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Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Dec 16, 2020
Tokyo Olympic torch relay to still traverse Japan's 47 prefectures
The Tokyo Games organizing committee confirmed Tuesday that the domestic leg of next year's Olympic torch relay will pass through 859 municipalities across Japan's 47 prefectures, the same as planned before the games were postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
LIFE
Dec 15, 2020
Solo sauna a hot favorite in Tokyo as coronavirus cases rise
The co-founder of Solo Sauna Tune, which provides Finnish-style sauna rooms, says the pandemic and the social distancing have been a boost for business.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 15, 2020
Who were those Trumpists marching in Tokyo?
There were at least two demonstrations organized by Trump supporters in Tokyo last month. The question is who organized the events.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 14, 2020
Olympic favorite Ryo Kiyuna seizes ninth straight title at karate championships
Kiyuna said he's never competed with records in mind, and insisted his nine straight titles are the result of his dedication to fulfill his own potential.
Japan Times
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Dec 13, 2020
Marathon man: Hifumi Abe clinches Olympic judo berth in epic playoff
Hifumi Abe booked his place in the Tokyo Olympics next summer with a yusei win in a grueling 24-minute bout against reigning world champion Joshiro Maruyama on Sunday in the men's 66-kg division playoff.
Japan Times
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Dec 13, 2020
Kohei Uchimura's national title an important step toward Olympics
The two-time Olympic champion will focus on the horizontal bars at the postponed Tokyo Games.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Dec 13, 2020
Olympic Summit supports staging of Tokyo Games despite pandemic
The meeting of key Olympic representatives, chaired by IOC chief Thomas Bach, expressed its 'full commitment to and confidence in' the postponed event.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Dec 13, 2020
Last Olympic sport climbing spots assigned against Japan's wishes
Kai Harada and Miho Nonaka sealed Japan's final sport climbing berths in next summer's Tokyo Olympics after the Court of Arbitration for Sport dismissed a suit by the Japan Mountaineering and Sport Climbing Association, the body said Saturday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Dec 12, 2020
World Athletics President Sebastian Coe confident Tokyo Olympics will happen
However, a cloud of uncertainty still hangs over the Tokyo Games, including questions about how many spectators will be allowed into venues.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Dec 12, 2020
World Athletics approves Sapporo course for Tokyo Olympics
Sapporo's Olympic marathon course has been approved by World Athletics and a test event has been scheduled for May, organizers for the postponed Tokyo Games announced Friday after meeting with officials from the city and Hokkaido.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Dec 11, 2020
Coronavirus puts an end to Tokyo shop that served ramen for 15 years
Seven other ramen restaurants have closed in the area since March.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 11, 2020
Michael Phelps says world records unlikely at Tokyo Olympics
The 23-time Olympic gold medalist believes the one-year delay caused by the coronavirus pandemic will prevent swimmers from hitting new marks in Tokyo.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 10, 2020
Kanoa Igarashi poised to ride wave of momentum into Tokyo Olympics
The Japanese surfer and Olympic medal hopeful was preparing for the biggest year of his life when 2020 decided it had other plans.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 10, 2020
Captured history: A collection of milestones in early images of Japan
An exhibition of rare photographs gets a second chance to present the evolution of photography in Japan at the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 10, 2020
Tokyo panda Xiang Xiang's return to China pushed back by pandemic
Tokyo Metropolitan Government has agreed with Chinese authorities to push back through next May the return of Xiang Xiang, the popular female offspring of a giant panda couple on loan from China, amid the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Yuriko Koike said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 10, 2020
Japan to launch health monitor center for inbound tourists amid pandemic
Tourists will be required to register their passport numbers with the center and input daily updates on their health condition for two weeks.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Dec 10, 2020
Japan mulls keeping celebrities out of Olympic torch relay to control crowds
The Japanese government is considering a scheme to exclude celebrities from running in next year's Olympic torch relay in order to reduce the risk of coronavirus infection from roadside crowds coming to see them, a source with knowledge of the matter said Wednesday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Dec 10, 2020
Japan pledges support for IOC's efforts to vaccinate Tokyo Olympic athletes
IOC President Thomas Bach indicated that the IOC was considering shouldering the cost of vaccinating athletes and officials for the games.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Dec 9, 2020
I achieved my wildest dreams. Then depression hit.
I’d spent my life training for the Olympics, but I wasn’t prepared for what came next.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Dec 8, 2020
Athletes' time at Olympic Village to be restricted during Tokyo Games
The decision by the IOC, intended to limit the risk of coronavirus infections, will reduce the number of athletes participating in the event's opening and closing ceremonies.
Japanese gymnast Shoko Miyata leaves Olympic team over drinking and smoking
Shoko Miyata had been set to lead the Japanese women's gymnastics team at the Paris Games.
Japan mostly spared in global IT meltdown despite reports of some bugs
A screen displays an error message at a self-checkout terminal of a supermarket in Sydney on Friday.
'Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman' is an immersive journey into Murakami's world
“Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman” incorporates six Murakami short stories from three books into a single intertwined narrative that centers on a trio of lonely Tokyoites.
CrowdStrike update that caused global outage likely skipped checks, experts say
The CrowdStrike offices in Sunnyvale, California, on Friday
U.S.-Japan Patriot missile production plan hits Boeing component snag
Self-Defense Forces soldiers walk past a Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile unit in Tokyo in October 2017.
How to prevent and respond to heatstroke in Japan this summer
A passerby holding a parasol wipes her face as she walks on the street amid a heatstroke alert in Tokyo and other prefectures, in Tokyo on July 9.
‘Sniper from Oita’ sets her sights on Paris Olympics target
Misaki Nobata competes at the World University Games in 2023. A hero in her hometown of Oita, Nobata is one of three Japanese shooters who will compete at the upcoming Paris Olympics.
Households struggle as Japan’s inflation rises near U.S. levels
The Nishiki market in Kyoto. June’s inflation report shows extraordinary jumps in the prices of some items favored by households, including cabbage (27.6%), potatoes (28.5%) and tomatoes (15.6%).
As risk of heatstroke rises in Japan, so does that of COVID-19
People hold umbrellas while watching baseball to deal with the heat in the city of Shizuoka on July 7.
German, French and Spanish fighter aircraft arrive in Japan for joint drills
Two Air Self-Defense Force F-15s (right) escort two German Air Force Eurofighter jets and an A330MRTT aerial tanker on their arrival in Japan Friday. The ASDF is conducting training exercises with the German, French and Spanish air forces this weekend.

Podcast

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Longform

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As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals
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