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Charlotte Dujardin and her horse, Gio, compete in the dressage event at the Tokyo Olympics in July 2021.
OLYMPICS / Equestrian
Jul 25, 2024
Caught repeatedly whipping a horse, top British rider is out of the Olympics
In the video, Charlotte Dujardin, who has won six Olympic equestrian medals, repeatedly strikes a horse being ridden by another person as an onlooker laughs.
Rui "The Hurricane" Junior (right) takes down Mohamed Kamal during the World Championship Sumo tournament at Madison Square Garden in New York on April 13.
SUMO
Apr 19, 2024
World Championship Sumo adds WWE-style pizazz to Japan's traditional sport
A boisterous, nearly full crowd got an in-person look at sumo wrestling at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Rules changes will limit the weighing of gymnasts in Britain.
MORE SPORTS
Nov 30, 2023
Britain restricts weighing of gymnasts in wake of abuse
Gymnasts who are 11 and older in Britain may now be weighed only with their permission and with the permission of a parent if they are under 18.
Venezuela's Leonel Martinez poses on the podium with his silver medal after the men's trap final shooting event at the Pan American Games in Santiago on Oct. 27.
OLYMPICS / Shooting
Nov 4, 2023
After a 40-year wait, a trap shooter returns to the Olympics
Leonel Martínez, now 60, qualified by finishing second in men’s trap shooting at the Pan American Games in Santiago.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 24, 2023
Ali Krieger is calling it a career. She wants wins on her way out.
Krieger wants to turn around her club team, Gotham FC of the National Women’s Soccer League, after a season she would prefer to forget.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 24, 2022
Alex Ovechkin has 802 goals. Wayne Gretzky is next in his sights.
Alex Ovechkin on Friday surpassed Gordie Howe for second place on the NHL's career goal-scoring list. With 802 goals, he now trails only the Great One.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 23, 2022
Are there limits to pitching perfection? Roki Sasaki will find out.
After 17 perfect innings, the baseball world is eagerly anticipating the next start by the Marines' phenom.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Dec 5, 2021
All women and all alone: Monobob leads new events for 2022 Olympics
With more affordable equipment and the need for only a single driver, monobob could offer countries other than the traditional sledding superpowers a chance to capture Olympic gold.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 12, 2021
2021-22 NHL Season: What’s new and what’s returning to normal
After two chaotic years — and two titles for the Tampa Bay Lightning — the league will be hoping to crown a champion next spring without unwelcome pandemic-related drama.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 8, 2021
What to watch at the closing ceremony of the Tokyo Games
There will be music and speeches, and a handoff to Paris for the 2024 Games.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 28, 2021
The most dominant team at the Games might be better than ever
The U.S. women's water polo team won Olympic championships in London and Rio. A one-year delay of the Tokyo Games merely gave it more time to improve.
OLYMPICS
Jul 23, 2021
You read it here first (maybe): Who will light the Olympic cauldron
Some surprising names have been mentioned as leading candidates to perform one of the highest honors in sport.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 30, 2021
Is there such a thing as too much Shohei Ohtani?
The Angels' two-way star has leapt into this year's MVP conversation, but in order to prove himself a winner he will have to balance his workload on the mound and in the batter's box.
Nippon Steel alleges undue White House influence on doomed deal review
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy at the Brookings Institution in Washington on Dec. 10.
Record 78% of people in Japan feel anxious, government survey finds
The public opinion survey on people's lives, conducted by the Cabinet Office, found that 28.1% of respondents think that their standard of living is at a lower-middle level among the general public — the highest percentage to give that response in 35 years.
Police raided suspect's home to arrest him after fatal Kitakyushu stabbing
Broken window glass is seen at Masanori Hirabaru's house in Kitakyushu's Kokuraminami Ward.
Taiwan lawmakers brawl over bills that would 'damage democracy'
Lawmakers from the Democratic Progressive Party and opposition party Kuomintang brawl in parliament in Taipei on Friday.
Mother hopes for reunion with daughter ensnared by Tokyo host clubs
The Kabukicho district in Tokyo, where the daughter of a woman in her 60s fell deeply into the host club culture.
Casual workouts, cool living, ‘complete’ food: Japan’s health trends of 2024
In 2024, efficiency trumped effort among Japan's fitness-focused aspirants.
The mighty Mekong River's growing plastic problem
A group of elephant keepers in Chiang Saen, Thailand, remove plastic waste from the Ruak River, a tributary of the Mekong River, as a pair of Asian elephants bathe behind them.
Japanese officials inspect Yokota Air Base over PFAS concerns
The Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in September 2019. An inspection of the base by Japanese government officials on Friday came amid public pressure to investigate suspected links between the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam by the U.S. base and contamination of soil and groundwater in western Tokyo.
Crime numbers rise in Japan for second straight year
A police officer stands in front of the residence of a man alleged to have stabbed two junior high school students in Kitakyushu.
A year of Oscar wins and a quiet push for diversity
Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Evil Does Not Exist,” released in Japanese theaters in April, sharply dramatizes the clash between rural and urban values. The film won five awards at the 2023 Venice Film Festival, including the second-place Silver Lion prize.

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