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OLYMPICS
Jul 21, 2021

Kanoa Igarashi sticks to his routine as Japan eyes medals in surfing's Olympic debut

The California native has three top-five finishes on the World Surf League Championship Tour this season, including placing third in his most recent event.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 17, 2021

IOC aware of Japan skepticism over Olympics but hopes home success will shift mood

'We ask and invite the Japanese people, humbly, to welcome and support the athletes from around the world,' IOC President Thomas Bach said.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 13, 2021

Local Olympics organizers face uninsured loss from spectator ban

The Tokyo Organising Committee used up much of its event cancellation policy on postponement costs last year, insurance sources say.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 12, 2021

The Tokyo Games will go on despite COVID-19

Ultimately, it will not be a COVID-19 crisis in Japan that determines the fate of the Tokyo Olympics, because there is no such crisis.
OLYMPICS
Jul 7, 2021

In subdued ceremony, officials urge Team Japan to inspire nation

'The Olympics will be the stage where the athletes can deliver dreams and hopes to people,' Japanese Olympic Committee President Yasuhiro Yamashita said.
OLYMPICS / Longform
Jul 5, 2021

Twists and turns: Retracing Tokyo’s tumultuous path to the Olympics

Games organizers have been forced to confront ballooning costs, accusations of plagiarism and bribery, and — to top it all off — a crippling global pandemic.
JAPAN
Jul 1, 2021

Japan to tighten COVID-19 controls for some Olympic groups after variant cases

So far six people related to the games have entered Japan while infected with the delta mutation of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 28, 2021

Police checks and patriotic flowers: Beijing leaves nothing to chance ahead of party centenary

Beijing has shut down traffic, decked streets in patriotic flower arrangements and national flags, and ramped up surveillance and security.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2021

With one month to go, Tokyo 2020 chief says positive legacy still possible

While the original meaning of the Olympics was “not fully communicated” in recent years, Tokyo 2020 presents an opportunity for the event to return to its roots, Seiko Hashimoto said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 16, 2021

The increasing credit relevance of cybersecurity

Companies are in a virtual arms race with attackers, so they need to get cyber risk basics right even to have a chance of staying one step ahead.
JAPAN
Jun 8, 2021

Local fans lose out as events linked to Tokyo Olympics canceled or repurposed

With the country in the midst of its third state of emergency, promotional events for domestic fans have become a gamble some are no longer willing to take.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 4, 2021

Olympics could be ‘show window’ for Tokyo’s booming real estate

While the debate still rages over whether it's safe to hold the Tokyo Olympics, investors in the capital's real estate sector may be saying the games must go on.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 2, 2021

MLB sued for moving All-Star Game out of Atlanta

A pro-business group based in Texas, the Job Creators Network, has filed a federal lawsuit against Major League Baseball for moving the All-Star Game out of Atlanta, seeking $1 billion in punitive damages and $100 million in damages to local businesses.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 31, 2021

Olympic fans may need negative virus tests and vaccinations, report says

The report was met with outrage among some social media users, with thousands of tweets criticizing the country's continued push to host the Olympics in the middle of a pandemic.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 29, 2021

Paralympics chief ‘confident with level of protection’ in Tokyo

'We would not be organizing the games if we believed they could cause a big spread of the virus,” said Andrew Parsons, the head of the International Paralympic Committee.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
May 25, 2021

Dangerous gamble: Japanese investors talk up benefits of shelving Olympics

Pointing to the risk of political and economic instability, a growing number of investors in Japanese stocks now believe that canceling the games would be better for the market.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 25, 2021

U.S. chip funding could result in seven to 10 new factories, officials say

Last week, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer unveiled revised bipartisan legislation to spend $52 billion for U.S. semiconductor chip production and research over five years.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 22, 2021

In preparing Taiwan contingency, Tokyo must remain discreet

Experts are divided on the question of China's ability to launch an invasion of Taiwan and the merits of its strategy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 19, 2021

Tokyo: One of the few cities capable of holding the Olympics amid pandemic

The athletes, officials and members of the press will import the virus into an Olympic host city during an ongoing pandemic. That can only be assumed.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
May 15, 2021

Athletes willing and eager to participate in Tokyo Olympics

Athletes have apparently not been deterred by the conditions they will likely compete under in Tokyo.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
May 15, 2021

Japan’s growing cider industry presses on through adversity

Bars, breweries and even a bilingual magazine are helping the apple-based beverage find a new, appreciative audience across the country.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
May 13, 2021

What will music festivals look like in the wake of the pandemic? We'll start to find out this summer.

Naoki Shimizu, the man behind Japan's massive Summer Sonic festival, talks about COVID-19 precautions and new ideas for moving forward.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
May 12, 2021

U.S. track team cancels Olympics training in Japan over virus

The U.S. team notified the decision last month to authorities in Chiba Prefecture, saying the pandemic would put athletes' safety at risk.
University of Tokyo lands its highest spot ever in global higher education ranking
The University of Tokyo in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward
Ghost of Yotei’s bloodstained fun sidesteps Ainu identity
Ghost of Yotei, the follow-up to 2020's smash hit Ghost of Tsushima, is a violent, vengeful and engaging romp through 17th-century Hokkaido that fails to stick the landing on its most sensitive cultural material.
After ruling bloc breakup, CDP and Komeito eye unified PM candidate
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan leader Yoshihiko Noda speaks to reporters at the Diet in Tokyo on Friday.
As the Osaka Expo comes to a close, what will its legacy be?
After a run-up marked by apathy, organizers soon found they had the opposite problem as crowd control became a concern.
Why Japan's coalition collapsed — and what's next
Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi enters party headquarters in Tokyo on Thursday.
Ghost of Yotei’s bloodstained fun sidesteps Ainu identity
Ghost of Yotei, the follow-up to 2020's smash hit Ghost of Tsushima, is a violent, vengeful and engaging romp through 17th-century Hokkaido that fails to stick the landing on its most sensitive cultural material.
‘Takaichi trade’ starts unwinding as political calculus upended by Komeito exit
Less than a week ago, Sanae Takaichi seemed set to become Japan's first female prime minister.
‘Save the Ring’ calls intensify as Osaka Expo’s end nears
Visitors lounge on the grassy hill on the top of the Grand Ring during the 2025 Osaka Expo in the city of Osaka in May.
A Japanese comedian walks into an Aussie bar … and stays there
Takashi “Waka” Wakasugi stopped by the Tokyo Comedy Bar in Shibuya Ward last month following his stint at Edinburgh Festival Fringe performing his show “Comedy Samurai.”
Chemistry Nobel winner Kitagawa says downtime helped him think up new material
Susumu Kitagawa speaks to reporters at Kyoto University on Wednesday after receiving the news that he had been awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry the same day.

Podcast

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

Longform

Growing families are being priced out of Tokyo’s condo market, forced to choose between downtown convenience and suburban space.
Is living in central Tokyo still affordable?
By Alex K.T. Martin

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