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AMERICAS CUP

The New Zealand team celebrates after winning the America's Cup title in Barcelona on Saturday.
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Oct 21, 2024
New Zealand beats Britain to defend America's Cup
The dominant Kiwis lifted the world's oldest international sporting trophy for the third consecutive time.
The French team from the America's Cup sails its AC75 boat during practice in Barcelona, Spain, on Oct. 11.
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Oct 18, 2024
How it feels to 'fly' onboard a foiling America's Cup boat
Other than their crews, only a handful of people have been aboard the futuristic AC75s.
INEOS Britannia and Emirates Team New Zealand compete during Race 6 in the America's Cup in Barcelona on Wednesday.
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Oct 17, 2024
Britain hopes to maintain momentum after winning first races in America's Cup
Skipper Ben Ainslie said that the team members' decision to get out and practice on Tuesday's reserve day helped them hone the nuances of the boat and how to sail it.
Emirates Team New Zealand competes in the second race of the match against Ineos Britannia in Barcelona on Saturday.
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Oct 14, 2024
New Zealand extends America's Cup lead over Britain after near clash
Britain was given a distance penalty after failing to keep clear in response to an aggressive close-quarters maneuver by New Zealand.
Ineos Britannia and Emirates Team New Zealand race during the 37th America's Cup in Barcelona, Spain, on Saturday.
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Oct 13, 2024
New Zealand crushes Ineos Britannia in America's Cup opener
Skippered by Peter Burling, the Kiwis drew first blood by 0.41 seconds in the opening race of the best-of-13 series.
Britain's Ineos Britannia and Switzerland's Alinghi Red Bull Racing compete during the America's Cup Louis Vuitton semifinal off the coast of Barcelona on Monday.
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Sep 17, 2024
Switzerland and U.S. win reprieves in America's Cup qualifiers
The Swiss and U.S. teams had both been on the brink of elimination.
Japan Times
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Nov 20, 2018
Japan SailGP team joins new global circuit
"This is like Formula One on water."
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Jun 7, 2017
SoftBank Team Japan goes 3-1 up in America's Cup semi-final with win over Sweden
SoftBank Team Japan beat Sweden's Artemis Racing in their second head-to-head encounter on Tuesday to go 3-1 up in their best-of-nine America's Cup semi-final.
Japan Times
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Jun 2, 2017
Japan ghosts ahead of France in almost no-wind America's Cup conditions
SoftBank Team Japan outclassed Groupama Team France in their Louis Vuitton America's Cup qualifying race on Thursday, with the Japanese catamaran coping better with a very light breeze in Bermuda's Great Sound.
Japan Times
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Mar 11, 2016
Exclusive: America's Cup World Series race coming to Fukuoka
Japan will play host to an America's Cup World Series race for the first time ever, The Japan Times has learned. The final race of the 2016 campaign will be held in Fukuoka in late November, a sailing source confirmed Friday.
Japan Times
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Apr 24, 2015
Japan set to enter team in 2017 America's Cup
Japan will return to the America's Cup competition for the first time in 17 years when it vies for the prestigious sailing trophy in Bermuda in 2017.
Freed anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson arrives in France
U.S.-Canadian anti-whaling environmental activist Paul Watson, who was released from prison in Greenland's capital Nuuk after five months in detention, arrives with Lamya Essemlali, president of Sea Shepherd France, at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Roissy-en-France, near Paris, on Friday.
Nippon Steel alleges undue White House influence on doomed deal review
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy at the Brookings Institution in Washington on Dec. 10.
Record 78% of people in Japan feel anxious, government survey finds
The public opinion survey on people's lives, conducted by the Cabinet Office, found that 28.1% of respondents think that their standard of living is at a lower-middle level among the general public — the highest percentage to give that response in 35 years.
Police raided suspect's home to arrest him after fatal Kitakyushu stabbing
Broken window glass is seen at Masanori Hirabaru's house in Kitakyushu's Kokuraminami Ward.
Taiwan lawmakers brawl over bills that would 'damage democracy'
Lawmakers from the Democratic Progressive Party and opposition party Kuomintang brawl in parliament in Taipei on Friday.
Casual workouts, cool living, ‘complete’ food: Japan’s health trends of 2024
In 2024, efficiency trumped effort among Japan's fitness-focused aspirants.
The mighty Mekong River's growing plastic problem
A group of elephant keepers in Chiang Saen, Thailand, remove plastic waste from the Ruak River, a tributary of the Mekong River, as a pair of Asian elephants bathe behind them.
Japanese officials inspect Yokota Air Base over PFAS concerns
The Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in September 2019. An inspection of the base by Japanese government officials on Friday came amid public pressure to investigate suspected links between the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam by the U.S. base and contamination of soil and groundwater in western Tokyo.
Crime numbers rise in Japan for second straight year
A police officer stands in front of the residence of a man alleged to have stabbed two junior high school students in Kitakyushu.
A year of Oscar wins and a quiet push for diversity
Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Evil Does Not Exist,” released in Japanese theaters in April, sharply dramatizes the clash between rural and urban values. The film won five awards at the 2023 Venice Film Festival, including the second-place Silver Lion prize.

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