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FC TOKYO

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 3, 2015
Mobile industry tiptoes toward 5G
Running short of dramatically new phone designs, leaders of the world's wireless industry agree their next big idea is 5G, shorthand for the fifth generation of networks they expect to have up and running by 2020.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Mar 2, 2015
Milledge on comeback trail after losing most of 2014 season to injury
Lastings Milledge wasn't looking for results this past weekend at Tokyo Dome, though he did have a booming home run, a double and two walks in two spring games against the Yomiuri Giants. More importantly, it was a step forward on the long road back from the injury that cost him virtually the entire...
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Feb 28, 2015
Security blanket
I noticed there wasn't a terrorist attack on the Tokyo Marathon today.
EDITORIALS
Feb 28, 2015
A realistic view of honest folks
Police say Tokyo residents handed in ¥3.34 billion in lost cash last year, clear evidence that Tokyo's reputation for safety remains intact. Yet, nationwide losses from phone scams are on track to suprass the 2013 records.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 26, 2015
Gabriel Orozco's connections with Japan
The photographer and I have been waiting for about half an hour to interview Gabriel Orozco. It's a little disappointing, but that's OK. Orozco has famously made disappointment part of his creative practice. While waiting we chat about how much we have been impressed and influenced by the artist's work,...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / THE PERSISTENT VEGETARIAN
Feb 24, 2015
Indian fare adds spice to vegetarian dining
While it's easy to trust that almost every Indian restaurant will have plenty for a vegetarian to eat — and you can often ask for an all-vegetarian meal by request — it's an incomparable delight when the menu is entirely made up of vegetarian choices.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 23, 2015
Repucom touts importance of Olympic sponsorship
There's no doubt sponsorships have played a huge role in helping the Olympic Games become the biggest sporting extravaganza in the world today. And when Tokyo hosts its second Summer Games in 2020, it will receive a substantial amount of financial backing from corporate funds, while the companies should...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Feb 23, 2015
Tokyo: Why did you decide to run the Tokyo Marathon?
Mark Buckton caught up with some of the runners in a sweaty state after Sunday's big race.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 23, 2015
Scenes from Tokyo Marathon 2015
On Feb. 22, thousands of marathon runners traversed 42 km of Tokyo, and a large number of them went the extra mile in the wardrobe department.
BASKETBALL
Feb 22, 2015
Cinq Reves beat Broncos to end barren run
The Tokyo Cinq Reves found a way to win on Sunday, routing the Saitama Broncos 89-61 in Musashino.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / BACKSTREET STORIES
Feb 21, 2015
Finding thrills on plum blossom hill
February is a tricky month for venturing out in Tokyo. Daylight hours lengthen and the light softens slightly, but the weather itself seems controlled by a sadist at the thermostat.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Feb 21, 2015
Running to a standstill
Are you running the Tokyo Marathon this year?
OLYMPICS / OLYMPIC NOTEBOOK
Feb 21, 2015
Tokyo Dome a worthy option for basketball
One of the key selling points of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic bid was its compact plan, which called for 85 percent of the venues to be within 8 km of the Olympic Village.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 19, 2015
Neo-impressionism: color-coded familiarities
The term "neo-impressionism" suggests a sequel to impressionism and, just like with movie sequels, there is a faint lowering of expectations. But this is entirely the wrong way to approach "Neo-Impressionism: from Light to Color" at the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Human error caused JAL jet collision at Haneda Airport: safety board
The wreckage of a Japan Airlines plane after a collision with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft, at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Jan. 5, three days after the crash.
Japan Airlines reports cyberattack on system, impacting flights
Japan Airlines jets at Tokyo's Haneda Airport in August. On Thursday, JAL announced its systems had been targeted in a cyberattack.
Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashes in Kazakhstan, killing 38
In this handout picture released by Kazakhstan's emergency situations ministry, emergency specialists work at the crash site of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet near the western Kazakh city of Aktau on Dec. 25.
Toyota to donate $1 million to Trump’s inauguration ceremony
This is set to be the first time Toyota will donate to a U.S. inauguration ceremony.
Chinese man sentenced for vandalizing Yasukuni Shrine
The entrance to Yasukuni Shrine in central Tokyo on Dec. 1
Step into ukiyo-e: A digital journey through Japan’s traditional art form
"Ukiyoe Immersive Art Exhibition" includes an installation of Katsushika Hokusai’s “The Great Wave off Kanagawa.”
High levels of PFAS found in water from 44 private suppliers across Japan
The Self-Defense Forces facilities are believed to have become sources of PFAS contamination because they used firefighting foam containing the toxic chemicals in the past.
For baseball fans, 2024 brought The Summer of Shohei Ohtani
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani reacts to a standing ovation from fans after hitting his 50th home run of the season, against the Marlins in Miami on Sept. 19.
Trump's Pentagon policy pick pushed for Japan to spend 3% of GDP on defense
Elbridge Colby (center) speaks at the Threat and the Strategy panel during the Air Force Association Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, in September 2019.
A brief history of ‘osechi ryōri,' Japan's edible tradition for the new year
Japan's traditional New Year cuisine has a long history, though modern developments have led to slight changes in the way things work.

Podcast

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 to Kyoto walk along a street near Kiyomizu Temple in April. A popular tourist spot, Kyoto has seen what locals feel to be an overwhelming amount of tourists in 2024.
Is Japan ready for 60 million tourists?
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