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Mar 4, 2016
World championships finalists to be seeded at Rio Games
The finalists from the world championships last September will be seeded at this summer's Rio de Janeiro Olympics, United World Wrestling announced Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 4, 2016
2020 Olympics organizers again misfire with cauldron conundrum
Japan has won gold again — in the Olympic missteps category. The new National Stadium design apparently does not include a cauldron for the Olympic flame.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 2, 2016
Nadeshiko Japan hits another bump on road to Rio
The Rio de Janeiro Olympics are slipping through Nadeshiko Japan's fingers as the former world champions drew 1-1 with South Korea in an Asian final qualifier on Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / AT A GLANCE
Mar 1, 2016
Tokyo Tower, an enduring tourist landmark
Tokyo Tower may no longer be the tallest structure in Japan, nor a full-fledged broadcasting tower, as Tokyo Skytree now holds that joint title. But it is still one of the most popular places for tourists to visit and an icon of the capital, attracting about 2 million visitors annually.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Feb 28, 2016
Nadeshiko Japan ready to vie for berth in Rio
Nadeshiko Japan is expecting nothing less than a fiery challenge from Australia as the women's Asian qualifiers for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics get underway on Monday.
OLYMPICS
Feb 24, 2016
Badminton duo decide against competing for spot in Rio
Badminton doubles players Noriyasu Hirata and Hirokatsu Hashimoto have ruled themselves out of contention for this summer's Rio de Janeiro Olympics due to personal reasons of one of the athletes, Kyodo News learned Wednesday from various sources.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 22, 2016
Table tennis coach instills Japanese spirit into Brazilian players
Hugo Hoyama, a third-generation Japanese-Brazilian table tennis coach, is working to impart to Brazil's Olympic hopefuls the skills and spirit he learned in Japan.
SOCCER
Feb 20, 2016
U.S., Canada book tickets to Rio
Striker Alex Morgan scored a hat trick as the United States booked a place in the Rio Olympic women's soccer tournament with a 5-0 demolition of Trinidad and Tobago in a semifinal at the CONCACAF qualifying tournament in Houston on Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 19, 2016
Fastest-growing Airbnb market at risk as lodging-scarce Japan cracks down
Aileen Jeffery arrived in Tokyo two years ago and spotted what she thought was the best opportunity of her career: Hotel rooms in the capital were scarce and a boom in tourism was exacerbating the shortage.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Feb 18, 2016
Injured Splitter to miss Rio Games
Tiago Splitter won't be able to play for the home team at the Rio Olympics.
SOCCER
Feb 17, 2016
JFA set to announce J-Village as 2020 base for Japan's soccer teams
The Japan Football Association on Friday will announce that its men's and women's teams will use the J-Village in Fukushima as their training base for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 16, 2016
Japanese-Brazilian hurdler aiming high for Rio Olympics
Japanese-Brazilian 400-meter hurdler Mahau Sugimachi has been training hard in the run-up to Rio's 2016 Olympics, in the hope of securing a place in the final. It would not only be a personal achievement — he says it would give a boost to fellow Japanese living there.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 16, 2016
Female Japanese judoka coaching Brazil team at Rio Olympics
A Japanese judo instructor working for Brazil's national team is bringing cultural and technical experience to her pupils as they ramp up their training program for the 2016 Olympics.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Feb 13, 2016
Tokashiki reaches deal to remain with WNBA's Storm
Star forward Ramu Tokashiki has signed a multiyear contract with the Seattle Storm, the WNBA club announced on Friday.
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Feb 11, 2016
Injured Icho to skip Asian Championships
Ten-time world champion Kaori Icho, who suffered her first loss on the mats in 13 years late last month, will miss next week's Asian Championships in Bangkok with a neck injury, a source said Thursday.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Feb 10, 2016
Japan's Olympic soccer team to hold camp in Rio
Japan's men's soccer team will head to Brazil in late July and hold a camp ahead of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in August, Japan Football Association technical director Masahiro Shimoda said Wednesday.
OLYMPICS
Feb 9, 2016
Yokohama Stadium option as 2020 Olympic venue: source
Yokohama Stadium has become a top candidate to host baseball in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, an official source said Monday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 8, 2016
Interpreter hopes to help Japan volleyball team reach Rio
Megumi Kamizono, a Japanese-Brazilian interpreter who works for one of Japan's top volleyball teams, is hoping the national team qualifies for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, seeing the event as an opportunity for her two cultures to connect.
OLYMPICS
Feb 5, 2016
Japan will shine in Rio: analysts
With a stated goal for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics of third place on the medal table, Japan will need to make significant strides at this summer's Rio Games, and as the six-month-to-go milestone passed on Friday one group of analysts is predicting bright spots for Japan in the Rio de Janeiro sun.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 2, 2016
IOC, Tokyo 2020 organizers confirm Belgian designer's Olympics logo suit withdrawn
The International Olympic Committee and Tokyo organizers of the 2020 Games jointly confirmed in a statement Monday that Belgian designer Olivier Debie has dropped his plagiarism lawsuit filed in August over an Olympics logo by Kenjiro Sano.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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