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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff and his wife, F1 Academy chief Suzie Wolff, at the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix in March 2022
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Dec 8, 2023
FIA drops compliance probe into Toto and Susie Wolff
FIA had caused a stir when it announced it was looking into media speculation about a potential conflict of interest.
Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing celebrates on the podium with the trophy after winning the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix at the Yas Marina Circuit on Sunday.
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Nov 28, 2023
Room for improvement for Red Bull? Rivals hope not
Red Bull will hope to defend its titles in 2024, when there will be a record 24 races, with an even better car.
England's Harry Kane celebrates his second goal of the night against Italy during a Euro 2024 qualifier in London on Tuesday.
SOCCER
Oct 18, 2023
Harry Kane scores twice as England beats Italy to qualify for Euros
The goals took Kane's tally at Wembley to 24, one more than 1966 World Cup winner Bobby Charlton, making him England's all-time top scorer at the stadium.
Michael Andretti, the son of 1978 Formula One champion Mario, first applied for his team to join Formula One in early 2022.
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Oct 3, 2023
FIA approval moves Michael Andretti a step closer to Formula One
The son of 1978 Formula One world champion Mario had been seen as the clear frontrunner from as many as seven initial expressions of interest.
Alpine's Pierre Gasly and his teammate, Esteban Ocon, during the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday
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Aug 3, 2023
Alpine facing more upheaval a year on from Oscar Piastri saga
On track, the team has slumped from fourth last season to a distant sixth and suffered more retirements than any team.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 12, 2023
Around-the-world aviator siblings set another youth record
Mack and Zara Rutherford have become the youngest winners of the Royal Automobile Club's Segrave Trophy.
Japan Times
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Jul 4, 2023
McLaren boss: Austria track limits chaos will not happen again
The results of the race were revised five hours after the finish following a flurry of penalties dealt to nearly half the field of 20 drivers.
Japan Times
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Jul 4, 2023
Formula One finds controversy on the wrong side of a white line
According to the governing FIA, race control had to review more than 1,200 potential breaches of the 'track limit' rule that occurred during the 71-lap Austrian Grand Prix.
Japan Times
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Jun 20, 2023
Red Bull can win everything, but the gap may be closing in Formula One
Max Verstappen has won six of the eight — including the last four in a row — and is heading for another record-breaking season, but there are glimmers of hope for his rivals.
Japan Times
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May 24, 2023
Honda to power Aston Martin's F1 title ambitions from 2026
The new 'works' partnership will transform Aston Martin into Honda's sole focus on the starting grid.
Japan Times
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May 3, 2023
Jenson Button expects to see Lewis Hamilton fighting on in 2024
The seven-time Formula One champion will be 39 next January and has not won a race since the December 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
Japan Times
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Apr 30, 2023
Max Verstappen slams sprint format: 'Just scrap the whole thing'
Previously to the ongoing Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Formula One had used the Saturday sprint to set the Sunday grid, while also awarding points to the top eight finishers.
Japan Times
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Apr 26, 2023
Formula One approves new standalone sprint format
The changes mean Friday's qualifying, which follows an hour-long opening practice session, will set the grid for Sunday's main grand prix instead of the Saturday sprint.
Japan Times
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Apr 19, 2023
Formula One stewards dismiss Ferrari's penalty petition
Carlos Sainz was deemed 'wholly to blame' for the first-corner collision with Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso, who ended up third in a race that featured three red flags.
Japan Times
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Apr 5, 2023
Safety makes F1's red flag controversy a difficult debate
Sunday's Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne ended behind the safety car after two late stoppages, much to the chagrin of drivers who would have preferred to race on.
Japan Times
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Mar 7, 2023
Red Bull plays down talk of sweeping Formula One season
Such a sweep would be unprecedented in a championship that started in 1950 with far fewer rounds than the current record 23.
Japan Times
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Feb 22, 2023
Formula One rewrites its rule on shortened races
Last year's rain-hit Japanese Grand Prix was halted after two laps and resumed more than two hours later with 28 of the scheduled 53 laps completed.
Japan Times
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Feb 21, 2023
Multiple Formula One teams contact Honda for 2026 partnership
Despite leaving the competition after the 2021 season, the Japanese manufacturer has continued to produce engines for world champion Red Bull and its sister team AlphaTauri.
Japan Times
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Nov 29, 2022
Retiring Ross Brawn says he leaves F1 as strong as it has ever been
In his parting message, the bespectacled Englishman said the racing had improved under Liberty Media, who took over the sport in 2017 and ousted former commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone.
Japan Times
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Oct 24, 2022
Max Verstappen wins U.S. GP as Red Bull takes constructors' crown
The title was Red Bull's first since 2013, when it completed a fourth successive title double with Germany's Sebastian Vettel at the end of the sport's V8 era.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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