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Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Aug 11, 2015

Braves trying to turn back clock to glory days of yore

The Atlanta Braves have gone back to the future this season.
EDITORIALS
Aug 10, 2015

Politics or entertainment?

The first Republican Party presidential debate — a televised rock 'em sock 'em event that attracted 24 million viewers — said a great deal about politics in the United States.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Aug 9, 2015

Is Japan equipped to handle historic decisions that cost lives, limbs and loved ones?

Perhaps calendars should indicate not just holidays, but the dates on which important people in our collective pasts made decisions that caused tremendous harm.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Aug 8, 2015

Robbie Deans: 'Keep learning regardless of the outcome'

New Zealand rugby coach on the difference between a winning team and a losing team
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 7, 2015

Abe says National Stadium responsibility falls on him, promises 'all-out effort' to complete project

Amid opposition calls for the education and sports minister to resign, Abe says it's his job to make the event ”move people of the world.”
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Aug 7, 2015

Big guns set to rule the roost again as fun, games begin

Jose Mourinho mocks Arsene Wenger yet again; the high priest of pragmatic football accused Arsenal of being defensive as it beat Chelsea 1-0 in the Community Shield; the Hypocritical One also tells Señora Benitez she should put Rafa on a diet.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 7, 2015

Japan experts play down Olympic logo row, as Belgian designer flags legal action against IOC

Although the controversy over the official emblem for 2020 Tokyo Olympics is heating up, experts say it won't turn out to be such a big issue after all.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 5, 2015

Tom cruises through 'Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation'

Tom Cruise is 53. I repeat: Tom Cruise is 53. In seven years he will officially be eligible for retirement and a cushy 401(k) plan. That will probably be what's going on in the minds of most people who watch "Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation," the latest but not last installment in the "Mission:...
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Aug 3, 2015

World Heritage site tourism; visualizing Hiroshima's bombing; CM of the Week: Mitsui Real Estate

Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Hakubun Shimomura takes time away from dealing with the new national stadium to make a guest appearance on the travel program "So da, Dokka ni Ikko?" ("Well, Where Shall We Go?"; TV Tokyo, Tues., 6:57 p.m.). Shimomura is there to introduce...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jul 31, 2015

A lovers' food fight and a dreamy walk on the beach in July's best videos

Japan Times
SOCCER
Jul 30, 2015

South Korean Chung to run for FIFA president

Former FIFA vice president Chung Mong-joon, one of the most influential figures in Asian soccer, said on Thursday he is entering the race to replace Sepp Blatter as president of the sport's world governing body.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2015

Architect blames government for high cost that doomed Olympic stadium design

The architecture firm that came up with the design for the main Olympic stadium is blaming the central government for the soaring cost estimates that doomed its design.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 29, 2015

Subaru's secret: Low-paid foreign workers power an export boom

Yasuyuki Yoshinaga was in a good mood at the early May earnings briefing in Tokyo. The top executive at the maker of Subaru automobiles joked that he would have to wear a helmet on an upcoming trip to the United States. The reason: Dealers were going to hit him over the head for not supplying them with...
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 29, 2015

Los Angeles joins San Francisco in banning large-capacity gun magazines

The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously to ban the possession of large-capacity gun magazines on Tuesday, following San Francisco to become the second major city in California to take that step.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 29, 2015

NFL star Brady had his phone destroyed; 'Deflategate' suspension stands: commissioner

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Tuesday upheld a four-game suspension of Tom Brady for his role in deflating footballs used in the game that put the New England Patriots in the 2015 Super Bowl, saying for the first time that the star quarterback had his phone destroyed to keep it out of hands of investigators....
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jul 27, 2015

JBA announces preseason exhibition showcase between top NBL, bj-league teams

Last season's four championship finalists from the NBL and bj-league will compete on Sept. 13 in Tokyo, the Japan Basketball Association announced on Monday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jul 27, 2015

A crash course in wartime Japanese terminology for foreign demons

Ahead of the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, here's a look at the words, phrases and concepts that found wide usage in the fateful years leading up to 1945.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Jul 27, 2015

Tokai broadcaster pushes ninja idol adventure overseas

Tokai Television Broadcasting Ltd. has started to air a new series called "Ninja Boimenkun" ("Ninja Boys and Men") earlier this month.
Reader Mail
Jul 23, 2015

Abe's dangerous surge to the right

Regarding the story "Lower House passes security bills amid protests" in the July 17 paper — Guess what? On the morning following the LDP's bulldozing the security bills through the Lower House, NHK spent the first 20 minutes of the morning news talking about the weather, followed immediately by sports...
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 23, 2015

De Grasse, Simpson claim Pan Am sprint gold

Canada's Andre De Grasse and Jamaica's Sherone Simpson won their respective 100 meters finals at the Pan American Games on Wednesday while St. Lucia enjoyed a landmark moment at the multisport competition.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 22, 2015

Abe conjures himself up as the people's champion

The cancellation of Zaha Hadid's stadium smacks of cheap politicking by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 22, 2015

20th women's conference looks to make history

Gender equality in the workforce is not a simple thing to achieve.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Jul 21, 2015

JPBL will face many challenges from inaugural season

Unlike the J. League in the early 1990s, the Japan Professional Basketball League will not be an immediate success story when it tips off in the fall of 2016.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS / SPORTS SCOPE
Jul 21, 2015

International Stadium Yokohama should be primary venue for a 2020 'Japan' Olympics

Here we go again.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jul 21, 2015

New 'Troilus and Cressida' looks like it's making history

Renowned as a problem play due to its tangled ambiguities and a storyline that cries out for a catharsis, "Troilus and Cressida" is among the most rarely staged of William Shakespeare's 37 plays.
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 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.
Preparations for Osaka Expo well underway amid lack of excitement
The Grand Ring, a symbol of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka
Ishiba shelves proposal for liaison offices with North Korea amid rising tensions
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks on Saturday in Tokyo at a rally that was held by a group of families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea decades ago to demand the immediate return of all abductees.
'Kohaku' still matters for J-pop bragging rights
Emerging Gen Z J-pop group ME:I will perform on this year's "Kohaku Uta Gassen," national broadcaster NHK’s New Year's Eve spectacle.
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.
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.
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
Japan’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat
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