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WORLD
Jul 29, 2019

U.S. teen wins $3 million at Fortnite World Cup esports tournament

American teenager Kyle Giersdorf won $3 million on Sunday after taking the top prize in an esports tournament in New York for the popular online video game Fortnite.
GLOBAL INSIGHT / Bahrain report 2019
Jun 26, 2019

Leading the world in aluminum

In 2019, Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) will fully bring online a major expansion of its production site that will make it the world’s largest single-site aluminum smelter. “We will generate an extra 540,000 metric tons a year (mtpa) of the metal, giving us a total capacity of over 1.5 million mtpa,...
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Apr 13, 2019

Bradie Tennell's stellar free skate secures World Team Trophy title for U.S.

A strong performance by Bradie Tennell helped the United States win the World Team Trophy on Saturday at Marine Messe.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Mar 23, 2019

LIVEBLOG: 2019 ISU World Championships — Men's Free Skate

We're following the action of the Men's Free Skate at the 2019 ISU World Championships, being held at the Saitama Super Arena.
Figure Skating
Mar 22, 2019

LIVEBLOG: 2019 ISU World Championships — Women's Free Skate

We're following the action of the Women's Free Skate at the 2019 ISU World Championships, being held at the Saitama Super Arena.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Mar 21, 2019

Photo gallery: 2019 ISU World Championships — Women’s Short Program

The 2019 ISU World Championships opened at Saitama Super Arena on Wednesday. Here's a selection of photos from the women's short program.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Mar 20, 2019

Photo gallery: ISU World Championships training day

Japan's skaters trained on Tuesday at Saitama Super Arena ahead of the ISU World Championships. Yuzuru Hanyu, Shoma Uno, and Keiji Tanaka will represent the host in the men's singles division, while Rika Kihira, Satoko Miyahara and Kaori Sakamoto will carry the flag in the women's category.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Mar 9, 2019

Tomoki Hiwatashi wins world junior title

Tomoki Hiwatashi, an American teen born to Japanese parents in the United States, won the world junior championships in Croatia on Friday night.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Feb 5, 2019

Lindsey Vonn crashes in super-G at world championships

American Lindsey Vonn crashed heavily in the super-G at the Alpine Ski World Championships on Tuesday in what was the penultimate race of her glittering career.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 4, 2019

French scientists dismiss Russian challenge to age of world's oldest person on record

Two French scientists who validated Jeanne Calment's status as the oldest person ever to have lived, have dismissed claims by Russian researchers who say that she didn't really survive to 122.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Nov 21, 2018

Japan prepares for next round of FIBA World Cup qualifiers

No Rui Hachimura and no Yuta Watanabe?
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 11, 2018

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier joins British royals in London to mark 1918 end of World War I

Britain's royal family was joined by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Sunday to remember those killed and wounded in conflict, with millions falling silent for two minutes to mark 100 years since the end of World War I.

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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.