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Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 26, 2022

Swallows overcame various challenges to repeat as Central League champions

The Swallows went from back-to-back last-place finishes to consecutive Central League titles.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 21, 2022

Social media greenwashing by fossil fuel interests 'rampant,' study says

One in five posts by oil, car and airline companies center on sports, fashion or social causes that direct attention away from their core businesses.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Sep 15, 2022

Liverpool's Juergen Klopp unimpressed by Chelsea's owner idea for All Star game

Boehly believes a game similar to the NBA's All-Star game which pits players from the Eastern Conference against the Western Conference in February could catch on in Britain.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Sep 14, 2022

Haruna Takata to replace Kikuko Okajima as WE League chairperson

The former V-Varen Nagasaki president will take charge of Japan's professional women's soccer league just six months after joining the J. League's board of directors.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 14, 2022

Munetaka Murakami chases history after matching Sadaharu Oh's mark

The 22-year-old Swallows slugger is the first Japanese player to match the Giants legend in home runs and has 13 games to reach Wladimir Balentien's NPB record of 60.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 12, 2022

With queen gone, former colonies find a moment to rethink lasting ties

Reconciling a seemingly benevolent queen with the often-cruel legacy of the British Empire is the conundrum at the heart of Britain's post-imperial influence.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Sep 3, 2022

Serena Williams ends magical run at U.S. Open in what was likely her final tournament

The defeat likely spelled the end of a 27-year career that forever changed the world's perception and understanding of women — especially Black women — in sports.
Japan Times
SOCCER / From the Spot
Aug 16, 2022

WE League aims to build on first-season challenges

After a challenging debut season, Japan's professional women's soccer competition will return to action on Saturday with the first edition of the WE League Cup.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 3, 2022

Legendary Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully dies at 94

Known for his 'golden voice,' articulate phrasing and rich knowledge of the game, the New York City native is indelibly linked to one of Major League Baseball's most storied franchises.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Aug 2, 2022

South American countries set to launch official 2030 World Cup bid

The joint bid by four nations aims to stage the 2030 final in the very same Centenario stadium that hosted the tournament's first title match 100 years earlier.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 23, 2022

Charles Barkley to play LIV Golf Pro-Am with broadcasting offer likely forthcoming

Charles Barkley plans to put his wicked slice on display in the LIV Golf Series Pro-Am at Trump National in Bedminster, New Jersey.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Jul 19, 2022

Yuzuru Hanyu confirms end to illustrious 12-year senior career

The figure skating legend has ended months of speculation over whether he would contest the upcoming ISU Grand Prix season and begin a quest for a potential fourth Winter Games berth.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 16, 2022

NFL players pay small price when accused of violence against women

A study found that a player's worth on the field more strongly predicts how long his career will be than whether he is accused of violence against women.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Jul 13, 2022

World Games chaos highlights amateur sumo's structural flaws

The furor over excessive celebrations by Egyptian and Ukranian wrestlers shows that the sport needs reforms if it is to build a stable following.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Jul 11, 2022

Fighters' Kotaro Kiyomiya starting to move in right direction

Kiyomiya was right in the middle of the action as the last-place Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters pulled off a road sweep of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks over the weekend.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 10, 2022

'Problem child' Yuki Tsunoda stays patient with new psychologist

The 22-year-old, who drives for Red Bull's sister team AlphaTauri, has become a fan favorite for his outbursts on the team radio during races and candid comments about the sport.
Japan Times
SUMO
Jul 6, 2022

Far from war, Ukraine sumo team trains for global glory in Japan

The wrestlers, hailing from one of amateur sumo's hotbeds of activity, flew to the United States on Tuesday after completing a monthlong camp ahead of the World Games.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jul 5, 2022

Safe standing to be adopted by more British clubs from next season

Strict conditions have been met, including enhanced use of CCTV, improved steward training and fans being strictly limited to 'one person, one space.'
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 3, 2022

Japan’s secret to taming the coronavirus: peer pressure

The country has never mandated masks or vaccinations, but it's evaded the worst of COVID-19, thanks to a fear of public shaming and the “self restraint police.”
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jun 4, 2022

'Tokyo Side A': Making sense of the 'pandemic Olympics'

Official Olympics documentaries can be as triumphant as a gold-medal performance or they can end up in infamy.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jun 2, 2022

Japan's music festivals are prepping for a summer comeback

Music acts are coming in from overseas and a hobbled festival scene is hoping to have its best year since the pandemic began.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 1, 2022

Is Japan overtaking China on infrastructure financing in Kenya?

Could Kenya be the first “win” for Japan and the Group of Seven's Build Back Better World versus China's Belt and Road Initiative in Africa?
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
May 25, 2022

Caster Semenya offered to show her body to officials to prove she was female

The two-time Olympic champion has been locked in a battle with World Athletics over rules requiring female athletes with hyperandrogenism to medically lower their testosterone levels.
Japan Times
SOCCER
May 17, 2022

Chinese soccer in a tailspin after 10-year shift from boom to bust

The decision to relinquish the rights to next year's Asian Cup finals, which was made by China last weekend citing COVID-19 uncertainties, has left Chinese soccer facing an uncertain future.
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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