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Sailor Masatomo Suzuki with a yacht he purchased to compete in the 2028 Vendee Globe ¡ª a solo, nonstop, unassisted around-the-world yacht race
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Jun 9, 2026
Japanese sailor sets course for around-the-world yacht race
If Masatomo Suzuki completes the 2028 Vendee Globe, an event known as ¡°the Everest of the seas,¡± he would become the second Japanese person to achieve the feat.
Britain's Ineos Britannia and Switzerland's Alinghi Red Bull Racing compete during the America's Cup Louis Vuitton semifinal off the coast of Barcelona on Monday.
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Sep 17, 2024
Switzerland and U.S. win reprieves in America¡¯s Cup qualifiers
The Swiss and U.S. teams had both been on the brink of elimination.
Keiju Okada (left) and Miho Yoshioka compete in the 470-class mixed two-person dinghy event of the sailing world championships in August in the Netherlands.
OLYMPICS / Sailing
Jul 17, 2024
Japanese craftsmanship to play vital role in dinghy sailing in Paris
Fifteen of the 19 boats in the new 470-class mixed two-person dinghy event at the 2024 Paris Games will use sails made by North Sails Japan.
Hirotsugu Kimura, a 24-year-old company employee, returns to Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, becoming the youngest Japanese to complete a solo, nonstop sailing voyage around the world.
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Jun 9, 2024
24-year-old sets new Japan record for sailing solo nonstop around world
Kimura set sail in October 2023, traveled eastward across the Pacific and passed the southern tips of South America and Africa.
French skipper Armel Le Cleac'h sails his Banque Populaire Ultim multihull (foreground) after the start of the Arkea Ultim Challenge, a solo round-the-world race on a multihull, off the coast of Brest on Sunday.
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Jan 8, 2024
Around the world in 50 days? Six sailors in ¡®biggest challenge¡¯
Under bright winter sunshine in the Brittany port of Brest, the first such race on superpowerful but relatively fragile trimarans got underway.
Japan Times
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Oct 7, 2021
Women to race with men in ¡®groundbreaking¡¯ shift by SailGP
There have been few routes for top female sailors to progress beyond events such as the Olympics and SailGP has implemented a pathway in an effort to address this gap.
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Aug 11, 2019
British crew looks to win SailGP regatta in home waters
The notorious English weather and the home country¡¯s crew have already left their mark on SailGP¡¯s European debut even before an official race has sailed.
Japan Times
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Nov 20, 2018
Japan SailGP team joins new global circuit
¡°This is like Formula One on water.¡±
Japan Times
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Nov 8, 2018
Kanagawa natives set out to master new yachting class
The wind was more like a zephyr, so the yacht was not running as swift as it could have.
Japan Times
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Jun 2, 2017
Japan ghosts ahead of France in almost no-wind America¡¯s Cup conditions
SoftBank Team Japan outclassed Groupama Team France in their Louis Vuitton America¡¯s Cup qualifying race on Thursday, with the Japanese catamaran coping better with a very light breeze in Bermuda¡¯s Great Sound.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 16, 2016
Russian yacht and crew detained by North Korea arrives in Vladivostok
A Russian yacht detained and then released by North Korean authorities has arrived in the Russian Far Eastern port city of Vladivostok, the nation¡¯s Interfax news agency reported Monday.
Japan Times
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Apr 7, 2016
Sailor Shiraishi prepares for prestigious global odyssey
Sailor Kojiro Shiraishi is in high spirits as he is set to realize his 30-year dream.
Japan Times
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Jun 24, 2015
Canadian sailor has Japan solo circumnavigation in sight
A Canadian ex-executive who once served as dean and president of Temple University Japan is getting closer to making history ¡ª as probably the first foreigner to sail solo around Japan.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Japan to set up expert working group on accepting foreign nationals
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (second from left) addresses a meeting of ministers responsible for policies concerning foreign residents, held at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Japan to set up expert working group on accepting foreign nationals
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (second from left) addresses a meeting of ministers responsible for policies concerning foreign residents, held at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Inside Toho Archive¡¯s mission to save Japan¡¯s cinematic memory
The goal of restoration is not to artificially upscale but to return the film to the condition it was in ¡°the very first day it appeared in the world,¡± says Nobushige Toshima, president and sales division manager of Toho Archive.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.

Podcast

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

Longform

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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