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BULLS

Racing Bulls driver Liam Lawson arrives at Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain, on Thursday.
MORE SPORTS
Apr 11, 2025
Liam Lawson reflects on 'crazy' start to season after being dropped by Red Bull
Lawson feels the hectic schedule has helped him avoid dwelling too much on what has been a tough start to 2025.
Red Bull driver Yuki Tsunoda is a lot calmer than he was as a hotheaded rookie in 2021.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Apr 4, 2025
How Yuki Tsunoda’s new attitude helped him land a seat with Red Bull
Those close to Tsunoda are adamant that Red Bull is getting a new and improved version of the hotheaded rookie from 2021.
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen (right) and teammate Yuki Tsunoda (second from right) alongside Racing Bulls drivers Isack Hadjar (second from left) and Liam Lawson at the F1 Tokyo Fan Festival 2025 in Odaiba, Tokyo, on Wednesday
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Apr 2, 2025
Red Bull and Racing Bulls display unity in Tokyo ahead of grand prix
Japan’s Yuki Tsunoda has moved up to replace Liam Lawson, who was demoted to the junior team.
All eyes will be on Yuki Tsunoda as he makes his Red Bull debut at the Japanese Grand Prix this weekend.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Apr 1, 2025
No longer a 'bridesmaid': Yuki Tsunoda prepares for the Red Bull pressure cooker
New Red Bull driver Tsunoda tells The Japan Times he started to believe that a promotion to the senior team might never come — until it did.
Racing Bull's Yuki Tsunoda drives during the qualifying session of the Formula One Chinese Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Mar 27, 2025
Tsunoda confirmed to replace Lawson at Red Bull from Japanese GP
Tsunoda started the season strongly and has shrugged off an early career reputation for being excitable and erratic.
Racing Bulls' Yuki Tsunoda in action during the Chinese Grand Prix at Shanghai International Circuit on Sunday
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Mar 26, 2025
Red Bull set to swap Lawson for Tsunoda: reports
Lawson was promoted from Racing Bulls to replace Sergio Perez this season but has struggled in his first two race weekends.
Yuki Tsunoda after qualifying in ninth position for the Chinese Grand Prix on Saturday in Shanghai.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Mar 22, 2025
Tsunoda shines again as Lawson's struggles continue
While New Zealander Lawson qualified last, Tsunoda reached the top 10 for the second race in a row and starts ninth in Shanghai on Sunday.
Yuki Tsunoda ahead of the Qatar Grand Prix late last month.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Dec 21, 2024
Tsunoda loses out in Red Bull's F1 reshuffle
A flurry of Red Bull announcements culminated on Friday with 20-year-old Isack Hadjar confirmed as Tsunoda's teammate.
Men called seko watch bulls fight during the ushi no tsunotsuki event in the Yamakoshi district of Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, on Oct. 13.
JAPAN / Society
Oct 23, 2024
Bullfights continue as symbol of reconstruction after Niigata quake
The former village was devastated by a quake that struck the region in October 2004, killing 68 people and injuring 4,805 others.
Former Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp speaks after receiving Germany's Order of Merit in Berlin on Oct. 1.
SOCCER
Oct 9, 2024
Juergen Klopp becomes Red Bull's global soccer chief in first job after Liverpool
Klopp, who ended his successful nine-year stint with Liverpool at the end of last season, will be starting his new role on Jan. 1.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Apr 13, 2023
Bulls and Thunder win NBA play-in matchups
Zach LaVine inspired a rally as the Chicago Bulls eliminated the Toronto Raptors from the NBA play-in tournament Wednesday, while rising Australian star Josh Giddey helped the Oklahoma City Thunder end the New Orleans Pelicans' season.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Dec 28, 2021
Bulls' trio of scorers deliver big numbers to beat Hawks
Chicago's Lonzo Ball, Avery Bradley and Alfonzo McKinnie were out due to COVID-19 protocols.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Feb 7, 2019
Wizards revamp frontcourt with two trades
The Washington Wizards pulled off a pair of swaps on Wednesday, the eve of the NBA trade deadline.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Jun 5, 2018
LeBron's postseason run has been incredible, but Jordan still the man
Ready to crown LeBron James GOAT over Michael Jordan after LBJ's phenomenal performance this postseason?
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Feb 1, 2018
Donte' Hill hoping to return Iwate to respectability in second half of season
In the rapidly changing Japan pro basketball landscape, the Iwate Big Bulls' run to the bj-league Final Four in 2015 is, well, ancient history.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Jan 26, 2018
Victorious Brave Thunders see large lead evaporate down the stretch against rival Jets
The Kawasaki Brave Thunders jumped out to a big lead in the second and third quarters, then held off the pesky Chiba Jets Funabashi down the stretch on Friday.
Social media helps fuel growing 'sex tourism' in Japan
People walk down a street in the red-light entertainment area of Kabukicho in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo on March 31.
Pope Francis, radical leader who broke the papal mold, dies at 88
Pope Francis blesses the faithful during the weekly general audience at the Vatican in August 2023.
Japan mulls reviewing car safety rules to strike deal with Trump
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's Economic Revitalization Minister and top tariff negotiator with the U.S., speaks to the press upon his arrival at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Friday.
Japan tariff negotiator rules out quick U.S. deal despite push by Trump
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's top tariff negotiator with the U.S., speaks to reporters upon his arrival at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Friday, a day after talks in Washington.
Shohei Ohtani announces birth of daughter
Shohei Ohtani and his wife Mamiko Tanaka attend a Lakers game in Los Angeles on Dec. 8, 2024.
Is Japan’s parliament ready to welcome more youth to its ranks?
Lower House lawmaker Kai Odake in his Tokyo office on Wednesday
The floor is art: Takuro Tamayama transforms mundanity
Takuro Tamayama’s sculpture “Models (Pair, 6 sets, 12 rings)” comes with a mathematical formation that scales it for different spaces.
Nothing sells like Shohei Ohtani, MLB’s marketing megastar
People walk past an advertisement featuring Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani outside Tokyo Dome on March 18.
Calling all Potterheads: ‘The Goblet of Fire’ comes to Tokyo
The Tokyo version of the globe-trotting exhibition features a Ministry of Magic set, which includes an imposing replica of the Magic Is Might monument representing magical fascism.
Tokyo stock picker advises Trump-proofing portfolios with Godzilla creator Toho
The head of Godzilla, a Japanese monster movie character, is seen on a building of Toho Cinema in Tokyo. Toho is one tariff-defensive stock being recommended by brokers.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Visitors walk past Sou Fujimoto's Grand Ring, which has been recognized as the largest wooden structure in the world.
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