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Tim Arango
Soccer fans and others wait for a train at the LAX Metro Transit Center on the day of a World Cup match in Los Angeles on June 15.
OLYMPICS
Jul 16, 2026
As the World Cup wraps in LA, the 2028 Olympics beckon
Los Angeles¡¯ public transit has been used by hundreds of thousands of fans to reach games and fan events, a notable achievement in a region where the automobile is king.
Players gather for a baseball game at an unearthed and restored baseball field that had not seen a competition in 75 years, at the site of a Japanese internment camp in Manzanar, California, on Oct. 28.
JAPAN / History
Nov 4, 2024
In an internment camp, all they had was baseball. They¡¯re back to play.
Before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, baseball was a source of connection between Japan and the United States.
A tribute to Willie Mays behind home plate at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama, on Thursday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 21, 2024
In Alabama, Willie Mays is the star of the show, one more time
Willie Mays¡¯ death added poignancy to MLB¡¯s celebration of the Negro Leagues at Rickwood Field ¡ª the nation¡¯s oldest professional ballpark.
Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani during a spring training game on March 12.
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 15, 2024
Ohtani¡¯s dizzying three weeks end in exoneration by authorities
At times, baseball¡¯s biggest star seemed in danger of being tainted by a gambling scandal, before his longtime interpreter was charged with fraud.
Shohei Ohtani with then-interpreter Ippei Mizuhara during a news conference in Los Angeles in December
BASEBALL
Apr 12, 2024
Prosecutors say Ohtani¡¯s interpreter stole $16 million from star
The account provided by authorities largely confirms what Ohtani told the public in late March.
Ippei Mizuhara (left) allegedly stole millions of dollars from Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani in order to cover gambling debts.
BASEBALL
Apr 11, 2024
Ippei Mizuhara, Shohei Ohtani¡¯s former interpreter, said to be negotiating guilty plea
By quickly pleading guilty, Mizuhara would increase his chances of receiving a more lenient sentence.
A mural showing Los Angeles Dodgers player Shohei Ohtani is seen on the Miyako Hotel in Little Tokyo in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday. The mural, by artist Robert Vargas, is 150 feet (46 meters) tall and is titled "LA Rising."
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 30, 2024
Shohei Ohtani is home and focused on baseball. Dodgers fans are relieved.
Los Angeles finally got a close look at baseball¡¯s megastar, as a gambling situation involving his former interpreter took a back seat to opening day.
Shohei Ohtani is joining a franchise that has long been a trailblazer in an increasingly diverse and global game.
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 13, 2023
In a land of stars, Los Angeles can¡¯t stop talking about Ohtani
Dodgers fans were still beside themselves days after Ohtani agreed to the most lucrative contract in sports history.
Scarred by the wildfire but still sprouting new leaves, the 150-year-old banyan tree, which for some has become a symbol hope and resilience, in the center of Lahaina, island of Maui in Hawaii, on Aug. 11.
WORLD
Oct 22, 2023
For Maui future, native Hawaiians push for honoring its past
The history of Lahaina is complicated, intertwined with the painful loss of land and sovereignty for Native Hawaiians.
Influencer Andrew Tate and brother arrested in Miami
Andrew Tate (left) and his brother Tristan Tate are pictured inside The Court of Appeal in Bucharest, Romania, in December 2024.
Uniqlo sister brand GU taps luxury designer to sell $18 jeans
GU, the lower-priced brand under Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing, is betting a former luxury fashion designer can help turn $18 jeans into global success.
Apple raises iPhone 17 price by 10% in Japan as yen stays weak
The iPhone 17
To stay cool, wear flowing robes and throw water around? Yes, says science.
A woman wearing a kimono performs an uchimizu ritual in Tokyo. The splashing of water onto the hot asphalt in summer is an old Japanese tradition meant to cool down the air as the water evaporates.
U.N. hails women¡¯s rights in response to Japan¡¯s revision of Imperial House Law
Emperor Naruhito (top third right) appears with Empress Masako (second right), their daughter Princess Aiko (right), Crown Prince Akishino (third left, Crown Princess Kiko (seconf left) and their daughter Princess Kako (left) on the balcony of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.
Kansai¡¯s first Michelin-selected sommelier knows how to read a room
Miki Tanaka says that a key part of her service as a sommelier is keeping a close eye on how her customers peruse and engage with the wine list when they first sit down at her restaurant.
The creator of ¡®Cowboy Bebop¡¯ has advice for the anime industry
Shinichiro Watanabe, creator of ¡°Cowboy Bebop¡± and ¡°Lazarus,¡± is known for a stylish aesthetic that one American academic describes as ¡°jagged.¡±
¡®Tony Hawk with Japanese trains¡¯: Denshattack! makes derailing a blast
In Denshattack!, your one-car train becomes a kickflipping, wall-riding vehicle up and down a postapocalyptic Japan.
How ¡®The Solitary Gourmet¡¯ became one of Japan¡¯s most enduring TV hits
Actor Yutaka Matsushige performs a dining scene during the filming of an episode of the TV drama series "Solitary Gourmet" at a tuna restaurant in Chiba Prefecture.
Cash is king again at Tokyo¡¯s bars after credit processor fails
Kabukicho entertainment district in Tokyo

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
By Alex K.T. Martin

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