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Japan Times
BASEBALL / Sac Bunts
Jun 29, 2020
Filmmaker excited about chance to present Koshien to U.S. audience
Ema Ryan Yamazaki hopes to provide a new perspective of Japan's famous high school tournament when her documentary airs on ESPN.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 16, 2020
No end in sight to the debate over Japan's school year
Starting the academic year in April poses yet another obstacle in the nation's effort to internationalize its higher education.
BASEBALL / Sac Bunts
May 21, 2020
Canceling Summer Koshien right, but tough, decision
Just because it was the right and safe decision, doesn't make it any less of a bitter pill to swallow.
MORE SPORTS
Apr 30, 2020
Athletes and coaches react to cancellation of Inter-High School Sports Festival
For many high school athletes, the Inter-High School Sports Festival is an event they aim for each year.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 27, 2020
Children may be the silent victims of coronavirus
With schools closed and health systems overwhelmed, the pandemic may impose high costs on vulnerable kids.
JAPAN
Mar 23, 2020
Japan's Princess Aiko graduates from high school
Princess Aiko, the only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, attended a graduation ceremony at Gakushuin Girls' Senior High School on Sunday afternoon.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 19, 2020
U.S. track great DeeDee Trotter motivates junior high school students
Olympic gold medalist DeeDee Trotter has enough energy to warm up a room. Even a chilly gymnasium in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Feb 1, 2020
Yumi Matsuo: It's a different picture in the United States
New York-based lifestyle photographer Yumi Matsuo wants to see personalities shine through her work.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 8, 2020
Rui Hachimura inspires Japan's young basketball talent to dream big
The emergence of Rui Hachimura has absolutely been a catalyst for Japanese basketball and given younger Japanese players the inspiration to dream of one day reaching the NBA.
COMMUNITY / Issues / JUST BE CAUSE
Jan 6, 2020
'Low IQ' kids, parental rights and problematic terminology dogged Japan's international community in 2019
Of the issues non-Japanese had to deal with in the past year (and even the past decade), some were major news stories and some fell quietly into the cracks.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Dec 29, 2019
Yuki Kawamura and Kubema Joseph Steve power Fukuoka Daiichi to second straight Winter Cup
Fukuoka Daiichi added another crystal Winter Cup to its trophy shelf on Sunday with a dominant performance.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Dec 28, 2019
Ohka Gakuen holds off Gifu Girls' late rally to capture Winter Cup title
Ohka Gakuen survived reigning champion Gifu Girls' late surge and recaptured the Winter Cup title with a 72-67 victory on Saturday at Musashino Forest Sports Plaza.
Japan must correct Trump’s false data for trade talks, says Kono
Former Foreign Minister Taro Kono
Japan wants to 'separate' tariff and security issues. That may be tough.
Japan’s chief tariff negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, poses with a "Make America Great Again" cap at the White House in Washington on April 16.
Social media helps fuel growing 'sex tourism' in Japan
People walk down a street in the red-light entertainment area of Kabukicho in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo on March 31.
Nintendo says demand for Switch 2 console in Japan is overwhelming
An attendee plays with the Nintendo Switch 2 gaming device at a media event in Tokyo on April 3.
Top Japanese firms scrap employment system that held women back
MUFG Bank, a unit of the nation’s biggest banking group, is among firms that recently scrapped a clerical job category that consisted almost exclusively of women, a sign that the financial sector is finally getting more serious about reducing gender inequalities.
Japan weighs using U.S. rice imports as tariff negotiation tool with Trump
A restaurant owner pours California-grown Calrose rice into a rice cooker at his restaurant in Tokyo
Is Japan’s parliament ready to welcome more youth to its ranks?
Lower House lawmaker Kai Odake in his Tokyo office on Wednesday
Crow meat, goat tartare: Mauvaise Herbe raises its game
Crow meat, shaped into a ball and attached to a foot of the bird, is one of the peculiar offerings of game at Mauvaise Herbe.
Cases of epidural use in labor rise in Japan alongside concerns
Of the 721,000 childbirths reported in 2024 in Japan, 13.8% involved the use of an epidural, according to the Japan Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
Nothing sells like Shohei Ohtani, MLB’s marketing megastar
People walk past an advertisement featuring Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani outside Tokyo Dome on March 18.

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