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Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 24, 2022
Buffaloes and Swallows play to tie in Game 2 of Japan Series
The Swallows' Soma Uchiyama tied the game with a three-run home run in the bottom of the ninth.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 23, 2022
Swallows slugger Jose Osuna carries hot streak into Japan Series
The Venezuelan slugger did not waste any time putting his mark on the 2022 Japan Series, connecting on a two-run double and a no-doubt solo homer in Saturday's Game 1.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 23, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 2,805 new cases
The seven-day average of new cases rose 4.3% week on week to 3,195.7.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KANPAI CULTURE
Oct 23, 2022
Virtu’s new master mixer looking to shake and stir up the classics
After stints in Bermuda, Seoul and Beijing, bartender Keith Motsi has come to Tokyo.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 22, 2022
Swallows connect on three home runs to top Buffaloes in Game 1 of Japan Series
The Swallows picked up where they left off in last year's Japan Series with a victory in Game 1.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 22, 2022
Arrested former ADK chief denies giving bribes to Tokyo Olympic exec
The ex-head of the ad agency is said to be claiming that the money paid to the former executive member was too much to be regarded as a bribe.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 22, 2022
Swallows and Buffaloes assemble for Japan Series rematch
The Tokyo Yakult Swallows and Orix Buffaloes staged one of the most competitive series in recent memory last season, and this season promises much the same.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Oct 21, 2022
Designart Tokyo 2022 envisions a more sustainable future
Through Oct. 30, Tokyo abounds with functional and fantastical designs.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Explainer
Oct 21, 2022
Tokyo Olympics bribery scandal: Investigation ensnares stuffed-toy maker and ad firms
The case has grown to encompass ADK Holdings — Japan's third-largest advertising firm — and stuffed-toy maker Sun Arrow, among others.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 21, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Japan confirms 31,802 new cases
The number of severely ill patients across the country dropped by seven from Thursday to 106, while 60 new deaths were reported.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 20, 2022
Head of Japan's third largest ad agency resigns amid Olympic bribery scandal
The president of ADK Holdings — Japan's third-largest ad agency — has resigned, the company said.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 19, 2022
Familiar faces set to highlight Yakult-Orix rematch at Japan Series
Most of last year's cast are set to play starring roles again on Japanese baseball's biggest stage, offering another treat to fans who enjoyed their tightly contested 2021 encounter.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 19, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo confirms 4,204 new cases
The seven-day average of new infections rose 24.5% from a week before to 3,398.7, according to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 19, 2022
Tokyo prosecutors arrest president of ad firm ADK in Olympics bribery case
Tokyo prosecutors arrested Shinichi Ueno, 68, president of Japanese advertising firm ADK Holdings.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 18, 2022
Ex-Tokyo Olympic exec faces fourth charge in growing bribery scandal
Haruyuki Takahashi, who has been at the center of a growing corruption scandal, is believed to have received a total of u00a58 million in cash from stuffed toymaker Sun Arrow.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Oct 17, 2022
Buffaloes and Swallows prove last season's success was no fluke
The Swallows and Buffaloes will meet in the Japan Series for the second straight season.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 17, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 1,588 new cases
The seven-day average of new COVID-19 infections in the capital rose 2.2% from a week before to 3,095.4.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 16, 2022
Ex-Tokyo Olympic executive to be probed over fresh bribery case
Haruyuki Takahashi, who wielded great influence over the selection of sponsors for the Tokyo Olympics, has already been arrested three times on suspicion of accepting much bigger bribes.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Oct 16, 2022
From ‘gastrobar’ origins, Tinc Gana elevates modern Spanish cuisine
Chef Jerome Quilbeuf prefers to start each meal with “the finest cured ham in the world.'
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 15, 2022
COVID-19 tracker: Japan reports 35,000 new cases, up by 8,400 week on week
Across the country, 46 deaths were confirmed among COVID-19 patients, while the number of severely ill patients decreased by 13 from the previous day to 118.
As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals
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.
Accident halts Tokaido Shinkansen services between Hamamatsu and Nagoya
Workers engage in restoration work on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line in Gamagori, Aichi Prefecture, where two maintenance trains had derailed on Monday.
Many summer fireworks festivals in Japan canceled due to complaints
Fireworks during Irumagawa Tanabata Festival in Sayama, Saitama Prefecture in July 2023
Japan bakes as temperatures across the country rise above 35 C
A pedestrian walks past air conditioning units in Tokyo on Saturday.
Biden drops out of presidential race, endorsing Kamala Harris
U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House in Washington on July 4.
Biden drops out of presidential race, endorsing Kamala Harris
U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House in Washington on July 4.
Why Japanese researchers are looking to submarine cables for faster tsunami warnings
Lamposts and other signs throughout Hirogawa, Wakayama Prefecture, display warnings, evacuation routes and measurements of height above sea level. The town has been hit by eight tsunami in its recorded history.
Akatsuki Japan believes it can 'surprise the world' in Paris
Mai Yamamoto drives to the basket during an Olympic tune-up game against New Zealand in Tokyo on July 4.
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.

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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.
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