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Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Dec 9, 2014

Gold's motive for GP Final pullout in question

When you grow up in a country or culture, you can usually tell when somebody from the same place or background is being insincere. The tone of voice and body language often give them away.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Sep 4, 2014

Toyota edges Ryukyu in exhibition

The preseason began in earnest for the league's 10th season on Wednesday. But this time with a twist.
BUSINESS / NOTEBOOK
Jul 1, 2014

Alaskan seafood fair; these colors run; construction expo

Seasonal
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Feb 19, 2014

Shiga's Gomez provides steady veteran leadership, productivity

The Shiga Lakestars are one of five Western Conference teams with a win total ranging between 15 and 17 through Sunday. And that means half of the West's teams are in that position. Parity it is, but also a dogfight for a ticket to the playoffs.
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BUSINESS / NOTEBOOK
Dec 17, 2013

Color Run comes to Tokyo; Arashi joins tourism push

IMG Worldwide, the global sports, fashion and media company, and The Color Run, a unique 5-km paint race series, will hold its popular event in Japan next year sponsored by New Balance.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Apr 24, 2013

Mao certain to face massive pressure if she tries to retire

Mao Asada's recent proclamation at the World Team Trophy that she “intends” to retire after next year's Sochi Olympics took many by surprise, but I think the proclamation is far from set in stone.
SOCCER
Mar 5, 2013

Beckham 'excited' to help promote soccer in China

David Beckham will help promote soccer in China by taking a role as a global ambassador for the game in the world's most populous country.
LIFE / Style & Design
Oct 28, 2012

Fashion Week Tokyo powers ahead

From start to finish, Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Tokyo's 2013 spring/summer collections hit new heights, literally, as the catwalk parades were staged way up in the event's new home at the Hikarie shopping tower in city center Shibuya.
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LIFE
Oct 30, 2011

Fashion Week Tokyo gets back into gear

Fashion Week has come back to Tokyo for its 13th iteration, now under the wing of posh car-maker Mercedes-Benz and with the snazzy new moniker, Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Tokyo.
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Feb 9, 2011

Shut sumo down for the rest of 2011, put its future in private hands

Where will it all end?
LIFE / Digital
Aug 25, 2010

Twitter delivers creative way for ad agencies to play

While Twitter itself is still struggling to find a profitable business plan, Japanese ad agencies have quickly embraced the micro-blogging service to create innovative campaigns.
MORE SPORTS
Apr 28, 2010

Orser says he was asked to coach Mao

There seems to be no end to the ongoing drama that envelops the rivalry between Mao Asada and Kim Yu Na.
MORE SPORTS / ICE TIME
Apr 7, 2010

Japan's sweep of world singles titles sends message

Mao Asada's triumph at the world championships in Turin, Italy, last month capped off what was nothing short of an amazing season for Japanese skaters.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS / ICE TIME
Jan 31, 2010

Sato's commitment earns Hall of Fame nomination

In a development that hasn't even been acknowledged by the Japanese media, longtime coach Nobuo Sato was quietly nominated for the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame earlier this month.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS / ICE TIME
Nov 4, 2009

Ando aims for second win of GP season at NHK Trophy

When Miki Ando takes the ice at the Big Hat in Nagano on Friday she will be looking to notch a Grand Prix victory for Nikolai Morozov's stable of skaters for the fourth straight weekend.
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JAPAN
Aug 20, 2009

Renowned soprano Behrens dies in Tokyo

Soprano Hildegard Behrens, one of the finest Wagnerian performers of her generation, has died while traveling in Japan. She was 72.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
May 21, 2009

Fashion up from Down Under

When Myf Shepherd, the next "It girl" model, stepped out onto the runway at Rosemount Australia Fashion Week in a slinky jumper, it wasn't only camera flashes that lit up the room — so did the glow of computer screens and handhelds. Not only did pens record notes like lightning on paper — keyboards...
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS / ICE TIME
Jun 22, 2008

Suguri turns to Morozov in attempt to regain form

In an effort to reignite her career, five-time Japan national champion Fumie Suguri has joined forces with coach Nikolai Morozov, the man who led Shizuka Arakawa to the gold medal at the 2006 Olympic Games and Miki Ando to the 2007 world championship.
MORE SPORTS
Feb 28, 2008

Agent: Mao has not split with coach

Contradicting a report from Kyodo News early Wednesday morning, the agent for figure skating star Mao Asada said she has not split with her Armenian coach, Rafael Arutunian, or decided to move her training base back to Japan.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 25, 2007

Fires force Mao, Mai Asada to evacuate Calif. residence

Figure skaters Mao and Mai Asada, who train in the United States under the tutelage of coach Rafael Arutunian in Lake Arrowhead, Calif., have been forced to evacuate from their residence close to the local ice rink due to the raging wildfires in Southern California.
JAPAN
Jun 30, 2007

Miss Universe director turns Japanese into women of world

and "sekushii" (sexy) woman. "The kawaii concept is for 12-year-old girls," she said. "Real beauty for women comes from the inside. It's a mental thing. It's about sensuality and intelligence."
MORE SPORTS
Nov 26, 2002

Duval puts personal stamp on golf in Japan

"He is an intense guy who is serious about his golf," I am briefed in a meeting held in a restaurant amid the spectacular setting of the Sheraton Grande Ocean Resort in Miyazaki. It is the morning of an exclusive interview with David Duval organized and set up by IMG Tokyo.
MORE SPORTS
Aug 8, 2002

Dream Bowl to kick season off

The Dream Bowl 2002 Matchplay tenpin bowling tournament to be held at the Shin-Yokohama Prince Bowling Center from Aug. 30-Sept. 2, will kick off the United States affiliated professional bowling league for the first time.
BUSINESS / ON MANAGEMENT
Jun 25, 2002

Nosy bosses foul up

Every CEO needs to know how to strike a balance between staying aloof from the nitty-gritty of his company's operations and getting too involved in the day-to-day details of those employees and divisions far from the corner office.
BUSINESS / ON MANAGEMENT
Feb 26, 2002

Avoiding strikeouts when you decide who to promote

When it comes to success rate, business shares at least one thing with baseball -- you tend to strike out a lot more than you get on base.
BUSINESS / ON MANAGEMENT
Jan 1, 2002

Don't let 'star' staff dazzle your judgment

Assessing performance ought to be every manager's meat, the one area in which he or she strives to obtain as fair and equitable a result as possible. Yet as we at IMG work with Sports Illustrated to produce our annual "Sportsman of the Year" gala, I'm frequently reminded of the capricious and mysterious...
MORE SPORTS
Dec 7, 2001

Takahashi hospitalized for problem with colon

Olympic gold medalist Naoko Takahashi has pulled out of Sunday's national women's corporate ekiden championship after being hospitalized with intestinal problems, officials of her Sekisui Chemical team said Thursday.

Longform

Visitors walk past Sou Fujimoto's Grand Ring, which has been recognized as the largest wooden structure in the world.
Can a World Expo still matter? Japan is about to find out.