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Dec 31, 2020
In 2020, sports was about staying safe and speaking out
When the pandemic subsides, what will endure from 2020 in sports?
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Sep 19, 2017
Tokashiki welcomes every opportunity to learn game, improve as all-around player
Returning to her home nation with an innocent smile, Ramu Tokashiki reflected on what was the biggest challenge of her three-year stint in America.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 26, 2017
Fujioka building big reputation
She is big, strong, tough, smart, and can do everything.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 26, 2016
Gaines gets to work with Japan's women's hoop team
Japan's Olympic-bound women's national basketball team has entered its second training camp in Tokyo, with Phoenix Suns assistant Corey Gaines as a guest coach.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Feb 13, 2016
Tokashiki reaches deal to remain with WNBA's Storm
Star forward Ramu Tokashiki has signed a multiyear contract with the Seattle Storm, the WNBA club announced on Friday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Dec 28, 2015
Tokashiki helps Storm rout Sparks in WNBA opener
Ramu Tokashiki has officially begun her brand-new journey with the Storm as she made her WNBA regular-season debut in Seattle's 86-61 season-opening win over the Los Angeles Sparks on Saturday at KeyArena.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Sep 26, 2015
WNBA honors Tokashiki
Seattle Storm forward Ramu Tokashiki was selected to the WNBA All-Rookie Team for the 2015 season, the league announced on Thursday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Sep 15, 2015
Storm forward Tokashiki wraps up solid rookie season in WNBA
Ramu Tokashiki's first season in the world's premier club basketball competition for women came to a close with a loss on Sunday, but the Seattle Storm's Japanese rookie has already proved she belongs in the WNBA.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Aug 25, 2015
Tokashiki eager to put new skills on display
Less than a week before the Japan women's national team begins competing at the FIBA Asia Championship, Seattle Storm rookie Ramu Tokashiki returned home to join the squad.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jul 15, 2015
Hovasse convinced Tokashiki bound for greatness
Japan women's national basketball team assistant coach Tom Hovasse recalled that Ramu Tokashiki "was just a kid" when she made her WJBL debut right out of high school.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jun 30, 2015
Rookie Tokashiki coming on strong for Storm
Despite her team's poor start, Seattle Storm forward Ramu Tokashiki has been a bright spot for the WNBA club in the early going this season.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jun 5, 2015
Tokashiki earns spot with the Seattle Storm
Japan ace Ramu Tokashiki has made the Seattle Storm's opening-day roster, the WNBA club announced Thursday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 7, 2015
WJBL star Tokashiki signs with WNBA's Storm
Two-time WJBL MVP Ramu Tokashiki has signed with the WNBA's Seattle Storm her Japanese club, JX-Eneos Sunflowers, announced Monday.
EDITORIALS
Jun 20, 2010
Adapting to the Digital Age
The pervasive influence of digital media was highlighted on June 7 by the announcement of recommendations for changes in the authorized list of kanji for everyday use. A government advisory panel has proposed adding 196 kanji and removing five for a total of 2,136 characters.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 3, 2007
Setting the record straight on Indonesia
BALI, Indonesia — Japan and India stand as beacons for democracy that surely inspire many of their Asian neighbors. For its part, Indonesia has been struggling with its own experiment with democracy that has enormous implications for the region and the rest of the world.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 28, 2007
Globalization blurs North-South divide
NEW YORK — The notion of a divide between the rich north and the poor and developing south has long been a central concept among economists and policymakers. From 1950 to 1980, the north accounted for almost 80 percent of global GDP but only 22 percent of its population, and the south accounted for the remainder of global population and 20 percent global income.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 9, 2007
East Timor need not follow Myanmar
MANILA — East Timor, now known as Timor-Leste, is the world's newest democracy. It may have a population of less than 1 million, but it has a proud, heroic history and a rich culture built up over centuries of diverse ethnic and colonial influences.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 3, 2007
Countries pay high price for gender gap
NEW YORK — Working women throughout the world have long complained of the unfairness implied by lower pay than what men receive. But the wage disparity between men and women is more than unjust. It is also economically harmful.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
Saudi Arabia steps up Gaza-related arrests as Israel ties edge closer
The arrests for Gaza-related posts indicate Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s regime will take a hard line against citizens not toeing the line when it comes to normalizing ties with Israel.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
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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