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Former President Donald Trump gets ready to take the stage shortly before the assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on July, 13. Four U.S. presidents have been killed in office.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 24, 2024
The U.S. presidency is a deadly job — and always will be
Roughly a quarter of all U.S. presidents have been victims of serious assassination attempts — four of which ended in death.
U.S. independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a campaign event in Oakland, California, on March 26.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 7, 2024
'Real threat': U.S. presidential long-shot RFK Jr alarms Democrats
The environmental lawyer and conspiracy theorist has double-digit support and polling suggests he's hurting Biden more than Trump.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 28, 2022
Victims rights advocate Sheldon Kennedy calls for top Hockey Canada officials to resign
Former NHL player and victims rights advocate Sheldon Kennedy on Tuesday called for the resignation of Hockey Canada's leadership team in the wake of sexual assault allegations involving two national junior teams.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 25, 2022
Caroline Kennedy and U.S. State Department No. 2 to visit Solomons
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and Kennedy, the U.S. ambassador to Australia, plan to visit next month as Washington battles for influence with Beijing.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 10, 2021
The JFK cover-up strikes again
By withholding the records, the government has already admitted without saying so that the Warren Commission lied and that there are secrets that it is determined to protect.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 24, 2021
Biden eyes former Japan envoy Caroline Kennedy as U.S. ambassador to Australia
Kennedy threw her support behind Biden's 2020 presidential bid, writing that the former vice president was more prepared for the job than his rivals.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Feb 8, 2020
Levanga cruise past Mikawa in high-scoring contest
The Levanga Hokkaido offensive clicked on Saturday afternoon against the visiting SeaHorses Mikawa.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 30, 2019
Republican senator: No rules, many options for Trump impeachment trial
Republican Sen. John Kennedy, a frequent defender of President Donald Trump, said on Sunday there were no real rules for how the U.S. Senate should run its impeachment trial and that the chamber could choose to hear witnesses and evidence.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Nov 14, 2019
Hiroshima leads B2 with 15-2 mark
Through last weekend, there are two B1 teams with double-digit win totals: the Kawasaki Brave Thunders (11-3) and Utsunomiya Brex (10-4).
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 28, 2019
Secretive U.S. military spaceplane lands in Florida after record-long two-year orbital flight
The Pentagon's secretive X-37B spaceplane landed in Florida on Sunday after a record-long orbital flight lasting more than two years, the U.S. Air Force said, capping the latest test mission for an array of military technologies.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Sep 26, 2019
Key names playing in new locales
Every top-flight team has signed new players and tweaked their rosters for the upcoming season, the B. League's fourth campaign.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
May 23, 2019
High-scoring forward Thomas Kennedy joins Hiroshima Dragonflies
Thomas Kennedy, a dynamic scorer for the Gunma Crane Thunders for four seasons, has joined the Hiroshima Dragonflies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 27, 2019
Boeing board to add Nikki Haley, who helped fight South Carolina plant's union drive
Boeing Co. is poised to add an old ally to its board: Nikki Haley, the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Dec 15, 2018
Hannaryz outlast SeaHorses in 2OT; Julian Mavunga, Kennedy Meeks notch triple-doubles in wild game
The Kyoto Hannaryz and SeaHorses Mikawa produced a high-scoring drama on the hardwood on Saturday night.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Dec 7, 2018
SeaHorses heat up in second quarter, pull away in win over Rizing Zephyr
After the first quarter ended, the SeaHorses Mikawa held the slimmest of margins on Friday night in Kariya, Aichi Prefecture.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Nov 24, 2018
Alvark exhibit poise in down-to-the-wire triumph over Hannaryz
November has been an unpredictable month for the defending champion Alvark Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 8, 2018
Returning for two-week tour, former U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy reflects on her lifelong ties with Japan
Caroline Kennedy was in top form when she returned to Japan recently for a two-week visit.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Oct 20, 2018
Northern Happinets earn dramatic victory over Rizing Zephyr
The level of drama in some games pales in comparison to what occurs in other contests.
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
Focus shifts to incoming typhoon as Tropical Storm Maria dissipates
Newly formed Tropical Storm Ampil, which is forecast to approach eastern Japan this weekend, is seen on the left side of this satellite image.
Kishida to step down in September in bid to show ‘LDP has changed’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
Publisher finds surprise audience after translating history textbooks
Yamakawa Shuppansha president Takeshi Nozawa holds the publisher's textbook on Japanese history — used in high schools across Japan — alongside the new English version in Tokyo on May 23.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
France brings down the curtain on its Olympic party with Tom Cruise and Leon Marchand
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday.
Japan fuels U.S. LNG boom even as climate targets and impacts loom
Flaring at the Cameron LNG export terminal in Hackberry, Louisiana. Flaring, a common sight at LNG plants, is a controlled burning of gas for reasons ranging from depressurizing equipment to disposing of gas that can’t be used. The practice is a "waste of money" and negatively impacts climate change and human health, says the International Energy Agency.

Podcast

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

Longform

Sociologist Gracia Liu-Farrer argues that even though immigration doesn't figure into Japan's autobiography, it is more of a self-perception than a reality.
In search of the ‘Japanese dream’
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