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Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 4, 2023
Huskies down San Diego State for fifth NCAA men's basketball crown
UConn's title was its fifth after wins in 1999, 2004, 2011 and 2014.
Japan Times
SUMO
Mar 11, 2022
Osaka-style upset back on the table for Spring Basho
Starved of sumo for so long, it's unlikely fans in Kansai will care whether we see dominance by the yokozuna as usual or a reclaiming of the basho's stormy reputation.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Mar 21, 2021
The NCAA sees its worst fears realized in a canceled tournament game
It was a Faustian bargain that college basketball made last autumn when it plowed ahead with a season into the headwinds of the coronavirus pandemic. There would be games, college sports administrators declared, because there needed to be a path to the NCAA men’s tournament, which the governing body...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 19, 2021
A decade after 3/11, what lessons has Japan learned?
The March 11, 2011, earthquake's impact on the people and government of Japan has been both physical and philosophical.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 5, 2021
Indiana to host entire 2021 NCAA men's basketball tournament
The NCAA, in an attempt to limit the threat of coronavirus among teams, announced an agreement Monday to hold its signature men’s basketball tournament entirely in Indiana in March and early April.
BASKETBALL
Mar 27, 2020
NCAA says loss of tournament will cut school payments by 63%
The NCAA will distribute $225 million to schools this year, about 37 percent of its original projection, after the organization canceled its main source of income, the men's basketball tournament, due to the coronavirus.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 27, 2018
NRA's blunders fueled the gun-safety marches
The gun lobby created the movement that threatens to swamp it.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 22, 2018
In Women's March finale, Las Vegas rally kicks off 'Power to the Polls' voter drive
Thousands of protesters gathered for the Women's March "Power to the Polls" rally in Las Vegas on Sunday, kicking off a national drive to register a million new voters as well as put more female candidates in office and stymie President Donald Trump's agenda.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 19, 2018
Women worldwide set to march again as Trump-linked misogyny triggers new era of activism
Women around the world will return to the streets this weekend, one year after millions marched to protest U.S. President Donald Trump's election, with a new goal — electing more women's rights advocates.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 20, 2017
Fortress Washington braces for anti-Trump protests and biker allies ready to step in
Washington turned into a virtual fortress on Thursday ahead of Donald Trump's presidential inauguration, with police ready to step in to separate protesters from Trump supporters at any sign of unrest during the festivities.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 4, 2016
China boosts space program with new heavy rocket's launch
China has launched its new Long March-5 heavy rocket, state media said, sending its payload into orbit in the country's latest step in advancing its space exploration program.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 8, 2016
An apology, forgiveness and reconciliation
Lasting reconciliation can only be achieved when the stories and lessons of the past are handed down to future generations.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 23, 2016
Boat bow, possibly from tsunami-hit Tohoku, reaches Oregon beach
Algae and an oyster are among the clues Oregon biologists believe may link the vestiges of a sea-ravaged boat that washed up on a state beach Tuesday to the devastating 2011 tsunami in Japan.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / DESSERT WATCH
Sep 4, 2015
Lotte's koala cookies come in a new limited-edition flavor
Lotte's "Koara no Machi" ("Koala's March") brand of cookies has added a not-so-radical new flavor to its roster: cocoa and milk.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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