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Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Aug 2, 2012

Fuji Rock gets a blast of sunshine, and a wave of Cool Britannia from Radiohead, Noel Gallagher, The Stone Roses

Chances are that anyone who regularly makes it out to the valleys of Naeba, Niigata Prefecture, for the annual Fuji Rock Festival will tell you that it's not for the weather. If there's one thing every year that punters will cross their fingers and hope for more than quality performances from their favored...
Japan Times
OLYMPICS / LONDON POSTCARD
Jul 31, 2012

Etiquette reigns at All England Club

British etiquette was on full display at the All England Club on Sunday afternoon.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 31, 2012

Kitajima's 100-meter reign ends in defeat

Breaststroke specialist Kosuke Kitajima's chance to nab an unprecedented triple-double at the Olympics has ended.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 31, 2012

Latynina watching Phelps' achievements with interest

For 48 years, former gymnast Larisa Latynina has held the record for most Olympic medals (18). And now that swimmer Michael Phelps is closing in on her record — he helped the United States nab the silver in Sunday's 4x100-meter freestyle relay, an upset loss to France, by the way, for medal No. 17...
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Jul 30, 2012

Tunisian hoop team eyes upset in London

Here's something I do know: Adel Tlatli is a name unknown to most people following the Olympics.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS / LONDON POSTCARD
Jul 30, 2012

Advertisers have fun with 'Flag-gate'

Scanning the headlines of newspapers (print editions) that are rarely available in Japan, is a delightful way to spend some time in the morning in the British capital.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 29, 2012

Energized crowd creates lively environment during swimming events

The Aquatics Centre was not sold out to capacity on Saturday morning. There were dozens of empty seats, but those in attendance let their presence be known.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / NOODLES
Jul 29, 2012

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Japan Times
OLYMPICS / LONDON POSTCARD
Jul 28, 2012

Putting jet-lag behind, getting acclimated to new surroundings

Adjusting to the eight-hour time difference between Japan and the United Kingdom and watching double-decker buses pass by on Holloway Road in Islington . . .
Japan Times
SUMO
Jul 28, 2012

Harumafuji's third yusho marred by an ill-mannered yokozuna

Five, 10, 20 years from now, whenever we look back at the career of the current yokozuna Hakuho, it will be hard to avoid a particular black mark against the name of one of the sport's most successful of grand champions.
OLYMPICS
Jul 27, 2012

Takeda elected to IOC

As expected, Tsunekazu Takeda now has greater recognition and responsibilities — and gravitas — within the global Olympic community.
Reader Mail
Jul 26, 2012

Olympic spirit preempts biases

Barry Andrew Ward proposes that a rather odd "anti-English" prejudice exists at the BBC. I say "rather odd," because in my experience, the opposite is often the case: Commentators at the BBC often praise the efforts of athletes from the Celtic Nations of the U.K. as coming from "proud Britons" when they...
Japan Times
SOCCER / SOCCER SCENE
Jul 26, 2012

Olympic team well placed to set record straight in London

The odds are stacked against Japan's men winning soccer gold at the London Olympics, but given the talent at manager Takashi Sekizuka's disposal, the possibility of a first medal since 1968 should not be completely discounted.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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