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OLYMPICS
May 31, 2021

Japan's women punch Olympic ticket in 3x3 basketball

Japan’s women’s 3x3 basketball team punched its ticket to a Summer Games that will be held on home soil with a dramatic 20-18 win over Spain in overtime of the third-place game at the FIBA 3x3 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Graz, Austria, on Sunday.
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JAPAN
May 31, 2021

Olympic fans may need negative virus tests and vaccinations, report says

The report was met with outrage among some social media users, with thousands of tweets criticizing the country's continued push to host the Olympics in the middle of a pandemic.
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MORE SPORTS
May 31, 2021

Helio Castroneves joins elite club with fourth Indy 500 victory

An estimated crowd of 135,000 was announced after last year's delayed race was run without a crowd.
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SOCCER / J. League
May 30, 2021

Reported Celtic target Ange Postecoglou says he's focused on Marinos

The Australian, beloved by fans after winning the 2019 J. League with his aggressive attacking style, has emerged as the favorite to take over at Celtic Park.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
May 30, 2021

Shuzo Matsuhashi: 'Respect traditional methods that are inherited and have evolved over centuries'

A Japanese designer living in Vienna, Shuzo Matsuhashi is getting a boost from the Swarovski Foundation to further his crafts-inspired vision of fashion.
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WORLD / Politics
May 29, 2021

Biden’s $6 trillion budget aims for path to the middle class, financed by the rich

The budget envisions a redistribution of wealth that will allow more Americans to enjoy prosperity, buoyed by investments in education, infrastructure and climate-related initiatives.
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OLYMPICS
May 29, 2021

Britain's 'old man' Whitlock heading to Tokyo Games with no plans to slow down

Whitlock said he was preparing for every eventuality, including moving his pommel horse into an empty hall to train in absolute silence.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / Destination Restaurants 2021
May 29, 2021

L’evo: Destination dining that’s worth the journey

Chef Eiji Taniguchi's “avant-garde regional” cuisine showcases the best of Toyama Prefecture's seasonal ingredients and local artisans.
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TENNIS
May 29, 2021

Naomi Osaka's plan to skip French Open news conferences met with both support and criticism

Naomi Osaka received support from several athletes on Thursday but was slammed by French Tennis Federation President Gilles Moretton.
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COMMENTARY / World
May 29, 2021

Biden stumbles with cryptocurrency tax-collection plan

Since investors first started trading cryptocurrencies a decade ago, the IRS has been slow to define the rules of the road.
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JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
May 29, 2021

Can a celebrity wedding set the mood for romance?

Yui Aragaki and Gen Hoshino announced they will be getting married, proving the idea that you can't find romance after 30 is an outdated one.
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JAPAN
May 28, 2021

Suga extends Japan's COVID-19 state of emergency to June 20

Restrictions of varying intensity are now in effect in more than three quarters of the country's 47 prefectures.
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BASKETBALL / B. League
May 28, 2021

Brex and Jets set for showdown in B. League Finals

The finals will feature the two top teams from the regular season. Utsunomiya led the league with an .817 winning percentage while the Jets were second at .754.
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MORE SPORTS
May 28, 2021

Efforts being made to save horses after racing careers

In horse racing, it is simply a fact that the strong win and the weak lose.
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PRESS / Events
May 28, 2021

Roundtable: Sustainability with Ross Rowbury

The Japan Times Cube Co., Ltd. (representative director: Minako Suematsu) launched Roundtable by The Japan Times, a series of talk events that will be broadcast in Japan.
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PRESS / Events
May 28, 2021

minimal living tokyo 共同代表 千葉さいな氏

株式会社ジャパンタイムズキューブ(代表取締役:末松弥奈子)は、英語で日本を発信するトークイベント「第9回Roundtable: Sustainability with Ross Rowbury」を開催します。
Japan Times
May 28, 2021

Helping those who seek to live more simply and sustainably in Tokyo -Roundtable: Sustainability with Ross Rowbury

The Japan Times Cube Co., Ltd. (representative director: Minako Suematsu) launched Roundtable by The Japan Times, a series of talk events that will be broadcast in Japan.
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JAPAN / Society
May 27, 2021

Why Japan's young are bearing the psychological brunt of the pandemic

Despite missing classes, struggling to see friends and lacking entertainment, the nation's youth are being scapegoated by some Japanese media over the spread of COVID-19.
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OLYMPICS
May 27, 2021

IOC's Dick Pound says 'political posturing' behind some calls to cancel Olympics

Several polls have shown the majority of the public is opposed to holding the games this summer.
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BUSINESS
May 27, 2021

World faces longer supply shortage as China’s factories squeezed

Higher input prices and a weak recovery in domestic consumer demand meant Chinese manufacturing investment from January to April was 0.4% below the same period in 2019.
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WORLD
May 27, 2021

Biden renews COVID-19 origin probe that’s so far come up empty

After more than a year hunting for the pandemic's mysterious origins, it's unclear what new resources American spies may bring to the search.

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