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Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 16, 2018

Yuzuru Hanyu takes lead after short program at Pyeongchang Games

In incredibly dramatic fashion, Yuzuru Hanyu rose to the occasion in the short program at Gangneung Ice Arena on Friday afternoon.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 16, 2018

Why Trump's Pakistan policy dooms Afghan peace

The U.S. administration's approach to Islamabad undermines potential solutions in Afghanistan.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 16, 2018

Yuzuru Hanyu charms audiences at Tokyo public viewings

Over 200 figure skating fans watched Yuzuru Hanyu's bid for Olympic immortality on Friday at NHK Fureai Hall in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward, which was hosting one of several public viewing events taking place around the capital.
Japan Times
Feb 16, 2018

First step towards the ocean! Let's share the heart-moving moment of the launching ceremony of a bulk carrier

TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING Co., Ltd. (HQ: Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan) scheduled its next launching ceremony to be held on April 9th, 2018. The time will be announced later.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 16, 2018

Austria's Matthias Mayer breaks Norway's super-G stranglehold

Austria's Matthias Mayer made up for the disappointment of his injury-hampered downhill title defense at the Pyeongchang Olympics by skiing an error-free run to win the men's super-G on Friday, ending 16 years of Norwegian dominance of the event.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 15, 2018

Ted-Jan Bloemen eclipses Jorrit Bergsma's minutes-old Olympic record, captures 10,000-meter gold

Canada's Ted-Jan Bloemen captured the gold medal in the men's 10,000 meters speedskating at Gangneung Oval on Thursday night in Olympic record time.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 15, 2018

North Korean cheerleaders attend South Korea-Czech Republic men's match

North Korea's cheerleading squad made an unexpected appearance at the South Korean men's hockey game against the Czech Republic on Thursday, marking its first attendance at an Olympic event not featuring a North Korean athlete.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 15, 2018

Swiss couple cycle 17,000 kilometers to watch son compete in freestyle skiing

A year and 17,000 kilometers later, a Swiss couple arrived in Pyeongchang this week to watch their son compete in the Winter Olympics.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 15, 2018

Volkswagen's monkeys

Could the vehemence of the response to revelations of the carmaker's experiments on the effects of diesel exhaust indicate a tectonic shift in ethical attitudes toward animals?
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 15, 2018

Ragnhild Haga zooms to victory in women's cross-country 10-km freestyle race

A stunning second lap by Norway's Ragnhild Haga propelled her to Olympic gold in the women's cross-country 10-km freestyle race in a time of 25 minutes, 5 seconds on Thursday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 15, 2018

Upbeat Yuzuru Hanyu gears up for short program

Yuzuru Hanyu went through his next-to-last training session on Thursday afternoon at the practice rink beneath Gangneung Ice Arena and pronounced himself ready for the men's short program on Friday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / Sound Off
Feb 15, 2018

Pyeongchang's pop takes home gold

Politics hovered over the opening ceremony of the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. The pageantry came against a backdrop of geopolitical intrigue, featuring the presence of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's younger sister, Yo Jong, who was on hand to watch a unified Korean team march into the Olympic...
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 14, 2018

From Russia with love: OAR skier weds skeleton racer not invited to Winter Games

Russian freestyle skier Semen Denshchikov on Wednesday married a skeleton racer who was not invited to compete in Pyeongchang in a Valentine's Day ceremony meant to lighten the mood around Russian sports.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 14, 2018

Who to watch on Thursday, Day 7 of the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics

10 a.m., Skeleton, men's first and second round: Veteran Hiroatsu Takahashi and first-time Olympian Katsuyuki Miyajima will compete looking to earn podium finishes. The 33-year-old Takahashi finished ninth in a World Cup circuit competition in Germany in early January.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 14, 2018

Smile Japan records first-ever Olympic victory by trouncing combined Korea squad

Smile Japan scored a historic victory with a 4-1 triumph over Korea on Wednesday in their final Group B preliminary-round game at Kwandong Hockey Centre.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 14, 2018

Finland's knitting passion is latest Pyeongchang yarn

Yarns, stitches, loops and purls, instead of spins, flips and slides ... the Finnish team in Pyeongchang is using the soothing effects of knitting when Olympic pressure becomes too great.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 14, 2018

Sui and Han lead pairs short program

China's Sui Wenjing and Han Cong took the lead after the pairs short program on Wednesday at Gangneung Ice Arena.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 14, 2018

Yuzuru Hanyu participates in 40-minute practice

Yuzuru Hanyu on Wednesday went through his third official practice since arriving for the Pyeongchang Games.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 14, 2018

Appetite for sushi and hummus boosts Nigeria's sesame seed exports

Burgeoning global demand for sesame seeds for hummus, toppings on sushi, health foods and confectionery is boosting output in Nigeria and spurring expansion in the world's third-biggest producer.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys and flying squirrels
An employee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Center in the Iidabashi area of central Tokyo bags, tags and organizes thousands of items.
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
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.

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