Special Reports
List of Affected, Rescheduled Events As Coronavirus Outbreak Enters ‘New Phase’ in Japan
Tokyo is canceling several major events in the next few weeks, as China’s novel coronavirus contagion spreads to Japan
Sports
Can Japan Sustain Its Rugby Fever After the 2019 World Cup?
A new year has dawned, but the success of the 2019 Rugby World Cup is still fresh in the […]
Sports
Brave Blossoms’ Legacy Will Live Long Past the 2019 Rugby World Cup
The Rugby World Cup action in Japan will have drawn to a close with the championship match between England […]
Sports
Can Japan Do an ‘Invictus’ at the Rugby World Cup?
The 2009 movie Invictus, directed by Clint Eastwood, told the inspiring story of how former South African president Ne
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Haiku for the Rugby World Cup
The Japanese started playing rugby in the late 1890s, just a few decades after the foundation of the Rugby Union [&helli
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Japan Gears Up for Long-Lasting Effects of Typhoon Hagibis, As Death Toll Rises to 74
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced on Tuesday, October 15, that the government was “putting out its full effort to [&
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EDITORIAL | Lessons from Hagibis: Japan Has to Be Made More Resilient in the Face of Disasters
Typhoon Hagibis, a large-scale, powerful storm, pounded extensive areas of the Japanese archipelago with powerful wind
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[SOCIAL WIRE] Spectators React to Japan’s Historic Win over Scotland in RWC 2019
RELATED ARTICLE: Japan Advances to RWC Quarter Finals in Historic, Nail-biter Win Over Scotland Japan’s 28-21 nail-bit
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Japan Advances to RWC Quarter Finals in Historic, Nail-biter Win Over Scotland
RELATED ARTICLE: [SOCIAL WIRE] Spectator’s React to Japan’s Historic Win over Scotland in RWC 2019 YOKOHAMA — Japan an
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Rugby Fever Bodes Well for Young Japanese Players
Rather than joining community activities, most kids in Japan practice sports in classes and clubs at their schools. No
Special Reports
Japan Braces for What Could Be Strongest Typhoon in 51 Years
Story Updated at 1 AM, 12 October 2019 Super Typhoon Hagibis — the Philippine name for the 19th significant […]
Travel
Flight Bookings to Japan Swell from Countries with Rugby World Cup 2019 Teams
Just how seriously do fans take rugby? Pretty seriously, we can say, if the spike in bookings to Japan […]