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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 18, 2020

Masayoshi Son's big real estate venture with Oyo runs into real problems in Japan

Last March, months before the meltdown at WeWork, Masayoshi Son worked through the prospects for another one of his favorite portfolio companies — a startup from India called Oyo.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Feb 8, 2020

Tigers newcomer Justin Bour bears burden of Randy Bass' legacy with club

We should all have people in our lives as loyal to us as some fans and media around the Hanshin Tigers are to the memory of Randy Bass.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Feb 7, 2020

Memorial service for Kobe Bryant, others killed in helicopter crash to be held Feb. 24: source

A public memorial service for Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others killed in a helicopter crash is planned for Feb. 24 at Staples Center, a person with knowledge of the details told The Associated Press on Thursday.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jan 30, 2020

Japan Cricket Association takes ambitious steps to grow the game

Three years ago, Japan didn't have an active Under-19 cricket team. Today, however, Japan is one of 16 teams taking part in the ongoing Under-19 Cricket World Cup in South Africa.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jan 28, 2020

Fog likely to figure prominently in probe of Kobe Bryant copter crash

Weather conditions appear likely to come under the scrutiny of investigators probing the helicopter crash that killed former NBA superstar Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others near Los Angeles on Sunday, when overcast skies and fog grounded other aircraft.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 25, 2020

BayStars unveil Keita Sano as team's new captain

Keita Sano modeled the Yokohama BayStars' new visitors' uniform on a slightly windy Saturday night at Osanbashi Pier in Yokohama. While all the BayStars will be wearing the new "Yokohama Blue" threads this year, Sano's will have an extra touch the others won't.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jan 23, 2020

'Romance Doll': A mature take on guys and dolls

The premise for Yuki Tanada's film about a sex doll designer gets laughs, but also offers sharp insights into human issues.
Japan Times
SUMO / Rikishi Files
Jan 12, 2020

American-born Akebono blazed path to pinnacle of sumo

Rowan, an anglicization of the Irish O Ruadhain, isn't a name widely found in sport.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jan 10, 2020

Yoshitaka Hori: The man on a mission to export Japanese musicals

HoriPro Inc. CEO and Chairman, Yoshitaka Hori, wants to take Japanese musicals out to the world and compete with the likes of Broadway and the West End.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Jan 5, 2020

Asset management in an age of long life expectancy

Come matsuri festival time, when the temple elders in well-heeled Hamamatsucho are looking for help carrying the omikoshi portable shrine, they know who to turn to.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 5, 2020

Trump trial is Chief Justice Roberts' nightmare

The U.S. Supreme Court leader desperately wants to seem apolitical, but good luck with that.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jan 5, 2020

Milestones in play for many in 2020 season

With the NPB season set to begin on March 21, it won't be long before players are back in uniform and training with their teams in preparation for 2020.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jan 4, 2020

The books and translations about Japan to watch out for in 2020

A new decade brings a whole host of translations from prize-winning Japanese authors and books about Japan, from detective fiction to geopolitical studies.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Outlook 2020
Jan 2, 2020

Japan's pressing regional affairs to unfold quietly in shadow of Olympics

This year, all attention will turn to the 2020 Olympics, with politicians, business leaders and the media talking about how to ensure its success, what it means for Japan domestically and internationally and how to avert a post-Olympic economic slump.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 31, 2019

Fifteen predictions for the new year

The U.S. presidential election will end in a tie and other educated guesses.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 30, 2019

Women dominated the decade

The 2010s were great if you liked music, books, TV or movies by or about women.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Dec 29, 2019

Yuki Kawamura and Kubema Joseph Steve power Fukuoka Daiichi to second straight Winter Cup

Fukuoka Daiichi added another crystal Winter Cup to its trophy shelf on Sunday with a dominant performance.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 29, 2019

World's richest gain $1.2 trillion in 2019 as Jeff Bezos retains crown

The leveraging of a giant social-media presence, a song about sharks and a collection of junkyards are just a few of the curious ways that helped make 2019 a fertile year for fortunes to blossom around the world.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Dec 25, 2019

JSA needs to look outward for good of sumo

Whatever hopes fans had for a peaceful end to the year were dashed when Japan Sumo Association officials instructed Takagenji to take part in his regularly scheduled bout on Dec. 11 despite the wrestler being diagnosed with influenza earlier in the day.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Dec 13, 2019

Sending Japan's 'Paprika' out to the world

The biggest Japanese children's song of recent years gets an official English translation, in the hope of boosting diversity and interest in the language.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Dec 1, 2019

Seeing without sight: A second encounter with a pope

When Pope Francis came through Tokyo last week, I got the chance to see my second pontiff and was surprised with a second blessing — both humbling but also very different experiences.
Funeral held for Princess Yuriko at Tokyo cemetery
Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, followed by Princess Aiko and Princess Kako, prepare to attend a funeral service for Princess Yuriko at Toshimagaoka Cemetery in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
Suspected arson in Sapporo leaves four injured
Firetrucks outside a building in Sapporo where an explosion left four people injured on Tuesday.
Trump pledges 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, and more levies on China
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump attends a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket, in Brownsville, Texas, on Nov. 19. Trump on Monday threatened to slap China, Mexico and Canada with hefty tariffs upon his return to the White House.
False report on Yasukuni Shrine visit 'extremely regrettable,' top spokesperson says
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi during a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Are you leaving your loved ones digital legacies or headaches?
The National Consumer Affairs Center reports a growing number of consultations regarding "digital legacies" — data and online services left behind when people die.
Rayssa Leal and Chloe Covell on Japan’s teen skaters: We are friends, not rivals
Brazil’s Rayssa Leal celebrates after winning the women's Street League Skateboarding competition on Saturday in Tokyo.
An iconic 32-foot doughnut might give Randy’s an edge in Japan
Randy's Donuts in Inglewood, California. Replicas of the giant doughnut sculpture will be installed, where possible, at shops in Japan.

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