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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 9, 2022

Liverpool going on sale highlights soccer’s financial fickleness

Liverpool F.C.'s owners need a sale after more than a decade of ownership that has delivered paltry returns.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Sep 3, 2022

F1 great Lewis Hamilton hopes to see more Black ownership in sports

'I do want to get more and more involved in teams because I really do believe in Black ownership, because there is a lack of it within sports, and Black equity.'
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 19, 2022

Manchester United is a joke even to Elon Musk

Frustrated supporters briefly hoped against hope the mogul was serious when he tweeted he was buying the struggling club.
Japan Times
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Aug 9, 2022

Women's cricket stars eye Olympic chance after Commonwealth Games

Women's cricket was on the Commonwealth Games program for the first time in Birmingham and had the spotlight to itself, with no matching men's tournament.
Japan Times
JAPAN / New Normal 2.0
Jun 24, 2022

Japan begins return to business-as-usual at big events — but slowly

Recent trials of allowing cheering at soccer games are indicative of the approach toward large events in the coming months: a slow, highly cautious return to some aspects of normalcy.
Japan Times
TENNIS
May 21, 2022

Naomi Osaka returns to French Open with conversation about mental health in sports ongoing

Osaka's stand a year ago sent organizers and brands scrambling to better support their athletes but progress has been incremental.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 19, 2022

In praise of sporting perfection in baseball — and then some

Roki Sasaki's April 10 showing earned him a place in the history books. But even more astounding is this: In his very next start, he threw another eight perfect innings
Japan Times
SOCCER
Apr 17, 2022

Fan tokens from Manchester City to PSG disappoint as boom fades

For many hopeful fans, soccer club tokens have failed to meet expectations, with prices quickly losing steam within days of their release.
Japan Times
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Feb 25, 2022

Russia facing widespread fallout as sports world condemns invasion of Ukraine

'I'm sorry for the innocent people that are losing their lives, that are getting killed for stupid reasons and a very, very strange and mad leadership,' F1 driver Sebastian Vettel said.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 14, 2022

Erin Jackson hopeful historic speedskating gold inspires other minorities to take up winter sports

'Hopefully we can see more minorities, especially in the USA, getting out and trying some of these winter sports, and I just hope to be a good example,' Jackson said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 26, 2022

China’s espionage plans for the 2022 Winter Olympics

Saving face is a particular paranoia for the Chinese Communist Party; it is what maintains China's dictatorship — thus the spying.
Japan Times
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Dec 17, 2021

COVID-19 surge wreaking havoc on sports world

The sports world was impacted by COVID-19 infections on Thursday, with soccer and rugby matches called off, a cricket series canceled and action in North America under threat.
Japan Times
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Dec 15, 2021

COVID-19 uptick impacts major North American sports leagues

At least nine NHL games will need to be rescheduled following outbreaks within the Flames, Ottawa Senators and New York Islanders players and personnel.
Japan Times
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Nov 2, 2021

Handball federation ends bikini bottom requirement for women

A fine against Norway's team shortly before the Tokyo Olympics added to the global discussion over double standards affecting female athletes at every level of competition.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 5, 2021

From trial balloon to TV ratings hit, WNBA marks 25 anniversary

By age 22, Rebecca Lobo had picked up a national college basketball championship, numerous player-of-the-year awards and Olympic gold at the 1996 Atlanta Games.
Japan Times
SOCCER
May 4, 2021

Transgender soccer referee makes Israeli sports history

Sapir Berman made sports history on Monday, officiating at a soccer match in Israel's Premier League for the first time since coming out as transgender.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 22, 2021

The antitrust case against Europe’s breakaway soccer league

The latest proposal hews more closely to the American model of sports where the same teams compete and see steady income and higher valuations as a consequence.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Apr 17, 2021

In Hideki Matsuyama, Japan gets its long-sought Masters champion

His victory was the first ever for a Japanese man in a major golf championship, and with it Matsuyama claimed his place in the pantheon of Japanese sports heroes.
Japan Times
SPORTS
Apr 13, 2021

Minnesota sports teams postpone games after police shooting

Professional sports in Minneapolis were effectively suspended on Monday following the fatal police shooting of a 20-year-old Black man in the suburb of Brooklyn Center and subsequent outcry.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 6, 2021

Women's Sport Trust CEO: Yoshiro Mori's 'jaw-dropping' comments prove sports world in need of shakeup

'The fact that it's actually getting called out now is really positive in my view and it provides an opportunity to talk about this,' Tammy Parlour said.
Japan Times
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Jan 19, 2021

Chuck Mills, who inspired Japan's college football to flourish, dies at 92

The Chicago native brought Utah State and Wake Forest to Japan for exhibition games before taking local coaches under his wing in the United States.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 26, 2020

The god of soccer has departed this world

Maradona is often grouped with Pele and Messi as one of the three best soccer players of all time.
The anterior cruciate ligament can be damaged when people play sports such as soccer and basketball, and does not heal on its own, requiring reconstructive surgery.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 7, 2024

Clinical trial to use cow tendons for ligament reconstruction

The number of patients who undergo anterior cruciate ligament surgery in Japan is about 19,000 annually, including many professional soccer players and sumo wrestlers.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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