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NEW YEAR

Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jan 17, 2022
Mitakeumi tops Okinoumi to maintain one-win advantage at New Year Basho
Mitakeumi met little resistance as he improved to a perfect 9-0, flying out of the blocks and sliding Okinoumi (2-7) straight over the straw.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jan 16, 2022
Mitakeumi beats Daieisho to stay one win clear of Terunofuji
Chasing his third consecutive championship, six-time grand tournament winner Terunofuji will have the chance to even the slate against Mitakeumi later in the second week of the competition.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jan 15, 2022
Unbeaten Mitakeumi takes sole lead at New Year Grand Sumo Tournament
Two wrestlers, yokozuna Terunofuji, who is seeking his third straight championship, and No. 6 maegashira Abi, are a win back at 6-1 in the 15-day meet.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jan 14, 2022
Tamawashi ends yokozuna Terunofuji's winning streak at 23
The win improved the 37-year-old Tamawashi's career record between the Mongolian-born grapplers to 6-10 and left both with 5-1 records.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jan 13, 2022
Terunofuji topples Ichinojo on fifth day of New Year Grand Sumo Tournament
The sport's lone yokozuna demonstrated his unrivaled combination of strength and grappling technique to win the battle of Mongolian-born giants in the final bout on Day 5.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jan 12, 2022
Terunofuji overcomes tricky Ura to stay unbeaten on Day 4
A close call eventually ended in victory for the sport's lone yokozuna in a thrilling conclusion to Wednesday's bouts.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Jan 12, 2022
Sumo catches new audience with Pokemon collaboration
The Japan Sumo Association's tie-up with the world's biggest video game franchise could be a big step in attracting younger fans to the sport.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jan 11, 2022
Terunofuji wins third straight as ozeki Shodai and Takakeisho fall
The yokozuna was at his commanding best in brushing aside No. 1 maegashira Kiribayama at Ryogoku Kokugikan.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jan 10, 2022
Yokozuna Terunofuji takes down Wakatakakage on Day 2 on New Year Basho
Terunofuji, who is bidding for his third consecutive championship, improved to 8-1 head-to-head against the No. 1 maegashira.
Japan Times
SUMO
Jan 7, 2022
Terunofuji enters New Year Basho with few serious challengers to throne
Anything other than a third straight championship for the Isegahama stable man at the upcoming January tournament would be a surprise.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 4, 2022
Forget black swans. We need to find the snow leopards.
Things to keep an eye on in 2022, the growing role of cities in the fight against climate change, the dawn of lab meat, and the resurgence of mass activism on a global scale.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Dec 26, 2021
COVID-safe ways to ring in the new year in Japan
With infection rates nationwide dwindling, many are thinking of returning to more traditional celebrations as the year winds down to a close.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Washoku Essentials
Dec 26, 2021
Liven your year-end spread with the 'three friends of winter': pine, bamboo and plum
'Nishime' is a favorite dish among the Japanese during the year-end holidays, and this recipe will help ensure your spread makes the cut.
Japan Times
SUMO
Dec 24, 2021
Yokozuna Terunofuji set to take aim at third straight title
Terunofuji, the lone yokozuna in the Japan Sumo Association rankings that were released Friday, will aim to win a third straight Emperor's Cup for the first time in his career at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament, which starts Jan. 9.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 15, 2021
Year-end Japan train bookings up 81% as COVID-19 concern eases
A total of 2.32 million seats have been reserved for the period between Dec. 28 and Jan. 5, according to railway companies that are part of the JR group.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 11, 2021
Eco-friendly New Year's postcards go on sale in Japan
The cards used internationally certified paper produced from forests that have not been illegally logged.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 16, 2021
Duty-free store turns to cuddly toys to boost Lunar New Year sales
The items are taking the place of home appliances, from rice cookers to electric toilet seats, normally favored by Chinese tourists who travel to Japan to shop.
Japan Times
SUMO
Jan 25, 2021
Daieisho basks in glow of first top-division championship
A tenacious pusher and thruster, Daieisho is set to be promoted back to sumo's third-highest rank of sekiwake, which he previously held for just a single tournament in September.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports / New Year Basho
Jan 24, 2021
Confident Daieisho wraps up first Emperor's Cup on final day
The Oitekaze stable wrestler, who turned heads with a clean sweep over the elite sanyaku ranks to start the tournament, became the Emperor's Cup winner from Saitama Prefecture.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jan 23, 2021
Daieisho takes slim lead into final day of New Year Basho
Daieisho's victory, over No. 4 maegashira Tamawashi, left him and ozeki Shodai as the only two wrestlers in title contention.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu 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.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
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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