Menu
Search
 
May 19, 2025
 

Today's print edition

Home Delivery
Subscribe for more access

MORE SPORTS

McLaren drivers Lando Norris (left) and Oscar Piastri celebrate on the podium after finishing second and third, respectively, in the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in Imola, Italy, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
McLaren teammates relish chance to race without team orders
Oscar Piastri started on pole and finished third, and Lando Norris took second place after lining up fourth.
Scottie Scheffler holds the Wanamaker Trophy after winning the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Club in North Carolina on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Scottie Scheffler claims third major with 5-shot win at PGA Championship
Scheffler is also the first player since Seve Ballesteros more than four decades ago to win his first three majors by at least three shots.
Nissan's Oliver Rowland races to victory at the Tokyo E-Prix on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Oliver Rowland’s ‘dream’ Formula E season continues as Nissan driver wins in Tokyo
By Joel Tansey
The win gives Rowland an iron grip on the championship trophy.
Scottie Scheffler pumps his fist on the 18th green during the third round of the PGA Championship in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
May 18, 2025
Scheffler back in groove and on brink of third major title
The 28-year-old American fired three birdies and an eagle in the last five holes to post a 6-under par 65 on Saturday at the PGA Championship.
Red Bull's Yuki Tsunoda competes during qualifying for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in Imola, Italy, on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
May 18, 2025
Tsunoda walks away unhurt from high speed crash
Tsunoda was racing at an estimated 240 kilometers per hour when he bounced off the track.
Journalism, ridden by Umberto Rispoli, races to victory at the Preakness Stakes in Baltimore, Maryland, on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Horse Racing
May 18, 2025
Journalism wins 150th Preakness Stakes
Journalism, ridden by Italian jockey Umberto Rispoli, looked set for more disappointment before producing a devastating finish.
Maserati's Stoffel Vandoorne holds up the trophy after winning the Tokyo E-Prix on Saturday, alongside Nissan's Oliver Rowland (left) and McLaren's Taylor Barnard.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
May 17, 2025
Stoffel Vandoorne rides perfect strategy to Tokyo E-Prix win
By Joel Tansey
The Belgian’s triumph was to the dismay of the loyal Nissan fans at the track, with championship leader Oliver Rowland slipping down to second after starting on pole. 
Nissan's Oliver Rowland drives during qualifying for Miami E-Prix at Homestead Motor Speedway in Homestead, Florida, on April 12.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
May 16, 2025
Nissan hoping to electrify home crowd as Formula E returns to Tokyo
By Sam Byford
Nissan heads into the race leading the constructor standings.
The Colts helmet logo is seen midfield at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis in February.
MORE SPORTS / Football
May 16, 2025
Colts apologize to Tyreek Hill and Microsoft over schedule release video
"We removed our schedule release video because it exceeded our rights with Microsoft and included an insensitive clip involving Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill," the team said.
Jhonattan Vegas, seen during the Byron Nelson tournament on May 4, leads the PGA Championship after one round.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
May 16, 2025
Jhonattan Vegas grabs first-round lead at PGA Championship
No other golfer representing Venezuela has ever been among the top 10 on the leaderboard at the end of any round of a major.

Nissan to solicit early retirements while eyeing plant closures in Japan
Nissan's Oppama plant in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, may be closed as part of the struggling carmaker's streamlining efforts.
Australian firm produces heavy rare earth, in first outside China
The Lynas Rare Earths processing plant in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Police arrest Chinese man in Saitama hit-and-run case
Police questioned a man who turned himself in as he closely resembled the driver recorded on the dashcam of another vehicle that happened to pass by the scene of a hit-and-run incident in Saitama Prefecture.
Wholesalers may be behind elevated retail rice prices
Wholesalers added ¥7,593 on average to their selling prices for stockpiled rice, far more than the ¥2,206 to ¥4,689 added for the 2022 rice.
Success of Chinese-made fighter jets against India raises alarm in Asia
Chinese J-10 fighter jets from the People's Liberation Army Air Force August 1st Aerobatics Team perform during a media demonstration at the Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, in November 2015.
In Nintendo’s backyard, foreign indie game devs are thriving
Kyoto's gaming landscape is dominated by Nintendo's headquarters, but a contingent of foreign-born indie developers is also working in the gaming giant's shadow.
Akazawa's dilemma: no tariff deal or a half-baked deal
Chief tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa and his delegation in the Oval Office of the White House in April. Since then, Japan's trade negotiations with the U.S. have produced no tangible results.
Nissan hoping to electrify home crowd as Formula E returns to Tokyo
Nissan's Oliver Rowland drives during qualifying for Miami E-Prix at Homestead Motor Speedway in Homestead, Florida, on April 12.
For his first feature film, director Ryuya Suzuki created a masterpiece
"Jinsei," which follows its protagonist over a century, probes themes of identity and societal issues with a dark comic touch. The director, however, says he created the story without knowing where it would lead.

Podcast

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

Longform

A sinkhole in Yashio, which emerged in January, was triggered by a ruptured, aging sewer pipe. Authorities worry that similar sections of infrastructure across the country are also at risk of corrosion.
That sinking feeling: Japan’s aging sewers are an infrastructure time bomb
By Alex K.T. Martin

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

Smile! It’s ‘Sanrio Time,’ now and ever after
Smile! It’s ‘Sanrio Time,’ now and ever after

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS note

Read more

SUPPLEMENTS BINDER

Latest News

Ruling party tops Portugal polls marked by far-right surge
6 mins ago
Centrist Nicusor Dan wins Romanian presidency over hard-right, pro-Trump rival
34 mins ago
Israel to let limited amounts of food into Gaza as new ground assault begins
38 mins ago
South Korea's presidential candidates face off in fiery debate
41 mins ago
Polish centrist's narrow presidential lead leaves pro-EU path in balance
1 hour ago