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EDITORIALS
Aug 1, 2015

Lessons of plane crash in Chofu

The July 26 airplane crash in Chofu, western Tokyo, demonstrates the need for tighter rules governing small airports and the pilots and companies that use them.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jul 31, 2015

First wave of teams allocated for new hoop league

The Japan Professional Basketball League announced which divisions 20 of the teams that will make up the new men's top circuit will play in on Thursday, following a meeting of the FIBA-led Japan 2024 Task Force.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jul 27, 2015

JBA announces preseason exhibition showcase between top NBL, bj-league teams

Last season's four championship finalists from the NBL and bj-league will compete on Sept. 13 in Tokyo, the Japan Basketball Association announced on Monday.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 23, 2015

De Grasse, Simpson claim Pan Am sprint gold

Canada's Andre De Grasse and Jamaica's Sherone Simpson won their respective 100 meters finals at the Pan American Games on Wednesday while St. Lucia enjoyed a landmark moment at the multisport competition.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jul 20, 2015

Ain't no cure for the salaryman blues

This is an excerpt from an interview with a salaryman who wishes to remain anonymous.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 18, 2015

National Stadium architects return fire, say design not behind high costs

Zaha Hadid Architects hit back at the decision to scrap their plan for Tokyo's new National Stadium, insisting the ambitious design was not responsible for spiraling construction costs.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Jul 17, 2015

July 18, 2015

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 16, 2015

China crackdown on meat smuggling stokes risky underground, unfrozen trade

On a dusty industrial lot in northern Hong Kong, a group of travelers sheltered in the shade away from the pressing July heat, packing old cloth bags and backpacks with Styrofoam to protect a more precious cargo: smuggled meat.
EDITORIALS
Jul 13, 2015

National Stadium boondoggle

The government should adopt a simpler design for the new National Stadium to reduce its ballooning construction costs.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jul 6, 2015

Kendo can bring Japan's passive smartphone zombies back to life

When I visited the Nippon Budokan (日本武道館) to watch the Kokusai Kendo Senshuken (世界剣道選手権大会, World Kendo Championships), an unexpected surge of joy coursed through my veins. This is probably how Brazilians feel when watching a soccer match between their national team and anyone...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 6, 2015

Failure of new U.S. weapons systems may be more than science fiction

There is a belief that the U.S. and China will never go to war because they are economically interdependent. But a closer look at history should worry everyone.
Japan Times
SOCCER / Women's World Cup
Jul 5, 2015

U.S. coach hails Japan's 2011 triumph as 'watershed moment' for women's soccer

Japan's Women's World Cup victory four years ago with a possession style approach was a turning point for the women's game that will be reflected in Sunday's final, according to United States head coach Jill Ellis.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Jul 4, 2015

Fairness prevails in Hiroshima saga

It's no surprise that the Hiroshima Lightning have endured a soap opera-like saga before even playing their first bj-league game.
Japan Times
Places
Jul 3, 2015

Where to view the Women’s World Cup final in the Tokyo area

The teams of Japan and the United States will face again each other again to determine the winner of the FIFA Women’s World Cup. The game will be broadcast locally on Fuji TV, but if you want to support your team along with other soccer fans in person, a number of venues in Japan will offer public...
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Jul 2, 2015

Chongryon adrift at sea as succession battle looms

A succession fight is brewing in Chongyron, but however it turns out, the organization's influence in Pyongyang is disappering.
Japan Times
SPORTS / NOTES ON A SCORECARD
Jun 30, 2015

Sasaki deserves a shot at coaching Samurai Blue

By guiding Nadeshiko Japan into the semifinals of the Women's World Cup for a second consecutive time, coach Norio Sasaki has clearly established his acumen as both a motivator and strategist.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / BACKSTREET STORIES
Jun 27, 2015

The custodians of culture in Koishikawa

Exiting the Nanboku subway's Korakuen Station near Tokyo Dome, I gaze up at clouds resembling bunches of purple hydrangeas. Directly overhead, a roller coaster car swooshes by, its passengers shrieking, which is a good sign, because, despite its aquatic name, the Thunder Dolphin coaster doesn't run in...
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 23, 2015

A way of helping the poor that actually works

Ideas to help the world's poorest people should be funded based on evidence that they work — not hope.
Taiwan stuns Samurai Japan to capture Premier12 title
Japan starter Shosei Togo reacts after allowing a three-run home run against Taiwan in the fifth inning of the Premier12 final on Sunday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Japan beats Taiwan ahead of rematch in Premier12 final
Keita Sano celebrates with his teammates after scoring on Kotaro Kiyomiya's two-run triple against Taiwan during their Premier12 game at Tokyo Dome on Saturday.
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
'Kohaku' still matters for J-pop bragging rights
Emerging Gen Z J-pop group ME:I will perform on this year's "Kohaku Uta Gassen," national broadcaster NHK’s New Year's Eve spectacle.
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
Japan’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat
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