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Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting battles Julia Szeremeta of Poland in the final of the women's 57-kilogram division at the Paris Olympics in August.
MORE SPORTS / Boxing
Taiwan Olympic boxing champion quits event after gender questions
By Joy Chiang
Lin, who was embroiled in a gender row at the Paris Olympics, was due to compete in the World Boxing Cup Finals in Sheffield starting Wednesday.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates with his team after clinching the Formula One world drivers' title on Saturday in Las Vegas.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Verstappen switches focus to reboot defense of F1 teams' title
Just days after clinching the title with a measured drive to fifth in Las Vegas, the 27-year-old will return to the track hoping he can repeat his triumph from last year.
Japan has won four games and lost seven since Eddie Jones took over in January.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Eddie Jones tells Japan to keep faith after heavy defeats
Japan has won four games and lost seven since the Australian took over in January.
Former F1 world champion Mario Andretti will serve as a director on the board of a new General Motors Formula One team set to debut in 2026.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Nov 26, 2024
GM agrees deal to enter F1 with Cadillac in 2026
By Alan Baldwin
The firm said it had also registered with FIA as a power unit manufacturer to become a full works outfit by the end of the decade.
Tiger Woods in action during the 152nd Open Championship at the Royal Troon Golf Club in Troon, Scotland, on July 19
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Nov 26, 2024
Tiger Woods to skip Hero World Challenge after back surgery
Woods hosts the annual event but has played just once in the last three years due to health concerns.
Eddie Jones walks onto the field before Japan's test against England in London on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Nov 25, 2024
Eddie Jones gets rude welcome from 'clown' in return to Twickenham with Japan
Eddie Jones said he was abused by a fan at halftime in his return to Twickenham for the first time since being fired as England boss in Japan's 59-14 defeat on Sunday.
England's Tom Roebuck (left) attempts to get away from Japan wing Jone Naikabula during their match in London on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Nov 25, 2024
Japan coach Eddie Jones calls for patience after blowout loss against England
Jones' inexperienced starting lineup had a combined total of 201 caps, while England had 622.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates his fourth consecutive Formula One world title after the Las Vegas Grand Prix on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Nov 24, 2024
Verstappen wins fourth consecutive Formula One world title
With two rounds to spare, the 27-year-old Dutch driver took an unbeatable lead over McLaren's Lando Norris in the championship.
Thierry Neuville and his co-driver, Martijn Wydaeghe, drive their Hyundai during Rally Japan, the final event of the World Rally Championships, in Ena, Gifu Prefecture, on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Nov 24, 2024
Neuville wins world title after Tanak crashes at Rally Japan
Tanak went off the road near the end of the opening stage on the final day, meaning he could not catch championship leader Neuville in the overall standings.
American skier Mikaela Shiffrin celebrates on the podium after securing her 99th career World Cup win on Saturday in Gurgl, Austria.
MORE SPORTS / Alpine skiing
Nov 24, 2024
Mikaela Shiffrin takes 99th World Cup win, putting her on course for 100 on home snow
Shiffrin won the slalom in the resort of Gurgl by a comfortable 0.55 of a second from Italian-born Lara Colturi, who skis for Albania, in second place.

Japan investigating Amazon for allegedly bullying other businesses
Packages move along a conveyor belt at an Amazon warehouse
DPP’s Tamaki leverages new position with energy proposal
DPP leader Yuichiro Tamaki in Tokyo on Tuesday
Japanese man broke into 1,000 homes to 'relieve stress'
Fukuoka Prefectural Police Headquarters in Fukuoka. Police took a 37-year-old man into custody on Monday on suspicion of trespassing on a property in Dazaifu City.
Wild boar injures six at Himeji child care facility
Hyogo Prefectural Police headquarters. A wild boar attacked children and staff at a child care facility in the prefecture on Tuesday.
Russia says it will respond if U.S. places missiles in Japan
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova at a news conference in the city of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, in June
‘What Divides Us’ producer honors grandfather’s Hiroshima reportage
“What Divides Us" producer Cannon Hersey says his grandfather, who wrote about the aftermath of nuclear destruction in Hiroshima, never spoke about what he had seen while working with Japanese minister Kiyoshi Tanimoto to preserve the stories of survivors.
DPP’s Tamaki leverages new position with energy proposal
DPP leader Yuichiro Tamaki in Tokyo on Tuesday
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
China defense minister being investigated for corruption, report says
Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun attends the opening ceremony of the Xiangshan Forum at the Beijing International Convention Center on Sept. 13. Dong is the third consecutive incumbent or former defense chief to be probed over alleged corruption.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
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