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Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 5, 2023

Beijing’s awkward Olympic legacy shows risk of venue reuse

Big Air Shougang's unusual backdrop thrilled viewers during the 2022 Winter Olympics, but plans to convert the venue into a year-round attraction have fallen by the wayside.
Japan Times
Rugby
Feb 3, 2023

2023 Rugby World Cup organizers expect to reap record profits

"All the signals are green" for the Rugby World Cup in France said Jacques Rivoal, president of the organizing committee, who added he anticipated record profits.
JAPAN
Feb 3, 2023

Japan to be more proactive in selecting disposal sites for nuclear waste

The basic policy on the handling of highly radioactive waste from nuclear power plants is to be revised for the first time since 2015.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 3, 2023

TEDx star hopes to turn message into Disney film

Japanese entrepreneur, educator and consultant Kunio Hara garnered the greatest number of views on TEDx Talks in 2022, out of a total of 15,900 speakers worldwide. He is the first Japanese to become the most popular speaker of the year on the Technology, Entertainment and Design platform.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 3, 2023

In a health system in crisis, Britain's heart care suffers

The British Heart Foundation charity says full treatment after a heart attack should begin within 18 weeks but a third of patients are currently not being seen within that time.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 2, 2023

Nikki Haley, once Trump's U.N. ambassador, to take him on in 2024

The expected announcement would make her just the second declared Republican candidate and could set the stage for a more combative phase of the campaign.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Feb 2, 2023

NFL great Tom Brady says he is retiring 'for good'

Brady now appears headed to the television broadcast booth having already agreed to a reported 10-year $375 million contract to join Fox Sports.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 1, 2023

U.S. and allies mark anniversary of Myanmar coup with more sanctions

Washington imposed sanctions on the Union Election Commission, mining enterprises and energy officials, among others.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Jan 31, 2023

From ashes to fly larvae, new ideas aim to revive farm soil

Long-established soil preservation techniques are proving no match for more frequent droughts, floods and temperature extremes.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jan 26, 2023

Zelenskyy purges officials to keep Ukrainians and West onside

The abrupt exit of over a dozen officials in recent days followed a series of scandals, including one involving the Defense Ministry that had sparked a public outcry despite being denied.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Jan 25, 2023

Japan on a plate: Our food critic reveals his favorite spots

Food writer Robbie Swinnerton has been covering Tokyo’s culinary scene for decades, so for this week’s episode we asked him to pick out a few standout meals from last year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 25, 2023

Two energy giants, two green projects: one double-booking in North Sea

A dispute is unfolding between BP and Orsted over primacy in an 'overlap zone.'
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 25, 2023

The coming El Nino could be a glimpse of a grim future

A temporary spike in temperatures next year because of the El Nino weather pattern might motivate the world to curb carbon emissions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 25, 2023

U.S. sues Google to break up ad unit in heated antitrust fight

Google said in blog post that the lawsuit 'attempts to pick winners and losers in the highly competitive advertising technology sector.'
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jan 25, 2023

Next milestone in Mikaela Shiffrin's sights after making World Cup history

Next in her sights is the overall record of 86 victories, held by Swedish legend Ingemar Stenmark.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jul 22, 2023

Inspired by Ukraine war, Taiwan launches drone blitz to counter China

Taipei's aim, according to a government planning document, is to build more than 3,200 military drones by mid-2024.
Japan Times
SOCCER / Women's World Cup
Jul 22, 2023

Nadeshiko Japan cruises past Zambia to begin Women's World Cup

Hinata Miyazawa hit a brace and Mina Tanaka notched a goal and an assist as the 2011 champion punished the Copper Queens in their tournament debut.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jul 22, 2023

Bringing Private King home: Reaching Pyongyang is the first challenge

Securing the return of citizens from North Korea has never been easy for the U.S. It may be even harder now, with communications now almost nonexistent.
Japan Times
SOCCER / Women's World Cup
Jul 21, 2023

Australia and New Zealand get Women's World Cup off to rousing start with wins in front of record crowds

Australia and New Zealand earned slim victories at home to kick off the Women's World Cup.
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
WORLD / Politics
Jul 20, 2023

Putin, facing arrest risk, to skip BRICS summit in South Africa

The U.S. and its allies have sought to make Putin into a pariah over his invasion, but many countries in the global south have refused to join sanctions against Moscow.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 19, 2023

U.S. soldier facing disciplinary action slips across inter-Korean border into North Korea

An American soldier facing disciplinary action at home “willfully and without authorization' fled Tuesday into North Korea, where he was apparently taken into custody.
Japan Times
SOCCER / Women's World Cup
Jul 19, 2023

Philippines hope 'meteoric rise' to debut World Cup changes everything

Long minnows in the sport, the Philippines have never played at a FIFA World Cup, either the men's or women's.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 18, 2023

U.S. national in North Korean custody after crossing inter-Korean border during tour

The U.S. citizen crossed into the nuclear-armed country while on a tour of the Joint Security Area at the border with the South, the United Nations Command said Tuesday.
SOCCER / Women's World Cup
Jul 18, 2023

WE League chair: Japan sees 'cute' players, not elite athletes

Momentum behind women’s soccer in Japan has stalled in the years since its 2011 triumph and 2015 runner-up finish, even as global interest in women’s sports accelerates.
SOCCER / Women's World Cup
Jul 18, 2023

Former champion Japan taking Women's World Cup one game at a time

While Japan's route through the knockouts is likely to be determined by its July 31 clash with Spain in Wellington, head coach Futoshi Ikeda is also focused on avoiding other Group C upsets.
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.
Explosion at U.S. air base in Okinawa injures four
The Kadena U.S. Air Force Base in Okinawa Prefecture. An emergency call was made at around 11:15 a.m. reporting that a small-scale explosion occurred at a storage depot for unexploded shells.
Japan eyes tougher rules for foreign residents and tax hike for tourists
A tax-free shop in Kyoto in April 2024. Last week, members of a Liberal Democratic Party study group drafted a proposal seeking to scrap the country's tax-free shopping system altogether.
Hakuho vows to grow sumo globally after exiting domestic sports body
Former yokozuna Hakuho gives a news conference to announce his retirement from the Japan Sumo Association and reveal his future plans in Tokyo on Monday.
Victims mourned 17 years after Akihabara indiscriminate attack
A mourner prays for the victims of a stabbing rampage on a street in Tokyo's Akihabara district on the 17th anniversary of the incident on Sunday.
Top banker vows loyalty to DEI at Tokyo Pride Parade as Trump’s pushback rages
Akihiko Ogino, president and CEO of Daiwa Securities Group, says Japan should press ahead with diversity initiatives as he attends the Tokyo Pride parade in the capital's Shibuya area on Sunday.
‘Kokuho’ finds riveting drama on and off the kabuki stage
Lee Sang-il’s "Kokuho" stars Ryo Yoshizawa as an orphan from a yakuza clan who rises through the world of kabuki to become a star performer.
Junto Nakatani remains on collision course with Naoya Inoue after latest win
Junto Nakatani celebrates after defeating Ryosuke Nishida to unify the WBC and IBF bantamweight titles at Ariake Coliseum on Sunday.
At a mountainside shrine, yuzu candy made by imperial decree
Descendents of the original "Gonin Byakushō" families are the only vendors allowed inside the gates of Kotohira Shrine, where they sell "kamiyoame," a golden-hued, yuzu-flavored candy meant for good fortune.
What can Kenji Yanobe’s cosmic cats teach us about humanity?
Kenji Yanobe’s spacesuited cats are the main characters of “Ship’s Cat Island,” the inaugural exhibition at Hyper Museum Hanno in Saitama Prefecture.
From ridicule to redemption: Rice crisis returns Koizumi to the spotlight
Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks to the media as he inspects a warehouse storing stockpiled rice in Kanagawa Prefecture on May 30.

Podcast

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

Longform

After the asset-price bubble crash of the early 1990s, employment at a Japanese company was no longer necessarily for life. As a result, a new generation is less willing to endure a toxic work culture —life’s too short, after all.
How Japan's youth are slowly changing the country's work ethic
By Alex K.T. Martin

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