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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 30, 2023

Uniqlo brings skateboarding streetwear vibe to T-shirt sub-brand

Japanese artist and graphic designer Kosuke Kawamura unveiled last week his first creations as creative director of the apparel maker’s T-shirt line, called UT.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 22, 2023

Can a new art fair finally put Tokyo on the map?

Tokyo Gendai puts on a good event but still needs to change Japanese opinions on contemporary art.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 20, 2023

Like strongman, like son? Cambodia's Hun Manet makes political debut

The political debut of Prime Minister Hun Sen's eldest son marks one of the final steps in a decadeslong grooming process that is expected to end with him succeeding his father.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Jul 18, 2023

Suntory's Yamazaki Distillery turns 100 as whisky demand enjoys renewed boom

Japan's acclaimed aged whiskies are commanding increasingly eye-watering prices thanks to growing demand and long-standing shortages.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jul 17, 2023

Carlos Alcaraz dethrones Novak Djokovic in thrilling Wimbledon final to herald dawning of new era

Alcaraz claimed his first Wimbledon title in an epic final that lasted nearly five hours.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 16, 2023

How to adapt home design for extreme heat

Europeans and North Americans spend around 90% of their time inside, and millions of their homes were built for weather that no longer exists.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 15, 2023

Nintendo's Famicom game console marks 40th anniversary

Nintendo sold 61.91 million units of the console globally until production was discontinued in 2003.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 12, 2023

Will AI in baseball become the next 'Moneyball'?

Artificial intelligence could complicate the business of baseball, making the game homogenized and less dynamic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 5, 2023

Hong Kong’s reopening brings scant gains after pandemic and crackdown

Tens of thousands of high-skilled workers left to escape the city’s COVID-19 regime and limits imposed on freedoms after Beijing enacted a national security law in 2020.
Japan Times
SOCCER / Women's World Cup
Jul 4, 2023

Brazil's Marta says sixth Women's World Cup will be her last

The 37-year-old made her World Cup debut in 2003 and is Brazil's all-time leading scorer with 117 goals.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 29, 2023

Victor Wembanyama expected to make NBA Summer League debut in Las Vegas

Prized NBA top draft pick Victor Wembanyama's first appearance in a San Antonio Spurs uniform could come in Las Vegas, after the team announced Wednesday that he won't travel to Summer League games in Sacramento, California.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS / Athletics
Jun 27, 2023

Kenyan legend Eliud Kipchoge sets sights on Olympic marathon treble

A third gold at the Paris Olympics in 2024 would make Kipchoge the undisputed marathon giant at the Games, and bring him a victory steeped in symbolism.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 23, 2023

Spurs take French phenom Victor Wembanyama with first pick of NBA draft

Wembanyama comes into the league with buzz that has not been seen since LeBron James was drafted out of high school 20 years ago.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS / Football
Jan 24, 2023

Japanese football misses its big opportunity in Dream Bowl game

Frustration dominates after the Japan All Star team fell 24-20 to an Ivy League selection in a gripping and tightly fought match at Tokyo’s National Stadium.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 24, 2023

Moreno family to keep Angels after exploring sale

Arte Moreno paid $183.5 million for the Angels in 2003, with recent estimates showing the club worth as much as $2.2 billion.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 23, 2023

Big Ukraine war lesson: There’s only one superpower

The effort against Russia has illustrated what a world without American power would look like — and what it looks like when America uses its unmatched power well.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 21, 2023

China’s video game creators come in from the cold as crackdown eases

Beijing’s tough curbs in 2021 laid waste to the once-booming industry, shaving over half of the market value of sector leaders like Tencent Holdings and NetEase.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jan 21, 2023

Half-farming, half-anything: Japan’s rural lifestyle revolution

Leaving Japan's suffocating metropolises behind is as simple as a passion, a modest profit and plot of land.
Japan Times
Rugby
Jan 18, 2023

Eddie Jones vows to make Wallabies super-fit and more aggressive

The 62-year-old is due to officially start on Jan. 29 on a deal that will take him through to the 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia.

Longform

Visitors walk past Sou Fujimoto's Grand Ring, which has been recognized as the largest wooden structure in the world.
Can a World Expo still matter? Japan is about to find out.