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JAPAN / Science & Health
Jul 1, 2022

Japanese researchers challenge 2019 black hole image

A team of Japanese researchers Thursday challenged an international group's declaration in April 2019 that it succeeded in capturing a direct image of a black hole for the first time in history.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 18, 2022

Beijing got all ready for Olympic curling. But about the ice …

The ice makers of Olympic curling are part physicist, part meteorologist, part engineer. They know that creating a stage for a world-class event is all about the process.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Feb 4, 2022

With celebrations and controversy, the 2022 Winter Olympics begin

There are fears that China will use COVID-19 protocols to affect competitions, disqualifying some athletes to ensure the “proper” outcomes.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 8, 2022

Naomi Osaka pulls out of semifinal of Australian Open tuneup event

'Sad to withdraw due to injury from my match today, my body got a shock from playing back to back intense matches after the break I took,' Osaka said on Twitter.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 5, 2022

Biden to speak 'truth' a year after U.S. Capitol riot; Trump cancels Jan. 6 event

Four people died on the day of the riot, one Capitol police officer died the day after. Dozens of police were injured, and four officers have since taken their own lives.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 29, 2021

To tax billionaires, democrats should keep it simple

Instead of taxing the wealthiest each year on their assets, as has been proposed, Biden's original plan would tax them upon their death.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Perspectives
Sep 6, 2021

Beyond the Games: Can the Paralympics' success spur change?

The global sporting event has provided Japan with an opportunity to reflect on the issues that create barriers to accessibility. What does the host nation do from here?
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 12, 2020

What happens when a superspreader event keeps spreading?

A new analysis of a conference at a Boston hotel has concluded that the coronavirus strains loosed at the meeting have since migrated worldwide and sickened about 245,000 Americans.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 18, 2020

Thai protesters critical of monarchy to stage largest event yet

Thai protest leaders are planning the biggest gathering since the 2014 military coup, as they seek to build momentum in monthslong demonstrations for greater democracy and reform of the country’s powerful monarchy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 6, 2019

Knife-wielding man attacks pro-Beijing lawmaker Junius Ho at Hong Kong event

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ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 24, 2019

Beijing says U.S. failed to grant visas to Chinese space officials for international event

The United States is "weaponizing" visas, having failed to grant them in time or at all for Chinese space officials for an international event in Washington, China's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday, in the latest escalation of tensions between the two countries.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Oct 10, 2019

Quality high at Short Shorts autumn screening event

Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia holds its autumn screening event in Tokyo from Oct. 17 to 20, with 25 films being shown across a number of programs
JAPAN
Jul 25, 2019

2025 Osaka Expo to seek public input for event's logo

The operator of the 2025 World Expo in Osaka will seek ideas from the public for the event's logo, the organization's secretary-general, Hiroyuki Ishige, said Thursday.

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Professional cleaner Hirofumi Sakurai takes a moment to appreciate some photographs in a Gotanda apartment whose occupant died alone.
The last cleanup: Life and death in a lonely Japan