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MULTIMEDIA
Aug 6, 2016

Rio 2016 Olympics, Day 1

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SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
May 20, 2016

Rooney assured spot in Euro 2016 squad; Rashford being scouted

Saturday's F.A. Cup final, in which the lowest-scoring Manchester United team in more than a quarter of a century is expected to beat Crystal Palace as comfortably as it can with such an impotent attack, will have two particular interests for England manager Roy Hodgson.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jun 12, 2015

England's qualification for Euro 2016 a virtual certainty

For a week we have been told how boring England were in the 0-0 draw against the Republic of Ireland. How Roy Hodgson's tactics are sterile. How the England players wear a tactical strait-jacket.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 18, 2018

Twitter may notify users exposed to Russian propaganda during 2016 election

Twitter may notify users whether they were exposed to content generated by a suspected Russian propaganda service, a company executive told U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 4, 2017

Trump campaign aide Carter Page met Russian officials in 2016: report

A foreign policy adviser to Donald Trump's presidential campaign met Russian government officials last year, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing testimony he gave earlier in the week to a U.S. congressional committee.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 13, 2017

Some ads on Facebook paid for by Russians during 2016 U.S. election campaign promoted live events

Some of the ads bought by Russians on Facebook last year promoted events during the U.S. presidential election campaign, Facebook Inc. said Tuesday, indicating that alleged meddling ahead of the 2016 election went beyond social media.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Dec 17, 2016

Scientific discoveries inspire amid a turbulent 2016

A number of the notable science stories of the past year are, quite literally, out of this world.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 10, 2016

Obama orders review of 2016 election cyberattacks

U.S. President Barack Obama has ordered intelligence agencies to review cyberattacks and foreign intervention into the 2016 election and deliver a report before he leaves office on Jan. 20, the White House said Friday.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Nov 1, 2016

Halloween in Japan 2016: I scream, you scream, we all scream

This year, revelers got a full weekend of Halloween celebrations, including the chaotic free-for-all celebrations that occurred in Shibuya, the Ikebukuro Cosplay Fes and the three-day Kawasaki Halloween 2016 event, which was celebrating its 20th anniversary. Here's a sampling of scenes from some of Tokyo's...
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Oct 26, 2016

Stars sparkle on the red carpet of the Tokyo International Film Festival 2016

The 29th Tokyo International Film Festival marked its opening Tuesday afternoon with a traditional red carpet ceremony that was heavy on Asian stars and filmmakers.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Aug 13, 2016

Rio 2016 Olympics, Day 8

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 9, 2016

Violence again convulses 2016 election campaign, testing Trump, Clinton

In the hours after a gunman shot 12 police officers in Dallas, killing five, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton abruptly canceled campaign events. Their Twitter accounts largely went quiet.
OLYMPICS
Jul 5, 2016

Rio 2016 adds insect repellent partner

Rio 2016's battle to convince athletes and visitors that the city will be safe from Zika-carrying mosquitoes has led to it signing the Olympics' first-ever insect repellent partner.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jun 10, 2016

England unlikely to emerge with title at Euro 2016

In the National Football League they say offense wins games, defense wins championships. The spelling and terminology may be slightly different, but it is a similar story when it comes to the World Cup and European Championship.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 3, 2016

U.S. Republican Sen. Rand Paul suspends 2016 White House campaign

U.S. Republican Sen. Rand Paul suspended his 2016 presidential bid Wednesday after his small-government campaign failed to gain traction with voters.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 31, 2016

Fury, wariness drive 2016 presidential campaign

The Republican race is being shaped by conservative rage at Obama. The Democratic race by liberal wariness of Clintonism.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 26, 2015

Donald Trump serious about 2016 presidential run, Washington Post says

Businessman Donald Trump is ramping up efforts for a 2016 presidential run, adding to a growing pool of potential Republican candidates, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 24, 2014

Obama: 2016 voters want candidate with 'that new car smell'

President Barack Obama said U.S. voters want "that new car smell" from candidates in the 2016 election and will "want to drive something off the lot that doesn't have as much mileage as me."
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 1, 2017

Top Trump campaign officials agreed in 2016 to meet Putin representatives, ex-adviser claimed

In an email last summer, former Trump adviser George Papadopoulos claimed that top campaign officials had agreed to a meeting with representatives of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 22, 2017

Russian hackers targeted 21 U.S. states during 2016 election: Homeland Security official

Russian hackers targeted 21 U.S. states' election systems in last year's presidential race, a Department of Homeland Security official told Congress on Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Dec 31, 2016

Buried truths: Digging deep into Japanese media from 2016

Everyone agrees 2016 was a terrible year, and not just because so many popular celebrities died. In addition to the wars, both hot and rhetorical, that continue unabated throughout the world, the political situation in Europe and America veered toward isolationism. Hatred ruled, and no resentments were...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 29, 2016

The top Japan news stories of 2016

The Japan Times newsroom selected these national news stories as the most important of 2016.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Aug 19, 2016

Rio 2016 Olympics, Day 14

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Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Aug 10, 2016

Rio 2016 Olympics, Day 5

Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jul 31, 2016

The fun we had at Fuji Rock 2016

One of Japan's oldest large-scale rock festivals celebrated 20 years of operation this July. Here's a curated collection of the fun that was had in the mountains of Niigata.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 30, 2016

Ranking the 2016 presidential primary polls and predictions

After more than 50 million votes cast in 100-plus nominating contests since early February, the U.S. presidential primary season is over and each major party finally has its presumptive nominee. Now, as the country prepares for the race between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump, and...
Japan Times
SPORTS
Feb 29, 2016

Tokyo Marathon 2016: A great day at the races

At the annual Tokyo Marathon, which was celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, there was no shortage of superheroes, cartoon characters and cross-dressers for a day. All in all, it was a great day at the wacky races. Here's a selection of sights from social media.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 27, 2015

Political ads for 2016 campaign termed positive so far, with caveats

Although the Republican front-runner in the 2016 presidential election has taunted his opponents as "disgusting," "dumb," and "losers," the campaign has, by at least one measure, proven to be astonishingly positive.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Nov 20, 2015

Paris attacks heighten security fears for 2016 Rio Olympics

Last week's Paris killings have raised fears about the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil, a country with so little history of terrorism that the president has played down the chance of an attack and legislators have long resisted bills to make it a crime.

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