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JAPAN
Oct 17, 2019

Two Japanese make BBC's list of world's 100 most influential women

Two Japanese women, one behind a campaign against women being forced to wear high heels at work under corporate rules and the other a collegiate sumo wrestler, were included in British broadcaster the BBC's 2019 list of 100 influential women from around the world released Wednesday.
Japan Times
Rugby
Oct 13, 2019

Post-typhoon Japan-Scotland match gets green light

After postponing an early morning decision until 10:30 a.m., Rugby World Cup organizers on Sunday announced that a climactic Pool A clash between Japan and Scotland will take place as scheduled at International Stadium Yokohama.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 6, 2019

China won't be able to save the world economy this time

Beijing played a pivotal role in reviving global growth after recessions in 2001 and 2008, but things are very different now.
Japan Times
Rugby
Oct 5, 2019

Unbeaten Brave Blossoms battle past Samoa, moving closer to first trip to RWC quarterfinals

Japan made it three wins out of three at the Rugby World Cup and moved within touching distance of the quarterfinals with a 38-19 victory over Samoa — including a bonus point — on Saturday night.
Japan Times
Rugby
Oct 5, 2019

England whips Argentina, becomes first team to secure spot in RWC quarterfinals

After an embarrassing exit in the pool phase when it was the tournament host four years ago, England traveled to Japan determined to make sure it wouldn't happen again at the 2019 Rugby World Cup.
Japan Times
Rugby
Oct 5, 2019

All Blacks won't take Namibia lightly, center Anton Lienert-Brown says

Playing Namibia will be exactly the same as playing South Africa, England or any other rugby heavyweight and the All Blacks were treating their Pool B clash with the lowest-ranked side at the World Cup as such, center Anton Lienert-Brown said on Saturday.
Japan Times
Rugby
Oct 4, 2019

All Blacks' Jordie Barrett ready for unfamiliar role

New Zealand utility back Jordie Barrett insists he is ready to rise to the challenge of being named as the All Blacks' starting standoff to face Namibia on Sunday — despite never having played the position in a test match before.
Japan Times
Rugby
Oct 3, 2019

Fiji bounces back with rout of Georgia

The Flying Fijians are back.
Japan Times
Rugby
Sep 27, 2019

Turning pressure into points key against top teams, Tonga assistant Grant Doorey says

Intensity and bravery can only take the lower-tier nations so far against rugby's elite sides and the key to running them close is to turn pressure into points, Tonga forwards coach Grant Doorey said on Friday.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 24, 2019

What’s really happening in the rest of the world

The conventional wisdom from the past 70-some years in Japan may no longer be conventional anymore.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Sep 23, 2019

Tokyo ranked world's safest city for third time in a row

The research section of British magazine The Economist on the 30th released its rankings of major cities in the world in terms of public safety, medical care and other aspects, and Tokyo was ranked the world's safest city.
Japan Times
Rugby
Sep 22, 2019

Ireland crushes Scotland in early show of force

World No. 1-ranked Ireland announced itself in dominant style at the 2019 Rugby World Cup with a bruising 27-3 win over Scotland on Sunday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Sep 21, 2019

'Paper Houses': Loving one half of the country, detesting the other

Author William Plomer came to Japan during the 1920s following the publication of 'Turbott Wolfe.' Hugely inspired by the country, in his later life he persuaded Benjamin Britten to watch a noh performance, inspiring him to write the opera 'Curlew River,' and publisher Jonathan Cape to publish the 'James Bond' novels.
Japan Times
Rugby
Sep 21, 2019

Australia staves off upset bid by Fiji

Hooker Tolu Latu scored two tries in the second half to help Australia escape a historic upset by Fiji and win 39-21 on Saturday in the teams' Rugby World Cup Pool D opener.
PODCAST / deep dive
Sep 18, 2019

Episode 23: Welcome to the land of the rising scrum — Rugby World Cup 2019 special

This week, we talk to the Rugby World Cup chief, Japan Times rugby experts and a triple-cancer survivor who has cycled from the U.K. to Japan for the games.
Japan Times
Rugby
Sep 15, 2019

Ireland wary of Brave Blossoms threat, head coach Joe Schmidt says

Ireland wants to take it one match at a time in its Rugby World Cup group stage but has already singled out host Japan as a tough opponent in Pool A, head coach Joe Schmidt said.
Rugby
Sep 14, 2019

Wallabies captain Michael Hooper would embrace chance to revive partnership with David Pocock

Australia captain Michael Hooper has said he would welcome the chance to revive his back row partnership with David Pocock at the Rugby World Cup, having been impressed with his fellow openside flanker's return to test rugby against Samoa.
BASKETBALL
Sep 7, 2019

New Zealand cruises past winless Japan

Despite playing without two key members, the Japan men's national squad expected to have a tough contest against another competitive team.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Sep 5, 2019

Envisioning comparisons between sumo and rugby as RWC approaches

Sumo isn't the only show in town this September, as the world's third-largest sporting event comes to Asia for the first time ever.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Sep 5, 2019

Naturalized Japan big man Nick Fazekas looking forward to playing against U.S.

As a naturalized Japanese citizen, Nick Fazekas described it "a crazy ride" to be facing his native country on the sport's premier stage.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 28, 2019

Japan's war crimes, colonialism and apologies

Both Japan and South Korea must aim for objectivity and impartiality in their grasp of their history.
Chinese buyer of Okinawa Island to make visit in summer
Yanaha Island in Okinawa Prefecture as seen from a ferry.
Protesters storm South Korea court after it extends Yoon's detention
A motorcade believed to be carrying impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeo arrives at the Seoul Detention Center in Uiwang, South Korea, late Saturday.
German ambassador warns of Trump plan to redefine constitutional order, document shows
German Ambassador to the U.S. Andreas Michaelis has described U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's agenda for his second White House term as one of "maximum disruption."
AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo win U.S. approval for breast cancer drug
Daiichi Sankyo's headquarters in Tokyo
TikTok shuts down U.S. access as Trump seeks app's reinstatement
After months of legal tussles, the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday upheld a law that would ban TikTok in the name of national security.
For tourists in search of seasonal sights, Yamagata makes its case
For some time away from Tokyo's suffocating urban sameness, Yamagata Prefecture is home to a soothing array of natural abundance.
A slow dive into ‘a moment and an eternity’ with Ryuichi Sakamoto
From the mid-2000s onward, Ryuichi Sakamoto created a number of installation works, often in collaboration with Shiro Takatani, of multimedia art collective Dumb Type.
The efforts to bridge the disaster information gap, 30 years on
Roxana Oshiro and her husband gather their belongings in front of their house in Furukawacho, in Kobe's Suma Ward, after the Great Hanshin Earthquake in 1995.
Japan looks to up the ante with more money and partners in military aid program
Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and Philippine Foreign Minister Enrique Manalo hold a joint news conference in Taguig City, Metro Manila, the Philippines, on Wednesday.

Podcast

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

Longform

Atsuyoshi Koike, the president and CEO of Rapidus, says there is a “sense of urgency” when it comes to Japan’s efforts in manufacturing semiconductors. “We have to make sure we are successful,” he says.
Atsuyoshi Koike’s big game: Fourth down and 2 nanometers to go
By Kazuaki Nagata and Richard Meyer

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