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Japan Times
SPORTS
Sep 21, 2021

Megan Rapinoe and other female athletes back abortion rights

More than 500 athletes and groups argued that abortion rights have helped the growth of women's sports and expressed concern that future athletes would suffer without those protections.
SOCCER / J. League / From the Spot
Sep 20, 2021

Older, wiser Yuto Nagatomo comes full circle with return to FC Tokyo

Yuto Nagatomo has returned to FC Tokyo nearly 11 years after his emotional departure and is already making an impact.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Sep 20, 2021

'Ted Lasso,' 'The Crown,' and 'Queen's Gambit' win top Emmy Awards

The best drama series win for 'The Crown' gave Netflix its biggest prize so far, while Apple TV+ entered streaming's big leagues with the best comedy series win for 'Ted Lasso.'
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Sep 15, 2021

Lack of international streaming options hampers sumo's growth

While the Japan Sumo Association has made some progress on its online offerings, fans' inability to watch the sport overseas is a wasted opportunity for the sport to expand its audience.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Sep 12, 2021

Kasumi Abe: ‘We have to tell younger generations what happened here’

On the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in New York, Japanese journalist Kasumi Abe reflects on her love for the city she now calls home.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Sep 11, 2021

Biden's vaccine mandate signals a White House done with persuasion

U.S. President Joe Biden and his aides have concluded something in recent weeks: The Mr. Nice Guy approach isn't working.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 9, 2021

The West owes Qatar a favor over Afghanistan. That was the point.

Qatar can bring real value through the relationships it maintains, especially across Western and Islamic parties
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS
Aug 31, 2021

How two Afghan Paralympians defied the odds to get from Kabul to Tokyo

Their evacuation and eventual arrival in Japan involved multiple stops and many helping hands.
Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk (second from right) jumps to head the ball during an English Premier League clash against Manchester City in Liverpool, England, on Sunday.
SOCCER
Dec 3, 2024

Liverpool players prepared to 'go to war' for each other: Van Dijk

The captain believes the mentality within the squad is a crucial factor in its recent success.
New Leicester City manager Ruud van Nistelrooy (center) and Chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha (left) outside the GTech Community Stadium in London before a game against Brentford on Saturday
SOCCER
Dec 3, 2024

Van Nistelrooy looks to lift Leicester's spirits

The 16th-placed club is hovering just one point above the relegation zone after three straight league defeats.
Barcelona manager Hansi Flick has urged his players to be more clinical up-front and make the most of the chances they create, after the team picked up only one point in its last three matches.
SOCCER
Dec 3, 2024

Barca boss Flick rues missed chances and urges players to be more clinical

The team seems to have hit a brick wall as it has picked up only one point in its last three matches
Vissel's Daiju Sasaki (center) fights off a defender during Kobe's Asian Champions League loss to Pohang Steelers on Tuesday in Pohang, South Korea.
SOCCER
Dec 4, 2024

Pohang clip Vissel's wings in Asian Champions League

Kobe racked up four wins and one draw from their opening five games but Vissel could not cope with a hungry Pohang side on Tuesday.
Belgium's Remco Evenepoel at the world championships in Zurich on Sept. 29.
MORE SPORTS / Cycling
Dec 4, 2024

Olympic champion cyclist Remco Evenepoel says 'long journey' ahead after collision

The 24-year-old Belgian, who won road race and time-trial gold at the Paris Olympics, was rushed to hospital Tuesday after striking the open door of a stationary van.
Kawasaki players celebrate after Yuki Yamamoto (second from left) scroed the team's second goal during the first half of Wednesday's Asian Champions League home win over Shandong.
SOCCER
Dec 5, 2024

Kawasaki hands Shandong an Asian Champions League thrashing

The win puts the J. League side on 12 points to sit one point behind Yokohama F. Marinos, Gwangju FC and Vissel Kobe in the east standings.
Vissel Kobe players celebrate after clinching the J1 league title for the second straight season, on Sunday at Noevir Stadium Kobe.
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 8, 2024

Vissel Kobe defends J1 championship after roller-coaster title race

The defending champions cruised past Shonan Bellmare 3-0 at home thanks to goals from Taisei Miyashiro, Yoshinori Muto and Takahiro Ogihara.
Former England assistant manager Steve Holland watched Marinos' final match of the season from the stands on Sunday.
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 9, 2024

Former England assistant Steve Holland set to coach Yokohama F. Marinos

Media reports said Holland would take charge of Yokohama ahead of the new J. League season, which starts in February.
Real Madrid's Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti looks on during a training session on the eve of the UEFA Champions League soccer match between Atalanta and Real Madrid in Bergamo, Italy, on Monday.
SOCCER
Dec 10, 2024

Real Madrid heading for Champions League playoffs, says Ancelotti

Real is languishing four points off the top eight in 24th, the last spot that earns a place in the playoffs.
Manchester City's Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England. The club stands accused of 80 breaches of financial rules between 2009 and 2018, plus a further 35 of failing to cooperate with a Premier League investigation, but strongly denies any wrongdoing.
SOCCER
Dec 10, 2024

Manchester City hearing into Premier League charges concludes: reports

City strongly denies any wrongdoing, but face severe sanctions if found guilty, including potentially being relegated.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola in London on Saturday
SOCCER
Dec 11, 2024

Guardiola says he won't leave Manchester City for another club

Guardiola has previously expressed an interest in coaching at international level later in his career.
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah shoots from the penalty spot and scores the opening goal during the UEFA Champions League, league phase match against Girona FC in Girona, Spain, on Tuesday.
SOCCER
Dec 11, 2024

Salah keeps Liverpool perfect as Real down Atalanta in Champions League

Salah's 63rd-minute penalty proved decisive against dogged debutants Girona.
Manchester City's Phil Foden, Josko Gvardiol, Mateo Kovacic, Jack Grealish and Kyle Walker during training in Manchester on Tuesday
SOCCER
Dec 11, 2024

City's Foden and Kovacic not expected to face Juventus, says Guardiola

Guardiola's struggling team have three games left to clinch a top-eight spot that would earn a last-16 place and avoid a playoff.
Pep Guardiola looks on from the technical area during Manchester City's Champions League match against Juventus in Turin, Italy, on Wednesday.
SOCCER
Dec 12, 2024

Pep Guardiola stays positive after City's woes continue against Juventus

The Premier League champion has recorded just one victory in its last 10 games across all competitions.
Daizen Maeda (third from right) celebrates with his teammates during the shootout against Rangers in the Scottish League Cup final in Glasgow, Scotland, on Sunday.
SOCCER
Dec 16, 2024

Daizen Maeda strikes decisive blow as Celtic wins Scottish League Cup

The start of the match was briefly delayed due to flares in the stadium, and there were reports of clashes between fans in central Glasgow earlier on Sunday.
Southampton fired manager Russell Martin after Sunday's 5-0 loss at home against Tottenham.
SOCCER
Dec 16, 2024

Southampton fires manager Russell Martin after 5-0 loss at home

Southampton, promoted last season, is rooted to the bottom of the table, nine points from safety.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola (center) reacts toward City's Ilkay Gundogan during a Premier League fixture against Manchester United in Manchester on Sunday.
SOCCER
Dec 17, 2024

Manchester City players still believe in Guardiola, says Foden

Guardiola's side has lost eight of its past 11 games in all competitions.
Former England assistant coach Steve Holland has been named the new manager of Yokohama F. Marinos, taking over from interim coach John Hutchinson.
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 17, 2024

Former England assistant Holland named Yokohama F. Marinos manager

Holland takes over from John Hutchinson, who stepped in as interim coach when Harry Kewell left the club due to a run of poor results in July.
Global militaries to study India-Pakistan fighter jet battle
The Indian Air Force's Rafale fighter jets. India and Pakistan aircraft engaged in a dogfight on Wednesday.
Man admitted to 2025 Osaka Expo with 85-year-old ticket
The Osaka Expo, which opened last month, runs through mid-October.
In his first appearance, Pope Leo offers three big clues about his papacy
Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost of the United States, appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Thursday.
Economists debate consumption-tax cut as Japanese politicians warm to the idea
A supermarket in Chiba. Politicians in Japan might cut the consumption tax to help households and the economy.
Two men arrested after storming Tokyo elementary school and injuring staff
Tachikawa Municipal 3rd Elementary School, where two men broke in on Thursday
With a new Shibuya studio, Apple Music bets big on Japan
Apple Music personalities (from left) Ebro Darden, Kentaro Ochiai, Zane Lowe and Mino came together for a special recording in late April to discuss music and celebrate the newly opened Apple Music studio in Tokyo.
Kazuki Nagasawa's sustainable designs are rooted in tradition
For centuries, artisans have unraveled strands of the fibrous bark of "shuro" trees to create a medley of everyday objects. Designer Kazuki Nagasawa is now transforming the traditional material into ethereal contemporary pieces.
SusHi Tech Tokyo 2025 expands to become one of Asia's largest startup events
SusHi Tech Tokyo 2025 was bustling with participants of various nationalities Thursday, and multiple languages could be heard around the room as many engaged in conversations throughout the day.
Celebrating Japan’s defeat at Shimoda’s Black Ships Festival
Tatsumi Onose (right), who plays the part of Commodore Matthew Perry in Shimoda's Black Ship Festival, says the historical episode the event is based on should be remembered for its positives more than its negatives.
'Big picture thinker': Ispace CEO Hakamada on reaching the moon and dreaming of starships
Takeshi Hakamada, founder and CEO of Ispace, says his primary interest in space development is not to abandon Earth, but to protect it.

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

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Dangami House is a 180-year-old former samurai residence of the Kato clan, who ruled over Ozu, Ehime Prefecture, until the Meiji Restoration.
A house, a legacy and the quiet work of restoration in rural Japan
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