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Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 15, 2015
Fukuoka man becomes general manager of Cambodian soccer team, realizes boyhood dream
Due to illness, Kenji Yoshida had all but given up on his dream of participating in professional sports. Yet, by becoming the general manager of a local soccer team in Cambodia, he found a way to realize it at last.
Japan Times
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Jul 14, 2015
Tiger 'excited' about return to Old Course
Tiger Woods' love affair with St Andrews goes back 20 years and the former world No. 1 cannot wait for romance to blossom again at the 144th British Open that starts on Thursday.
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Jul 4, 2015
Tiger cards one-under 69, makes cut for Greenbrier Classic
Tiger Woods made it safely to the weekend at the Greenbrier Classic, where Venezuela's Jhonattan Vegas fired a five-under-par 65 to join Scott Langley atop the leaderboard on Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 16, 2015
Oldest tiger in Japan dies at 22 years old
The nation's oldest captive tiger has died of natural causes at an animal park at the age of 22, or equivalent to more than 90 human years, a park official said.
Japan Times
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Aug 8, 2014
Westwood tied for PGA lead
Lee Westwood stormed into a share of the PGA Championship lead with five birdies in his last six holes on Thursday as four-times winner Tiger Woods ended the opening round a distant nine shots off the pace.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Mar 29, 2014
Fashion Week Tokyo: opening the floodgates
International brands are no longer shunning the country's biannual collections
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 12, 2013
White tiger undergoes knee surgery in Kanagawa
In an apparent first, a rare white tiger had surgery Tuesday on its right back knee at an animal hospital in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, with veterinarians declaring the five-hour operation a success.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Nov 15, 2011
Corporate brands drawn to anime's selling power
Care for some Pepsi and Cup Noodles with your anime?
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Japan's average life expectancy rises for first time in three years
A decline in COVID-19-caused deaths likely helped boost the average life expectancy for Japanese men and women to rise for the first time in three years in 2023.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

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Traditional folk rituals like Mizudome-no-mai (dance to stop the rain) provide a sense of agency to a population that feels largely powerless in the face of the climate crisis.
As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals
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