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Sep 29, 2008
Rossi wins Japan GP, claims MotoGP title
Italy's Valentino Rossi stormed to victory at the Grand Prix of Japan on Sunday, claiming his sixth MotoGP world championship. Rossi, riding a Yamaha, pulled ahead of defending MotoGP champion Casey Stoner of Australia with 11 laps to go and won the race with a time of 43 minutes, 09.599 seconds, 1.943...
Japan Times
OLYMPICS / 2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS
Aug 12, 2008
Japan duo stun defending champs
Miyuki Maeda and Satoko Suetsuna upset defending Olympic champions Yang Wei and Zhang Jiewen of China on Monday to advance to the women's doubles semifinals in Olympic badminton.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 20, 2008
Ex-teammates, foes praise hurler Nomo for impact
Hideo Nomo was a trailblazer and an inspiration to Japanese players who dreamed of playing in the U.S. major leagues, former teammates and opponents said a day after the pitcher retired.
Rugby
May 30, 2008
Kirwan to lead Japan against former team
Japan coach John Kirwan will get a little help from his former New Zealand teammates as he prepares his side for the upcoming Pacific Nations Cup.
Japan Times
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May 8, 2008
Super Aguri announces its departure from Formula One
Super Aguri's brief stint in Formula One ended Tuesday when the Japanese team withdrew from the F1 World Championship due to financial difficulties.
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 28, 2008
MLB's opening series wins big with fans, teams
Everyone got something out of this road trip. Both teams got a win, the fans loved it and the future of Major League Baseball in Japan looks bright.
Japan Times
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Mar 19, 2008
Mao, Daisuke poised to win gold at world championships
Japan is aiming to become the first country since Russia in 2002 to win gold medals in both the men's and women's events at figure skating's world championships.
TENNIS
Oct 8, 2007
Ferrer downs Gasquet to win Japan Open final
Top-seeded David Ferrer of Spain coasted to a 6-1, 6-2 win over third-seeded Richard Gasquet of France on Sunday to win the Japan Open.
TENNIS
Oct 7, 2007
Defiant Razzano rallies to pull upset
France's Virginie Razzano rallied from a set down and defied match points against her to defeat top-seeded Venus Williams 4-6, 7-6 (9-7), 6-4 and win the Japan Open.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Feb 16, 2007
Darvish looks for ways to keep baseball popular
In the absence of players like Daisuke Matsuzaka, one of Japanese baseball's rising stars says its time to pull together to keep the game attractive to fans.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Feb 15, 2007
Lee aims high for Giants
South Korean slugger Lee Seung Yeop is setting his sights high for the 2007 season.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 5, 2006
MLB goes up 2-0 on pair of Howard blasts
Ryan Howard and Tadahito Iguchi gave the MLB All-Stars the best of both worlds.
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Sep 19, 2005
Capirossi quickest at Motegi
MOTEGI, Ibaraki Pref. -- Pole-sitter Loris Capirossi overtook Italian compatriot Max Biaggi late in the race Sunday to win the MotoGP Grand Prix of Japan.
OLYMPICS
Jul 12, 2005
IOC decision to drop baseball not welcome news in Japan
Japan did its best to keep baseball in the Olympic program. That made the decision by the International Olympic Committee to drop the sport from the 2012 London Games that much harder to take.
BASKETBALL
May 24, 2005
Basketball nomad Bryant's latest stop in Tokyo
Joe Bryant's career as a basketball player and coach has taken him all over the world. Now the father of Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant will add Japan to his list of far-flung destinations.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 17, 2005
Valentine living it up in Japan as Marine faithful think pennant
Bobby Valentine isn't interested in talking about when or if he'll make a return to the major leagues. The former New York Mets manager is perfectly happy here in Japan.
Japan Times
SUMO
May 8, 2005
Can anybody beat Asashoryu?
The big question heading into the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament is not if grand champion Asashoryu will win yet another title, but whether the Mongolian grappler will be handed a single loss during the 15-day meet.
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Mar 31, 2005
Miyazato values overseas experience
Ai Miyazato hopes one day to be as famous on the world stage as she is in Japan.
SUMO
Mar 13, 2005
Rising star Hakuho set to shine in Osaka
Grand champion Asashoryu of Mongolia heads into the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament as the odds-on favorite, but rising star Hakuho will be the one to watch when the 15-day meet begins Sunday at Osaka Municipal Gymnasium.
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Mar 1, 2005
Revamped Fuji Speedway unveiled
OYAMA, Shizuoka Pref. -- Toyota Motor Corp. on Monday unveiled a revamped Fuji Speedway, a state-of-the-art racing facility the Japanese manufacturer hopes will be among the best Formula One circuits in the world.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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