Tag - athens

 
Menu
Search
 
April 25, 2024
 

Today's print edition

Home Delivery
Subscribe for more access

ATHENS

An AEK Athens player places flowers outside Agia Sophia Stadium in memory of a fan who died in a Monday-night brawl in Athens on Tuesday.
SOCCER
Aug 9, 2023
UEFA postpones AEK-Dinamo match after fatal stabbing
The fight broke out on Monday evening ahead of the Champions League third-round qualifying match at Agia Sophia Stadium.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Mar 18, 2021
Athens Olympics chief says Seiko Hashimoto can carry Tokyo Games to success
Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki, the first woman to head an Olympic organizing committee, says Hashimoto's appointment demonstrates progress towards gender equality in Japan and in sport.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 5, 2020
Heat wave Harry? As temperatures soar, naming the threat may save lives
Giving heat waves names and strength ratings, as is done with typhoons and hurricanes, could drive home the spiking danger from a threat that kills more people in the United States each year than storms and floods but rarely hits headlines, heat experts said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 27, 2020
Kids' performance led by Exile star at Olympic flame ceremony to draw on Japan's culture and myths
The March 19 ceremony to mark the handover of the Olympic flame in Athens will include a performance that draws on Japanese culture.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 21, 2019
Greek police arrest Lebanese suspect in 1985 hijacking of Trans World Airlines plane
Greek police have arrested a 65-year-old man suspected of an aircraft hijacking and kidnapping, crimes committed in 1985 and 1987, they said Saturday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 23, 2019
Acropolis Museum opens ancient Athens neighborhood site below its base
Greece's Acropolis Museum has opened an excavation site underneath its modern building, allowing visitors for the first time to walk through an ancient Athenian neighborhood that survived from the classical era to Byzantine times.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 24, 2018
Wildfire kills at least 50 near Athens, families flee to beaches
A wildfire killed at least 50 people and injured more than 150 as it swept through a small resort town near Athens, with huge flames trapping families with children as they fled.
MORE SPORTS
Mar 10, 2018
Former synchronized swimmer Miho Takeda to be inducted into International Swimming Hall of Fame
Decorated synchronized swimmer Miho Takeda will be inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in May.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 15, 2017
Arson suspected as over 90 wildfires rage in Greece, gutting homes, spurring evacuations
Firefighters battled more than 90 forest fires across Greece on Monday, an outbreak fed by dry winds and hot weather that saw blazes burning near Athens, in the Peloponnese, and on the Ionian islands of Zakynthos and Kefalonia.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 4, 2016
Swallows slugger Balentien maintains desire to play in 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Wladimir Balentien suited up for the Netherlands at the Olympics in Athens in 2004, a point in his career before he'd made his MLB debut or even given the first thought to playing in Japan. Balentien might be in the process of winding things down four years from now, but the Tokyo Yakult Swallows slugger isn't ruling out another trip to the Summer Games.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 15, 2016
Athens gold medalist Noguchi ends career
Mizuki Noguchi, the winner of the women’s marathon gold medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics, announced her retirement on Friday.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 14, 2016
Marathon runner Noguchi ready to announce retirement: sources
Mizuki Noguchi, the winner of the women's marathon gold medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics, has decided to retire, athletics sources said Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Dec 10, 2015
Greece starts moving stranded migrants to Athens
Greek police rounded up some 2,300 migrants who had been stranded for three weeks at the border with Macedonia and transported them to Athens on Wednesday, dashing their hopes of seeking asylum in Northern Europe.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Over 40% of Japan's municipalities at risk of vanishing, study finds
Of 1,729 local municipalities nationwide, 744 have been identified as being at risk of disappearing.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Tokyo issues strong warning on yen intervention as currency dips further
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks during a meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok on the sidelines of IMF and G20 meetings in Washington last week.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
For amateur sumo, a fresh start offers hope against time-wasting and gamesmanship
Wrestlers prepare for the start of a bout at the 2023 Sumo World Championships in Tokyo. Starting this month, placing one hand on the clay first is no longer allowed.
LDP veteran Nikai's youngest son expected to succeed him in Wakayama
Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, announced in March that he would not run in the next Lower House election to take responsibility for the political funds scandal that rocked his party and his own faction.
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.
A craft beer crawl through Tokyo’s top bars, brewpubs and dives
If all you drink is Asahi, Sapporo and Kirin, you're depriving yourself of some of the best craft beer Tokyo has to offer — and there sure is a lot of it out there.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.

Podcast

From easily navigable train stations to the helpfulness of its municipal staff, Tokyo has earned high praise for its commitment to accessibility for disabled travelers.
[Rebroadcast] Japan is doing better on accessibility than you may think

Longform

Later this month, author Shogo Imamura will open Honmaru, a bookstore that allows other businesses to rent its shelves. It's part of a wave of ideas Japanese booksellers are trying to compete with online spaces.
The story isn't over for Japan's bookstores
By Alex K.T. Martin

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

Prize winner Maki Imoto catches light with glass
Prize winner Maki Imoto catches light with glass

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS note

Read more

SUPPLEMENTS BINDER