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Japan Times
TENNIS
Jun 26, 2023
Carlos Alcaraz calls Novak Djokovic 'obvious' favorite for Wimbledon despite return to No. 1
Alcaraz was playing on the grass for just the third tournament in his career and showed impressive development during the week.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jun 25, 2023
United States to host expanded FIFA Club World Cup in 2025
The current version of the FIFA Club World Cup, an annual competition with seven teams, will be discontinued after 2023.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 29, 2023
DJ Nobu: The face of Japanese techno is ready to break free
Japan’s current king of underground techno leaves the pandemic years with a renewed desire to defy the status quo... and maybe even skip the country.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Mar 15, 2023
FIFA approves 2026 World Cup format with record 104 matches
The new format will also stick to drawing four teams in a group after a proposal for 16 groups of three was shot down over fears of collusion in the final group game.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Feb 9, 2023
Real Madrid tops Al Ahly to reach Club World Cup final
Real Madrid reached the Club World Cup final with a 4-1 win over Egypt's Al Ahly thanks to goals from Vinicius Junior, Fede Valverde, Rodrygo and Sergio Arribas on on Wednesday in Morocco.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Oct 9, 2022
Just one bar in Japan named to World’s 50 Best Bar list
This year's rankings represent a bit of a decline for Japan's elite cocktail scene.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 4, 2022
T-Point to be merged with Sumitomo Mitsui's V Point program
The integrated program will be launched under a new name around spring 2024.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 16, 2022
Oldest cricket club in U.S. turns 150
Baseball is America's national pastime, but in New York, a cricket club is celebrating 150 years not out thanks to the city's large immigrant communities.
Japan Times
TENNIS
May 17, 2022
British LTA events to go ahead without Russian and Belarusian players
Tennis tournaments hosted in Great Britain in the run-up to Wimbledon will go ahead as scheduled with full ranking points on offer despite a ban on Russian and Belarusian players, men's tennis governing body ATP said on Monday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
May 2, 2022
Six bars in Japan named to Asia’s Best 50 List
Cheap pints of Super Dry and quick-and-easy highballs not quenching your thirst? These stellar bars will mix you something special.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Apr 27, 2022
Wimbledon defends ban on Russian and Belarusian players as only option
The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) took the decision in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the stand was swiftly condemned by the men's and women's tours.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Apr 6, 2022
Wimbledon to decide on fate of Russian and Belarusian players
Russian and Belarusian players have been allowed to compete on the regular ATP and WTA Tours, but not under the name or flag of their countries following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 4, 2022
The end of ‘Fight Club’ was cut in China. The pattern goes back decades.
The 1999 cult classic starring Brad Pitt and Edward Norton is not the only foreign film to be altered for audiences in mainland China.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Jan 2, 2022
2021 was a tough year, but Tokyo chefs remain undeterred
While the past year saw restaurants closing due to state-of-emergency restrictions, the food scene continued to progress.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Dec 24, 2021
Escapist bops and deep pop: Music was a mood in 2021
After a year in which Japan's music industry had to make its peace with streaming, this year saw more of the holdouts get on board with the times.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Dec 8, 2021
Two Tokyo bars make the World’s Best 50 List
It's award season for the world's food and drink establishments, and venues in Tokyo continue to be rewarded.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Aug 18, 2021
Tokyo American Club takes vaccination process into its own hands — and into arms of Minato Ward residents
Almost a century old, the Tokyo American Club has added a new mission for the pandemic era: Get people vaccinated.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 7, 2021
Fair way: Women slowly become more welcome at Tokyo Olympic golf venue
At the moment, there are just a dozen women among the 1,200 full members at the Kasumigaseki Country Club.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
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.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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