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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver speaks during a news conference in Saitama in 2019.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Oct 13, 2024

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says league could return to China for games

China's state broadcaster CCTV took the NBA off the air for 18 months.
Ruth Chepngetich celebrates after breaking the women's marathon world record to win the Chicago Marathon on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Athletics
Oct 14, 2024

Ruth Chepngetich shatters women's marathon world record

Chepngetich, who also won in Chicago in 2021 and 2022, dedicated her latest victory to Kelvin Kiptum, who died in a car accident at the age of 24 in February.
SailGP F-50 teams compete in front of the Manhattan skyline during an event in New York Harbor on June 22.
MORE SPORTS / Sailing
Oct 14, 2024

Faster T-shaped foils in store for SailGP teams in 2025

While 11 national teams are due to line up for the first event of the 2025 season in Dubai, another is due to join for the second in Auckland, the organizers said.
Nick Kyrgios is planning to make his return in Abu Dhabi in December.
TENNIS
Oct 14, 2024

Nick Kyrgios determined to win Grand Slam to 'shut up' doubters

The one-time world No. 13 has played just one ATP Tour singles match in two years after suffering knee, foot and wrist injuries.
A building that houses a museum of penises and an H&M in Reykjavik, Iceland, has become the virtual home to some of the world’s worst perpetrators of identity theft, ransomware, disinformation, and other wrongdoing.
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 14, 2024

Some of the web’s sketchiest sites share an address in Iceland

The street address of the Icelandic Phallological Museum is also the registered address for a company that allows people to shield their identities online.
Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson runs the ball against the Commanders during the second half of their game in Baltimore, Maryland, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 14, 2024

Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry lead Ravens to win over Commanders

NFL rushing leader Derrick Henry ran 24 times for 132 yards and two touchdowns.
Emirates Team New Zealand competes in the second race of the match against Ineos Britannia in Barcelona on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Sailing
Oct 14, 2024

New Zealand extends America's Cup lead over Britain after near clash

Britain was given a distance penalty after failing to keep clear in response to an aggressive close-quarters maneuver by New Zealand.
Jannik Sinner celebrates after winning the Shanghai Masters title on Sunday.
TENNIS
Oct 14, 2024

Jannik Sinner blocks out turmoil from doping case to win Shanghai Masters

Sinner beat Novak Djokovic 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 to claim the Shanghai Masters crown.
Fighters manager Tsuyoshi Shinjo celebrates his team's defeat of the Marines in the first stage of the Pacific League Climax Series on Monday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Oct 15, 2024

Tsuyoshi Shinjo’s high-stakes gamble pays off in the Climax Series

Not every manager would willingly go into a three-game playoff series without planning for his best pitcher to throw.
Scotland's Richie Gray during a Rugby World Cup 2023 clash against South Africa in Marseille, France, in September 2023.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Oct 15, 2024

Scotland lock Gray signs for Toyota Verblitz

The 35-year-old lock has been capped 79 times for his country and featured on the British and Irish Lions tour of Australia in 2013.
Falcons players celebrate after a touchdown during a game against the Saints last month at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, which will host the Super Bowl in 2028.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Oct 16, 2024

Super Bowl to return to Atlanta in 2028

This will mark the fourth time Atlanta has hosted the NFL's championship game and the second at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Tom Brady before a game between the Cowboys and Lions on Sunday in Dallas
MORE SPORTS
Oct 16, 2024

Tom Brady approved by NFL to buy stake in Las Vegas Raiders

The deal had been in the works since May 2023, but stalled due to concerns over the valuation discount given by Raiders owner Mark Davis.
New Zealand's Ethan Blackadder carries the ball against South Africa's Aphelele Fassi during a Rugby Championship match in Johannesburg on Aug. 31.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Oct 16, 2024

All Blacks lose three forwards to injury for tour that includes stop in Japan

Ethan Blackadder (calf), Luke Jacobson (fractured thumb) and Dalton Papali'i (hamstring) were deemed unfit to depart Thursday for the five-match tour.
Raiders receiver Davante Adams carries the ball against the Panthers during their game on Sept. 22. Adams was traded to the Jets on Tuesday and is expected to make his debut with the team on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Oct 17, 2024

Star receiver Davante Adams to make Jets debut against Steelers

The Jets acquired Adams from the Raiders on Tuesday for a conditional third-round pick in the 2025 draft.
The Hong Kong skyline on Jan. 3, 2022. In 2018, Hong Kong received a record 65 million tourists. In 2023, it welcomed a little more than half that.
BUSINESS
Oct 17, 2024

Tourism has rebounded worldwide but not in Hong Kong.

The rebound of international travel to the city continues to lag far behind the tourist activity reported at most other Asian destinations.
Niners quarterback Brock Purdy throws a pass against the Seahawks during their game in Seattle on Oct. 10.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 18, 2024

Niners face past demons in Super Bowl rematch with Chiefs

Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo says 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy, taken last in the 2022 draft, has no clear weaknesses his team can exploit.
The French team from the America's Cup sails its AC75 boat during practice in Barcelona, Spain, on Oct. 11.
MORE SPORTS / Sailing
Oct 18, 2024

How it feels to 'fly' onboard a foiling America's Cup boat

Other than their crews, only a handful of people have been aboard the futuristic AC75s.
Kento Yamasaki celebrates on the podium after winning the men's keirin final at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Ballerup, Denmark, on Thursday.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 18, 2024

Kento Yamasaki races to Japan's second-ever world title in men's keirin

It was one of two golds for Japan on the second night of the world track championships
Wakaba Higuchi competes in the Skate America women's free program in Allen, Texas, on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Figure skating
Oct 20, 2024

Wakaba Higuchi wins Skate America women's gold in Japan one-two

It was a big day for Japanese skaters as former world champions Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara claimed pairs gold.
British cyclist Chris Hoy takes part in a parade during a celebration to mark the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth, in London in June 2022.
MORE SPORTS / Cycling
Oct 20, 2024

Six-time Olympic track cycling champion Chris Hoy reveals he has terminal cancer

The announcement comes after the 48-year-old Scot said in February he was feeling "optimistic and positive" as he was undergoing treatment.
INAC Kobe's Megumi Takase (left) battles Hiroshima's Funa Yanase during a match in Hiroshima in 2022.
SOCCER
Oct 20, 2024

Struggling WE League seeks course correction as it aims close gap with world’s top leagues

The top women's soccer league in Japan has struggled to meet its ambitious targets. Officials hope a new vision can right the ship.
McLaren's Lando Norris finished behind Max Verstappen for the first time in five races at the U.S. Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 21, 2024

Lando Norris' title hopes take hit after momentum-killing result at U.S. Grand Prix

Charles Leclerc won his third title of the season as Ferrari took the top two spots on the podium.
Ilia Malinin performs his free skate program during Skate America in Allen, Texas, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 21, 2024

Ilia Malinin captures third straight Skate America crown

Malinin became the first three-time Skate America champion since Nathan Chen won four straight from 2017 through 2020.
The New Zealand team celebrates after winning the America's Cup title in Barcelona on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 21, 2024

New Zealand beats Britain to defend America's Cup

The dominant Kiwis lifted the world's oldest international sporting trophy for the third consecutive time.
Since the Abu Dhabi takeover in 2008, Manchester City has gone from a middling team to winning six of the last seven Premier League titles, an unprecedented success in over 130 years of English soccer.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 21, 2024

Soccer needs to avoid a tyranny of the rich

A dispute between the Premier League and Manchester City has both sides claiming victory.
Chieko Tsukahara, former head coach of the Japanese women's gymnastics team, died from stomach cancer on Sept. 1.
SPORTS
Oct 21, 2024

Former Olympic gymnast Chieko Tsukahara dies at 77

Olympic gymnasts Maiko Morio, Mari Kosuge and Koko Tsurumi are among those who trained under Tsukahara.
Boston Celtics' Jayson Tatum during a preseason game against the Denver Nuggets in Abu Dhabi on Oct. 6
BASKETBALL / NBA
Oct 22, 2024

Celtics tip off new season with chip on their shoulders

Ticket demand for the team is nearly double that of last season, according to retailer StubHub, trailing only the New York Knicks.
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani runs to first after hitting a single in the first inning against the Mets during Game 6 of the NLCS in the MLB playoffs in Los Angeles on Sunday.
BASEBALL / MLB / Sac Bunts
Oct 22, 2024

Shohei Ohtani closer than ever on World Series mission

The star stands four wins away from capping off a storybook first season with the Dodgers by achieving his dream of winning the World Series.
New Zealand's Cam Roigard in action with Namibia's Damian Stevens during the Rugby World Cup 2023 in Toulouse, France, in September 2023
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Oct 22, 2024

Roigard returns as Lakai and Love set for All Blacks debuts against Japan

"The energy in the group as we kick off this tour is exciting to see," coach Scott Robertson said in a news release.
England's women's rugby players celebrate after a match against New Zealand at Twickenham Stadium in London on Sept. 14.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Oct 22, 2024

England to face United States in women's Rugby World Cup opener

The match will take place at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland on Aug. 22.
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.
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.
‘Wildcat Dome’ challenges Japan's historical narratives
On the surface, "Wildcat Dome" tells a personal story of damaged children — now adults — bound together by tragedy. Underneath, there’s a constant undercurrent of political consequence, invisible and pervasive like radioactive particles.
Reclaiming Sanya, one meal at a time
Magokoro Yoshihira (center) is the managing director of Yui Associates, which operates the neighborhood fixtures of Sanya Cafe and Juyoh Hotel. Yusuke Takahashi (left) met Yoshihira during a difficult period in his life and now works as the cafe’s chef. Nancy Anne (right) has worked for over 10 years at Juyoh Hotel and enjoys the multicultural environment.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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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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