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OLYMPICS

Japan Times
SOCCER
Jul 1, 2016
Teguramori confident about Japan's medal chances in Rio
Japan Olympic men's soccer team manager Makoto Teguramori set his sights on the gold medal as he announced his 18-man squad for the Rio Games on Friday.
Japan Times
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Jun 30, 2016
Sprinter Yamagata aims for success at Rio Games
Despite coming up short in the national championships, Olympic-bound sprinter Ryota Yamagata has high expectations for himself at the upcoming Rio de Janeiro Games.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jun 29, 2016
Japan cruises past South Africa in Olympic warmup
Japan thrashed South Africa 4-1 in its Rio Olympic send-off led by a first-half brace by Shoya Nakajima on Wednesday.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jun 28, 2016
Teguramori issues challenge to players before South Africa match
Japan's Rio Olympic coach Makoto Teguramori urged his team to give him a selection headache with one, final captivating home performance against South Africa on Wednesday.
SOCCER
Jun 26, 2016
Endo to miss Japan's Rio send-off against South Africa
Japan Under-23 captain Wataru Endo is set to miss the team's last home game before the Rio Olympics against South Africa in Nagano Prefecture on Wednesday due to an elbow injury.
Japan Times
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Jun 26, 2016
Fukushima breaks 200-meter national record to complete sprint double
Chisato Fukushima's stellar national athletics championships continued in Nagoya on Sunday with the sprint star setting a new national record in adding the 200-meter crown to the 100-meter title she won less than 24 hours earlier.
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Jun 26, 2016
Teramoto leads women's gymnastics team
Veteran Asuka Teramoto will be joined by four teenagers and first-time Olympians in the women's gymnastics this summer in Rio de Janeiro, the Japan Gymnastics Association announced Saturday.
SOCCER
Jun 23, 2016
Koroki to play for Japan in Rio as overage player
Urawa Reds striker Shinzo Koroki will head to the Rio de Janeiro Olympics as the third and final overage player to be selected, the Japan Football Association announced Thursday.
Japan Times
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Jun 22, 2016
Sprinter Sani Brown set to miss Rio Games
Up-and-coming sprinter Abdul Hakim Sani Brown's hopes of appearing at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in August are all but over, the Japan Association of Athletics Federations said Wednesday.
EDITORIALS
Jun 21, 2016
Getting tough on Russian cheating
The decision to ban the Russian track and field team from the Olympics was correct. Now it's up to Russia to prove beyond all doubt that it understands the stakes and will adjust its behavior accordingly.
Rugby
Jun 21, 2016
Yamada leaves training camp with injury
Japan wing Akihito Yamada, who is tied for the Super Rugby try-scoring lead, has left the national sevens training camp due to injury, the Japan Rugby Football Union announced Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 20, 2016
Labor panel OKs 'minpaku' lodging operations in residential areas
A government panel on Monday approved the use of paid accommodations in private homes in residential areas, where hotels and inns are banned from operating in principle.
SOCCER
Jun 20, 2016
Japan names squad to face South Africa in Olympic warmup
Japan's Under-23s coach Makoto Teguramori named a 21-man squad on Monday to face fellow Olympic participant South Africa on June 29.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jun 19, 2016
Japan names Koroki as final overage player for Rio
Urawa Reds striker Shinzo Koroki was named the Japan Football Association's third and final overage player for this summer's Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Sunday.
OLYMPICS
Jun 18, 2016
Murofushi supports Olympic ban of Russian athletics team
Japan's 2004 Athens Olympic hammer throw champion Koji Murofushi on Saturday welcomed the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) decision to uphold its ban of Russia's track and field team over allegations of doping.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jun 18, 2016
Murofushi relaxed heading to nationals
Japan's track and field icon is back.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 16, 2016
Japanese farming town is known for hockey, producing Olympians
A small mountain town in Iwate Prefecture is proud of its reputation as a town that has produced several Olympic hockey players.
SOCCER
Jun 15, 2016
Brazil fires Dunga after Copa exit
Brazil fired Dunga as coach on Tuesday, the national soccer confederation (CBF) said, two days after his side failed to get past the group stages of the Centenary Copa America.
SOCCER
Jun 14, 2016
Japan names two overage players for Rio Olympic squad
Defenders Tsukasa Shiotani of Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Hiroki Fujiharu of Gamba Osaka were named as two of Japan's three overage players for the Rio Olympics by the Japan Football Association on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 14, 2016
Sony to tear down landmark Tokyo building, create park for Olympics
Sony Corp. said Monday its landmark building in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district will be torn down after it closes in March 2017.

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