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A firefighter sprays water to fight a forest fire in the city of Sao Carlos, Sao Paulo State, Brazil, on Wednesday.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Sep 13, 2024
A continent ablaze: South America surpasses record for fires
Satellite data has registered 346,112 fire hot spots so far this year, topping the earlier 2007 record of 345,322.
Uruguay soccer star Luis Suarez addresses the media in Montevideo on Monday. The player announced his international retirement the same day.
SOCCER
Sep 3, 2024
Uruguay striker Suarez announces international retirement
The 37-year-old, who has 142 caps for his country, made his international debut in 2007.
Uruguay's Darwin Nunez (19) was involved in a brawl with Colombia fans after the teams' Copa America match in Charlotte on Wednesday.
SOCCER
Jul 11, 2024
Uruguay players brawl with Colombia fans in stands after Copa loss
Liverpool star Darwin Nunez and other Uruguay players were involved in a brawl with Colombian fans on Wednesday.
Tanaka takes part in a signing ceremony for the Japan-Uruguay Investment Agreement with Uruguay's Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Luis Porto in 2015.
BUSINESS / WOMEN AT WORK
Jan 23, 2024
Why positivity is an asset in a career of PR and diplomacy
Keiko Tanaka went from an office at Nissan to the ambassador's residence in Uruguay.
Uruguay forward Luis Suarez celebrates a win after a World Cup match in 2018 in Sochi, Russia.
SOCCER
Nov 4, 2023
Luis Suarez reportedly set to join Inter Miami
Inter Miami are continuing with their Barcelona reunion plan, as Suarez is set to join Lionel Messi with the MLS club.
New Zealand's Damian McKenzie scores a try against Uruguay during the Rugby World Cup in Lyon, France, on Thursday.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Oct 6, 2023
New Zealand routs Uruguay to cruise into RWC quarterfinals
The All Blacks ran their tally to 36 tries and 240 points in the three matches since their opening defeat against France.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino attends a FIFA Virfual Council meeting in Zurich, Switzerland, on Wednesday.
SOCCER / World cup
Oct 5, 2023
FIFA World Cup be held across three continents in 2030
FIFA will allow all six of those countries' national teams to receive automatic entries.
Uruguay's Felipe Arcos Perez is tackled during his team's Pool A match against Namibia at the Rugby World Cup in Lyon, France, on Wednesday.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Sep 28, 2023
Uruguay accomplishes mission with win over Namibia at Rugby World Cup
The South Americans made the most of Namibia's poor discipline to stage a second-half comeback and prevail 36-26 to avoid finishing last in Pool A.
Namibia's players acknowledge the crowd after their 96-0 defeat to France at the 2023 Rugby World Cup in Marseille, France, on Thursday.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Sep 26, 2023
Uruguay and Namibia braced for their Rugby World Cup 'final'
The two sides have met five times before with Uruguay winning four of those, including a World Cup warmup in August.
France's Anthony Jelonch is tackled by Uruguay's Tomas Inciarte Rachetti during their Pool A match at the Rugby World Cup in Lille, France, on Thursday.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Sep 15, 2023
France overcomes spirited performance from Uruguay at World Cup
France leads Pool A with eight points, three ahead of Italy. New Zealand faces Namibia in Toulouse on Friday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Aug 2, 2022
South American countries set to launch official 2030 World Cup bid
The joint bid by four nations aims to stage the 2030 final in the very same Centenario stadium that hosted the tournament's first title match 100 years earlier.
Japan Times
Rugby
Oct 10, 2021
Canada eliminated from Rugby World Cup; Uruguay clinches spot
Despite a first-leg victory last week, Saturday's drubbling in Valparaiso meant Canada would miss the sport's marquee tournament for the first time.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Dec 12, 2019
Mathias Calfani helps Brave Thunders with solid play
Mathias Calfani's passion for basketball is evident on every possession.
Human error caused JAL jet collision at Haneda Airport: safety board
The wreckage of a Japan Airlines plane after a collision with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft, at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Jan. 5, three days after the crash.
Step into ukiyo-e: A digital journey through Japan’s traditional art form
"Ukiyoe Immersive Art Exhibition" includes an installation of Katsushika Hokusai’s “The Great Wave off Kanagawa.”
Toyota to donate $1 million to Trump’s inauguration ceremony
This is set to be the first time Toyota will donate to a U.S. inauguration ceremony.
South Korean temple pledges to return Buddha statue next spring
The Kanzeon Bodhisattva statue, which was taken from Kannonji Temple in Nagasaki Prefecture to South Korea by a South Korean thief ring
North Korean hacker group behind DMM Bitcoin’s cryptocurrency leak
A North Korean hacker group is believed to have planted a virus on the computer of an employee at Ginco — a company that was entrusted with the deposit and withdrawal of DMM Bitcoin’s virtual currency — through a fake job recruitment message sent via LinkedIn.
Step into ukiyo-e: A digital journey through Japan’s traditional art form
"Ukiyoe Immersive Art Exhibition" includes an installation of Katsushika Hokusai’s “The Great Wave off Kanagawa.”
High levels of PFAS found in water from 44 private suppliers across Japan
The Self-Defense Forces facilities are believed to have become sources of PFAS contamination because they used firefighting foam containing the toxic chemicals in the past.
For baseball fans, 2024 brought The Summer of Shohei Ohtani
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani reacts to a standing ovation from fans after hitting his 50th home run of the season, against the Marlins in Miami on Sept. 19.
Trump's Pentagon policy pick pushed for Japan to spend 3% of GDP on defense
Elbridge Colby (center) speaks at the Threat and the Strategy panel during the Air Force Association Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, in September 2019.
A brief history of ‘osechi ryōri,' Japan's edible tradition for the new year
Japan's traditional New Year cuisine has a long history, though modern developments have led to slight changes in the way things work.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Visitors to Kyoto walk along a street near Kiyomizu Temple in April. A popular tourist spot, Kyoto has seen what locals feel to be an overwhelming amount of tourists in 2024.
Is Japan ready for 60 million tourists?
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