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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 2, 2020

Photos of black holes will blow our minds again in 2020

The most awe-inspiring scientific discovery of 2019 is just the beginning.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Dec 30, 2019

A Japanese tradition to greet the new year

One new year tradition that has managed to stick around is making mochi, just make sure to watch your hands while you do it.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Dec 26, 2019

Playful strawberry treats with Japanese twist

A once-in-a-lifetime strawberry opportunity is the title and promise of the 2020 edition of Hilton Tokyo Odaiba's popular strawberry dessert buffet from Jan. 6 to May 8.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 23, 2019

Ryota Murata defends WBA middleweight title with TKO in Yokohama

Ryota Murata successfully defended his WBA middleweight title with a fifth-round technical knockout of Steven Butler on Monday night.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Dec 20, 2019

Yuzuru Hanyu seizes control with brilliant short program at nationals

Yuzuru Hanyu returned to the Japan Championships in stirring fashion on Friday night after a four-year absence, seizing the lead after the short program with another sublime performance.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Dec 19, 2019

Texas Legends' Yudai Baba to compete in NBA G League Winter Showcase for first time

Texas Legends swingman Yudai Baba is playing in this week's NBA G League Winter Showcase for the first time.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 19, 2019

Tokai University aims for more Hakone ekiden glory

Tokai University stunned a national audience by capturing its first-ever Hakone ekiden title with a tournament record at the last edition in January.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Dec 14, 2019

News outlets miss pivotal factor in decision to shift 2020 Olympic events

When the International Olympic Committee announced that the marathon and race walk competitions for next year's Olympics would be moved to Hokkaido due to fears that the summer heat in Tokyo might be too intense, Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike had no choice but to accept the directive, although she made a point...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 12, 2019

Shifting into the era of the Indo-Pacific

The Indo-Pacific era should not and must not be defined by the U.S.-China strategic competition.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Dec 12, 2019

Welcome the new year with a bubbly toast

Are there any sights more welcoming than a freshly poured glass of Champagne? With occasions for celebration becoming more frequent up until the end of the year — and indeed, the decade — the answer is undoubtedly "No!"
EDITORIALS
Dec 11, 2019

Russia banned again from world competition

Russian misbehavior must be punished, but it is also imperative to recognize flaws in the drug-testing regime; it too must be reformed.
Japan Times
Rugby
Dec 11, 2019

Brave Blossoms express gratitude at Tokyo parade

Members of Japan's men's national rugby team marched through Tokyo's Marunouchi Naka-dori street on Wednesday in a parade held to express appreciation for the support they received from fans during the 2019 Rugby World Cup.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Dec 11, 2019

Music historian Kato David Hopkins and a life spent discovering the obscure in Kansai

Music historian Kato David Hopkins is using his Happy Hour event in Kyoto to educate people about some of the lesser-known bands of the Kansai underground scene of years gone by
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Dec 10, 2019

Yuzuru Hanyu must find formula to defeat ascending Nathan Chen

Yuzuru Hanyu incurred his largest defeat in more than 10 years at the Grand Prix Final on Saturday to American Nathan Chen.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 9, 2019

Abe granted brief respite as scandal-hit extraordinary Diet session draws to a close

During the course of the session two ministers resigned, a plan for reforming college English-language tests was withdrawn and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was accused of breaching election campaign laws.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Dec 4, 2019

Bach to basics with father and son maestros

Masaaki Suzuki and his son Masato are decidating their time to promoting the music of Johann Sebastian Bach through Bach Collegium Japan
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 3, 2019

How Li Ka-shing, Hong Kong's tycoon 'Superman,' went from friend of China to punching bag

In January 1993, an ambitious Chinese Communist Party boss — 39 years old, chubby cheeks and a mop of black hair — visited Hong Kong. He was seeking out the city's rich among the shimmering skyscrapers, hoping to secure investment in Fuzhou, the second-tier city he ran in mainland China. His name...
Japan Times
ESG CONSORTIUM
Dec 1, 2019

Compelling need for adoption of ESG goals

Intensifying pressure to limit global temperature increases and prevent ecological disaster is mounting and corporations and investors — including those in Japan — have an urgent role to play.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 29, 2019

Diet deliberations slow as opposition hounds government over cherry blossom-viewing scandal

The opposition camp's boycotts over Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's handling of the campaign violation affair is putting the ruling bloc under pressure as the extra Diet session comes to a close.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Nov 28, 2019

Yuzuru Hanyu shows he is much more than a great skater

Yuzuru Hanyu's destruction of the opposition at the NHK Trophy last weekend came as no surprise. The two-time Olympic champion is fully healthy and back in top form as witnessed by his 55-point victory.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Nov 26, 2019

Los Angeles museum opens exhibition on A-bomb victims

A Kyodo story reviews language dealing with the 'kyu014dsei shu016byu014d' of Japanese Americans.

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