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SUMMER

Japan Times
BASEBALL
Aug 22, 2022
Sendai Ikuei beats Shimonoseki Kokusai to claim first title at Summer Koshien
Sendai Ikuei is the first school from Japan's Tohoku region to win either version of the national high school baseball tournament.
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OLYMPICS
Aug 17, 2022
Germany may consider Olympic bid after multi-sport Munich event
The Bavarian capital is hosting the European Championships, with large crowds flocking to venues that are still in regular use after having been built for the 1972 Summer Games.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Aug 13, 2022
Expect a spectacle at this year's Summer Sonic
The summer music festival held concurrently in Tokyo and Osaka will roll out a roster loaded with overseas acts and a strong showing of rock and K-pop.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jun 2, 2022
Japan's music festivals are prepping for a summer comeback
Music acts are coming in from overseas and a hobbled festival scene is hoping to have its best year since the pandemic began.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
May 25, 2022
Terunofuji making most of what may be limited time as yokozuna
The 30-year-old's expected brief span as grand champion won't detract from what he has achieved to date, and purely in terms of silverware he has already outclassed many of his predecessors.
Japan Times
SUMO
May 23, 2022
Terunofuji breathes sigh of relief after claiming seventh Emperor's Cup
Terunofuji expressed relief Monday after claiming his seventh Emperor's Cup at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports / Summer Basho
May 22, 2022
Terunofuji completes Summer Basho rebound for seventh title
The Mongolian-born yokozuna closed out the 15-day competition at Ryogoku Kokugikan on a seven-match unbeaten streak to finish with a 12-3 record, one win ahead of the pack.
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SUMO / Basho reports
May 21, 2022
Terunofuji and Takanosho stay deadlocked heading into final day of summer tourney
Mongolian-born Terunofuji overpowered ozeki Shodai shortly after Takanosho ensured his place atop the leaderboard by beating No. 2 Kiribayama on Day 14 at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo.
Japan Times
SUMO
May 21, 2022
Title-chasing Ura forced to pull out of sumo tourney with ankle injury
This marks the 13th time Ura, who has been plagued by injuries throughout his career, has pulled out of a meet.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
May 20, 2022
Takanosho falls into tie with Terunofuji and Sadanoumi for lead at Summer Basho
Former sekiwake Takanosho (10-3) never looked convincing against sekiwake Wakatakakage (7-6).
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SUMO / Basho reports
May 19, 2022
Takanosho survives to remain in first place at Summer Grand Sumo Tournament
Three wrestlers, including yokozuna Terunofuji, remain one win back with three days remaining at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan.
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SUMO / Basho reports
May 18, 2022
Takanosho takes sole lead as Terunofuji maintains pursuit
The No. 4 maegashira improved to 9-2 on Day 11 at Ryogoku Kokugikan after the joint overnight leader, No. 15 Ichiyamamoto, dropped to 8-3 with a loss to No. 8 Shimanoumi.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
May 18, 2022
Frenzied Summer Basho offering little clarity on sumo's future
After 10 days, virtually every pre-basho prediction made by columnists, experts and insiders about what might transpire in the May meet has gone up in flames.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
May 17, 2022
Terunofuji stays in hunt as Takanosho and Ichiyamamoto lead
The yokozuna, returning after injuries forced him to pull out early from the spring meet in March, still has the Emperor's Cup in sight as he joins four other rank-and-filers at 7-3.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
May 16, 2022
Terunofuji beats Tobizaru to remain one back
Sumo's lone yokozuna, Terunofuji, kept pace with the lead pack at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament by overpowering rank-and-file opponent Tobizaru on Monday.
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SUMO / Basho reports
May 15, 2022
Terunofuji suffers third defeat as five wrestlers share lead
The yokozuna, who pulled out of March's Spring tourney with knee and heel injuries, has often looked less than match fit in his comeback, and was stunned by Takanosho's sharp opening drive.
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SUMO / Basho reports
May 14, 2022
Terunofuji sits one win off lead after bouncing back against Endo
The sole overnight leader, Bulgarian No. 11 Aoiyama, took his first loss via push out against No. 12 Sadanoumi, leaving the two rank-and-file wrestlers tied atop the leaderboard at 6-1.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
May 13, 2022
Aoiyama grabs sole lead at Summer Basho as Terunofuji falls further behind
Aoiyama showed the gulf in experience between him and No. 15 Ichiyamamoto (5-1) in a clash between the only unbeaten makuuchi-division wrestlers.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
May 12, 2022
Yokozuna Terunofuji beats Hokutofuji to keep leaders in sight
Yokozuna Terunofuji earned his fourth straight victory Thursday to stay one win back of the two rank-and-file leaders after five days of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
May 11, 2022
Terunofuji hands rising star Kotonowaka first loss on Day 4
The No. 2 maegashira came into the final bout of Day 4 at Ryogoku Kokugikan having defeated all three ozeki, but he met his match against a grand champion whose fitness has been in doubt.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Japan's average life expectancy rises for first time in three years
A decline in COVID-19-caused deaths likely helped boost the average life expectancy for Japanese men and women to rise for the first time in three years in 2023.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

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