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Oleksandr Usyk celebrates after winning his heavyweight title fight over Daniel Dubois at Wembley Stadium in London on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Boxing
Jul 20, 2025

Usyk knocks out Dubois to become undisputed world heavyweight champion

The victory saw Ukraine's Usyk extend his unbeaten professional record to 24 fights as the WBA, WBC and WBO champion added his British opponent's IBF belt to his collection.
Ineos-Grenadiers rider Thymen Arensman crosses the finish line to win Stage 14 of the Tour de France on Saturday in the Pyrenees mountains of southwestern France.
MORE SPORTS / Cycling
Jul 20, 2025

Thymen Arensman gives Ineos something to cheer about at Tour as doping cloud hangs

Slovenian Tadej Pogacar retained the overall leader's yellow jersey as he took second place by beating chief rival Jonas Vingegaard.
Yukio Iokibe’s “Noto Democracy" centers on Motoyuki Takii, a former junior high school teacher who publishes a handwritten newspaper every month to encourage the residents of Anamizu, Ishikawa Prefecture, to engage in local politics.
CULTURE / Film
Jul 20, 2025

‘Noto Democracy’ and the slow work of civic change

As rural towns in Japan decline, Yukio Iokibe’s documentary offers a hopeful reminder that democracy endures through advocacy, persistence and human connection.
Manny Pacquiao (right) fights Mario Barrios in Las Vegas on Saturday in the 46-year-old's return to boxing after a four-year absence.
MORE SPORTS / Boxing
Jul 20, 2025

Pacquiao held to draw by Barrios in world title return

Barrios, 30, retained his belt despite being dominated for several rounds by Pacquiao, who was making a comeback to the ring after a four-year retirement.
China's Shi Yuqi hits a return to France's Alex Lanier during the final of the Japan Open on Sunday in Tokyo.
MORE SPORTS / Badminton
Jul 20, 2025

Shi beats Lanier to win Japan Open badminton title

South Korea's An Se-young downed China's Wang Zhiyi 21-12, 21-10 in the women's final to capture an incredible sixth title in seven tournaments so far this year.
Pedestrians walk in front of an election notice board displaying posters of candidates in Tokyo on Sunday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 20, 2025

Voters in Tokyo reflect shifting political views across Japan

Many constituents, frustrated with the current state of affairs, have turned away from the LDP and are seeking possibilities in newer and smaller parties.
Tim Wellens celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win Stage 15 of the Tour de France in Carcassonne, France, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Cycling
Jul 21, 2025

Tim Wellens wins Stage 15 as Team UAE continues to dominate Tour de France

Team UAE rider Tadej Pogacar held on to the overall lead.
Venus Williams competes during the Miami Open in March 2019.
TENNIS
Jul 21, 2025

Venus Williams prioritizing fun over results in return from long break

Williams is setting new personal goals, prioritizing enjoyment over results.
A police officer walks past posters of Liberal Democratic Party candidates, as well as one showing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, outside the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sunday. As Japan’s foreign population continues to rise, one of the talking points during Sunday’s election was how the country should deal with the increase of international residents.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 21, 2025

Foreign residents closely follow Japan's election and party pledges

As electoral results could impact their lives, The Japan Times asked several foreign residents to weigh in.
Peruvian chef Mitsuharu Tsumura’s restaurant Maido in Lima was named the best restaurant on the planet on June 19 by the influential “World's 50 Best Restaurants” list.
COMMENTARY
Jul 21, 2025

Why there isn’t a best chef in the world

Awards are one thing but the culinary universe has no real center. For that you can thank two chefs.
Venus Williams hits a volley as partner Hailey Baptiste looks on in their women's doubles match against Eugenie Bouchard and Clervie Ngounoue on Day 1 of the Mubadala Citi DC Open in Washington on Monday.
TENNIS
Jul 22, 2025

Venus Williams returns with doubles win at DC Open

The 45-year-old American joined compatriot Hailey Baptiste to defeat Canada's Eugenie Bouchard and U.S. teen Clervie Ngounoue.
Spain forward Athenea del Castillo celebrates after opening the scoring during a UEFA Women's Euro 2025 quarterfinal match against Switzerland in Bern, Switzerland, on Friday.
SOCCER
Jul 22, 2025

Del Castillo and Spain 'full of hope' ahead of Germany Euro 2025 semi

A win for Spain will keep the team on track to add a first ever European crown to the World Cup it won in 2023.
Ayaka Ohira (center) celebrates the launch of “Shinsei Galverse” with interpreter Himari Lala Shimizu and executive producer Jack Baldwin.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Jul 24, 2025

Ayaka Ohira: ‘Being outside of the traditional path gave me more freedom’

Anime director Ayaka Ohira talks about her newly launched ‘Shinsei Galverse’ series and how she navigates the industry as a self-taught female artist.
Soldiers stand in formation during a ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of the formation of the Royal Cambodian Army in Phnom Penh on Jan. 24, 2024.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 22, 2025

Anxiety and pride among Cambodia's future conscripts

Citing rising tensions with Thailand, Prime Minister Hun Manet says Cambodia will next year activate a long-dormant law requiring citizens aged 18 to 30 to enlist in the military.
Venus Williams hits a forehand during her women's singles match against Payton Stearns at the DC Open on Tuesday.
TENNIS
Jul 23, 2025

Venus Williams wins in singles return as Osaka lines up Raducanu match

Williams became the oldest player to compete in a WTA tour-level match since Japan's Kimiko Date at 46 in Tokyo in 2017.
Atomic bomb survivor Masaki Hironaka reads as he sits among paintings by students made during an annual project to preserve the testimonies of survivors to keep the memories of the bombing in 1945 relevant for younger generations, at Motomachi High School in the city of Hiroshima, on May 29.
JAPAN
Jul 23, 2025

Hiroshima teens describe World War II atomic bombing horror through art

A high school in Hiroshima showed 15 new artworks that depicted the atomic bombing, such as a horror-stricken girl surrounded by an inferno.
An external view of the Centenary Pool, which will be redeveloped to host the aquatics during the 2032 Olympics, at Spring Hill, Brisbane on Monday
OLYMPICS
Jul 23, 2025

Brisbane 2032 Olympics on track seven years out but with little wiggle room

The opening ceremony of Australia's third Summer Games will take place exactly seven years from Wednesday.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Ryosei Akazawa, Japan chief tariff negotiator, in Tokyo
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Jul 23, 2025

Japan and U.S. both claim win in surprise 11th-hour tariff deal

The "reciprocal" rate is set at 15%, while the rate on autos is 12.5%
English forward Marcus Rashford during his introductory news conference after he joined Barcelona on loan from Manchester United on Wednesday.
SOCCER
Jul 24, 2025

'It feels like home': Rashford joins Barcelona on loan from Manchester United

Meanwhile, Barcelona canceled a preseason friendly against Vissel Kobe on Wednesday, citing "serious contractual breaches" by the tour promoter.
Ichiro presents then-Hall of Fame President Jeff Idelson with the bat he used to break the single-season hits record in 2004.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 24, 2025

Hall of Fame always held deeper meaning for Ichiro

Ichiro, who will be inducted into the Hall on Sunday, is so familiar with the storied museum that he could probably lead the tour that new inductees receive.
Emma Raducanu hits a forehand against Naomi Osaka on day four of the Mubadala Citi DC Open at Rock Creek Park Tennis Center in Washington on Thursday.
TENNIS
Jul 25, 2025

Raducanu beats Osaka in straight sets to reach Washington quarters

Raducanu, U.S. Open champion in 2021, next faces former world number three Maria Sakkari after the Greek stunned American second seed Emma Navarro in straight sets.
U.S. President Donald Trump (left) presents a document to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell while touring a construction project at the central bank in Washington on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 25, 2025

Trump says not ‘necessary’ to fire Powell after getting Fed tour

The visit to see the central bank's renovation project put Trump side-by-side with the central bank chief that he has regularly lambasted on social media.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen (right) with former team principal Christian Horner ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka Circuit on April 4
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Jul 25, 2025

Verstappen says Horner exit will not influence own F1 future

Horner's dismissal this month ended a 20-year tenure and fueled speculation about Verstappen, with Mercedes already interested in securing the four-time world champion.
Fuji Rock still excites Hitsujibungaku — (from left) bassist Yurika Kasai, lead singer and guitarist Moeka Shiotsuka and drummer Hiroa Fukuda —  even as its flock grows abroad.
CULTURE / Music
Jul 25, 2025

Hitsujibungaku’s pop-fueled rise to stardom

Rock trio Hitsujibungaku is set to make its fourth appearance at Fuji Rock this weekend on its most primetime stage yet — the White Stage right before headliner Haim.
Browns quarterback Kenny Pickett looks to pass during training camp at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus in Berea, Ohio on Wednesday.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Jul 25, 2025

Kenny Pickett takes first-team reps as Browns may keep four quarterbacks

Joe Flacco did not take snaps in the full team work with rookie Dillon Gabriel lined up at QB with the second team and Shedeur Sanders sliding in behind him for third-team reps.
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.
BASEBALL / Longform
Jul 26, 2025

With Hall of Fame induction, Ichiro makes himself heard loud and clear

Across his 28 seasons of professional baseball, Ichiro grew to become a superstar — first in Japan and then in North America — and then an icon.
Tadej Pogacar leads rival Jonas Vingegaard during the ascent of La Plagne on Friday in the French Alps.
MORE SPORTS / Cycling
Jul 26, 2025

Master Pogacar has Tour de France peloton under his thumb

The contrast with Pogacar's almost effortless style on the last mountain day was striking as the three-time champion controlled his chief rival.
Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar celebrates on the podium as the overall leader of the Tour de France on Saturday in Jura.
MORE SPORTS / Cycling
Jul 27, 2025

One of the hardest Tours, Pogacar says, as he moves to brink of fourth win

The defending champion leads Jonas Vingegaard by 4:24 in the general classification heading into Stage 21, which will feature a spectacular finale in Paris.
The numbers and accolades are only part of what made Ichiro Suzuki great. His devotion to his craft, idiosyncratic methods and dry sense of humor made him a transformational figure.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 27, 2025

Four lessons to learn from Ichiro's greatness

The numbers and accolades are only part of what made Ichiro great. His devotion to his craft, idiosyncratic methods and dry sense of humor made him a transformational figure.

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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