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Yuki Tsunoda ahead of the Qatar Grand Prix late last month.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Tsunoda loses out in Red Bull's F1 reshuffle
By Alan Baldwin
A flurry of Red Bull announcements culminated on Friday with 20-year-old Isack Hadjar confirmed as Tsunoda's teammate.
Oleksandr Usyk (left) and Tyson Fury engaged in an 11-minute staredown during a news conference in Riyadh on Thursday.
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Tyson Fury all business ahead of rematch with Oleksandr Usyk
Usyk beat Fury in a split decision in Saudi Arabia in May to become a four-belt undisputed heavyweight champion.
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes passes against the Browns during the second quarter in Cleveland, Ohio, on Sunday.
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Chiefs star Mahomes set to face Texans after injury scare
Mahomes was dropped from the Chiefs' injury report on Thursday, clearing the way for him to suit up against the Texans.
National team great Michael Leitch participates in the Japan Rugby League One season-opening news conference on Dec. 9.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Dec 20, 2024
Japan Rugby League One plays leading role through tough days in Japanese rugby
By John Gunning
At the JRLO’s official 2024-25 season kickoff press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 9, the mood could only be described as festive and upbeat.
Liam Lawson during a media event ahead of the Las Vegas Grand Prix in November
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Dec 19, 2024
Lawson officially replacing Perez at Red Bull F1 team
The move means that the more-experienced Yuki Tsunoda will stay with the RB team for the 2025 season.
Lewis Hamilton greets fans during a farewell event with Mercedes in Kuala Lumpur, on Dec. 10.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Dec 19, 2024
Ferrari boss noncommittal about when Lewis Hamilton will make debut
Ferrari fans are eager for a first glimpse of the seven-time world champion driving for their team since his move from Mercedes.
Lewis Hamilton (right) and Charles Leclerc, seen before the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Dec. 8, will be teammates at Ferrari next season.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Dec 19, 2024
Ferrari boss says competition between Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc will help team
Hamilton, a seven-time Formula One champion, is moving from Mercedes to replace Carlos Sainz.
World Athletics President Sebastian Coe says athlete welfare is at the top of the organization's priority list.
MORE SPORTS / Athletics
Dec 19, 2024
World Athletics uses AI to protect 25 athletes targeted by cyberbullies
World Athletics recently unveiled findings of a four-year report analyzing online abuse in the sport.
Mikaela Shiffrin crashes during her second run in the giant slalom in Killington, Vermont, on Nov. 30.
MORE SPORTS / Alpine skiing
Dec 19, 2024
Mikaela Shiffrin's status for remainder of season in doubt after injury
The 29-year-old American has been sidelined since suffering a punctured abdomen on Nov. 30.
The Jets selected Beijing-born Kevin He in the fourth round, 109th overall, of the 2024 NHL Draft.
MORE SPORTS / Ice Hockey
Dec 18, 2024
Jets' draft pick Kevin He becomes first Chinese-born player to sign pro contract
The Jets selected the Beijing-born player in the fourth round, 109th overall, of the 2024 NHL Draft.

Mother hopes for reunion with daughter ensnared by Tokyo host clubs
The Kabukicho district in Tokyo, where the daughter of a woman in her 60s fell deeply into the host club culture.
A year after going private, structural reforms bearing fruit for Toshiba
Toshiba's Corporate Senior Executive Vice President Koji Ikeya speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Monday.
Taiwan lawmakers brawl over bills that would 'damage democracy'
Lawmakers from the Democratic Progressive Party and opposition party Kuomintang brawl in parliament in Taipei on Friday.
Record 78% of people in Japan feel anxious, government survey finds
The public opinion survey on people's lives, conducted by the Cabinet Office, found that 28.1% of respondents think that their standard of living is at a lower-middle level among the general public — the highest percentage to give that response in 35 years.
Police raided suspect's home to arrest him after fatal Kitakyushu stabbing
Broken window glass is seen at Masanori Hirabaru's house in Kitakyushu's Kokuraminami Ward.
Japanese officials inspect Yokota Air Base over PFAS concerns
The Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in September 2019. An inspection of the base by Japanese government officials on Friday came amid public pressure to investigate suspected links between the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam by the U.S. base and contamination of soil and groundwater in western Tokyo.
Crime numbers rise in Japan for second straight year
A police officer stands in front of the residence of a man alleged to have stabbed two junior high school students in Kitakyushu.
A year of Oscar wins and a quiet push for diversity
Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Evil Does Not Exist,” released in Japanese theaters in April, sharply dramatizes the clash between rural and urban values. The film won five awards at the 2023 Venice Film Festival, including the second-place Silver Lion prize.
Curiosity didn’t kill the meme: Why cats still rule Japanese YouTube
A screen shot from YouTube user @lagelda shows the simplicity of going viral in Japan in 2024: A cat dancing to EDM in front of a green screen.
With rare Asia carrier deployment, France seeks greater interoperability
The flight deck of the French Navy's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier during a stop at Changi Naval Base in Singapore in May 2019

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Yasuyuki Yoshida stirs a brew in a fermentation tank at his brewery in Hakusan.
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