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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jan 16, 2018

Plan for joint Olympics team with North gets icy reception in South Korea

While Seoul forges ahead with plans to use the upcoming Winter Olympics to showcase inter-Korean unity, some South Korean athletes are "furious" at proposals to form joint teams with North Koreans, highlighting a broader lack of enthusiasm for some of the government's peace-making plans.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 22, 2018

Ivanka Trump to meet South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Olympics trip, official says

President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump, a senior White House adviser, will meet South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Friday as part of a weekend trip to lead the U.S. delegation to the closing ceremony of the Winter Olympics.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 8, 2018

North Korea says it has no plans to meet U.S. officials at Olympics

North Korea has no intention of meeting U.S officials during the Winter Olympics that start on Friday in the South, the KCNA news agency reported, dampening hopes the games will help resolve a tense standoff over the Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Aug 7, 2018

Shae-Lynn Bourne noted Yuzuru Hanyu's genius making 'Seimei'

One of the positive aspects of the internet is that every once in a while you stumble across some undiscovered gem that is enjoyable and revelatory.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 8, 2018

Smile Japan goalie Nana Fujimoto out for six months following surgery on shoulder

Smile Japan star goalkeeper Nana Fujimoto will be sidelined for six months following shoulder surgery, The Japan Times has learned.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 14, 2018

Finland's knitting passion is latest Pyeongchang yarn

Yarns, stitches, loops and purls, instead of spins, flips and slides ... the Finnish team in Pyeongchang is using the soothing effects of knitting when Olympic pressure becomes too great.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Feb 7, 2018

Hanyu aiming to join immortals with second straight Olympic title

Japan's most popular sport will be the focus of millions over the next two weeks at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics, as superstar Yuzuru Hanyu attempts to etch his name alongside the immortals of the sport with a second straight gold medal in men's singles figure skating.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 28, 2018

Tokyo 2020 Olympics to start accepting 'passionate' volunteers from September

Tokyo 2020 Olympic organizers plan to start recruiting 80,000 volunteers for the games from September, but warned Wednesday that only those who can handle the workload will be taken on.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 24, 2018

Who to watch for Day 16 (Saturday, Feb. 24)

9 a.m. Snowboarding, women’s parallel GS: Originally scheduled for Thursday, the final has been moved to Saturday because strong winds are in the forecast. Tomoka Takeuchi, the silver medalist at the Sochi Olympics, makes her third Winter Olympics appearance. She has recovered from a torn ligament...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 8, 2018

Thaw won't warm South Koreans to unity

Younger South Koreans are either apathetic about or hostile toward North Korea.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Russia launched intercontinental ballistic missile during attack on Ukraine, Kyiv says
A Yars intercontinental ballistic missile is launched during a test from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in Northern Arkhangelsk region of Russia, in this still image captured from video released on Oct. 29.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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