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OLYMPICS

OLYMPICS
Feb 7, 2014
Suzuki happy to skate for Japan once again
Akiko Suzuki completed her first workout here on Friday morning since arriving for the Sochi Games and took time afterward to reflect on a career that is nearing its end.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 7, 2014
Hanyu dazzles in team competition
Japan is in fourth place after the first day of action in the inaugural team figure skating event at the Sochi Olympic Games on Thursday night.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 6, 2014
Hanyu chosen for team competition
Grand Prix Final champion Yuzuru Hanyu will represent Japan in the men's singles portion of the inaugural Olympic Games figure skating team competition, it was revealed on Wednesday.
OLYMPICS / ICE TIME
Feb 6, 2014
Mao gets to work in Sochi; expected to skate in team event
Mao Asada completed her first practice at the Iceberg Skating Palace on Thursday morning ahead of the start of the team event this evening.
OLYMPICS / ICE TIME
Feb 6, 2014
Hanyu to skate first for Japan in team event
Grand Prix Final champion Yuzuru Hanyu will represent Japan in the men's singles portion of the inaugural Olympic Games figure skating team competition it was revealed on Wednesday.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 28, 2014
China makes sure Putin knows who his friends are
The scale of a Chinese reporter's pained obsequiousness in front of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi last week was a visible reminder of just how important Russia has become to Chinese policymakers, and how few risks the Chinese media will take in covering the country.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Jan 28, 2014
Murakami surging toward Sochi with style, confidence
When you work in this business, there is nothing more rewarding than watching an athlete truly come into their own.
BUSINESS
Jan 27, 2014
As games loom, barriers for foreign workers show cracks
Japan's barriers to foreign labor are showing signs of cracking as preparations for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics threaten to exacerbate the worst shortage of construction workers in almost 20 years.
JAPAN
Jan 24, 2014
2020 Olympics organizing committee launched
The Japanese Olympic Committee and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government launch the organizing committee for the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics Friday with former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori as its head to start preparations in full swing.

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