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MAO ASADA

Japan Times
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Dec 11, 2017
Mao Asada completes Honolulu Marathon
Retired Japanese figure skater Mao Asada checked one item off her bucket list Sunday in Honolulu, giving herself a passing grade after completing her first full-distance marathon.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Nov 28, 2017
Satoko Miyahara's win thickens Olympic team plot
What a difference a couple of weeks makes.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Oct 17, 2017
Olympic legend Button's advice for Hanyu: Don't overtrain
One of the great aspects of being a sportswriter is the people the job puts you in contact with.
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Oct 12, 2017
Mao to compete in Honolulu Marathon
Mao Asada will run in the Honolulu Marathon on Dec. 10, the race's PR department announced on Thursday.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Aug 1, 2017
Sakamoto, Shiraiwa start season in Hong Kong
Fasten your seat belt.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Jun 27, 2017
Olympic champion Kristi Yamaguchi speaks on greatness of Hanyu, Mao, Takahashi
One of the benefits of covering skating for many years has been the high caliber of people I have continually come in contact with. Skaters, coaches, choreographers, executives and parents, they almost always seem to be open and approachable.
Figure Skating
Apr 28, 2017
Mao receives lifetime achievement award
Mao Asada was presented with a special lifetime achievement award at the Japan Skating Federation's annual awards ceremony Thursday.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Apr 25, 2017
Hanyu looks at raising bar going into Olympic season
Yuzuru Hanyu's greatness is unquestioned.
Figure Skating
Apr 24, 2017
Mao to receive honorary citizen award from Aichi Prefecture
The Aichi prefectural government said Monday it has created an honorary citizen award and selected recently retired figure skater Mao Asada as the first recipient.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Apr 18, 2017
Angelic Mao's legacy will be part of skating forever
The news hit Japan and the skating world like a thunderbolt last Monday night when Mao Asada announced she was retiring from the sport.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Apr 17, 2017
Mao Asada announces retirement from figure skating
Mao Asada, the women's figure skating silver medalist at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics and three-time world champion, has announced on her blog that she is retiring.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Apr 12, 2017
'No regrets' as Mao bids farewell
Mao Asada graciously answered every question she was asked during a news conference on Wednesday, her first public appearance since announcing her retirement from figure skating two days earlier in a post on her blog.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Apr 11, 2017
Wrestling icon Yoshida expresses support for Mao to receive People's Honor Award
Three-time Olympic women's freestyle wrestling gold medalist Saori Yoshida said Tuesday she believes that retiring figure skater Mao Asada should be bestowed with the People's Honor Award.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Apr 11, 2017
Mao Asada fans, older sister express shock over retirement
Fans across the nation expressed shock Monday night after hearing beloved figure skater Mao Asada, the 26-year-old long-time face of Japanese figure skating, was retiring as a competitor.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Apr 11, 2017
Three-time world champion Mao Asada brings an end to illustrious career
The day after figure skating icon Mao Asada announced her retirement on her personal blog, news spread like fire across the country and was received with mixed feelings.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Apr 11, 2017
Three-time world champion Mao Asada announces retirement from figure skating
Figure skating icon Mao Asada announced Monday on her blog that she is retiring.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Apr 4, 2017
Majestic Hanyu rises to occasion with a command performance
"Awesome."
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Mar 21, 2017
Flawed system cost Honda second world junior title
Marin Honda saved her best for last.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Mar 7, 2017
Honda prepping for world juniors with legend Zoueva
Reigning world junior champion Marin Honda traveled to Canton, Michigan, recently to spend time working with coach and choreographer Marina Zoueva at the Arctic Edge Ice Arena. Honda is tuning up for defense of her title at the world junior championships in Taipei this month.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Jan 24, 2017
Chen seen as challenger to Hanyu, Fernandez
Nathan Chen put on quite a show at the U.S. national championships in Kansas City, Missouri, on Sunday.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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