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Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 29, 2021
What to watch on Day 6 of the Tokyo Olympics
A Masters champion begins his quest for home gold and a gigantic task ahead for Japan's greatest male tennis player highlight the Olympic schedule on Thursday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 28, 2021
Kei Nishikori books spot in Olympic quarterfinals in men's singles
On another day of punishing heat in the capital, Nishikori beat Ilya Ivashka 7-6 (7), 6-0 in two hours at Ariake Tennis Park.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 28, 2021
Kei Nishikori confident Naomi Osaka can bounce back after shock exit
Nishikori said the pressure weighed heavily on him when he made his Olympic debut at the 2008 Beijing Games and he was much further from the spotlight than Osaka.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 28, 2021
What to watch on Day 5 of the Tokyo Olympics
Another showdown between a pair of stars in the pool and a much-anticipated debut for Samurai Japan in baseball highlight another busy day in Tokyo.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 25, 2021
What to watch on Day 2 of the Tokyo Olympics
The first swimming medals of these Games are set to be handed out Sunday morning, while skateboarding and Naomi Osaka make their long-anticipated debuts.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 8, 2021
Row over princess' boyfriend influencing Japan's imperial succession debate
Opponents of change have appeared to seize on public unease over Princess Mako and Kei Komuro's planned marriage.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jul 1, 2021
Kei Nishikori reaches second round at Wimbledon with 100th Grand Slam win
Nishikori, ranked 53rd in the world, needed just under two hours to defeat Australia's Alexei Popyrin.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jun 25, 2021
Athletes on edge with Tokyo Olympics less than 1 month away
Many athletes remain torn between wanting to live out their Olympic dreams and potentially playing a role in an unfolding public health disaster.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jun 17, 2021
Naomi Osaka and Kei Nishikori officially qualify for Tokyo Olympics
Women's world No. 2 Naomi Osaka and two men's players, Kei Nishikori and Yoshihito Nishioka, officially qualified to represent Japan at the Tokyo Olympics, the national tennis federation said Thursday.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jun 7, 2021
Kei Nishikori loses in fourth round of French Open
Kei Nishikori fell short of a quarterfinal berth Sunday at the French Open, going down 6-4, 6-1, 6-1 against German sixth seed Alexander Zverev in the fourth round.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
May 15, 2021
Athletes willing and eager to participate in Tokyo Olympics
Athletes have apparently not been deterred by the conditions they will likely compete under in Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 28, 2021
Money row tied to princess's boyfriend may end in settlement
The former fiance of Kei Komuro's mother said Tuesday he wants to enter negotiations on a settlement payment, offered earlier this month by Komuro, to end a long-running dispute.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Apr 17, 2021
Sorry folks, Kei Komuro is no Meghan Markle
The situation surrounding the pending marriage of Princess Mako to Kei Komuro is entirely different to those facing the British royals.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 13, 2021
Princess' boyfriend to pay money to settle row with mother's ex-fiance
The issue put a damper on Princess Mako and Kei Komuro's desire to marry, after they announced their intention to get engaged in September 2017.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2021
Princess Mako's boyfriend Kei Komuro expresses resolve to marry
The planned marriage between the princess and Komuro, both 29, has been postponed for over two years following reports of trouble between his mother and her former fiance.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Mar 28, 2021
Kei Nishikori through to third round in Miami
Kei Nishikori overcame early struggles with unforced errors Saturday to advance to the third round of the Miami Open with a 7-6(6), 5-7, 6-4 win over Slovenia's Aljaz Bedene.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Mar 6, 2021
Kei Nishikori falls in quarterfinal round at ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament
World No. 45 Nishikori, who missed most of the 2020 season following major elbow surgery, blamed a lack of concentration for his loss of two tiebreakers against the 26th-ranked Borna Coric.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Mar 2, 2021
Kei Nishikori wins first ATP match in five months in Rotterdam
Kei Nishikori won his first ATP Tour match in five months on Monday, beating seventh-seeded Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada 7-6 (7-4), 6-1 in the first round of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 3, 2021
‘The Cinderella Addiction’: Can stepmothers get their happily ever after?
Ryohei Watanabe's tragicomedy about the dark side of parenting is fitfully stylish, but gets a little too twisted for its own good.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 19, 2021
Quarantined Kei Nishikori struggling to train for Australian Open
Japan's top men's player is unable to leave his Melbourne hotel room after others on his chartered flight to Australia tested positive for COVID-19.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Yen swings stir talk that Japan is in the FX market once again
An electronic screen in Tokyo displays the yen exchange rate against the U.S. dollar and the graph showing its recent swings, on Thursday.
Harajuku strives to reclaim its former glory — and surpass it
Laforet Harajuku, which celebrated its 45th anniversary last year, has been a witness to the district's evolution over the years.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Japan's May 1 intervention may have cost ¥3.66 trillion, BOJ data suggests
An electronic screen displays a graph showing Japanese yen exchange rates surging against the dollar amid signs of intervention by authorities, in Tokyo on Thursday.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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