It looks like you're using an ad blocker.

To enjoy our content, please include The Japan Times on your ad-blocker's list of approved sites.

Thank you for supporting our journalism.

  • PRINT SUBSCRIBERS |
  • SUBSCRIBE |
  • Login
  • My Account
weather icon

27

P/SUNNY

TOKYO (10 a.m.)

TODAY'S PRINT EDITION

The Japan Times The Japan Times

Hiroatsu Takahashi

  • Login
  • SUBSCRIBE
  • My Account
  • PRINT SUBSCRIBERS ≫
  • (FREE ARTICLE)
  • MENU
  • Search
  • News
  • Opinion
  • Life
  • Community
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • City Guide
  • Support
  • Search
  • News
    • National
    • World
    • Business
    • Asia Pacific
    • Reference
    • Columns
    • Multimedia
  • Opinion
    • Editorials
    • Commentary
    • Cartoons
  • Life
    • Travel
    • Digital
    • Food & Drink
    • Environment
    • Style & Design
    • Language
    • Lifestyle
    • People
    • Columns
    • Multimedia
  • Community
    • Voices
    • Issues
    • Our Lives
    • Event listings
    • How-tos
    • Columns
  • Culture
    • Film
    • Music
    • Art
    • Stage
    • Events
    • Festivals
    • Books
    • TV
    • Columns
    • Multimedia
  • Sports
    • Rugby
    • Baseball
    • Soccer
    • Basketball
    • Sumo
    • Figure Skating
    • Tennis
    • More Sports
    • Columns
    • Multimedia
  • City Guide
    • Restaurants
    • Places
  • Support
    • About us
    • Faqs
Skeleton sliders Hiroatsu Takahashi, Katsuyuki Miyajima named to Japan Olympic team

Olympics / Winter Olympics Jan 18, 2018

Skeleton sliders Hiroatsu Takahashi, Katsuyuki Miyajima named to Japan Olympic team

Skeleton sliders Hiroatsu Takahashi and Katsuyuki Miyajima booked tickets for next month's Pyeongchang Winter Games, the Japanese Olympic Committee said Thursday. The 33-year-old Takahashi will be back on the Japan team after finishing 12th at the 2014 Sochi Games. Sendai University's Miyajima, 22, will make his ...

More Sports / Winter Sports Jan 16, 2018

Japan skeleton crew gets two berths for 2018 Olympics

Japan has earned two berths in men's skeleton for next month's Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, according to the quota allocation list announced by the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation on Monday. The quotas are assigned based on the IBSF rankings, with 20 women and 30 men ...

  • WHAT’S TRENDING
  • EDITORS’ PICKS
  • Japan prepares for bounce in tourism, but pre-pandemic demand still far off
    Skiers in Niseko in Hokkaido in 2017
  • Japan issues first 'energy shortage warning' amid soaring temperatures
    Pedestrians walk on a street in Tokyo's Ginza district amid soaring temperatures on Sunday.
  • Despite official nudges, Japanese still not unmasking outside
    Most people wear masks even under sweltering heat in Tokyo on Monday.
  • Tsukudani: Simmer your way to rice's best friend
    There's a reason this simmered side dish has been a staple of the Japanese menu for a few hundred years.
  • Japanese political parties pushing to reopen economy
    Voters listen to speeches near Kichijoji Station in Tokyo on Saturday as candidates campaign for the Upper House election in July.
  • Crypto crash threatens North Korea's stolen funds as it ramps up weapons tests

    Thumbnail image
  • Trump’s Jan. 6 rage gets vivid retelling in ex-aide’s testimony

    Thumbnail image
  • Abortion legal and apolitical in Japan, but cost and consent present barriers

    Thumbnail image
  • Surviving Russia’s ‘filtration camps’

    Thumbnail image
  • Japan firms that embraced remote work rediscover value of the office

    Thumbnail image

PODCAST

Return to The Japan Times top page
JT Digital Archives The Japan Times Alpha Study in Japan JT for Women JT Bookclub Japanese School Directory The Japan Times Jobs
  • SUBSCRIBE
  • NEWSLETTERS
  • ePaper Edition
  • News
    • National
    • World
    • Business
    • Asia Pacific
    • Reference
    • Columns
    • Multimedia
  • Opinion
    • Editorials
    • Commentary
    • Cartoons
  • Life
    • Travel
    • Digital
    • Food & Drink
    • Environment
    • Style & Design
    • Language
    • Lifestyle
    • People
    • Columns
    • Multimedia
  • Community
    • Voices
    • Issues
    • Our Lives
    • Event listings
    • How-tos
    • Columns
  • Culture
    • Film
    • Music
    • Art
    • Stage
    • Events
    • Festivals
    • Books
    • TV
    • Columns
    • Multimedia
  • Sports
    • Rugby
    • Baseball
    • Soccer
    • Basketball
    • Sumo
    • Figure Skating
    • Tennis
    • More Sports
    • Columns
    • Multimedia
  • City Guide
    • Restaurants
    • Places
  • Support
    • About us
    • Faqs
  • About us
  • Contact us
  • Work with us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Link Policy
  • Reprints
  • FAQs
  • Support
  • Announcements
  • Press
  • Sitemap
  • Advertise

The Japan Times LTD. All rights reserved.

The Japan Times