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Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Aug 21, 2018

Choreography legend David Wilson a man in demand

Sometimes in life we encounter a person who is a veritable force of nature.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Jul 13, 2018

Exclusive: Jin's move to train with Hanyu, Orser in Toronto not happening

Two-time world bronze medalist Jin Boyang of China will not be permanently relocating to Toronto to train with Yuzuru Hanyu under renowned coach Brian Orser, The Japan Times has learned.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 25, 2018

Senegal manager Aliou Cisse points finger at defensive lapses after World Cup draw with Japan

Senegal coach Aliou Cisse criticized his team for letting Japan equalize twice in their World Cup Group H match on Sunday and said he expected more from central defenders Kalidou Koulibaly and Salif Sane.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 18, 2018

Brazil held to draw by Switzerland at World Cup

APBrazil joined the list of big teams struggling to win their opening matches at the World Cup in Russia.
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jun 2, 2018

Dirty football tackle creates a perfect storm for news outlets to exploit

Former Nihon University football head coach Masato Uchida's alleged order on a player to "crush" an opposing team's quarterback in a May 6 game between Japan's traditional rivals for supremacy in American football has dominated sports and tabloid headlines for most of the second half of May.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Mar 19, 2018

In written Japanese, it's punctuation, but not as we know it

Needless to say, Japanese has its own set of punctuation marks, and a number of special rules regarding their usage.
OLYMPICS
Feb 27, 2018

In pictures: One last look at the Pyeongchang Olympics

For Japan, the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics were one to remember, as its national team won 13 medals, the most the nation has ever one in one Winter Games, surpassing the 10 it earned in Nagano in 1998. The team also racked up 43 top-eight finishes at the games, which was also an all-time high for the nation....
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 26, 2018

Japan's Olympic medalists give thanks for support in Pyeongchang

One day after the Winter Olympics concluded in Pyeongchang, the Japanese delegation returned home Monday and its medal-winning athletes expressed their gratitude to the fans for their warm and enthusiastic support.
OLYMPICS
Feb 22, 2018

CAS announces Russian curler Alexander Krushelnitsky found guilty of doping

The Court of Arbitration for Sport said on Thursday that Russian curler Alexander Krushelnitsky has been found guilty of an anti-doping violation after testing positive for the banned substance meldonium.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 20, 2018

Slovenia's Ziga Jeglic tests positive for fenoterol, suspended for rest of 2018 Winter Games

Slovenia men's ice hockey player Ziga Jeglic has tested positive for a banned substance and has been suspended for the remainder of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, the Court of Arbitration for Sport said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS / SPORTS SCOPE
Feb 20, 2018

Ten interesting notes from Pyeongchang's first 10 days

As the Pyeongchang Games moved into the second week, here are some observations on the first 10 days:
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 16, 2018

Who to watch on Saturday, Day 9 of the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics

9:05 a.m. Curling, women’s preliminary round: Entering the fourth day of the preliminary round, Japan will face China and the Olympic Athletes from Russia. Japan, runner-up at the 2016 world championships, is currently ranked sixth in the world while China is No. 10. It is important for Japan to win...
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 15, 2018

Pyeongchang 2018 Olympics Day 6: Silver and smiles

Japan's silver streak continued Wednesday with Ayumu Hirano in the men's half pipe and Nao Kodaira in the women's speed skating 1000m event.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 14, 2018

Pyeongchang 2018 Olympics Day 5: Surprises and stiff competition

Team Japan's speedskaters suffered another unexpected blow Tuesday after it was announced that Kei Saito had withdrawn from competition after testing positive for a banned substance. Saito denied that doping was intentional, but he has accepted the provisional suspension and left the Olympic village...
OLYMPICS
Feb 7, 2018

Pyeongchang Games ready to welcome world

The competition at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics gets underway on Thursday with events in alpine skiing, biathlon, luge, curling and ski jumping, ahead of the official opening of the Winter Games on Friday night.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jan 2, 2018

Ragnar Klavan gives Liverpool win over Burnley

Liverpool defender Ragnar Klavan's 94th-minute header snatched a 2-1 victory at Burnley on Monday as the visitors coped without the injured Mohamed Salah and Philippe Coutinho and made up ground on their rivals near the top of the Premier League.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Oct 28, 2017

'Kaibyo: The Supernatural Cats of Japan': Traditionally spooky felines

Cats. Modern Japan loves them in all shapes and sizes. But they weren't always so cuddly.
SOCCER / J. League
Oct 14, 2017

Yu Kobayashi delivers late brace as Frontale shock Vegalta

Yu Kobayashi scored a late double as 10-man Kawasaki Frontale kept their J. League title hopes alive with a stunning 3-2 win over Vegalta Sendai on Saturday.
SOCCER
Oct 10, 2017

Shinji Kagawa's injury-time goal gives Japan draw with Haiti

Shinji Kagawa scored deep into injury time to save Japan from an embarrassing defeat in a 3-3 friendly draw with minnow Haiti on Tuesday night.
SOCCER / J. League
Sep 16, 2017

Cristiano's late strike gives Reysol draw against Marinos

Kashiwa Reysol striker Cristiano scored an 88th-minute equalizer to salvage a 1-1 draw against Yokohama F. Marinos on Saturday in a result that did little for either side's J. League title ambitions.

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Members of the nonprofit group Japan Youth Memorial Association search for the remains of dead soldiers in a cave in Okinawa Prefecture in February.
The long search for Japan’s lost soldiers