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Team Italy celebrates after Matilde Fantin (17) scored past Japan goalie Miyuu Masuhara on Monday at Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena.
OLYMPICS / Ice Hockey
Feb 9, 2026
Smile Japan loses Olympic heartbreaker to Italy
The favored Japanese squad got behind early for the second-straight game and couldn’t recover as Italy took a 3-2 decision.
Japan's Kaori Sakamoto performs in the women’s free skate of the team event at the Milano Cortina Olympics on Sunday.
OLYMPICS / Figure skating
Feb 9, 2026
Japan’s comeback bid falls just short as U.S. takes team figure skating gold in Milan
Team Japan was nearly flawless on Sunday at the Milano Cortina Olympics, but Ilia Malinin had the last word.
Canada's Mikael Kingsbury during training at the FIS Freestyle World Championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland, on March 19, 2025
OLYMPICS / Alpine skiing
Feb 8, 2026
Kingsbury and Horishima set to renew moguls rivalry at Milano Cortina
Canada’s Mikael Kingsbury is chasing gold at what might be his final Olympics, with Ikuma Horishima his main rival.
Japan's Yuma Kagiyama competes in the figure skating team event men's singles short program during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milan on Saturday.
OLYMPICS / Figure skating
Feb 8, 2026
Malinin upstaged as Japan keeps pressure on USA in skating team event
“I’m pretty happy with what I did because that’s only 50 percent of my full potential,” said the figure skating star.
Gold medalist Kira Kimura of Japan celebrates on the podium
OLYMPICS / Snowboarding
Feb 8, 2026
Snowboarder Kira Kimura gets Japan off to golden start at Milano Cortina Olympics
Japan struck gold early as Kira Kimura rallied from fourth with a massive last jump to beat teammate Ryoma Kimata in men’s big air.
Emily Nix of Germany scores past Japan netminder Miyuu Masuhara on Saturday at Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena.
OLYMPICS / Ice Hockey
Feb 8, 2026
Germany surges past Japan in Olympic women’s ice hockey
Smile Japan will hope to tune out the ​home ‌fans as they next play Italy on Monday.
Japan's Kaori Sakamoto competes in the women's short program during the team event at the Milano Cortina Olympics on Friday.
OLYMPICS / Figure skating
Feb 7, 2026
Dance pair puts U.S. ahead of Japan in team figure skating as Sakamoto shines
Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara won the pairs short program to help keep Japan within striking distance. 
Makoto Ito (19) celebrates with her teammates after scoring the go-ahead goal in Japan's victory over France on Friday at Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena.
OLYMPICS / Ice Hockey
Feb 6, 2026
Smile Japan opens Olympic campaign with narrow win over France
Makoto Ito broke a 1-1 tie late in the third period and Japan held on to beat a game French squad.
Ayumu Hirano competes in the men's halfpipe final at the 2022 Beijing Olympics in Zhangjiakou, China. Hirano won gold in the event.
OLYMPICS
Feb 6, 2026
The star athletes from Japan and abroad competing at the 2026 Winter Olympics
The Milano Cortina Olympics, perhaps more than any other Winter Games, will pack plenty of punch when it comes to household names.
Japan's Shiori Koike skates during a practice session in Milan on Tuesday.
OLYMPICS / Ice Hockey
Feb 5, 2026
Smile Japan hopes to keep hearing favorite song during Milano Cortina Games
Japan has yet to reach the podium but has shown it can compete with the countries ranked just below Goliaths Canada and the United States.
Figure skaters Masaya Morita (left), Utana Yoshida (center) and Kaori Sakamoto pose for photos in the athletes' village at the Milano Cortina Olympics in Milan on Tuesday.
OLYMPICS
Feb 5, 2026
Japan has high hopes as Winter Olympics return to Alps
The Milano Cortina Games are the most widespread in the history of the Olympics, taking place in venues from Milan to the resort town of Cortina d’Ampezzo.
Among the 120 athletes representing Japan at the Milano Cortina Games are competitors raised in some of the country’s snowiest landscapes, as well as others who grew up far from dependable winter conditions.
OLYMPICS
Feb 4, 2026
The regions driving Japan’s Winter Olympic success
Some Japanese Olympians were raised in the country’s snowiest landscapes, while others grew up far from dependable winter conditions.
Fans hold Japanese flags during the men's figure skating short program at the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea, on Feb. 16, 2018.
OLYMPICS
Feb 3, 2026
From across Europe, Japanese fans rally for the Winter Games
The Olympics feel closer and more personal than ever for some Japanese expats.
Miho Takagi competes in the women's 1500m during the ISU Speedskating World Cup in Calgary, Canada, on Nov. 22.
OLYMPICS / Speedskating
Feb 3, 2026
Speedskater Takagi sticks to winning formula ahead of Milano Cortina
Now a seven-time Olympic medalist, Takagi found an unexpected sense of ease at the Milano Speed Skating Stadium.
Yuma Kagiyama skates during the NHK Trophy in Osaka on November.
OLYMPICS / Figure skating
Feb 1, 2026
Yuma Kagiyama’s ‘Turandot’ program highlights music’s impact in figure skating
Yuma Kagiyama, a medal favorite in men’s singles, will skate to composer Christopher Tin’s bespoke four-minute edit of his own ‘Turandot’ ending at the Milano Cortina Games.
Carp infielder Kaito Kozono was named to Japan's World Baseball Classic roster on Monday.
BASEBALL
Jan 29, 2026
Kaito Kozono and Shota Morishita provide air of familiarity for Japan manager Hirokazu Ibata
Kozono and Morishita have played in five of Japan’s last six tournaments and exhibitions.
Yuzuru Hanyu, seen during the Beijing Games in 2022, is a two-time Olympic champion.
OLYMPICS / Figure skating
Jan 29, 2026
Japan’s rich Olympic figure skating history inspires new generation
Skating is hugely popular in Japan, where children as young as three can be seen taking their first tottering steps onto the ice at rinks nationwide.
Chiba competes in the women’s short program at the 2025 worlds in Boston on her way to taking the bronze medal.
OLYMPICS / Figure skating
Jan 25, 2026
After stumble in Nagoya, Mone Chiba targets more confident skate in Milan
The 20-year-old struggled under the bright lights of the Grand Prix Final last month but is determined to skate with renewed confidence as she makes her Olympic debut.
Ayumu Hirano during the final of the men's snowboard halfpipe competition in Zhangjiakou, China, in February 2022.
OLYMPICS / Snowboarding
Jan 21, 2026
Halfpipe champion Ayumu Hirano selected for Games despite injury
The 27-year-old crashed during the ‍World Cup snowboarding event in Laax, exiting the competition ‌midway through the final with ​facial cuts ‌and lower body ‌pain.
Ryoyu Kobayashi performs his first jump in the individual Large Hill HS137 on the third day of men's FIS Ski Jumping World Cup competition in Sapporo on Sunday.
OLYMPICS / Ski jumping
Jan 20, 2026
Ski jumper Kobayashi aims for more medals at Milano-Cortina Olympics
Kobayashi won the gold medal in the men’s normal hill event at the 2022 Beijing Olympics, becoming the third Japanese man to win individual Olympic ski jumping gold.
China’s demand for Soviet-style apartments shows limits to revival
Apartments built during a Soviet Union-inspired construction drive in the 1970s and 1980s tend to suffer from poor insulation and outdated plumbing, but they are seeing a revival in interest due to their attractive locations.
Japanese scientists identify neural mechanism that may explain why we dislike people
The aggressive mouse (left) used in the experiment and a mouse defending itself
Japanese payment processor’s collapse hits banks and restaurants
Zentoshin served around 200,000 shops, many of which rely on early payments to maintain cash flow, raising concerns over their financial stability following the disruption.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
Lenders seek $700 million after Japanese payments firm’s collapse
The financial failure of Osaka-based Zentoshin has left 63 creditors with claims totaling ¥115.16 billion, according to Tokyo Shoko Research.
Japan’s largest exhibition of women photographers rights a wrong in cultural history
Miwa Yanagi’s “Elevator Girl House” series skewers the superficiality of gender roles through staged images.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
‘Princess Mononoke’ comes alive in Super Kabuki staging
The “Princess Mononoke” adaptation was created under Shochiku’s Super Kabuki initiative, a modern form of kabuki with more technology in staging and open to pop culture collaborations.
The beating heart inside ‘Human Vapor’
Different forms of love and connection form the emotional backbone of Netflix’s “Human Vapor,” says actor Shun Oguri, who plays troubled detective Kenji Okamoto.
Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth
Born on social media platforms in 2022, Opanchu Usagi has become a major hit, especially among Generation Z.

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