Tag - street-league

 
Menu
Search
 
May 20, 2024
 

Today's print edition

Home Delivery
Subscribe for more access

STREET LEAGUE

Fans at Tokyo's Ariake Arena watch Yuto Horigome compete in Street League Skateboarding's debut Japan event on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Skateboarding
Aug 13, 2023
Yuto Horigome thrills in Street League Skateboarding's Japan debut
The raucous crowd at Ariake Arena starkly contrasted with the empty skate park nearby where the 24-year-old captured his Olympic gold medal two years ago.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Feb 17, 2023
Japan set to host first SLS Championship Tour event
Japan is set to host a Street League Skateboarding Championship Tour event for the first time, sources familiar with the matter said Thursday.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Aug 16, 2022
Olympic champion Yuto Horigome wins second straight tour round
The 23-year-old skater earned his sixth career Street League win after scoring 27.6 points from a possible 30 to claim back-to-back victories in the competition.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 18, 2022
Yuto Horigome wins first event of SLS Tour season
Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Yuto Horigome won the first stop of this year's Street League Skateboarding Championship Tour on Sunday, as Japanese men claimed the top two podium spots.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 29, 2019
Yuto Horigome triumphs on LA stop of Street League Skateboarding World Tour
Japanese skater Yuto Horigome won the men's title at the second stop of the Street League Skateboarding World Tour, held in Los Angeles on Sunday.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jan 15, 2019
Teen skateboarder Aori Nishimura nabs women's title at world tour final stage
Teenager Aori Nishimura won the women's title Sunday in the final stage of the 2018 World Skate Street League Skateboarding Tour that featured a new world championship format.
America wasn’t made for walking, and it’s killing them
A 2010 study found that U.S. adults averaged 5,117 steps daily and that this was lower than the averages found in similar studies in Switzerland, western Australia and Japan.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Saudi crown prince seeks soft power in game hub Japan
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomes Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, last July.
Japan survey finds 30% of student interns experience sexual harassment
The proportion of recent graduates in Japan who have worked as interns have experienced sexual harassment during their internship was 30.1%, according to a labor ministry survey, up 4.6 percentage points from the previous survey in fiscal 2020.
Nippon Steel boosts efforts to woo U.S. Steel workers and politicians
Nippon Steel, Japan’s top steelmaker, is sending Vice Chairman and Executive Vice President Takahiro Mori to Pittsburgh next week where he’ll meet with local staff and elected officials.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.
Local theater in Japan is more than a hobby — it’s a community
Japan Times contributor Laura Pollacco (front right) was offered the role of one of her all-time favorite heroines, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Bennet, in the Tokyo International Players’ production of “Pride and Prejudice.”
Can AI-generated inventions be patented? A Tokyo court says no.
The Tokyo court's ruling comes amid ongoing debates on how to regulate generative AI and is part of a transnational class action lawsuit.
Massimo Bottura: 'The Japanese let ingredients express themselves'
Italian chef and restaurateur Massimo Bottura is increasingly focusing on passing on his knowledge to chefs such as Antonio Iacoviello.
Unraveling the Japanese prose of Yukio Mishima
Author Yukio Mishima accepts the Arts Festival Award in the drama category at the 20th Arts Festival Award Ceremony on Jan. 22, 1966.

Podcast

From easily navigable train stations to the helpfulness of its municipal staff, Tokyo has earned high praise for its commitment to accessibility for disabled travelers.
[Rebroadcast] Japan is doing better on accessibility than you may think

Longform

Things may look perfect to the outside world, but today's mom is fine with some imperfection at home.
How 'Reiwa moms' are reshaping motherhood in Japan
By Mai Yoshikawa

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

Live like a lord or lady for a night at Ozu Castle
Live like a lord or lady for a night at Ozu Castle

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS note

Read more

SUPPLEMENTS BINDER