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FC TOKYO

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
May 25, 2021
Suga stares down Japan's Olympic challenge
Whether or not to go ahead with the already-delayed Summer Games is a decision fraught with implications, and not only for public health.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
May 25, 2021
COVID-19 concerns chip away at pre-Olympic training camps in Japan
The Olympics may be going ahead, but much of the celebration and connection that normally makes hosting the games so memorable is being stripped away as almost 50 cities have lost their role as a host or training camp base.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 24, 2021
No one's safe anymore: Osaka crumples under COVID-19 onslaught
Drugs, ventilators and beds are running out as doctors warn of a 'system collapse' and urge an end to the Olympics.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 24, 2021
'A lot to lose': SoftBank CEO speaks out against Olympics
Masayoshi Son has taken to Twitter to express bewilderment and concern about the games going ahead amid Japan's sluggish vaccination drive.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 22, 2021
SoftBank's Son raises fresh doubts over Tokyo Olympics
In a Twitter post, the billionaire asked, 'who and on what authority' are the Olympics 'being forced through?'
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
May 22, 2021
Australia's 'Happy' Gilmore aiming for Olympics gold and another surfing world title
Few doubt Gilmore's credentials to stand on top of the podium at the Tokyo Games.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
May 22, 2021
Top 5: Tokyo’s best onigiri rice balls
One of the most ubiquitous snacks in Japan, onigiri or omusubi (terms for rice ball) are a definitive mealtime staple. The Japan Times shares the best places to grab a handmade pick-me-up.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 21, 2021
Japan's top COVID-19 adviser says fate of Olympics needs scrutiny
The organizers of the Summer Olympics must decide whether to go ahead with the games after scrutinizing the impact they may have on the nation's medical system, Shigeru Omi said.
Ex-PM Miyazawa aired doubts about China's democratization to Clinton in '93
Then-Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa (left) and then-U.S. President Bill Clinton meet for talks at the White House on April 16, 1993.
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.
Osamu Suzuki, who ran Suzuki Motor for five decades, dies at 94
Osamu Suzuki, a former president of Suzuki Motor, in October 2016
Uranium detected in extracted Fukushima nuclear fuel debris
Nuclear fuel debris recovered from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant No. 2 reactor
Chisako Kakehi, sentenced to death for cyanide murders, dies in custody
Death row inmate Chisako Kakehi, who was convicted of murdering three elderly men between 2012 and 2013 with the intent of inheriting their assets, has died, local media reported Thursday.
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 and China to continue delicate diplomatic dance in 2025
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba shakes hands with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Nov. 15 during their meeting on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Lima.
Increasing number of Japanese bears find human dwellings ‘just right’
A bear trap in Hokkaido Prefecture. Bears have recently been found inside homes and shops.
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.
Start the new year not with one temple visit, but seven
At each shrine and temple, priests create festive, decorative go-shuin stamps, and you can collect the marks of all seven of the lucky gods on one piece of paper (called a shikishi) to serve as a good-luck talisman.

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?
By Kathryn Wortley

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