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Nao Hibino hits a return to Kazakhstan's Yulia Putintseva during their women's singles match of the Billie Jean Cup tennis qualifying tie between Japan and Kazakhstan in Tokyo on Saturday.
TENNIS
Apr 13, 2024
Osaka not needed as Japan reaches BJK Cup finals for first time
The former world No. 1 was appearing at the competition for the first time since 2020 and won her opening singles game on Friday.
Japan's Mai Hontama hits a return against Czech Republic's Barbora Krejcikova during their first-round match at the Australian Open in Melbourne on Sunday.
TENNIS
Jan 14, 2024
Japan's Hontama falls short in upset bid at Australian Open
Krejcikova fought back to win 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 on the opening day of the Grand Slam tournament at Melbourne Park.
Nao Hibino celebrates with the trophy after winning the women's singles final of the Prague Open against Linda Noskova in Prague on Monday.
TENNIS
Aug 8, 2023
Nao Hibino wins singles and doubles titles at Prague Open
The 28-year-old rose from 136th to 84th in the world rankings following the tournament.
Japan Times
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Oct 22, 2022
Olympic gold medalist Nao Kodaira goes out a champion on home ice
The 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics 500-meter champion clocked 37.49 seconds at the M-Wave ice arena in Nagano, which was packed with a home crowd eager to witness her last hurrah.
Japan Times
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Oct 21, 2022
Olympic gold medalist Nao Kodaira set for career finale
During her illustrious career, Kodaira won 37 consecutive 500-meter events in Japan and overseas between 2016 and 2019.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 29, 2022
‘My Broken Mariko': Childhood friendship drama rings true
Yuki Tanada's film about a fraught yet deep relationship between two young women is moving and disturbing.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jun 20, 2022
NPB experiencing surge of no-hitters
With four no-hitters and a couple of near misses already this season, it's possible there is more misery on the horizon for NPB hitters.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 2, 2022
Hawks beat Giants for franchise's 5,500th victory
SoftBank became Japan's second pro franchise to reach 5,500 wins.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
May 12, 2022
Nao Higashihama's no-hitter adds to strong performance by NPB pitchers in 2022
When the NPB hurler watched on TV as Los Angeles Angels' Reid Detmers throw his first career no-hitter Wednesday morning, little did he know he'd finish the day with one of his own.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 11, 2022
Hawks right-hander Nao Higashihama throws no-hitter against Lions
The 31-year-old from Okinawa struck out six and issued a pair of walks on 97 pitches at Fukuoka's PayPay Dome
Japan Times
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Apr 12, 2022
Japan sprinter Nao Kodaira to close book on storied career
The 35-year-old speedskater competed at four consecutive Winter Olympics from the 2010 Vancouver Games and has long been one of the dominant forces in women's sprint races.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 14, 2022
Takagi wins silver in 500 as Kodaira's defense falls short
Miho Takagi was on top of the leaderboard for much of the night until she was eventually overtaken by American Erin Jackson in the penultimateu00a0pairing.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 5, 2022
The top rivalries to watch at the Beijing Olympics
For every big-name athlete or team at the Beijing Games, there is someone standing in the way of victory.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jan 10, 2022
Snowboarders set to lead Japan in Beijing while Yuzuru Hanyu chases history
The Olympic sports analytics gurus at Nielsen's Gracenote have predicted Japan will reach a record medal total, surpassing the previous high of 13 set in 2018 in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Dec 31, 2021
Nana Takagi and Seitaro Ichinohe book Olympic speedskating spots at 1,500 meters
Takagi clocked 1 minute, 54.84 seconds to finish second in the event won by her younger sister Miho in 1:53:19 at the M-Wave ice arena in Nagano.
Japan Times
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Dec 11, 2021
Nao Kodaira second in women's 500 at speed skating World Cup
The 35-year-old 2018 Olympic gold medalist got off to a difficult start to her Olympic season but found her feet in the fourth and final meet of the 2021 World Cup.
Japan Times
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Nov 14, 2021
Masahito Obayashi earns shock mass start win at World Cup event
The 27-year-old earned 66 sprint points to beat out Russia's Ruslan Zakharov despite barely qualifying for the final on Day 2 of the World Cup opening round in Poland.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 27, 2020
‘Stigmatized Properties’: The otherworldly entities are spooky but unconvincing
Hideo Nakata's latest film is based on the real-life experiences of a comic who has made a career of living in apartments where terrible things have occurred.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 20, 2020
‘The Girl I Like’: Navigating love with pathos and humor
Shinya Tamada's relationship drama about a man who struggles to admit his feelings for a friend is based on an essay by comedian Naoki Matayoshi.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jul 17, 2020
‘Travels Through South Indian Kitchens’ goes on an intimate journey with home cooking
With charming doodles and architectural sketches, Nao Saito takes the typical culinary travelogue and turns it into something intimate and alluring.
'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.
Japan’s cannabis market growing rapidly amid regulatory shift
The legality of products that contain cannabinoids, a group of substances derived from the cannabis plant, has been somewhat murky in Japan.
An AI star seeks to bring self-driving cars to Japan by 2030
Japanese startup Turing plans to unveil a self-driving car with at least 30 minutes’ driving range next year and develop a fully autonomous car by 2030.
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.
The story isn't over for Japan's bookstores
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.
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.
Tsukiji 2030s: A stadium, culinary center and transportation hub
A computer-generated image shows redevelopment plans for the former site of the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo.
Hearing the impact of climate change in Okinawa, one bird call at a time
Toshihiro Kinjo (center), a research support technician at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, inspects an audio recording device in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on April 3 as Masako Ogasawara, a research support specialist at OIST, looks on.
Japan’s cannabis market growing rapidly amid regulatory shift
The legality of products that contain cannabinoids, a group of substances derived from the cannabis plant, has been somewhat murky in Japan.

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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.
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