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TOUR

Japan Times
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Mar 1, 2023
Jon Rahm motivated by No. 1 battle with rivals
The Spaniard holds the spot entering this week's Arnold Palmer Invitational.
Japan Times
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Feb 15, 2023
Tiger Woods laments 'turbulent' time for golf
While banned from PGA Tour events, LIV players have been invited to compete at the Masters, with tensions potentially expected at the traditional champions' dinner.
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Jan 5, 2023
Chris Froome's team given wild-card invitation for Tour de France
Four-time champion Chris Froome's Israeli team, Israel Premier Tech, and Norway's Uno-X completed the lineup for this year's Tour de France after organizers issued wild-card invitations on Wednesday.
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Dec 26, 2022
Kathy Whitworth, golf's winningest professional, dies at 83
Kathy Whitworth, whose 88 LPGA Tour victories are the most ever
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Dec 13, 2022
Australia to launch T20-style golf event in late 2023
The Ultra Golf Championship follows the launch of the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Series, which has lured away many of the sport's biggest names from the established U.S. and European tours.
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Dec 12, 2022
Akane Yamaguchi wins women's crown at World Tour Finals
Yamaguchi was victorious in closely fought straight games — 21-18, 22-20.
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Nov 30, 2022
Tiger Woods says Greg Norman 'has to go' as first step toward peace
The 15-time major champion urged the rebel LIV Golf circuit to shake up its leadership and drop its adversarial posture toward the PGA and DP World tours.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Nov 1, 2022
Davis Cup to become part of ATP Tour calendar in 2023
The move is the latest by the men's and women's tours and the ITF toward streamlining the governance of the game in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Oct 29, 2022
In pushing adventure travel, rural towns see paths forward
Where tourists who flock by bus clog up sidewalks and restaurant reservation slots, those who travel further afield bring some positive baggage with them.
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Oct 26, 2022
Rory McIlroy says PGA-LIV feud 'no good for anyone'
Several of McIlroy's former Ryder Cup teammates have joined the controversial circuit, and it is unclear whether they will be allowed to feature in next year's event.
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Oct 20, 2022
Rory McIlroy dismisses Phil Mickelson's view PGA Tour is 'trending downward'
Rory McIlroy said he did not agree with Phil Mickelson's assertion that the PGA Tour is "trending downwards" and added that golfers who joined the Saudi-backed breakaway LIV Golf Series have thrust the sport into a state of flux.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Oct 17, 2022
Injured Kei Nishikori falls out of ATP rankings
Kei Nishikori was not listed in the ATP rankings for men's singles on Monday for the first time in 12 years after injuries ruled him out of tour appearances over the past 12 months.
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Oct 11, 2022
Hideki Matsuyama shuns LIV, commits to PGA on eve of Zozo defense
The PGA Tour has banned LIV golfers from competing in their events and world No. 19 Matsuyama said he had no intention of joining the rebel circuit.
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Oct 5, 2022
Luke Donald says Ryder Cup can 'unify' golf despite LIV split
The Europe team captain, who took the position after his predecessor Henrik Stenson was sacked for joining LIV, said the event will help put the bitterness between dueling tours to one side.
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Sep 30, 2022
PGA countersues Saudi-backed LIV Golf in antitrust battle
The PGA Tour was responding to an antitrust complaint filed almost two months ago by 11 golfers calling it an 'entrenched monopolist.”
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Sep 28, 2022
Phil Mickelson, three others drop out of LIV lawsuit against PGA Tour
The players' decision to drop out of the lawsuit comes about a month after the PGA Tour made sweeping changes including increased purses and an earnings assurance program.
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Sep 27, 2022
Hideki Matsuyama to defend Zozo Championship in Japan
The 2021 Masters champion delighted huge galleries on home soil a year ago as he was cheered to a five-shot victory at Narashino Country Club in Chiba.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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