Tag - wilson

 
Menu
Search
 
April 24, 2024
 

Today's print edition

Home Delivery
Subscribe for more access

WILSON

The Tokyo District Court
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 20, 2023
American man found not guilty over killing of wife at Tokyo courthouse
The ruling said the man couldn’t be held accountable because he was suffering from schizophrenia when he killed his wife in 2019.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 21, 2022
Pair of Kenyan marathoners handed long doping bans
As of the end of November, 55 Kenyan athletes were banned and eight provisionally suspended, according to the Athletics Integrity Unit.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Nov 24, 2022
Jets bench Zach Wilson ahead of meeting with Bears
Quarterback Mike White was named the starter over Zach Wilson for this weekend's game against the Chicago Bears, coach New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh announced Wednesday.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Nov 15, 2022
Mai Mihara wins first Grand Prix at MK John Wilson Trophy
The 23-year-old, who led after the short program, landed all seven of her jumps to earn her first win in the circuit, six years after making her debut.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Nov 13, 2022
Shun Sato wins Grand Prix bronze in England
The 18-year-old, who won silver last November in Grenoble, France, improved one place following the men's short program in Sheffield.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Sep 10, 2022
Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson riding into Seattle with new team to start season
Wilson, who guided the Seahawks to their lone Super Bowl title, will play his first game for the Denver Broncos at Lumen Field, where he spent his first 10 seasons.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 9, 2022
Japanese baseball: A 150-year journey of transformation
Over the years, Japan's changing political goals, and economic and social circumstances, have all left their imprint on the game that became known as yakyu016b, or 'field ball.'
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 28, 2022
Russell Wilson savoring fresh start with Broncos
Russell Wilson is bullish on his new club despite the fact the Broncos have experienced five straight losing seasons and six without reaching the postseason.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Mar 17, 2022
Russell Wilson joins Broncos with sights set on winning multiple Super Bowls
Broncos general manager George Paton said Wilson was the team's 'No. 1 target.'
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 17, 2021
Did baseball arrive in Japan one year earlier than commonly believed?
A British historian believes the sport was first played in Yokohama in 1871 — a year before American teacher Horace Wilson began teaching its rules to his students.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 30, 2021
Japan gives U.S. women's basketball team early trouble but 'bad habits' sting in loss
A'Ja Wilson scored a game-high 20 points and had 10 rebounds as Team USA pulled away from Japan after a tight first quarter to pick up an 86-69 win.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
May 6, 2021
Tom Wilson violence may force NHL to reconsider stance on fighting
Social media exploded after the repeat offender took down Artemi Panarin and punched Pavel Buchnevich, while sports shows replayed the incident on a loop.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 30, 2021
Jaguars take QB Trevor Lawrence with top pick of NFL draft
Trevor Lawrence, Zach Wilson and Trey Lance were the first three picks of Thursday night's NFL draft in Cleveland, marking just the third time the top three selections were all quarterbacks.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY
Jul 6, 2020
What’s in a name? Princeton University faces its racist past
U.S. President Woodrow Wilson's image as a promoter of democracy and equality is being replaced with that of a stone-cold racist, extreme even for his time.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jun 28, 2020
Princeton dumps U.S. President Woodrow Wilson’s name over ‘racist thinking’
Princeton University is removing Woodrow Wilson’s name from its public policy school and one of its residential colleges after trustees concluded that the 28th U.S. president’s "racist thinking and policies” made him "an inappropriate namesake.” The Ivy League school’s trustees made the decision Friday, according to a statement released on Saturday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 31, 2019
Bolsonaro threatens Brazil's Globo TV over 'villainous' report linking him to councilwoman's assassination
President Jair Bolsonaro threatened on Wednesday to cancel the license of Brazil's largest TV network, Globo, accusing it of "villainous journalism" after a report connecting him with a former police officer accused of killing a Rio de Janeiro city councilwoman last year.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Sep 19, 2019
Christina Valdez ecstatic after fulfilling dream of seeing Yuzuru Hanyu skate in person
There is nothing greater in life than fulfilling a dream.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Aug 20, 2019
Nana Araki looks for leap in crucial season
Now is the time for accomplished junior Nana Araki to shine.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Aug 15, 2019
Yuma Kagiyama looks to continue father's legacy
The sports landscape is filled with sons of famous fathers who could not live up to the family name. Many have tried to emulate success in the same sport, but were unable to approach their dad's greatness.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
May 9, 2019
Salute to Hanyu: U.S. ballet troupe paying tribute to legend
Awards, medals, proclamations, trophies, monuments. Two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu has them all.
'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.
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.
Hybrid work takes root in Japan, survey finds
A dealer works in the trading room at a foreign exchange brokerage in Tokyo on March 28. An overwhelming majority of respondents who currently work remotely in some capacity say they wish to continue to do so.
Shohei Ohtani signs deal with sports technology company Rapsodo
Shohei Ohtani has been appointed as the new technology ambassador for Rapsodo, the company announced Monday.
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.

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

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.
The story isn't over for Japan's bookstores
By Alex K.T. Martin

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

Vol. 34: Tokyo, a vanguard city for sustainability
Vol. 34: Tokyo, a vanguard city for sustainability

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS note

Read more

SUPPLEMENTS BINDER