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FLAG FOOTBALL

Players from Nigeria (front) and Egypt) compete in a flag football game during the NFL Flag Africa Continental Championships in Nairobi on July 10.
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Jul 14, 2026
NFL seeks to make inroads in Africa with flag football competition
Flag football, a non-contact version of the sport, will make its Olympic debut at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics
The Los Angeles Games will mark the first-ever appearance of flag football at the Olympics.
OLYMPICS
Jul 15, 2025
Flag football to make prime-time Olympic debut in Los Angeles
¡°Flag football will definitely be a hot ticket at the Games,¡± International Federation of American Football President Pierre Trochet has said.
Â鶹´«Ã½ women¡¯s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Jul 1, 2025
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Growth of the sport is being seen in Japan and elsewhere, and some feel this could even benefit traditional gridiron.
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes warms up before Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans last February. Flag football is set to debut at the 2028 Olympics ¡ª but if the NFL wants the sport to thrive globally, it should resist overshadowing it with high-profile pro players.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 8, 2025
NFL stars don¡¯t belong on the Olympics¡¯ flag football field
If the NFL is really serious about growing football¡¯s global footprint, it and its players should sit the Olympics out.
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has said he will not compete in flag football at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
OLYMPICS
Jun 1, 2025
Mahomes says he will not participate in Olympic flag football
NFL teams approved a resolution last month allowing their players to compete in flag football at the LA Games.
The announcement that NFL players will be able to compete at the Olympics in flag football raises the tantalizing possibility of a new "Dream Team," 36 years after the gold medal-winning U.S. basketball team laden with NBA stars.
OLYMPICS / Football
May 21, 2025
NFL teams vote to allow players to compete in Olympic flag football
The NFL had long been on board with players competing in the Games, while multiple athletes ¡ª including two-time MVP quarterback Patrick Mahomes ¡ª said they wanted to play.
A member of the Staten Island Giants flag football team passes during a practice on April 21 in Staten Island, New York.
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May 1, 2025
Women¡¯s flag football takes off in U.S. with LA Olympics on horizon
Developed as an alternative to collision prone tackle football, girls¡¯ and women¡¯s flag football?was relatively unknown six years ago.
Players such as Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes have been touted as potential Olympians should the NFL give the green light.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Dec 9, 2024
Decision on NFL stars competing in flag football at Olympics expected soon
Flag football, a non-contact form of football played by teams of five, was added to the program for the 2028 Games in October last year.
Without the World Games, the Sumo World Championships remain amateur sumo's top-level international competition.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Oct 18, 2023
Sumo¡¯s Olympic dream requires fresh approach
A new variant of the sport wouldn¡¯t replace the professional or amateur versions, but would instead create a new path to participation and fandom.
The NFL has used flag football to grow its global fan base.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Oct 18, 2023
NFL wants to clear a path to Olympics for players
Some NFL players have already expressed interest in competing for the U.S. team.
Japan Times
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Sep 27, 2022
Pro Bowl to be replaced by skills competition and flag football game
The NFL said the new format will allow players to showcase their football and non-football skills in unique competitions in a fun way.
Japan Times
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May 4, 2021
NFL looks to score touchdown with Olympic flag football
Advocates for the non-contact version of the American sport are pushing for its inclusion at the 2028 Los Angeles Games.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
Yasukuni Shrine introduces ban on military attire and cosplay
People gather in front of thousands of lanterns on display at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 15 during the Mitama Matsuri, one of the capital's largest summer o-Bon festivals.
Gut bacteria may be behind many of Â鶹´«Ã½ colorectal cancer cases
A Japanese research team found that a toxin produced by certain E. coli strains, colibactin, caused genetic mutations in nearly half of colorectal cancer cases studied
Many Indonesians named after Japanese anime characters
Some people in Indonesia are named Doraemon, the name of a lead character of the blockbuster anime series with the same title.
Strong wind and heavy rain forecast as tropical storm approaches Japan
Tropical Storm Chan-hom is expected to make landfall in northern Kanto between late Tuesday and early Wednesday.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.

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