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Shoma Uno warms up before his practice session ahead of the World Figure Skating Championships in Montreal on Monday.
MORE SPORTS / Figure skating
Mar 19, 2024
Sakamoto and Uno seek world figure skating three-peats
The 2024 World Figure Skating Championships features 200 top skaters.
Kaori Sakamoto performs her free program during the Challenge Cup in Tilburg, Netherlands, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS
Feb 26, 2024
Kaori Sakamoto wins Challenge Cup in Netherlands
The Beijing Olympic bronze medalist totaled 212.43 to win the non-ISU Grand Prix series event for the second time in a row.
Japan's Rei Sakamoto celebrates after winning the junior boys' singles final at the Australian Open in Melbourne on Saturday.
TENNIS
Jan 27, 2024
Japan's Rei Sakamoto wins junior Australian Open title
Sakamoto, the No. 4 seed in Melbourne, had dropped just a single set on his way to the final but needed to dig deep in a tight final.
Japan's Kaori Sakamoto competes in the women's free skate during the Grand Prix Final in Beijing on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Figure skating
Dec 9, 2023
Kaori Sakamoto wins first Grand Prix Final title
The 23-year-old from Kobe earned 148.35 points in the free skate for a total of 225.70 at Beijing's National Indoor Stadium.
The Eagles' Hiroaki Shimauchi has helped key the team's second-half resurgence.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Sep 25, 2023
Pacific League playoff race set for frantic finish
Three Pacific League teams are fighting for two playoff spots as the season nears its conclusion.
Giants' Hayato Sakamoto celebrates with teammates after hitting a 3-run home run against the BayStars at Yokohama Stadium on Sunday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 24, 2023
Shosei Togo and Hayato Sakamoto lead Giants past BayStars
Yomiuri entered the game at Yokohama Stadium three games back of third-place DeNA in the battle for the CL's last two playoff seeds.
Filmed in black and white, concert film “Opus” focuses on the physicality of Ryuichi Sakamoto’s performance.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Sep 7, 2023
Ryuichi Sakamoto's last performance captured by son in Venice 'Opus'
In late 2022 celebrated Japanese musician Ryuichi Sakamoto, stricken with terminal cancer, spent nine days at a Tokyo studio performing 20 of his much-loved pieces from across his career.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Jun 29, 2023
ISU announces Grand Prix Series assignments
The International Skating Union announced its assignments for the 2023-24 Grand Prix Series on Wednesday, with Beijing Winter Olympic men's figure skating silver medalist Yuma Kagiyama set to appear on home ice at the NHK Trophy in Osaka.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Jun 19, 2023
Giants laid foundation for pennant race with solid interleague campaign
The Yomiuri Giants were in a good position to win NPB’s interleague title for the first time since 2014 before a sixth-inning error and ensuing two-run home run spoiled it all at Tokyo Dome on Sunday afternoon.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
May 30, 2023
With ‘Monster,’ Hirokazu Kore-eda makes a welcome return to form
The Palme d’Or-winning director’s homecoming to Japanese-language cinema is powerful and poignant as it unspools an intimate story about bullying, misunderstandings and family dynamics.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 19, 2023
Hayato Sakamoto hits three-run blast as Giants complete sweep of Swallows
Sakamoto, the 2019 CL MVP, has shown signs of recovery at the plate after struggling to a .186 batting average in the first month of the season.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 27, 2023
‘Okiku and the World’: Rare romance plot refreshing for period drama
Junji Sakamoto’s tender drama aptly balances lowbrow comedy with sumptuous visuals to portray a romance between urban commoners that defies conventions.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Apr 14, 2023
Team USA maintains World Team Trophy lead as Japan closes gap for silver
Kaori Sakamoto finished second in the women"s free skate, while Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara took second in the pairs short program.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Apr 13, 2023
Japan skaters struggle on first day of World Team Trophy
Team USA jumped to a strong lead at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on strong performances by Ilia Malinin, Isabeau Levito and ice dance world champions Madison Chock and Evan Bates.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 7, 2023
My friendship with Ryuichi Sakamoto
Roger Pulvers writes about his relationship with the late musician, recalling the time he introduced Sakamoto to David Bowie.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 5, 2023
The unyielding spirit of Ryuichi Sakamoto
The award-winning composer and member of Yellow Magic Orchestra showed a rebellious streak throughout his life, which not only influenced musicians worldwide but also effected social change.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 4, 2023
Artists worldwide join J-pop luminaries in mourning Ryuichi Sakamoto
Artists such as Towa Tei, "Suga" from BTS and Flying Lotus take to social media to express sadness and recount fond memories of the late musician.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Apr 3, 2023
Ryuichi Sakamoto, an outspoken peace and environment activist
The award-winning composer took a particularly strong anti-nuclear stance that put him at odds with Japanese officialdom.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 3, 2023
Ryuichi Sakamoto, trailblazing musician and film composer, dies at 71
Ryuichi Sakamoto, an award-winning composer and member of pioneering electronic act Yellow Magic Orchestra, has died. He was 71 years old.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 31, 2023
Ryuichi Sakamoto calls for stop to redevelopment plan for Tokyo's Jingu area
The Tokyo government last month approved a plan to demolish and rebuild Jingu Stadium, as well as cut down hundreds of trees, as part of a new high-rise complex to be completed in 2036.

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A statue of "Dragon Ball" character Goku stands outside the offices of Bandai Namco in Tokyo. The figure is now as recognizable as such characters as Mickey Mouse and Spider-Man.
Akira Toriyama's gift to the world