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ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 28, 2018

Top South Korean presidential adviser says joint U.S. military drills to start early April: report

South Korea and the United States will start in early April a joint military exercise postponed until after the Winter Olympics and Paralympics, a top South Korean presidential security adviser was quoted as saying.
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MULTIMEDIA
Feb 28, 2018

[VIDEO] Yuzuru Hanyu speaks at FCCJ in Tokyo, Japan after the Olympics

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COMMENTARY / World
Feb 26, 2018

'Low yield' nukes pose a very high threat

Forces from a century ago are back in play, but the stakes today are much higher.
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OLYMPICS
Feb 25, 2018

German squad completes sweep of bobsled gold medals

Francesco Friedrich's four-man German bobsleigh team won gold on Sunday with their victory at the Olympic Sliding Centre completing Germany's sweep of the bobsleigh gold medals.
OLYMPICS
Feb 25, 2018

Russia barred from flying flag at closing ceremony

The International Olympic Committee dashed Russian athletes' hopes of marching behind their national flag at the Pyeongchang Games on Sunday, deciding against immediately lifting Russia's Olympic suspension after fresh doping violations.
OLYMPICS
Feb 24, 2018

Canadian skier arrested for stealing a car

Canadian ski cross athlete David Duncan has been charged with stealing a car in the early hours of Saturday morning, South Korean police said.
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JAPAN
Feb 23, 2018

Sunday's Tokyo Marathon will cause road closures, officials warn

Tokyo residents and visitors to the capital will face road closures starting early Sunday morning due to the 12th annual Tokyo Marathon.
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BUSINESS
Feb 22, 2018

Uber CEO plans closer ties with Toyota on autonomous driving

The world's largest car maker and the world's biggest ride-hailing company plan to team up on autonomous driving as technological changes sweep through the transportation industry.
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Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Feb 22, 2018

Hamilton, Cousins reflect on Hanyu's brilliance, drawing power

It's not often that you get to chat with a legend in skating.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Feb 22, 2018

Chiaki Soma puts on a not-so-common theater festival

In the world of Japanese contemporary drama, the action often takes place offstage as well as on.
OLYMPICS
Feb 22, 2018

CAS announces Russian curler Alexander Krushelnitsky found guilty of doping

The Court of Arbitration for Sport said on Thursday that Russian curler Alexander Krushelnitsky has been found guilty of an anti-doping violation after testing positive for the banned substance meldonium.
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OLYMPICS
Feb 22, 2018

Satoko Miyahara, Kaori Sakamoto hit ice for practice ahead of women's free skate

Satoko Miyahara and Kaori Sakamoto came through practice unscathed on Thursday morning at Gangneung Ice Arena ahead of Friday's free skate.
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OLYMPICS
Feb 21, 2018

Alina Zagitova leads Evgenia Medvedeva after record-breaking short program

Alina Zagitova of the Olympic Athletes from Russia smashed the world record to take the lead after the women's short program at Gangneung Ice Arena on Wednesday.
OLYMPICS
Feb 21, 2018

Who to watch for Day 13, Wednesday Feb. 21

9:30 a.m. Snowboard, men’s big air, preliminary round: Yuri Okubo and Hiroaki Kunitake take part in the new Winter Olympic event. The 17-year-old Okubo won the world junior championships last year. At a World Cup event last December, he finished a career-best second place. Kunitake, 16, won the national...
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OLYMPICS
Feb 20, 2018

Switzerland edges Smile Japan to earn fifth-place finish

Switzerland defeated Smile Japan 1-0 in the fifth-place game at the Kwandong Hockey Centre on Tuesday night.
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JAPAN / Society
Feb 19, 2018

Ministop ends sale of porn magazines at convenience stores nationwide

Unrestricted displays of pornographic magazines at retail stores are rare overseas. With the number of inbound tourists expected to increase sharply for the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics in Tokyo, calls for the removal of porn magazines from convenience store shelves in Japan have been increasing.
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OLYMPICS
Feb 18, 2018

Nao Kodaira sets Olympic record en route to gold in women's 500 meters

Nao Kodaira captured the gold medal in the women's 500 meters in Olympic record time at the Gangneung Oval on Sunday night.
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OLYMPICS
Feb 18, 2018

Frenchman Martin Fourcade victorious in men's 15-km mass start

Martin Fourcade became France's most successful Olympian of all time on Sunday with a brilliant display of shooting and skiing to win the men's 15-km mass start biathlon race at Alpensia Biathlon Centre for his fourth Olympic gold.
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OLYMPICS
Feb 18, 2018

Smile Japan triumphs on Ayaka Toko's overtime goal against Sweden

Ayaka Toko's overtime goal gave Smile Japan its second straight victory with a 2-1 triumph over Sweden at the Kwandong Hockey Centre on Sunday night in a 5th-8th classification-round game.

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