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Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 2, 2021

A golden night for Italy: Lamont Marcell Jacobs sprints to 100-meter gold

Jacobs got off to a good start and never let up to beat American Fred Kerley and Canadian Andre de Grasse to claim the title of Fastest Man in the World.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 1, 2021

'Surreal!' says Australia's Emma McKeon after picking up seventh medal in Tokyo

McKeon won four gold medals in Tokyo and she joins Michael Phelps, Mark Spitz and Matt Biondi as the only swimmers with seven medals at a Games.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Aug 1, 2021

Jason Hancock: 'A fully inclusive Japan is barrier-free, judgment-free and full of mutual cultural understanding'

A TV reporter and personality, Jason Hancock founded the Special Beauty Japan pageant to celebrate the talent of special needs youth nationwide.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 31, 2021

Amazon pandemic bump fades as vaccinated shoppers leave home

The world's biggest e-commerce retailer on Thursday reported sales and gave a forecast that fell short of expectations.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 31, 2021

Russia emboldened to continue cheating, says USADA chief

Russia is competing in Tokyo as representatives of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) because the country was stripped of its flag and anthem for doping offenses.
LIFE / Language
Jul 31, 2021

Skateboarding slang comes to the hallowed halls of NHK

'Hella risky' and 'totally hot' are not the usual terms that NHK commentators use on air, but Ryo Sejiri isn't your usual commentator.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 31, 2021

What to watch on Day 8 of the Tokyo Olympics

A Jamaican sprinting legend goes for gold and Japan's men's soccer team begins the knockout round looking to turn some more heads on Day 8 of the Tokyo Games.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 30, 2021

Nadeshiko Japan falls short against Sweden in quarterfinal loss

Sweden's physicality and attacking grit overwhelmed the host nation, which fought back from an early deficit but failed to build on promising attacks in the second half.
JAPAN
Jul 30, 2021

Japan's emergency expanded even as measure loses impact and support

With the latest measure, the Suga administration, well aware of the public's virus fatigue, wants to buy time to vaccinate as many people as possible to push cases downwards.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 30, 2021

Japanese skateboarders hope Olympics will mark a turning point

Skateboarding is often perceived as an activity for rebellious teenagers, but devotees of the sport hope that gold medals by Japanese athletes at the Tokyo Olympics will change that image.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 30, 2021

Female sprinters start Tokyo Olympics athletics with a bang

Despite empty stands, world records are bound to be broken.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 30, 2021

Tennis chief says sport needs to do more for players' mental health

Tennis governing bodies take mental health issues extremely seriously but are aware that more needs to be done to support players in that area, David Haggerty said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 30, 2021

Singapore’s angst over expats forces simmering political debate

The government is under pressure to explain its approach right as the country is trying to stoke post-pandemic growth.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 29, 2021

Coal country cleanup: U.S. plan sketches out possible future for former miners

The Biden administration wants to spend around $16 billion to help begin to clean up orphaned oil and gas wells and abandoned mine sites
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 29, 2021

To sprinters, hot weather in Tokyo feels just right

Tokyo was deemed to be too hot for marathoners, but there's evidence that the heat helps sprinters. A little rain might not hurt, either.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jul 29, 2021

As Iran faces 'water bankruptcy,' drought exposes past problems and future threats

Analysts say the underlying causes go back decades — and will rattle the country for much longer than this summer's drought.
OLYMPICS
Jul 28, 2021

An injury almost ended Mikiko Ando's Olympics before they began. Now she's a bronze medalist.

Ando had severely hurt her knee when she dropped a 120-kg barbell just three weeks before the Tokyo Olympics.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Jul 28, 2021

How the Tokyo area's recent COVID-19 surge is different

Compared with its third wave, the capital is now facing a larger number of daily infections, more cases among younger people and the threat from deadlier variants.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 28, 2021

Samurai Japan squeaks out walk-off win over Dominican Republic in Olympic baseball opener

The first game of any tournament is always tough, especially on one of the biggest stages in sports, and that was certainly the case for Samurai Japan on Wednesday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 28, 2021

Naomi Osaka’s Olympics exit dashes her hopes of gold on home turf

While the first days of competition have brought some cheer for Japan, the loss of Osaka dealt a sharp emotional blow and generated discussion over the state of her game.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 28, 2021

Morning finals forcing swimmers to adjust in Tokyo

The format has been switched up in Tokyo, which has forced competitors to adjust from their usual schedule.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 28, 2021

Seeing's not believing — how doping has tainted athletics

Advances have tilted the balance back toward clean athletes but it is a never-ending war, with each Olympics merely the highest-profile battleground.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 28, 2021

The most dominant team at the Games might be better than ever

The U.S. women's water polo team won Olympic championships in London and Rio. A one-year delay of the Tokyo Games merely gave it more time to improve.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 27, 2021

Russia is banned, yet it’s everywhere at the Games

A doping punishment changes a country's official name but little else about its Olympic experience.
JAPAN
Jul 26, 2021

Uneven start for rollout of Japan’s vaccine passports

Local governments are taking different approaches to the document, meaning some people can get theirs on the spot while others have to wait at least a week.
Luxury Tokyo penthouse sold for over $65 million in new record
Sales of luxury properties in Tokyo, like Azabudai Hills’ Aman Residences, have pushed up average real estate prices in the capital.
Bags of rice at half price will hit stores by early June, Koizumi says
Farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi visits a supermarket to check the prices of rice on Friday in Koto.
U.S. Marine arrested for Okinawa hit-and-run that injured four
Members of the Okinawa Prefectural Police and the U.S. military conduct a joint patrol in the city of Okinawa in April. Prefectural police arrested a U.S. Marine for an alleged hit-and-run case on Sunday.
Ukraine's key allies no longer limiting range of weapons, Germany's Merz says
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz takes part in a discussion during the opening of the 'Re:publica 25' digital conference in Berlin on Tuesday.
Even Nippon Steel is unsure about what a ‘partnership’ with U.S. Steel means
A United States Steel plant in River Rouge, Michigan. The guessing game continues as to what a "partnership" between Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel, as announced by U.S. President Donald Trump, actually entails.
Even Nippon Steel is unsure about what a ‘partnership’ with U.S. Steel means
A United States Steel plant in River Rouge, Michigan. The guessing game continues as to what a "partnership" between Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel, as announced by U.S. President Donald Trump, actually entails.
Eagle nest discovery sparks opposition to megasolar project
The white-tailed eagle's wintering grounds include Hokkaido, northern Honshu, the Russian coast, the southern Kamchatka Peninsula and the Kuril Islands.
Fighters already showing last season's playoff run was no fluke
Fighters starter Hiromi Ito pitches against the Hawks in Fukuoka on April 29.
A moving meditation: Finding serenity in tea ceremony across space and time
Drawn to tea ceremony while volunteering at a Japanese garden in Phoenix, Arizona, Michele Laudig (right) came to learn a “common language of movement and ritual” that brought her into new communities in New York City and Tokyo.

Podcast

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

Longform

Construction equipment sits idle in a park near Shiba Toshogu shrine in Tokyo's Minato Ward. While Japan has a history of treating its trees with reverence, green coverage is said to be lacking in most of the major cities.
Do Japan's trees no longer occupy the sacred space they used to?
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