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Japan Times
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Nov 26, 2012

Russian pair triumphs at NHK Trophy

Russia's Vera Bazarova and Yuri Larionov won the pairs with a steady performance in the free skate on Sunday at the NHK Trophy.
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Nov 25, 2012

Hanyu, Mao victorious in NHK Trophy

Yuzuru Hanyu gave the hometown fans what they wanted most on Saturday — a victory by their hero at the NHK Trophy.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS / SPORTS SCOPE
May 31, 2012

Yoshida returns focus to Olympic three-peat after rare defeat

Incredibly long winning streaks come as natural to Saori Yoshida as enjoying ice cream cones on hot summer days for the rest of us.
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Apr 15, 2012

Are women really on the ascendancy as some media proclaim?

'Joshi bakari ga naze tsuyoi?" ("Why is it that only women are strong?") asks Aera (Mar. 26). The question may be a valid one, at least when limited to international sports events, where Japan's women over the past several years have been outshining their male counterparts as they excel in soccer, women's...
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Feb 12, 2011

How 'bout that sumo?

The March Grand Sumo Tournament has been canceled due to bout-rigging. The May tournament is now in doubt as well. Who knows, sumo may be the world's first canceled sport.
LIFE
Aug 22, 2010

Korean-Japanese history in modern times

The following is a chronology of the key points in modern Korean-Japanese history.
MORE SPORTS / ICE TIME
Mar 24, 2010

Takahashi's encore for Vancouver — a world title

It's not often in life that you get a second chance after squandering a golden opportunity.
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Mar 15, 2010

Murakami wins world junior title

For the second time in three days Japan has a new world junior champion.
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Jan 17, 2010

Abbott, rivals shine at nationals

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) Jeremy Abbott won the short program at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Friday, edging world champion Evan Lysacek and Johnny Weir in one of the better men's competitions in recent years.
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Jan 17, 2010

Chan wins men's short program

LONDON, Ontario (AP) Patrick Chan overcame a couple of mistakes to win the men's short program by a large margin at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships on Friday night.
Japan Times
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Jan 8, 2009

Pay attention to these story lines in 2009

Since the calendar has flipped to 2009, it's time to look ahead to the year to come in sports.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / ON THE ROAD
Jun 15, 2008

Women vie for the lead in motor racing

Hollywood's finest scriptwriters couldn't have come up with a better story line. A 92-year-old American car race where the winners celebrate with milk rather than champagne; where female drivers are more popular than their male counterparts; and where all V8 engines, supplied by Honda, run on renewable...
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
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.
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Jan 1, 2008

All signs point toward wild, wacky year in Japanese sports

It was an unforgettable year for sports in Japan in 2007.
In a first, Japan issues cease-and-desist order against Google
The Google logo is seen at the company's Bay View campus in Mountain View, California. Japanese authorities on Tuesday issued a cease-and-desist order to Google over an alleged violation of the country's anti-monopoly law.
Tokyo hotel operators face possible warnings over suspected price cartel
Foreign tourists gather on a platform at Kyoto Station on Wednesday.
Japan and the U.S. begin tariff talks on good terms, but without breakthroughs
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator, speaks to reporters in Washington on Wednesday.
Parts of Yamanote and Keihin-Tohoku lines to be suspended over weekend
Sections of the outer loop of Tokyo's Yamanote Line and the Keihin-Tohoku Line will be shut down all day Saturday, and from the start of service through around noon on Sunday.
China executes man over Japanese school bus stop murder
The bus stop in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China, where a Japanese mother, her child, and a Chinese woman were attacked in June 2024
Tokyo hotel operators face possible warnings over suspected price cartel
Foreign tourists gather on a platform at Kyoto Station on Wednesday.
Kyotographie 2025 opts for laughter and levity in the face of global strife
Palestinian American photographer Adam Rouhana’s exhibition at this year’s Kyotographie festival shows Palestinian life, not death and rubble.
Privacy and transparency clash in debate over bill on artificial insemination
Sachiko Ishizuka, who was born via artificial insemination by donor (AID), tells her story to lawmakers from the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan on April 9.
Why Ishiba became the first prime minister to hold talks with Rengo in 16 years
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Japanese Trade Union Confederation chief Tomoko Yoshino in a meeting Tuesday at the Prime Minister's Office
In a first, Japan issues cease-and-desist order against Google
The Google logo is seen at the company's Bay View campus in Mountain View, California. Japanese authorities on Tuesday issued a cease-and-desist order to Google over an alleged violation of the country's anti-monopoly law.

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