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Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 25, 2021

Japan takes Group A lead after downing Mexico with early burst

Early goals by Takefusa Kubo and Ritsu Doan left the 2012 London champions struggling to fight back and put Japan in a strong position to advance to the knockout round.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 25, 2021

Day 2 Tokyo 2020: Live updates

We made it through to Day 2! The big ticket items today will most likely be in the pool and on the tennis and badminton courts.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 24, 2021

Tokyo 2020 Day 1: Live Updates

Straight out the gate, Day One is packed full of events, and already before noon, the Games' first gold medal has been logged: Congratulations to Yang Qian!
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jan 27, 2021

IOC's Dick Pound wants to examine reasons for public apathy toward staging Tokyo Olympics

He said the decision on whether the games go ahead this summer must be made by May at the latest and stressed that another delay was not possible.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 27, 2020

Nine scenarios for the 2020 U.S. elections

Can U.S. voters really stop the degradation of their politics? Will they make the right decision on Nov. 3? There is not much that friends and foes can do about it now.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Mar 27, 2019

Louisville-bound Konno mixes 3x3 duties with desire to improve conventional skills

The material and size of the ball, the shot clock and many other regulations are different.
Reader Mail
Apr 6, 2018

Make the Tokyo Games vegetarian

Every year the world focuses on energy for the global event known as Earth Hour. This is very good, but there is no international concept for focusing on meat and dairy consumption, which we know has a terrible effect on climate change, water shortages and the loss of biological diversity. In 2020 the...
JAPAN
Nov 26, 2015

Japan car insurer sets up translation service amid rising numbers of foreigners at the wheel

A major insurer is offering interpretation in five languages for motorists reporting accidents by phone, amid an influx of foreign visitors and the expectation that the fender bender rate will rise.
JAPAN
Sep 24, 2015

Stadium officials 'failed to develop system to properly manage complex project,' report finds

Sports minister Hakubun Shimomura among those who failed to develop an organizational structure capable of handling the new National Stadium project, a report has found.
JAPAN
Apr 17, 2014

Tourism authorities eye travelers' tweets to fine-tune promotions

Japan is thinking of using Twitter, cellphone and GPS data to scope out tourists' wants and needs ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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.
Shohei Ohtani's example could change Japan's views on paternity leave
Shohei Ohtani and Mamiko Tanaka announced the birth of their first child on April 19.
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.
Delta routes new Airbus plane to Tokyo to sidestep Trump tariffs
Delta Air Lines signage on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York on April 9. The airline is flying a new Airbus SE plane through Japan to skirt U.S. import tariffs.
Single, or not? Japanese dating app launches relationship verification system
Tapple, one of Japan's most popular dating apps, has launched the nation's first feature to verify a user's single status via their My Number card.
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.
North Korea's Kim sets sights on nuclear-armed navy
An unidentified weapons system is fired from the deck of North Korea's latest destroyer, the Choe Hyon, during two days of tests on Monday and Tuesday in this undated photo released Wednesday.
Single, or not? Japanese dating app launches relationship verification system
Tapple, one of Japan's most popular dating apps, has launched the nation's first feature to verify a user's single status via their My Number card.
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.

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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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