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WINTER

OLYMPICS
Dec 8, 2014
IOC OKs moving events away from host cities, countries
The IOC on Monday voted to allow Olympic Games host cities to move competitions to other towns, cities or even countries, breaking with a long tradition of keeping the games contained in one location.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Dec 8, 2014
Sapporo takes chance on repeating as Olympic host
Sapporo Mayor Fumio Ueda announced Nov. 27 that his city will bid to host the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / WILD WATCH
Mar 8, 2014
Noisy bulbuls change with the seasons
On cold winter mornings the bulbuls come squawking their full-throated calls as they swoop onto bird-feeders, their white-tipped gray breast feathers appearing frosted by the chill.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 27, 2014
Warm January sees Japan flooding Asia with kerosene exports
The mildest winter in four years is prompting Japan to export its biggest volume of kerosene in a quarter century, squeezing profits for Asian refiners while cutting fuel expenses for airlines.
BASKETBALL
Dec 28, 2013
Oka Gakuen captures back-to-back Winter Cup titles
Oka Gakuen didn't repeat its nearly miserable state of the previous day.
BASKETBALL
Dec 27, 2013
Oka Gakuen edges St. Catalina Girls in Winter Cup semifinals
High school basketball giant Oka Gakuen survived a late surge from St. Catalina Girls to earn a 68-65 win in the girls semifinals of the 44th All-Japan High School Tournament at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Japan Pulse
Feb 3, 2013
J-Blip: Mini kotatsu a cozy spot for singles
The mini kotatsu offers warmth just for one.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Nov 22, 2011
Sniffling and shivering into a setsuden winter
With the winter winds come the usual sniffles and sneezes, but this year's power conservation campaign could makes matters worse.
COMMENTARY
Nov 2, 2011
U.S. military spending cuts have gone too far
We shouldn't gut defense. A central question of our budget debates is how much we allow growing social spending to crowd out the military and, in effect, force the United States into a dangerous, slow-motion disarmament.
LIFE / Style & Design / Japan Pulse
Oct 22, 2010
Snoods a hot item for both women and canines
That's a wrap: Snoods are back with a vengeance, for both women and dogs.

Longform

Professional cleaner Hirofumi Sakurai takes a moment to appreciate some photographs in a Gotanda apartment whose occupant died alone.
The last cleanup: Life and death in a lonely Japan