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Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 5, 2023

NCAA hit with antitrust lawsuit over student-athlete payments

The lawsuit builds off a 2021 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that said it was illegal for the NCAA to have blocked schools from offering education-related benefits.
OLYMPICS
Aug 4, 2021

Japan wins two more medals in skateboarding as Sakura Yosozumi takes gold

The park event made its debut at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics following last week's street competition and turned out to be another sport dominated by Japanese teenagers.
OLYMPICS / Faces of Tokyo 2020
Jul 24, 2021

Who to watch in three sports making their Olympic debut

A primer on the faces to keep an eye out for in skateboarding, surfing and sport climbing.
SPORTS
Jun 19, 2020

Survey finds Japanese fans willing to wait for sports to resume

Over half of those who responded to the Waseda University poll approved of NPB and the J. League's decision to restart their seasons behind closed doors.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Nov 27, 2019

More content needed to satisfy sumo's overseas fans

Sumo's popularity abroad has increased massively over the past few years.
LIFE / Lifestyle
Sep 15, 2018

Ensuring Tokyo Bay is fit for swimming ahead of the 2020 Olympics

If you squint your eyes, it almost looks like Club Med: an expanse of blue sea, a stretch of beach, white tents and umbrellas on the sand, and plenty of staff ready to help out. However, this isn't a tropical paradise, it's Tokyo Bay and Odaiba Plage is an attempt to turn it into a swimming spot.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 9, 2017

E-sports to chocolates: Chinese cities rush into risky specialization projects

The first plan was for an "eco-city" that would help pull Zhongxian, a remote city on the hilly banks of the Yangtze River in southwest China, out of poverty.
SPORTS
Dec 30, 2016

The top sports stories of 2016

The Japan Times newsroom selected these sports stories as the most important of 2016.
OLYMPICS
Aug 22, 2016

Japanese Olympic Committee hails record medal haul, states case for more funding

The Japanese Olympic Committee cast a satisfied eye over its biggest-ever Olympic medal haul at the Rio Games on Sunday but warned money must be spent to perform even better at Tokyo 2020.
OLYMPICS
Feb 5, 2015

IOC will authorize 2020 Olympic schedule additions next year: Coates

The decision on which and how many new sports will be added to the slate for the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics will be determined next year, just before the start of the Rio Games, IOC vice president John Coates said on Thursday.
Reader Mail
Mar 22, 2012

Martial arts among safer sports

In the March 15 editorial "Reason to skip judo class" — which expresses concern over the introduction of judo and other martial arts as mandatory sports in Japanese junior high schools — there is some confusing information.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / ON THE ROAD
Jul 13, 2008

Honda makes more than a scooter, with not enough scoot

With gasoline prices skyrocketing, car drivers are increasingly turning to two wheels to lower their fuel bills. New riders often start out on scooters because, unlike motorcycles, they have automatic transmissions, making them a cinch to operate. The DN-01 is a bold attempt by Honda to bridge the gap...
Japan Times
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Mar 14, 2023

'Wasted money': Rwanda splurges on sports despite criticism

President Paul Kagame has spent a small fortune on sports investments that he says will burnish the international image and diversify the economy of the tiny central African country.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Dec 14, 2022

Research shows new Olympic sports had high rate of injuries in Tokyo

More than 11,300 athletes from 206 national teams were monitored in Tokyo, with more than a thousand injuries recorded.
Japan Times
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Sep 27, 2022

Sports streamer DAZN agrees to buy rival Eleven

The deal will consolidate the streaming market in a number of countries as DAZN looks to further its offerings in Europe and expand into Taiwan and other Asian territories.
Japan Times
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Aug 17, 2022

Australia relocates more Afghan athletes fleeing Taliban rule

The Australian Olympic Committee said five Afghan families with 'ties to the Olympic movement' had arrived in Australia in recent months following a 12-month project to bring them to safety.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 14, 2022

Japan must find better ways to nurture its future superstars

Japanese baseball star Roki Sasaki threw a perfect game, but the old ways of doing things could have ruined him before he started.
Japan Times
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Mar 22, 2022

World Athletics president says state of women's sports is 'fragile'

Sebastian Coe believes sporting organizations, including his own, should focus on science when considering policies regarding transgender athletes.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Mar 14, 2022

Andy Murray calls hecklers unfortunate part of sports after incident involving Naomi Osaka

'Obviously I feel for Naomi, that it upset her a lot but yeah, it's always been something that's been part of sport, I guess, as well,' Murray said.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Nov 19, 2021

China can’t censor away growing anger over athlete’s #MeToo accusation

Peng Shuai's case is the first #MeToo accusation leveled against someone within the highest ranks of power in China.
Japan Times
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Sep 16, 2021

Female athletes flee Afghanistan as Taliban bars women from sports

An Afghan national female soccer team and their relatives have crossed into Pakistan en route to Europe and the U.S., an official at the country’s soccer federation said, as local media reported they were fleeing from threats after the Taliban barred their participation in sports.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 29, 2021

Simone Biles rejects a long tradition of stoicism in sports

Gymnast was widely embraced as the latest elite athlete who had the courage to acknowledge her vulnerability.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jun 1, 2021

Naomi Osaka quits French Open, citing 'long bouts of depression'

'I never wanted to be a distraction and I accept that my timing was not ideal and my message could have been clearer,” Osaka wrote on Instagram.
SPORTS
Jan 8, 2021

Japanese sports brace for impact of new state of emergency

Upcoming sumo and rugby events will allow spectators, while pro basketball's B. League has raised concerns over restrictions covering the sale of food and drinks.
PARALYMPICS
Jan 6, 2021

Athletes aim to convert 2020 struggles into Paralympic success

Japan's para athletes are optimistic about the extra year of preparation they have received through the postponement of the Tokyo Games.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 27, 2019

Babe poised to hit another out of the park as historic 'Sultan of Swat' 500th homer bat goes on block

Babe Ruth is poised to hit another home run, only this time on the sports memorabilia market when the bat he used to slug No. 500 nearly a century ago hits the auction block on Wednesday.
Character-crazed Japan has little appetite for Labubu
A pop-up advertisement for the newly opened Chiikawa Park in Tokyo's Ikebukuro neighborhood demonstrates how the country is chockful of cute characters — to the detriment of trends like Labubu.
Are 'coolcations' the answer for Japan's heat-weary tourists?
Hikers on a trail in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture. As extreme heat continues to grip Japan, a tectonic shift may be underway in the nation’s summer tourism scene as more people gravitate toward cooler destinations.
JICA to designate four Japanese cities as 'hometowns' for African nations
The Japanese flag (left) with the flag of the African Union
Man arrested in Kobe stabbing had been staying at hotel near victim’s home
Masashi Tanimoto arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the fatal stabbing of a woman in Kobe, is sent to prosecutors on Sunday.
Japanese prefectures break with labor ministry on minimum wage
The ministry of labor has suggested a 6% minimum wage increase, but most prefectures reporting so far are opting to go slightly higher.
Japanese prefectures break with labor ministry on minimum wage
The ministry of labor has suggested a 6% minimum wage increase, but most prefectures reporting so far are opting to go slightly higher.
Are 'coolcations' the answer for Japan's heat-weary tourists?
Hikers on a trail in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture. As extreme heat continues to grip Japan, a tectonic shift may be underway in the nation’s summer tourism scene as more people gravitate toward cooler destinations.
Germany's first sakemaker offers a bold brew of ideas
Reigen, Germany's first sake brewery, makes a diverse, nontraditional range of sake that includes fruit-flavored sips and wine barrel-aged renditions.
Alicia Keys closed Summer Sonic, but J-pop owned it
Summer Sonic’s 2025 lineup demonstrated its strength, showcasing the latest in J-pop, including “new kawaii” act Fruits Zipper.
Is the LDP’s catch-all approach to politics still effective?
Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi visits Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Aug. 15. Political commentator Toru Hashimoto has suggested that Takaichi ought to lead a group of like-minded hawkish politicians out of the Liberal Democratic Party and form their own party.

Podcast

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

Longform

Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past
By Alex K.T. Martin

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