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CULTURE / Books
Sep 16, 2017
'Bushido and the Art of Living': Lessons from Japan's 'way of the warrior'
What we learn by the end of this urbanely written, empirically tested book is that Bushido is not merely a set of strategies for combat but a system of thinking eminently suited to preparing us for life and all its concealed hazards.
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Sep 4, 2017
Japan wins first mixed team gold
Top-seeded Japan defeated Brazil 6-0 to become the first-ever recipient of the mixed team gold medal at the world judo championships Sunday, the final day of action.
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Sep 3, 2017
Wolf takes world judo gold; Asahina settles for silver
Aaron Wolf won the men's 100-kg division at judo's world championships on Saturday, while compatriot Sara Asahina settled for silver in the women's over-78-kg class.
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Sep 2, 2017
Arai captures 70-kg gold
Japan resumed its gold medal rush at the world championships on Friday, when Chizuru Arai won her weight division, while defending champion Mami Umeki grabbed silver in the women's 78-kg class.
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Sep 1, 2017
Nagase falls short in title defense at worlds
Takanori Nagase failed to defend the men's 81-kg title at the World Judo Championships on Thursday, stopping Japan's medal run by making a fourth-round exit against Uzbekistan's Davlat Bobonov.
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Aug 31, 2017
Hashimoto continues Japan's golden run
Soichi Hashimoto won the men's 73-kg gold medal at the world championships on Wednesday, when fellow worlds debutant Tsukasa Yoshida settled for silver.
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Aug 30, 2017
Shishime, Abe claim gold at judo worlds
Ai Shishime defeated Natsumi Tsunoda in an all-Japan final of the women's 52-kg competition at the world judo championships Tuesday, while countryman Hifumi Abe claimed the gold medal in the men's 66 kg.
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Aug 29, 2017
Takato, Tonaki claim gold at world championships
Judoka Naohisa Takato and Funa Tonaki won gold medals in their respective categories, while Ami Kondo settled for bronze as the world championships got underway Monday.
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Aug 24, 2017
Abe aims high at world championships
Hifumi Abe said Thursday he hopes to take a first step toward a coveted Olympic gold as he looks to shake off not being selected for the Rio Olympics by becoming the 66-kg world judo champion.
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Aug 17, 2017
Ebinuma nominated for key post with International Judo Federation
Masashi Ebinuma, a two-time Olympic bronze medalist in the men's 66-kg division, is among 17 judoka nominated for the nine available places on the International Judo Federation's Athletes' Commission, the organization said Wednesday.
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Jul 6, 2017
Two-time Olympic bronze medalist Ebinuma to compete at 73 kg
Masashi Ebinuma, who claimed judo Olympic bronze medals in the men's 66-kg division at the last two Olympics, will compete at 73 kg, an informed source said Thursday.
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JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Jul 1, 2017
Japan Times 1992: 'Oita village sells itself as "Twen Peaks" '
The tiny village of Maetsue, Oita Prefecture, and Kyushu Japan Railway Co. are riding on the bandwagon of the popular U.S. television series “Twin Peaks,” asserting that the local scenery closely resembles the fictional American town.
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Jun 23, 2017
Yamashita named new All Japan Judo Federation president
Yasuhiro Yamashita, the men’s open-weight category gold medalist at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, was appointed as the new president of the All Japan Judo Federation on Friday.
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May 26, 2017
Yamashita to become next AJJF chairman
Yasuhiro Yamashita, the men's open-weight category gold medalist at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, is set to be appointed as the next chairman of the All Japan Judo Federation, sources said Friday.
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Apr 6, 2017
Baker to miss judo worlds due to shoulder injury
Mashu Baker told the All Japan Judo Federation he will sit out this summer's world championships, a source said Thursday.
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Mar 4, 2017
Ono set to compete at open-weight national championships
Judoka Shohei Ono will compete in the open-weight national championships on April 29, sources close to him said Saturday.
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Feb 25, 2017
Abe makes history with Grand Prix win
Sixteen-year-old Uta Abe became the youngest judoka in history to earn a Grand Prix title when she won the women's 52-kg division Friday.
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Feb 17, 2017
Tsunoda, Minei to skip European Judo Open due to injuries
Natsumi Tsunoda, the 52-kg silver medalist at the Paris Grand Slam earlier this month, and 63-kg wrestler Miho Minei will miss this weekend's European Judo Open due to injury, the All Japan Judo Federation said Friday.
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Dec 24, 2016
Ono honored as Judoka of Year
Shohei Ono won the International Judo Federation's Judoka of the Year Award for men on Friday after capturing his first Olympic medal in Rio de Janeiro, where he triumphed in the men's 73-kg category.
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Dec 10, 2016
IJF announces new regulations
The International Judo Federation on Friday announced new regulations that will apply for the next Olympic cycle at the 2020 Tokyo Games.

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