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Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Nov 28, 2019

Top 10: Where to go skiing and snowboarding in Japan this winter

Winter is approaching fast and with it Japan becomes a bucket list destination on the mind of any skier and snowboarder, with fresh powder snow and Etch A Sketch skiing conditions.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 7, 2019

Japanese Olympic snowboarder Kazuhiro Kokubo suspected of smuggling cannabis from U.S.

Former Japanese Olympic snowboarder Kazuhiro Kokubo was arrested Wednesday for allegedly smuggling cannabis from the United States for profit.
Japan Times
Special Supplements / Niseko Winter Special
Sep 27, 2019

High-end mountainside hospitality

Although Niseko — Japan's top snow resort area — offers various luxury accommodations, there's no beating premier boutique hotel Chalet Ivy.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
May 4, 2019

Yosuke Hosoi: The mission to get it all on film

Studying film in New York, working in TV in Japan, and now living in Berlin, 'Yosuke Hosoi says international filmmaking is his calling.
Japan Times
SATOYAMA CONSORTIUM
Mar 11, 2019

Summit highlights regional revitalization

The fourth Regional Revitalization Venture Summit was held in Tokyo on Feb. 3 to promote regional revitalization through lectures and discussions involving the public and private sectors.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 2, 2018

Demand skyrockets for sweets, masks and sports goods popularized by Japan's Olympic athletes

Products related to Japanese medalists at the Pyeongchang Olympics are seeing an explosion in popularity after Japan won 13 medals — its best-ever performance at the Winter Games.
OLYMPICS
Feb 27, 2018

In pictures: One last look at the Pyeongchang Olympics

For Japan, the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics were one to remember, as its national team won 13 medals, the most the nation has ever one in one Winter Games, surpassing the 10 it earned in Nagano in 1998. The team also racked up 43 top-eight finishes at the games, which was also an all-time high for the nation....
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 22, 2018

Who to watch for Day 14 (Thursday, Feb. 22)

9:30 a.m. Snowboard, women’s big air final: Originally scheduled for Friday, the final has been moved ahead to Thursday because strong winds are in the forecast. Miyabi Onitsuka, Reira Iwabuchi and Yuka Fujimori all advanced to the final. In the event, each performs three times and the higher two scores...
OLYMPICS
Feb 21, 2018

Who to watch for Day 13, Wednesday Feb. 21

9:30 a.m. Snowboard, men’s big air, preliminary round: Yuri Okubo and Hiroaki Kunitake take part in the new Winter Olympic event. The 17-year-old Okubo won the world junior championships last year. At a World Cup event last December, he finished a career-best second place. Kunitake, 16, won the national...
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 16, 2018

Pyeongchang 2018 Olympics Day 7: Ready to do business

Yes, there was a giant slalom, the curling and the announcement that Shaun White and Ayumu White would be taking a shot at competing at the Summer Games. But for Japan, in general it was breather of a day ahead of the bigger events on the horizon.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 15, 2018

Pyeongchang 2018 Olympics Day 6: Silver and smiles

Japan's silver streak continued Wednesday with Ayumu Hirano in the men's half pipe and Nao Kodaira in the women's speed skating 1000m event.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 14, 2018

Finland's knitting passion is latest Pyeongchang yarn

Yarns, stitches, loops and purls, instead of spins, flips and slides ... the Finnish team in Pyeongchang is using the soothing effects of knitting when Olympic pressure becomes too great.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 13, 2018

Who to watch on Wednesday, Day 6 of the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics

10 a.m. Figure skating, pairs short program: The pair of Miu Suzaki and Ryuichi Kihara will compete. Kihara competed at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, pairing with Narumi Takahashi, but has been competing with Suzaki since 2015.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 13, 2018

Pyeongchang 2018 Olympics Day 4: Japan breaks into the medal rankings

Japan’s search for gold in Pyeongchang was stymied Monday night after its best shot so far, Miho Takagi, took silver in the women’s 1,500-meter speedskating event. She was foiled by the Netherlands’ Ireen Wust, who earlier bested Takagi in the 3,000m and with last night’s victory became the most...
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 12, 2018

Pyeongchang 2018 Olympics Day 3: U.S. snowboarder Red Gerard earns team first gold medal

Gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu's arrival on Sunday provides a much needed morale boost for Team Japan, who advanced to the final rounds of struggled to keep up in speedskating and team figure skating but well behind the leaders. In figure skating a resurgent Olympic Athletes of Russia climbed to second place...
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 11, 2018

Pyeongchang 2018 Olympics Day 2: And the first medal of the games goes to . . .

Germany and the Netherlands zoom to the top of the medal leaderboard, with cross-country skier Charlotte Kalla taking the first gold of the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 9, 2018

China's winter resorts face tougher terrain despite Olympics excitement

At its peak a decade ago, the Muchengjian mine churned out mountains of coal on the western outskirts of Beijing.
MORE SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Nov 27, 2017

New Hall of Famer Paul Kariya reflects on journey

Paul Kariya defied the odds en route to a Hall of Fame hockey career.
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.
Israel protests after Kyoto inn seeks war crime declaration from tourist
A street in Kyoto in March 2023. An Israeli tourist was asked to sign a document stating that he had not committed war crimes when he checked in at a Kyoto guesthouse in April, prompting a response from Israel's ambassador.
U.S. and Ukraine sign resources deal after fraught negotiations
The United States and Ukraine signed a minerals deal on Wednesday, offering a measure of assurance to officials in Kyiv.
Puzzling decisions and opaque rankings are all part of sumo's charm
Chiyoshoma (right) battles Churanoumi during the New Year Basho in Tokyo in January. The Mongolian's drop down the sumo rankings ahead of the May tournament was one of the biggest surprises of the latest banzuke.
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.
Want to see the future at Expo Osaka? Get in line.
“‘Future of life,’ by Ishiguro,” the World Expo pavilion by roboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro, displays humanlike androids.
Ishiba hears advice from across the aisle on how Japan should handle Trump
Prime Minister Shigaru Ishiba and CDP head Yoshihiko Noda at a parliamentary session in Tokyo on April 23.
Don't send in the clones: AI event nixed as Alt accounts get reality check
A screenshot from the website for Alt's AI conference, which was canceled after the company disclosed an investigation into its sales figures.
CDP submits bill proposal on separate surnames, but challenges remain
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan lawmakers speak to reporters in parliament on Wednesday after submitting a bill in the Lower House to allow married couples to retain different surnames.
Puzzling decisions and opaque rankings are all part of sumo's charm
Chiyoshoma (right) battles Churanoumi during the New Year Basho in Tokyo in January. The Mongolian's drop down the sumo rankings ahead of the May tournament was one of the biggest surprises of the latest banzuke.

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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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