Japan struggles with gray zone of AI deepfakes exploiting children
AI-generated content — including those made using pictures of real people, which are known as “deepfakes” — is not explicitly covered under Japan's current legal framework, nor are human-drawn illustrations that depict child abuse.

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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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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
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