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The Japan Times
japantimes.co.jp > sports > 08/16/2026 > more-sports > forumulae-adding-female-drivers

Formula E aiming to have female drivers within two to three years

2+ min ago   (397+ words) London – Formula E hopes to see female drivers competing at championship level within the next two to three years, the all-electric series’ chief executive Jeff Dodds said on Friday. Speaking to reporters ahead of a weekend that will mark 50 years…...

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japantimes.co.jp > community > 08/16/2026 > voices > russian-diaspora-anti-war-protests

Unrelenting Russian anti-war protesters in Japan fight through inescapable doubt

12+ min ago   (91+ words) The Japan Times Unrelenting Russian anti-war protesters in Japan fight through inescapable doubt I stood in front of Shinjuku Station’s east exit, holding a simple poster with two words: “NO WAR.” It was February 2025 and it was getting cold as…...

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japantimes.co.jp > commentary > 08/16/2026 > japan > tokyo-political-turf-wars

The turf wars between politicians and bureaucrats in Tokyo

49+ min ago   (166+ words) The Japan Times In early August just before Japan entered its midsummer vacation week, some drama unfolded within Tokyo’s bureaucratic apparatus.The Asahi Shimbun reported that an elite Finance Ministry bureaucrat was reassigned in an “unusual transfer,â…...

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japantimes.co.jp > community > 08/16/2026 > cat-adoption-ajisai

Ajisai is ready to win your heart

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (193+ words) This smoky, silvery girl is Ajisai, and she’s quite a looker. Her name is also the Japanese name for the flowering shrub hydrangea. Ajisai, now 2 years old, came to ARK when her owner passed away. Ajisai was accompanied by two…...

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japantimes.co.jp > news > 08/16/2026 > asia-pacific > politics > kim-putin-reaffirm-ties

North Korea’s Kim and Russia’s Putin reaffirm ties on Korean Liberation Day

3+ hour, 44+ min ago   (213+ words) SEOUL – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reaffirmed ⁠the deepening of ties with Russia in a message to President Vladimir Putin as Pyongyang marked the anniversary of independence from Japan’s colonial rule, KCNA state news agency said on Sunday. Kim…...

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japantimes.co.jp > news > 08/16/2026 > world > colombia-earthquake-hopes-fade

Hopes fade in Colombia as more bodies recovered days after powerful quake

3+ hour, 52+ min ago   (132+ words) The Japan Times BOGOTA - Hopes of finding survivors of the earthquake that struck western Colombia five days ago were dwindling on Saturday, as more bodies were pulled from buildings that collapsed due to the 7.4 magnitude quake that left hundreds dead…...

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japantimes.co.jp > news > 08/16/2026 > japan > oldest-war-bereaved-relative

98-year-old calls for remembering 3.1 million Japanese lives lost in war

4+ hour, 3+ min ago   (111+ words) The Japan Times 98-year-old calls for remembering 3.1 million Japanese lives lost in war Kazuhiko Takahashi, 98, who was the oldest war-bereaved relative to attend Saturday’s war-end anniversary ceremony in Tokyo, calls for remembering the fact that some 3.1 million Japanese people died…...

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japantimes.co.jp > news > 08/16/2026 > world > quake-rescue-efforts-colombia-venezuela

A tale of two buildings: How quake rescue efforts differed in Colombia and Venezuela

5+ hour, 37+ min ago   (118+ words) The Japan Times CALI, Colombia - At a flattened apartment block known as Los Cocos in northern Venezuela, civilians toiled with little support to pull the living and the dead from the rubble In neighboring Colombia, when residential towers in Cali…...

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japantimes.co.jp > sports > 08/16/2026 > baseball > mlb > shohei-ohtani-mound-return

Dodgers optimistic about Shohei Ohtani’s return to mound

6+ hour, 32+ min ago   (119+ words) The Japan Times Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani took a big step on Friday toward to game action ⁠on the mound. He threw a 34-pitch bullpen session using his full mix of pitches. This was his first bullpen…...

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japantimes.co.jp > news > 08/16/2026 > asia-pacific > eastern-indonesia-quake

At least 47 dead in eastern Indonesia after magnitude 7.7 quake

7+ hour ago   (110+ words) The Japan Times Jakarta - At least 47 people were killed after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake and dozens of aftershocks struck off eastern Indonesia on Saturday, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) said in its latest statement.Rescue teams have yet to reach…...