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SOCCER
May 15, 2022

China gives up 2023 Asian Cup hosting rights

The event, which is played every four years and features 24 national teams from across the continent, was due to be held in 10 Chinese cities from June 16 to July 16 next year.
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JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Mar 28, 2022

Sapporo struggles to increase international recognition as winter resort

The city hopes to win its bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics so that it can welcome more tourists from abroad and boost its economy.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 6, 2022

North Korea says it conducted 'another important test' of spy satellite

The test was the country's ninth missile launch of 2022 as it continues an unprecedented pace of weapons tests.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 5, 2022

North Korea conducts its ninth missile test of 2022

Pyongyang's latest launch appeared similar to the test last week of a military reconnaissance satellite, as leader Kim Jong Un continues to develop new weapons capabilities.
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MORE SPORTS
Mar 1, 2022

New Zealand's double Olympic shot put champion Valerie Adams retires

At last year's Tokyo Games, Adams became the first woman to win medals at four Olympics in a single field event by adding a bronze to her two golds and one silver.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Feb 22, 2022

What Kishida’s ‘realism diplomacy for a new era’ actually means for Japan

By labeling his foreign policy stance as “realism,” the prime minister is apparently trying to avoid being criticized by conservative members of the party.
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OLYMPICS / Longform
Feb 21, 2022

After Beijing 2022, uncertainty clouds the future of the Olympics

The Olympic flame flickers amid faltering reforms and fading interest as the pandemic exposes shortcomings in the commercial goals of the Summer and Winter Games.
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OLYMPICS
Feb 20, 2022

Controversial Beijing Olympics reach finish line

Japan had its best-ever showing at a Winter Games with 18 medals in an event that will be remembered for its complicated circumstances as much as its thrilling athletic displays.
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WORLD
Feb 4, 2022

Putin and Xi close ranks against the West on Ukraine and Taiwan

Putin and Xi said in a joint statement that China 'treats with understanding and supports” Russia's demand for binding security guarantees from the U.S. and NATO.
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JAPAN / Politics
Feb 3, 2022

Japan should press China more on human rights, Kishida adviser says

Gen Nakatani, the prime minister's human rights adviser, says he wants to push China harder on the issue following a parliamentary resolution that called on Tokyo to probe alleged abuses.
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OLYMPICS
Jan 25, 2022

The logistical nightmare of getting athletes to the Olympics

The official playbook stipulates people must take two COVID-19 tests within 96 hours of their departure to China, and one of those two tests must be within 72 hours.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Dec 28, 2021

COVID-19, diversity and art were among the things we were talking about in 2021

Paralympics announcer Jason Hancock said it best, 'I feel our generation has the ability to bring a fully inclusive Japan closer to reality.'
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Dec 17, 2021

All is not golden with the 2021 selection for kanji of the year

There was a sense of serious deja vu when 'u91d1' (kin) was announced as kanji of the year for 2021, it's fourth time to take the honor.
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LIFE / EVENTS AND INFORMATION
Dec 17, 2021

Groups raise money for Greek wildfire relief

The Japan-Greece Society, which will celebrate its 50th anniversary next year, has partnered with the city of Misato, Saitama Prefecture, and the Japanese participants of the Spartathlon ultramarathon to help raise relief money for Greece.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Dec 16, 2021

Terunofuji's rise was among defining moments of eventful year in sumo

The past 12 months have been extremely challenging both inside and outside the ring, but sumo's highest highs and lowest lows of 2021 all occurred on the clay.
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JAPAN / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Dec 13, 2021

Tohoku tempts Tokyoites as virus prompts many to rethink life in the capital

COVID-19 could be a game changer, with many seeing it as a chance to reassess their approaches to work and life and move into rural areas.

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