Search - events

 
 
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 18, 2023

Transgender basketball player barred from Australian competition

The panel, which included a medical officer and a sports and exercise physician, ruled Lexi Rodgers ineligible, adding that such eligibility was assessed on a case-by-case basis.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 17, 2023

Fender amps up Japan presence with high-end retail strategy

The guitar-maker is emphasizing its long-standing connections to Japan with a flagship store in Harajuku, its first ever, as it seeks to appeal to both trendy and monied consumers.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 17, 2023

Fighting rages in Sudan despite humanitarian pause

A second day of battles left three U.N. staff among more than 50 civilians killed nationwide.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 16, 2023

Suspect may have used homemade pipe bomb in Kishida attack, investigators say

The revelation came as police raided the home of the 24-year-old suspect in Kawanishi, Hyogo Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 15, 2023

Police probe explosives attack as Kishida returns to election rallies

A suspect is in custody after a cylindrical object landed 1 meter from the prime minister, who was evacuated before the device exploded.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Apr 15, 2023

Britain's Anne Keothavong and Katie Boulter welcome WTA decision to return to China

Keothavong, now captain of Britain's Billie Jean King Cup team, said she hoped Peng was safe but that ultimately 'tennis is a business.'
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 14, 2023

Unsound climate studies sneak into print, scientists say

Observers have long questioned the growing number of research journals that take fees from eager academics but often publish their work without rigorous review.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 14, 2023

North Korea says it tested new stealthy solid-fuel ICBM

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the new ICBM, called a Hwasong-18, would 'radically promote the effectiveness of its nuclear counterattack posture.'
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 13, 2023

North Korean missile prompts Japan to issue brief evacuation warning

The rare activation of the country's J-Alert warning system had initially urged residents to take shelter either inside buildings or underground.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 13, 2023

Weary Masters champion Jon Rahm preparing for return to course at RBC Heritage

A weary Rahm said he had considered skipping this week's tournament at Hilton Head Island but wanted to honor an earlier pledge to play in the event.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 13, 2023

Fed looks set to hike rates again, despite advisers' recession warnings

Officials have been aiming to balance the risk of a credit crunch with high price pressures, raising rates last month even amid forecasts for a 'mild recession” later this year.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 13, 2023

Tokyo and Toronto collide on Masahiro Takahashi's latest album, 'Humid Sun'

The Canada-based musician riffs on solar themes and ambient sounds of two different cityscapes with a marriage of sultry Balearic synths, improvisational jazz and a touch of enka.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Apr 12, 2023

Should Terunofuji be considered an all-time great?

With the yokozuna's status for next month's Summer Basho still pending, it’s worth pondering how sumo history would judge him were he to retire without achieving further glory.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 11, 2023

Europe’s China confusion does the world a disservice

European incoherence on China policy is worrying for the world and for Japan.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Apr 10, 2023

Novak Djokovic hoping to make strong start to clay-court season in Monte Carlo

Djokovic, a winner in 2013 and 2015, figures to have a good chance of going far in a tournament that is missing 11-time champion Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Apr 10, 2023

Kristina Ganea: With sourdough, ‘the more you fail, the more you learn’

Smell something good wafting from a shop in Tokyo’s Hiroo neighborhood? That’s probably because Kristina Ganea has something delicious in the oven.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 10, 2023

Kenya's community-first climate approach lets locals pick projects

Some climate adaptation efforts create as many problems as they solve, in many cases because of too little community input or ideas being imposed by outside consultants.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 9, 2023

China conducts simulated strikes on Taiwan as second day of military drills end

Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said it had detected fighter jets, heavy bombers, reconnaissance planes and other aircraft conducting multiple sorties around the island.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Apr 9, 2023

‘Tokyo Express’: Postwar detective noir basks in the details

Jesse Kirkwood's English translation of Seicho Matsumoto’s dense yet well paced novel is concise and timeless, giving contemporary readers a relatable window into the past.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 7, 2023

My friendship with Ryuichi Sakamoto

Roger Pulvers writes about his relationship with the late musician, recalling the time he introduced Sakamoto to David Bowie.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Apr 7, 2023

No. 1 Iga Swiatek says tennis missed chance to ban Russian and Belarusian players

Women's world No. 1 Iga Swiatek says tennis authorities missed an opportunity to ban Russian and Belarusian players outright after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, but that its too late to do so now, she told the BBC.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 7, 2023

Canadiens' Denis Gurianov declines to wear Pride Night jersey for family reasons

Russian forward Denis Gurianov opted out of the Montreal Canadiens' pregame warm-up after choosing not to wear a special Pride jersey ahead of the team's seventh annual Pride Night on Thursday against Washington Capitals.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 7, 2023

Buddhist statue stolen from Nagano temple returned after police hunt

Police arrested Shintaro Morimoto, a 34-year-old man from Mifune, Kumamoto Prefecture, for allegedly stealing the holy statue.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 7, 2023

Ice storm in eastern Canada leaves two dead and 1 million without power

Authorities have called for caution, advising people to stay away from downed power lines and avoid walking in wooded areas where trees laden with ice might topple.

Longform

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