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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 27, 2022

Home of Aoki Holdings founder raided over suspected Olympic bribery

In October 2018, Aoki signed an official supporter contract with the organizing committee for business and formal clothes, obtaining the rights to make uniforms for referees and others.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 16, 2022

U.S. House panel subpoenas Secret Service records in Jan. 6 inquiry

The committee investigating the assault on the U.S. Capitol has subpoenaed the records after being told by a government inspector general that the agency wasn't cooperating with the inquiry.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 4, 2022

Former Trump adviser Peter Navarro charged with contempt of Congress in Jan. 6 probe

Navarro was hit with one count involving his refusal to appear for a deposition before the Jan. 6 Select Committee and another for his refusal to produce documents.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 14, 2022

Beijing vs. Tokyo: A tale of two cities' approaches to the pandemic Games

Influenced by ever-changing collective knowledge on COVID-19, the recent Olympic Games have taken radically different approaches to hosting the world's biggest international sporting events during a global pandemic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 7, 2022

Trump to launch his social media app in February, listing shows

TRUTH Social, the Trump Media & Technology Group alternative to Twitter, is available for pre-order before going live on the U.S. Presidents' Day holiday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / The Year Ahead: Reckonings
Dec 31, 2021

2021: The year of results

The world hasn't exactly received a glowing report card in terms of what it has managed to achieve over the past 12 months.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Nov 16, 2021

Retired Usain Bolt says he 'could have won' 100 meter gold in Tokyo

The eight-time gold medalist said that it was frustrating to watch the 2020 Games from his home in Jamaica as his male countrymen flopped and Italy's Lamont Jacobs claimed a shock victory.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 12, 2021

A surprise sports hero broadens Italy’s image of itself

Lamont Marcell Jacobs, the son of a Black American father and white Italian mother, has broadened the public imagination of what Italian athletes, and Italians, can look like.
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Sep 17, 2021

Parting words from Japan's Olympians and Paralympians

Short and sweet, the soundbites Japanese athletes gave to the press are sure to help you in expressing both happiness and disappointment.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Sep 9, 2021

Dozen Hong Kong activists plead guilty over 2020 Tiananmen vigil

A dozen Hong Kong activists have pleaded guilty to charges related to a vigil last year to commemorate the Tiananmen Square crackdown.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS
Sep 5, 2021

'Inspiration porn': Paralympians know it when they see it

The phrase has gained increasing prominence, motivating — or shaming — some news organizations into reconsidering the language and substance of their coverage of people with disabilities.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS
Sep 4, 2021

After Paralympic bronze, Japan women's goalball team aims to grow the sport

The Japan women's goalball team left the Games with bronze medals around their necks and the hope that the noise they made in the silent sport will reverberate across Japan.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS
Sep 4, 2021

Belgian wheelchair sprinter says he overcame sabotage to win gold medal

Peter Genyn's coach and staffers worked quickly to repair his wheelchair before Friday's race, in which he broke his own Paralympic record.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 30, 2021

Toyota to restart self-driving Olympic village vehicles with more safety staff

The e-Palettes were halted after one of the vehicles collided with and injured a visually impaired Japanese athlete at a junction last week.
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Aug 30, 2021

Olympic volunteers provided more than just physical support at the Games

Two Olympic volunteers talk about their experiences at the Tokyo Games interacting with and supporting athletes who were without family, friends and fans.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS
Aug 27, 2021

From the track to the stacks: Paralympian Amanda McGrory races to preserve USOPC history

McGrory's story on the track features seven Paralympic medals but the transition to her role as an archivist at the USOPC has given her perspective as her athletic career comes to a close.

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Ichiro Suzuki, one of the most iconic players in NPB and MLB history, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote.
With Hall of Fame induction, Ichiro makes himself heard loud and clear