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Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Sep 17, 2019
Olympic Channel heavily invested in success of 2020 Tokyo Games
The Olympic Channel, a sport-focused streaming television service operated by the International Olympic Committee, is hoping that fans tune into the free platform when it covers its first Summer Games in Tokyo next year.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Sep 16, 2019
Legacy of pioneering Japanese doctor lives on in communities for disabled
As Japan prepares to host its second Paralympics next summer, one social welfare group can look back on over five decades of effort it has made to achieve the vision of a pioneering doctor who many consider to be the father of sports for disabled people in Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Sep 16, 2019
High-speed 5G network seen as ready to give big boost to online gaming
At this year's Tokyo Game Show, the big draw was next-generation 5G networking — setting pulses racing with the prospect of a radically more immersive gaming experience.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Sep 15, 2019
Shogo Nakamura and Honami Maeda victorious in MGC races
Shogo Nakamura and Yuma Hattori edged national record holder Suguru Osako to finish first and second in the men's competition at Sunday's Marathon Grand Championship, punching their tickets to next year's Tokyo Olympics.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 14, 2019
Japan-South Korea feud starts to cast shadow over 2020 Olympics
A deepening feud between Japan and South Korea threatens to undercut next year's Tokyo Olympic Games as the two sides spar over whether spectators could wave Rising Sun flags during the event.
Japan Times
JAPAN / View from Osaka
Sep 14, 2019
Sizzling summer threatens Tokyo 2020, Osaka Expo
The summer of 2019 brought record-breaking heat. Early to mid-September, until last week, felt like late July in Kansai, Tokyo, Nagoya and parts of Kyushu and Shikoku. Only in a few areas of Hokkaido, where temperatures dropped into the low teens at night, were there clear signs autumn was arriving.
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Sep 13, 2019
Marathon Grand Championship offers path to 2020 Games
The inaugural Marathon Grand Championship gets underway with tickets to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on the line.
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / 'Terrace House Tokyo 2019-2020' Recaps
Sep 13, 2019
Ep. 15 'A Man's Worth is Determined by His Job'
Now that we have said arrivederci to Kenny and Risako, it's time to say buongiorno to two new members of "Terrace House," an Italian manga artist and a young romantic with a leather cap.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 13, 2019
Pope Francis to visit Tokyo, Hiroshima and Nagasaki from Nov. 23 to 26
Pope Francis will visit Japan from Nov. 23 to 26, the Vatican said Friday, becoming the first pontiff in nearly four decades to travel to the country.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2019
Japan to mobilize over 9,000 police officers during Rugby World Cup
Japan will mobilize up to around 9,100 police officers to ensure safety during the Rugby World Cup starting Sept. 20, the National Police Agency said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2019
Much to be done on cyberterrorism and budget reduction for Tokyo 2020, new Olympics minister says
There is still much to be done regarding heat prevention, cyberterrorism and budget reduction for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Seiko Hashimoto told a news conference Thursday, one day after she was appointed minister for the games in a major Cabinet reshuffle.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 12, 2019
High-speed 5G game integration in spotlight at Tokyo Game Show
The Tokyo Game Show opened on Thursday with the spotlight on how game-makers will take advantage of ultrahigh speed 5G mobile data networks ahead of the technology's commercial rollout in Japan in 2020.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2019
Japan Olympic Museum in Tokyo to open to public on Saturday
An opening ceremony was held Thursday for the Japan Olympic Museum in Tokyo, which aims to showcase the history and significance of the games in the buildup to the 2020 Tokyo Games.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Sep 12, 2019
Bringing Japanese opera into the 21st century
Kazushi Ono, artistic director of opera at New National Theatre, Tokyo, is using his experience of working in Europe to help stage operas with a nod to the digital age in Japan
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2019
Japan failing to cultivate elite universities, global survey suggests
Only the University of Tokyo and Kyoto University made it to the top 200 — fewer than China, Italy, Denmark and Belgium, the report said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 11, 2019
Two days after powerful Typhoon Faxai hit, 430,000 homes in Chiba Prefecture still without power
Hundreds of thousands of households near Tokyo were still without power and water Wednesday amid intense heat, after powerful Typhoon Faxai ripped through the metropolitan area earlier in the week.
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Sep 11, 2019
Koreas miss qualifying deadline for joint 2020 hockey team
South Korea and North Korea have missed a qualification deadline and will not be able to form a unified women's hockey team for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, sources close to the matter said Tuesday.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Sep 8, 2019
Skateboarder Yuto Horigome wins second straight Olympic qualifier
Yuto Horigome won a second straight 2020 Tokyo Olympic qualifying event when he claimed the men's street title at the International Skateboarding Open on Saturday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 8, 2019
Swallows manager Junji Ogawa to step down after season
Tokyo Yakult Swallows manager Junji Ogawa said Sunday he intends to take responsibility for the Central League club's poor performance this year and retire when his two-year contract expires at the end of the season.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Sep 7, 2019
Speed bumps and potholes on the road to 2020 Tokyo Olympics
When planners proposed the opening date of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, they pored over historical weather data in search of the day with the lowest statistical likelihood of rain. It turned out to be Oct. 10. Happily that day, a Saturday, was fine. As the national teams marched onto the track of Yoyogi...
Triple whammy takes Japan bankruptcies to decade high
More Japanese firms have gone bankrupt in the first half of this year due to soaring costs, labor shortages and the end of pandemic-related support.
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.
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.
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.
Yen rally shakes markets, sending dollar to weakest level since May
The yen rose to the ¥155 range against the dollar, the highest in almost two months, in Tokyo on Thursday.
'Boiling Point': A new heat series from The Japan Times
Passersby holding parasols walk through Tokyo on July 9 amid a heatstroke alert in the capital and other prefectures.
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.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.

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