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MULTIMEDIA
Sep 4, 2015

September 5, 2015

JAPAN
Jul 18, 2015

National Stadium architects return fire, say design not behind high costs

Zaha Hadid Architects hit back at the decision to scrap their plan for Tokyo's new National Stadium, insisting the ambitious design was not responsible for spiraling construction costs.
JAPAN
Jul 16, 2015

Government considering changing Olympic stadium construction plan in face of huge cost

The government is considering modifying the construction plan for the new National Stadium, exploring ways to curb the unexpectedly high construction costs of ¥252 billion, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Thursday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / STYLE WISE
Oct 14, 2010

A feast fit for fashion

Fashion week for the public It's that time again, when fashion makers and breakers take all that creativity they have pent up for the past six months and let it loose in the form of Japan Fashion Week (JFW).
Japan Times
Rugby
Feb 9, 2009

Scandal clouds Toshiba's victory in Microsoft Cup

The Toshiba Brave Lupus are back on top of Japanese rugby, even as scandal looms on the horizon.
Rugby
May 26, 2007

Fiji, Japan all prepared for battle in Pacific Nations Cup

NADA, Fiji — The starting members of Japan's first Pacific Nations Cup game against Fiji were picked on a hot day of training under the Fijian sun at Price Charles Rugby Ground in Nadi.
Rugby
Feb 3, 2007

Top League has hope heading into final

Katsuyuki Kiyomiya is no Ichiro Suzuki, but he may be just what the Top League needs.
COMMENTARY
May 28, 2005

The serious side of Britain

LONDON -- The takeover of the Manchester United soccer (ManU) club by American businessman Malcolm Glazer dominated the news in Britain for some days this month. By May 16, Glazer had managed to purchase more than 75 percent of the shares by paying £3 (£1 equals approximately 200 yen) per share, a...
Rugby
Jan 24, 2005

Steelers upset Green Rockets in Microsoft Cup

The Microsoft Cup will have a new name inscribed on it after the NEC Green Rockets, last-year's winners, were beaten 51-16 by the Kobe Kobelco Steelers at Tokyo's Chichibunomiya on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 28, 2003

U.S. muscle proves too much for speedy Japan

GOSFORD, Australia --They say good things come in threes. Following Sunday's games that saw England and Ireland win two wonderfully competitive games, the United States and Japan produced a pearl of a match at a sold-out Central Coast Stadium on Monday evening.
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Oct 12, 2003

Australia living up to its 'lucky country' nickname

TOWNSVILLE, Australia -- Talk about living up to your nickname!
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS / Football
Jan 24, 2023

Japanese football misses its big opportunity in Dream Bowl game

Frustration dominates after the Japan All Star team fell 24-20 to an Ivy League selection in a gripping and tightly fought match at Tokyo’s National Stadium.
Japan Times
Rugby
Oct 31, 2021

Wallabies door not closed to Japan-based trio, says RA chief

The three players, who have lucrative contracts with Japanese clubs, pulled out of the Australia squad ahead of next weekend's meeting with Scotland.
MULTIMEDIA
Aug 26, 2021

In pictures: Day 2 of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics

In pictures: Day 2 of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics
PARALYMPICS
Aug 24, 2021

Athletes to watch at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics

A primer on 10 Paralympians who are poised to make their mark on the Games.
SPORTS
Jan 8, 2021

Japanese sports brace for impact of new state of emergency

Upcoming sumo and rugby events will allow spectators, while pro basketball's B. League has raised concerns over restrictions covering the sale of food and drinks.
Japan Times
Rugby
Jan 6, 2021

Beauden Barrett looking forward to Sungoliath challenge

The All Blacks star drew unprecedented media attention to his Wednesday unveiling ahead of the 2021 Top League season's Jan. 16 kickoff.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 19, 2019

Golf tournament seeks to inspire diversity through sport

The 2019 ISPS Handa Watch World Cup pro-am golf tournament was held on Nov. 4 and 5 at Taiheiyo Club Gotemba West. The course is located in the scenic foothills of majestic Mount Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 21, 2019

Ending a war isn't the same as winning it

If we can't restore the Japan-U.S. alliance, we must work to refine it together — maybe with a new administration in Washington.

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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.