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OLYMPICS

Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Jun 4, 2017
Trunk lifts the lid on Tokyo’s evolving hospitality industry
There is a long list of reasons to visit Shibuya’s latest addition to its cityscape — from the craft cocktails served in its roomy lounge to the outdoor terrace with large white cushions and its architect-designed convenience store. Not to forget the pop-up space, four spacious event rooms, a kushiyaki...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Apr 23, 2017
The poverty of politics and tobacco policy
The government is caught in a trap of its own making — how does it stay in the business of selling tobacco while promoting public health?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 20, 2017
Alibaba dives into mass marketing with reported $800 million Olympic sponsorship deal
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s deal to sponsor the Olympic Games through 2028 is said to be worth $800 million, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 18, 2016
World baseball chief plays down Fukushima Olympic fears
The president of world baseball’s governing body on Friday played down fears that the sport’s top stars will refuse to play in Fukushima if the nuclear disaster-hit prefecture hosts games at the 2020 Olympics.
JAPAN
Oct 18, 2016
International forum on sports, the arts and business kicks off in Kyoto, Tokyo
An international conference on sports, arts and business kicks off in Japan on Wednesday as part of the government’s efforts to create momentum leading up to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and beyond.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Oct 17, 2016
Paralympic flag handed from Rio to Tokyo
The curtain came down Sept. 18 on the Rio Paralympics, the world’s largest event for athletes with disabilities.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Oct 16, 2016
Japan must open minds to disability, not just physical spaces, in time for Tokyo Paralympics
Too much attention is being paid to accessibility while issues surrounding attitudes toward disabled people in Japan are being overlooked.
JAPAN
Sep 21, 2016
Japanese architect group pushes for Yoyogi National Gymnasium to get World Heritage listing
A group that includes famed Japanese architects Fumihiko Maki and Kengo Kuma on Wednesday launched a campaign seeking inclusion of gymnasium facilities used in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics on UNESCO’s World Cultural Heritage list.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 21, 2016
15 Rio Olympians who won social media medals
With every single achievement and antic of the Olympians being carefully documented by the media, it’s unsurprising that certain occurrences and athletes have been amplified online. Here’s a curated list of the athletes who made social waves at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 14, 2016
Jingoism is the ugly side of the Olympic Games
The Olympics should focus more on the feats of human athletic attainment and less on the nationalities of the competitors.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Aug 10, 2016
Views from Tokyo: What are your hopes and expectations for the Rio Olympics?
People out and about in the capital talk about their predictions for the Rio games and Tokyo’s turn as host city in 2020.
OLYMPICS
Jul 22, 2016
IOC announces 45 failed doping retests from Beijing, London
Forty-five athletes have failed doping tests after their samples from the 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2012 London Games were reanalyzed, the International Olympic Committee said on Friday.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 6, 2016
NIH to fund Zika study of Rio-bound U.S. Olympic team
The U.S. National Institutes of Health said it will fund a study to monitor U.S. athletes, coaches and members of the Olympic Committee staff for exposure to thee Zika virus while in Brazil, with the hope of gaining better understanding of how it persists in the body and the potential risks it poses....
EDITORIALS
Jun 21, 2016
Getting tough on Russian cheating
The decision to ban the Russian track and field team from the Olympics was correct. Now it’s up to Russia to prove beyond all doubt that it understands the stakes and will adjust its behavior accordingly.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
May 23, 2016
Tokyo 2020 Olympics finally get new logo
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic organizing committee unveils a new logo to replace the original choice, which was scrapped over a plagiarism scandal.
OLYMPICS
Apr 30, 2016
Gymnast Kato, judoka Nomura included on top 100 all-time Olympians list
Distinguished journalist Joe Posnanski, a columnist for the NBC SportsWorld website, recently compiled a list of top 100 all-time Olympians.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 26, 2016
Ominous collapse casts a shadow over Brazil
The collapse of an elevated cycling path in Rio de Janeiro last Thursday is an ominous sign as the scandal-rocked nation prepares to host the Olympics.
JAPAN
Apr 25, 2016
Checkered pattern by artist Tokolo chosen as logo for 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Tokyo 2020 Olympics organizers pick a stark indigo-and-white checkered circle as the games’ replacement emblem after the original design was scrapped last year amid claims of plagiarism.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 4, 2016
2020 Tokyo Olympics CEO weighs in on security, differences with Rio
The CEO of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics says security is his greatest concern but believes Japan will be safe from the kind of mass street protests currently overshadowing this summer’s Rio de Janeiro Games.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 14, 2016
Dead fish float in to Rio bay, prompting renewed Summer Games venue water checks
Thousands of dead fish washed up on the shores of Rio’s Guanabara Bay on Wednesday, not far from where events are being held at this year’s Olympic Games, environmental officials said.
More facilities in Japan placing sanitary bins in men’s restrooms
A sanitary bin with an awareness sticker placed in a men's restroom in the Nagasaki Municipal Government building
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
Life inside Japan’s largest prison for women
Western-style rooms spanning the size of four tatami mats with hardwood floors, a toilet and soft mattresses on bed frames are designated for foreign nationals and those with health conditions at Tochigi Prison.
India’s gig workers pay the price for exposure to New Delhi’s hazardous air
Rohit Kushwaha waits for a customer as he delivers his last parcel of the day, in New Delhi in January. His work as a delivery driver has helped pay the family’s bills, but has had a significant impact on his health.
Reform panel calls for easing data center building standards
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi emphasized that the government will promote reforms of regulations and systems that fit the artificial intelligence era.
Japan’s fertility system offers few safe paths for same-sex couples
A Tokyo Pride parade participant holds a sign that says "we want to be a married couple, not a couple."
Life inside Japan’s largest prison for women
Western-style rooms spanning the size of four tatami mats with hardwood floors, a toilet and soft mattresses on bed frames are designated for foreign nationals and those with health conditions at Tochigi Prison.
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
A French ship with close ties to Japan combines arts and sciences on the high seas
Romain Troublé, the executive director of Tara Ocean Foundation, speaks to visitors aboard the Tara during a rare port call in Tokyo in April.
In Kyushu’s far south, Senti.U sparks a culinary destination
Chef Yasuhiko Uchida was born in Saga Prefecture but has made his home in Kanoya, Kagoshima Prefecture, since 2012.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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