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Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 17, 2018

Majestic Yuzuru Hanyu defends Olympic figure skating title

Yuzuru Hanyu etched his name into the pantheon of skating legends with a second straight Olympic gold medal in the free skate at the Pyeongchang Games on Saturday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 16, 2018

Yuzuru Hanyu charms audiences at Tokyo public viewings

Over 200 figure skating fans watched Yuzuru Hanyu's bid for Olympic immortality on Friday at NHK Fureai Hall in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward, which was hosting one of several public viewing events taking place around the capital.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 15, 2018

Swiss couple cycle 17,000 kilometers to watch son compete in freestyle skiing

A year and 17,000 kilometers later, a Swiss couple arrived in Pyeongchang this week to watch their son compete in the Winter Olympics.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 8, 2018

Bode Miller says Mikaela Shiffrin's exceptional fitness will lead her back to Olympic glory

Mikaela Shiffrin's results may have dipped slightly since he recently described her as the "best ski racer I've ever seen," but former Olympic champion Bode Miller believes the American will be back to her best when the Pyeongchang Games kick off on Friday.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Feb 21, 2017

Hanyu still looks good for gold at worlds despite defeat

It was another successful week for Japan on the international circuit.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS
Mar 28, 2018

Momoka Muraoka reflects on historic performance at Pyeongchang Paralympics

Momoka Muraoka, who won five medals at the recent Pyeongchang Winter Paralympics, was all smiles during her post-Paralympic news conference at the Japan National Press Club on Wednesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 3, 2020

COVID-19 is a risk to the Olympics, in 2020 and beyond

Maybe a pandemic will spark much needed reforms to shrink the ever-expanding games.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 25, 2018

NHK pushes to define culture ahead of 2020 with some help from Perfume

With the Pyeongchang Olympics wrapped up, the spotlight has shifted to Tokyo ahead of the 2020 Games. The build up to the sporting spectacular is already well under way.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 24, 2018

IOC to remain 'politically neutral' toward North Korea's involvement in 2020 Tokyo Olympics: vice president

International Olympic Committee Vice President John Coates stressed Tuesday that the IOC will remain "politically neutral" toward North Korea's participation at the 2020 Tokyo Games and will not try to force the government to accept non-sporting visitors.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Mar 5, 2018

Putting Japan's Olympic success into words

Team Japan amassed 13 medals in Pyeongchang, its best ever Winter Games medal haul.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Feb 26, 2018

South Korean newspapers praise speedskaters Nao Kodaira and Lee Sang-hwa

Nao Kodaira beat South Korea's Lee Sang-hwa to win the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics women's 500 meter speedskating event.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jan 26, 2022

Winter Olympics to test China’s commitments to climate change

Beyond just proving that it can host a green event, China is also under pressure to show that it's able to employ technologies that can have a lasting impact beyond the Games.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 23, 2021

NHL pulls players out of Beijing Olympics due to COVID-19

The decision comes as a huge disappointment for NHL players, who had negotiated a return to the Olympics into the current Collective Bargaining Agreement.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 22, 2021

NHL players expected to skip Beijing Olympics

The decision could give the league additional flexibility as it tries to reschedule regular season games as it is expected to announce more postponements.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS
Mar 20, 2018

Japan's medalists recount highlights of Pyeongchang Paralympics

Sit skier Momoka Muraoka now realizes that she has become the athlete to beat after earning five medals at the Pyeongchang Paralympics, which wrapped up on Sunday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 29, 2018

Abe sends the right message by attending Olympic ceremony

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's decision to attend the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics opening ceremony will help Tokyo and Seoul move the cycle of action and reaction that has impeded Japan-South Korea relations for far too long.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Dec 19, 2017

Nathan Chen credits rival Yuzuru Hanyu for inspiration

With less than two months to go until the Pyeongchang Olympics, American Nathan Chen is finding himself the focus of a lot of attention. And with good reason.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 20, 2018

Slovenia's Ziga Jeglic tests positive for fenoterol, suspended for rest of 2018 Winter Games

Slovenia men's ice hockey player Ziga Jeglic has tested positive for a banned substance and has been suspended for the remainder of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, the Court of Arbitration for Sport said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 13, 2018

From Pyeongchang to peace?

Kim's charm offensive is aimed at resurrecting the North's sanction-battered economy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 27, 2021

Beijing marks 100 days to Winter Olympics amid COVID-19 and rights concerns

Beijing is promising a 'simple and safe' 2022 Games — although preparations are anything but simple as China battles COVID-19 flare-ups and calls from human rights groups for a boycott.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
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.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
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.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.

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