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Reader Mail
Nov 15, 2019

Hold all Olympic events in Hokkaido

With its decision to move the marathon to Sapporo next year, the International Olympic Committee has effectively admitted that it was a mistake to hold the games in Tokyo in the extreme heat of July and August.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Aug 14, 2019

Bellmare manager Cho Kwi-jea rocked by power harassment allegations

The remaining days of one of the J. League's most tenacious managers may be numbered.
EDITORIALS
Jul 20, 2019

Close passive smoke loopholes

New measures are a first big step to stamping out passive smoking, but much more can and should be done.
Japan Times
Special Supplements / G20 Osaka Summit Special
Jun 25, 2019

Agricultural sustainability for a growing population

On a sunny weekend during rice-planting season, the people of Japan's largest rice-producing prefecture, Niigata, welcomed ministers and delegates from the 20 major economies of the world as well as six invited countries and eight organizations, as the G20 Niigata Agriculture Ministers' Meeting was held...
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
May 15, 2019

Jets star Yuki Togashi named B. League MVP

The Chiba Jets Funabashi's diminutive star guard Yuki Togashi just won the biggest individual accolade of his basketball career.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 13, 2019

Jets win Emperor's Cup in overtime thriller

Diminutive star Yuki Togashi ended the nail-biting, seesaw game with a clutch shot.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 8, 2018

Heatstroke campaign looks to raise awareness among foreign tourists and residents

Every year the Japan Weather Association stages a public campaign aimed at reducing heatstroke victims during the hot, humid summer.
EDITORIALS
Nov 22, 2017

Applying more pressure on North Korea

U.S. pressure on North Korea must be in the service of a wider strategy; of that, there is little sign.
Japan Times
JAPAN / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Jul 23, 2017

Osaka's bid to outshine Paris for 2025 Expo still on shaky ground

With only four months to go until it must unveil detailed plans for its 2025 World Expo bid, Osaka's leaders plan to use the rest of the summer and early autumn to ramp up domestic and international efforts to raise the region's profile and tout its advantages over arch-rival Paris .
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jul 19, 2017

Japan adjusts Asia Cup approach with star player Tokashiki absent

When the Japan Basketball Association announced its 12-player women's national team squad for the upcoming FIBA Asia Cup in Bangalore, India, a couple of weeks ago, it came as a bit of a surprise, because it did not list the name of star player Ramu Tokashiki, who is arguably the nation's No. 1 player....
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Aug 25, 2016

Osaka brings in Harrellson to help man the middle

The Osaka Evessa enter a new era with two new big men patrolling the middle.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / BACKSTREET STORIES
Dec 26, 2015

Catching the last of the season’s leaves at Shiba Daimon

When I exit the Oedo Subway Line's Daimon Station, I find myself inside an ebullient throng of Chinese tourists headed in the direction of the prominent Jodo-shu (Pure Land Sect) Buddhist Zojoji Temple. The temple's oldest structure, the elegant 1622 red-lacquered Sangedatsumon gate, is a National Important...
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 28, 2015

Kawabuchi to help lead task force charged with solving Japan's basketball impasse

FIBA, basketball's world governing body, on Wednesday announced the formation of a task force to lay a new foundation for the sport in Japan, and former J. League chairman Saburo Kawabuchi was appointed co-chairman.
Reader Mail
Jun 25, 2014

A plea for more public seating

"Duty-free reform to boost tourism" and the June 18 article "Narita Express train headed to Mount Fuji" are more ideas to boost foreign tourism in Japan, to encourage people to visit and shop here, and to make the country more inviting.
EDITORIALS
Mar 10, 2014

Rebuilding shattered lives

Three years on, life is still nowhere near back to normal for many of the people in the Tohoku coastal areas devastated by the massive earthquake, tsunami and the nuclear power plant disaster.
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.
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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Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
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