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Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 19, 2021

Megan Rapinoe supports athlete protests instead of boycotts

The outspoken U.S. women's soccer star believes that events such as the Olympics can allow athletes to bring important issues to the forefront.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Apr 16, 2020

Organizers meet to discuss new framework for 2020 Games

Local organizers and the IOC are moving ahead with their plans for the Tokyo Olympics
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Dec 19, 2019

2020 Olympic organizers unveil course for Sapporo marathons

The course for the men’s and women’s marathon competitions in Sapporo for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics has been set, the organizers announced on Thursday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 27, 2018

Japan asks wrong question about Olympic Games

Only bold reforms, not sporting events, will ensure the big wins that Abenomics promises
Japan Times
OLYMPICS / OLYMPIC VIEW
Aug 23, 2016

Despite hosting worries, Rio served up excitement, drama, service with a smile

What happens to Rio de Janeiro now that the 2016 Olympics have finished remains to be seen, but there was no denying the quality and drama of the past three weeks of competition.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 22, 2016

Japanese Olympic Committee hails record medal haul, states case for more funding

The Japanese Olympic Committee cast a satisfied eye over its biggest-ever Olympic medal haul at the Rio Games on Sunday but warned money must be spent to perform even better at Tokyo 2020.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS / OLYMPIC VIEW
Aug 21, 2016

Bolt ascends to true greatness with 'triple-triple' Olympic haul

"More than the greatest" was how Yohan Blake described his Jamaican teammate Usain Bolt after Friday night’s 4×100-meter relay final at the Rio Games.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 9, 2016

Hagino shatters own 200 IM national mark, secures spot in fourth Rio event

Kosuke Hagino rewrote his own 200-meter individual medley national record Saturday to claim a fourth berth at this summer's Rio Olympics and round off a dominant week at the national championships.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Nov 25, 2013

National Stadium plan hit as too grandiose

The new National Stadium planned for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics has come under the spotlight due to its huge size and massive costs, and for a design critics say doesn't fit in with its surroundings.
JAPAN
Aug 30, 2000

Osaka divided over Games

OSAKA -- Osaka took a big step forward in realizing its dream of hosting the 2008 Summer Olympics on Monday when it was listed among five final candidate cities.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jan 4, 2022

Fast-spreading omicron to test Beijing Winter Games bubble

Core to the planning is the rigidly-enforced closed loop that physically separates Games-related personnel from the local population.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 31, 2021

Sayonara and good riddance to 2021. Enter the Tiger.

There were many winners and losers in 2021, a year in which the health and economic impacts of the coronavirus once again dominated the headlines.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Dec 17, 2021

All is not golden with the 2021 selection for kanji of the year

There was a sense of serious deja vu when 'u91d1' (kin) was announced as kanji of the year for 2021, it's fourth time to take the honor.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Aug 28, 2021

Fuji Rock tests the waters in a ‘return to normal’

The drama surrounding this year's Olympics plays out on a smaller level at Fuji Rock 2021.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 10, 2021

Flying the Olympic flag, Paris looks beyond COVID-19 for 2024 Games

Officials are hoping to make the sporting spectacle open to the masses after the pandemic-hit Tokyo Games was held behind closed doors.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 8, 2021

Priceless? Even Olympic medals can be had for the right price

As the Tokyo Games come to a close, collectors will gain a new opportunity to begin adding to their own medal hauls.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 7, 2021

Day 14 recap: Sun bakes volleyball sands as Belarus feels IOC heat

Italy scorch field in 4x100-meter final to win an unprecedented fifth Olympic track and field gold.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
May 6, 2021

Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard poised to become first transgender Olympian

Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard is set to become the first transgender athlete to compete at an Olympics after qualifying for the rescheduled Tokyo Games due to a rule change, the Inside the Games website reported on Wednesday.
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.
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.
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.
MUFG fires worker over ¥2 billion theft from clients’ safe deposit boxes
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is investigating the incident and consulting with the police.
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
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.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
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.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
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