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Japan Times
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Jul 16, 2022

Retiring Allyson Felix leaving sport with 'heart full of gratitude'

“I hope that I'll be remembered as a fierce competitor, but I think more important to me is really trying to leave this sport better than I found it.”
Japan Times
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Jul 12, 2022

Athletics eager to crack U.S. market with world championships

Officials are hopeful that the 10-day event at the rebuilt Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, known locally as 'Tracktown, USA,' will provide a boost to athletics' fan base in the country.
Japan Times
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Jul 12, 2022

Simone Biles inspires other stars to go public on mental health

Retired French soccer icon Thierry Henry and Irish rugby great Keith Earls are among a growing number of athletes willing to discuss their struggles.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 9, 2022

The massive void that Shinzo Abe’s assassination has left behind

Japan's longest-serving prime minister wasn't just any other leader — he was a towering figure whose death has completely changed the nation's political landscape.
Japan Times
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Jun 28, 2022

Sweden's Sedin twins among six to enter Hockey Hall of Fame

Daniel and Henrik Sedin played their entire 17-year NHL careers in Vancouver after being chosen second and third by the Canucks in the 1999 NHL Draft.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Jun 26, 2022

Nick Smith: ‘Skateboarders are no longer troublemakers, we’re athletes’

Nick Smith needed a solution to help assemble his skateboard in an easier way. So, he created his own tool to do so and is now selling it to stores up and down Japan.
Japan Times
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Jun 10, 2022

Olympic champion Maria Lasitskene calls on IOC head Thomas Bach to lift sanctions against Russian athletes

Lasitskene, who is also a three-time world champion, said in an impassioned open letter that her Russian passport was being used as a 'trump card' by World Athletics.
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May 6, 2022

Asian Games in China postponed until 2023 due to COVID-19

The Asian Games scheduled to take place in the Chinese city of Hangzhou in September have been postponed until 2023 because of the prevailing COVID-19 situation, Randhir Singh, the acting President of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) said Friday.
Japan Times
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Apr 26, 2022

Australia and New Zealand not sending athletes to Asian Games

The Olympic Council of Asia had invited a quota of around 300 athletes and 150 support staff from Oceania nations to compete at the Sept. 10-25 event in Hangzhou.
Japan Times
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Apr 20, 2022

Duel in the Pool between U.S. and Australia to return in Sydney

The three-day event at Sydney's Olympic Park from Aug. 19-21 will bring together 30 Olympic, Paralympic and national team swimmers from both countries.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Mar 21, 2022

Xi’s bet on Putin to counter U.S. risks leaving China isolated

Beijing's support for Russia could hurt China's ability to reshape global institutions and prompt more countries to challenge its own military assertiveness.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Mar 17, 2022

Paris mayor will discuss Russia's participation at 2024 Games at appropriate time

'Vladimir Putin is breaching international law, he does not recognize the existence of international law. We will have to take that into account.'
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Mar 17, 2022

Olympian who fled Belarus leaves Ukraine after Russian invasion

Russia has used Belarusian territory to launch a multi-pronged invasion of Ukraine, where many Belarusians settled after escaping persecution at home.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 26, 2022

China's Xi, in message to North Korea's Kim, vows cooperation under 'new situation'

In a message to Kim, Xi said China is ready to work, together with the Korean side, to steadily develop the China-DPRK relations of friendship and cooperation ... 'under a new situation.'
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 24, 2022

How China under Xi Jinping is turning away from the world

The country's most dominant leader since Mao is redefining China's relationship with the world, recasting the meeting of minds and cultures as a zero-sum clash.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Feb 18, 2022

The rules for deciphering the Japanese words for regulations

While the Olympics are proving fun to watch, it seems not many fans have checked the rulebook.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 15, 2022

A succession drama, Chinese style, starring Xi Jinping

Nobody knows how long Xi wants to stay in power, or when and how he will appoint a political heir. Keeping everyone guessing is 'Xi's political genius.'
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 13, 2022

IOC contacted Ukrainian team after Vladyslav Heraskevych's anti-war message

The 23-year-old briefly flashed the paper sign reading 'NO WAR IN UKRAINE' after his third run. He did not do it again after his last run.
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.
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.
Japan’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat
Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
AI boom makes 139-year-old cable maker Japan’s hottest stock
Fujikura's headquarters in Tokyo's Koto Ward. The company's share price has surged by more than 400% this year.
Japan and U.S. to form missile plan in case of Taiwan emergency
A U.S. Marine Corps M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) and a Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force Type 12 Surface-to-Ship Missile (12SSM) system are put on display at a symposium at a base in Kisarazu, Japan, in June 2022.
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.
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.
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.
Corporate donations remain sticky point in political reform talks
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba addresses a meeting at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters on Thursday to discuss political reform.
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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