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Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Sep 18, 2020

Black Girl Hockey Club aims to diversify NHL stands and boardrooms

When the idea to create the Black Girl Hockey Club hit Renee Hess almost two years ago, she couldn’t have foreseen the degree to which it has insinuated itself into hockey culture in the United States and Canada.
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WORLD
Sep 15, 2020

Jack ‘Murph the Surf’ Murphy, heist mastermind, dies at 83

He called himself "Murph the Surf,” a tanned, roguish, party-loving beach boy from Miami, and he transfixed the nation in 1964 by pulling off the biggest jewel heist in New York City history — the celebrated snatching of the Star of India, a sapphire larger than a golf ball, and a haul of other gems...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / The week in NPB
Sep 7, 2020

Tigers still at square one with Shintaro Fujinami

Shintaro Fujinami gave up 11 runs — seven earned — in 4 2/3 innings on Saturday night. That's more than he’s ever allowed in his career and, per Daily Sports, more than any Hanshin pitcher has in a single outing.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 31, 2020

Prepare for the next disaster with mutual support agreements

Organizations like schools and companies can stand ready to help each other immediately after a crisis hits.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 23, 2020

U.S. college admissions are about to get even more unfair

The pandemic will make institutions even more eager to admit wealthy legacy students.
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Aug 18, 2020

Fears grow over heat exhaustion during summer classes amid pandemic

Schools have to worry about heatstroke and COVID-19 according to a Japanese article by Kyodo.
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OLYMPICS
Aug 14, 2020

Most Australian athletes against protests at Olympics

A vast majority of Australian athletes believe messages of personal or political protest should not be delivered in Olympic competition or on the medallists' podium, a survey conducted by the country's athletes' commission said on Friday.
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CULTURE / Film
Aug 13, 2020

‘Koshien: Japan’s Field of Dreams’: This underdog story is hard to beat

Ema Ryan Yamazaki's gripping documentary about an annual high school baseball tournament shows the highs and lows of working toward hard-won victories.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Aug 11, 2020

Mexico's legendary masked wrestlers thrown out of ring by coronavirus

With fans barred from attending live shows, thousands of wrestlers are relying on food donations or streaming underground fights.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS
Aug 3, 2020

Organizers reveal competition schedule for delayed 2020 Paralympics

Tokyo 2020 organizers unveiled a mostly unchanged competition schedule for the delayed Summer Paralympics on Monday morning in Tokyo.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Jul 28, 2020

Cushy coronavirus aid contract puts Japan ad giant Dentsu under spotlight

The ad giant has acquired the task of distributing a $20 billion package to help ailing businesses.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Jul 26, 2020

Basketball breaks down barriers on the courts at Tokyo's Yoyogi Park

Community and competition thrive in an athletic cross-cultural exchange in the heart of Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Chugoku
Jul 24, 2020

Iwakuni facility a remnant of 'special privileges' the city enjoyed for hosting base

Despite a range of benefits on offer to residents, the city itself is experiencing severe depopulation.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 22, 2020

Doubt and uncertainty remain one year before postponed Tokyo Olympic Games

As organizers commemorate a benchmark originally anticipated to be a starting line, a number of key issues remain unclear, including whether the pandemic will have subsided by this time next year.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 21, 2020

What’s in a name? NFL team’s decision should make us ask

The fight over naming — whether it's a sports team or a country music band — is really a fight about power.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 17, 2020

Postponed Tokyo Olympics to keep same venues and follow original schedule

Organizers have been negotiating with facility owners to ensure the use of the previously arranged venues when the games take place in July 2021.
SOCCER / J. League / From the Spot
Jul 17, 2020

J. League demonstrates leadership on road to resumption

It’s been less than three weeks since J. League teams played their first “remote matches,” the phrase chosen by the Japan Top League Alliance to represent games held behind closed doors as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League / From the Spot
Jul 3, 2020

J. League grows audience abroad with English social media channels

The league's English-language efforts have coincided with a push to expand its international broadcasting footprint.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jun 29, 2020

Yuko Mitsuya elected to third term as Japan Basketball Association president

Yuko Mitsuya's new term as the JBA president will run until September of 2021.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Sac Bunts
Jun 29, 2020

Filmmaker excited about chance to present Koshien to U.S. audience

Ema Ryan Yamazaki hopes to provide a new perspective of Japan's famous high school tournament when her documentary airs on ESPN.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Jun 24, 2020

State of sumo content online leaves much to be desired

The JSA would be wise to start taking advantage of its 'back catalog' and making footage of bouts and tournaments of the past available online.
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.
Israel protests after Kyoto inn seeks war crime declaration from tourist
A street in Kyoto in March 2023. An Israeli tourist was asked to sign a document stating that he had not committed war crimes when he checked in at a Kyoto guesthouse in April, prompting a response from Israel's ambassador.
U.S. and Ukraine sign resources deal after fraught negotiations
The United States and Ukraine signed a minerals deal on Wednesday, offering a measure of assurance to officials in Kyiv.
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.
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.
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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