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2014 OLYMPICS

Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Mar 25, 2014
Time for ISU, Cinquanta to answer for sham in Sochi
Good news arrived on Friday with the announcement that the Korean Olympic Committee and Korean Skating Union will file a formal complaint about the judging in the women's free skate at the Sochi Games last month which saw defending Olympic champion Yuna Kim robbed of a second gold medal.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS / NOTES ON A SCORECARD
Feb 25, 2014
Sochi Olympics delivered wonderful drama, priceless memories
Final thoughts and parting shots on the Sochi Games:
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 25, 2014
Olympic stars return to Japan from Sochi
Men's figure skating gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu has already put his triumph at the Sochi Olympics behind him and while he's already looking ahead to the upcoming world championships, he isn't looking far enough into the future to consider the possibility of adding a second consecutive gold medal at the...
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 25, 2014
Mao gives measured response to Mori's criticism, defends use of triple axel
Just back from Russia, figure skater Mao Asada chides Tokyo 2020 Olympic organizing committee chief Yoshiro Mori for criticizing her effort at the Sochi Games.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS / ICE TIME
Feb 24, 2014
IOC deserting duty with failure to act on skating scandal
IOC president Thomas Bach seemed to dismiss concerns about the huge controversy caused by the judging in the women’s singles at the Sochi Games at a news conference on Sunday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 24, 2014
Japanese medalists from the 2014 Winter Olympics
February 21
Japan Times
OLYMPICS / ICE TIME
Feb 23, 2014
Mao's inflexibility hurt medal chances
"If things continue as they are, it could all end in tears without a silver medal this time. Maybe without any medal."
Japan Times
OLYMPICS / ICE TIME
Feb 22, 2014
Controversy rages on after Kim denied second Olympic gold
Two days after the shocking decision that gave Russia's Adelina Sotnikova the gold medal over defending Olympic champion Yuna Kim, the controversy surrounding the move shows no signs of abating.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Feb 22, 2014
Tokyo 2020: only as old as the medalists you field
The motto of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics is 'Discover Tomorrow,' which organizers hope will help distract sport fanatics from the reality of Japan being the fastest-aging country in the world.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS / ICE TIME
Feb 21, 2014
Scandalous outcome: Skating judges steal Kim's title, hand it to Sotnikova
Yuna Kim got robbed on Thursday night. Plain and simple.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 21, 2014
Sotnikova stuns Kim to win Olympic gold in Sochi
Russia's Adelina Sotnikova pulled off an upset of epic proportions by defeating Yuna Kim for the gold medal at the Sochi Games on Thursday night at the Iceberg Skating Palace.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 20, 2014
Kim leads after short program in Sochi; miscues put Mao in 16th
Defending Olympic and world champion Yuna Kim took a narrow lead after the short program at the Sochi Games on Wednesday night with an exquisite performance.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 20, 2014
Takeuchi settles for silver in women's parallel giant slalom
Tomoka Takeuchi captured the silver medal in the women's parallel giant slalom snowboard event at the Sochi Games on Wednesday afternoon.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
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.
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.
Japan to aid introduction of multilingual ride-hailing apps
A Nihon Kotsu Co. taxi departs one of the company's service offices in Tokyo.
Seven & I founding family sounded out KKR and others about buyout: report
A 7-Eleven convenience store in Tokyo
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
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.”

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

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