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Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Nov 15, 2018

Hokkaido will host 2020 All-Star Game

The annual All-Star Game is making the rounds in the league's brief history.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Oct 21, 2018

Rights advocates urge Japan to step up LGBT-inclusive efforts and legalize same-sex marriage

Until a few years ago, Rin Okabe, then the general affairs department manager at a subsidiary of ad agency Dentsu Inc., would say goodbye to his wife and son, and commute to work wearing a conventional suit and tie.
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MORE SPORTS
Oct 16, 2018

Decorated minimumweight Katsunari Takayama granted amateur boxing license

Former professional four-organization minimumweight champion Katsunari Takayama will be granted his wish to receive an amateur license from the Japan Amateur Boxing Federation, it was announced at a news conference on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 10, 2018

Samurai Japan unveils roster for series against MLB stars

Kazuma Okamoto has spent all season showing why many think he could be one of Japan's next great slugging stars.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 23, 2018

Tokyo marathon fees may go up by 50% from 2020

As costs for security rise, the organizer of the Tokyo Marathon considers raising the participation fee 50 percent to u00a515,000 starting with the March 2020 race.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Sep 14, 2018

Naomi Osaka is Japan's tennis darling, but could she eventually decide to play for the U.S.?

Amid the excitement of Naomi Osaka winning the women's title at the U.S. Open tennis tournament last weekend, some in Japan are wondering whether she will continue to compete for their country at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Japan Times
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Aug 28, 2018

After another Asian Games title, decathlete Keisuke Ushiro eyes success on global stage

Veteran decathlon athlete Keisuke Ushiro acknowledged his exhaustion after capturing the gold medal for the second straight time at the Asian Games on Sunday.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Aug 28, 2018

Japan duo relish mixed archery gold

Even the hands of an experienced veteran like Takaharu Furukawa sometimes tremble with tension while shooting an arrow at a target 70 meters away.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 7, 2018

Tokyo tightening waterfront security ahead of Olympics

Tokyo police will beef up security in waterfront areas to guard against terrorist attacks from the sea during the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2018

Olympic organizers' plan to recruit 110,000 volunteers in four months raises eyebrows

Critics say the requirements set by the committee and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government are too tough and will likely drive prospective helpers away.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 28, 2018

Outlook for Democrats in 2020 looks bleak

First: No. It's not too early to discuss the 2020 election. The Iowa caucuses are only a year and a half away. Any presidential hopeful who hasn't begun chatting up donors by now will find it nearly impossible to mount a viable campaign.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 26, 2018

How California met its ambitious 2020 greenhouse gas emissions target in 2016

In 2006, California set itself an ambitious environmental goal: Reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. The Air Resources Board recently published its assessment of 2016 — and the state has already hit its 2020 target. California is on a low-carbon diet, so to speak, and the diet is...
Japan Times
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Jul 24, 2018

Japan sprinters return from Europe with renewed focus, passion to improve

Japan set a lofty goal of capturing the gold medal in the men's 4x100-meter relay at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 27, 2018

Tokyo lawmakers approve anti-smoking ordinance as capital gears up for 2020 Olympics

The Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly passed an anti-smoking ordinance that is stricter than the national version currently under consideration, in a move intended to rein in secondhand smoke.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jun 16, 2018

Rising star Rui Hachimura makes impressive debut for Japan men's national team

Fast, strong, big, smooth, phenom, hope, slam dunker, highlight film.
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.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Saitama court bans demonstrations over anti-Kurd hate speech
Kurdish people in Japan in 2015. A court injunction has banned acts that defame the Japan Kurdish Cultural Association and are disrespectful, such as putting up banner flags or handing out fliers with hate speech like “Refugees should go back to their home countries.”
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
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.
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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