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Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 29, 2021
'Of course I can': Pitcher Yukiko Ueno ensures legacy with golden Olympic repeat
As Japan has done countless times for nearly 20 years, Japan went to Ueno in the softball gold medal game to ask her to shoulder the burden once more.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 27, 2021
Golden again: Japan tops U.S. for long-awaited softball repeat
The game was a rematch of the final in 2008 — the last time softball was on the Olympic program — which also ended with the Japanese celebrating a gold medal.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / The World of Translators
Jun 20, 2021
Morgan Giles: ‘I’m astounded by the sense of community among literary translators’
The World of Translators series wraps up with Morgan Giles, whose first full-length work, Yu Miri's “Tokyo Ueno Station,” won the National Book Award for translated literature in 2020.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Mar 29, 2021
The push to find real solutions to sexual harassment is ongoing, even in ‘safe’ Japan
Experts believe that many victims of sexual harassment in Japan aren't aware that what their harassers are doing is wrong. That is changing, however.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Dec 4, 2020
'Tokyo Ueno Station' novelist Yu Miri magnifies the quietest voices
Japanese-born Korean writer Yu Miri won a National Book Award for her novel about the ghost of a construction worker.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 31, 2019
Ueno Zoo's popular monorail halts service after over 60 years
The much-loved monorail at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo halted its service on Thursday after more than 60 years in operation, due to the aging of the train and facilities.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Aug 31, 2019
Japan Times 1994: Juliana's Tokyo closes after police crack down on dress code
Thousands of young men and women turned out to dance on the last night of a farewell festival at Juliana's Tokyo, an early '90s phenomenon characterized by skin-tight dresses, sensual moves on stages and “techno” music.

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