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U S OPEN

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Jul 14, 2017
Feng cards 6-under 66 for early lead at U.S. Women's Open
China's Feng Shanshan shrugged off the effects of jet lag to fire a six-under-par 66 for the clubhouse lead in the weather-disrupted opening round of the U.S. Women's Open at Trump National on Thursday.
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Jul 12, 2017
Miyazato bullish ahead of U.S. Women's Open
Former women's world No. 1 Ai Miyazato was in a confident mood Tuesday as she geared up for the U.S. Women's Open, the third major tournament of the season.
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Jul 8, 2017
Matsuyama four shots back at Irish Open
World No. 2 Hideki Matsuyama fired a 4-under-par 68 Friday to sit in a share of eighth place after the second round of the Irish Open.
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Jul 5, 2017
Miyazato given sponsor's exemption for Women's British Open
Ai Miyazato, who will retire after this season, has been given a sponsor's exemption to play at the Ricoh Women's British Open, organizers announced Wednesday.
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Jul 2, 2017
Hagino wins French Open 400-meter IM
Olympic champion Kosuke Hagino continued his preparations for the upcoming world swimming championships in Hungary with a dominant win in the men's 400 meters individual medley at the French Open on Saturday.
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TENNIS
Jun 30, 2017
Sugita reaches first ATP World Tour final
Yuichi Sugita overcame Marcos Baghdatis to reach his first career ATP World Tour final on Friday at the Antalya Open in Turkey.
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Jun 30, 2017
Sugita advances to Antalya Open semifinals
Yuichi Sugita reached the semifinals of an ATP World Tour event for the first time in his career on Thursday at the Antalya Open in Turkey.
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Jun 27, 2017
Rio gold medalist pair Takahashi, Matsutomo to compete in Japan Open
The world's top-ranked doubles team of Ayaka Takahashi and Misaki Matsutomo, who won gold at the 2016 Rio Olympics, will take aim at another Super Series title at the annual Japan Open, which runs from Sept. 19-24 at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.
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Jun 24, 2017
Harimoto advances to China Open semifinals
Tomokazu Harimoto reached the China Open semifinals on Saturday after defeating countryman Koki Niwa in straight games in men's singles.
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TENNIS
Jun 22, 2017
Nishikori retires during first set against Khachanov
Kei Nishikori has once again left the Gerry Weber Open with fitness questions.
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Jun 22, 2017
Nishikori, Miyazato hail Matsuyama
Kei Nishikori on Tuesday heaped praise on his "amazing" countryman Hideki Matsuyama for reaching No. 2 in the PGA Tour rankings, the best ever position for a Japanese male golfer.
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TENNIS
Jun 21, 2017
Sugita falls to Federer in Gerry Weber Open
Swiss superstar Roger Federer ushered Yuichi Sugita to a first-round exit Tuesday at the Gerry Weber Open.
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TENNIS
Jun 20, 2017
Nishikori rallies past Verdasco in Gerry Weber Open first round
Third seed Kei Nishikori battled his way through to the second round of the Gerry Weber Open after beating his tournament doubles partner Fernando Verdasco of Spain 6-7 (7-9), 6-3, 6-4 on Tuesday.
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Jun 18, 2017
Hirano vows to face up to Chinese challenge
It was a cruel reality check for Miu Hirano as her surging run of form came to a shuddering end in the Japan Open quarterfinals, but the 17-year-old vowed to rebuild her game to again challenge China's top players.
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Jun 17, 2017
Ito squanders two-game lead against Wang in Japan Open quarterfinals defeat
Sixteen-year-old Mima Ito relinquished a 2-0 lead against 2014 and 2015 world junior champion Wang Manyu, bowing out of the Japan Open in the women's singles quarterfinals on Saturday.
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Jun 16, 2017
Wang eliminates Ishikawa in first round at Japan Open
Third seed Kasumi Ishikawa went out in the first round of the Japan Open on Friday, losing 4-1 to China's Wang Manyu in the women's singles.
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Jun 15, 2017
Harimoto fails to qualify for Japan Open main draw
Teenager Tomokazu Harimoto failed to reach the main draw of the Japan Open after losing in the third round of men's singles qualifiers on Thursday.
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Jun 14, 2017
Miyazato's brother ready to step into spotlight at U.S. Open
Yusaku Miyazato has always had to seek reflected glory in the shadow of his younger sister Ai, but since the former world No. 1 announced her retirement, he appears to have raised his level of play a notch while awaiting his turn to shine.
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TENNIS
Jun 11, 2017
Kamiji wins French Open women's wheelchair title
Yui Kamiji won the French Open women's wheelchair championship on Saturday for her second straight Grand Slam title.
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Jun 8, 2017
Miyazato shoots 2-under 70 in opening round of first tournament since retirement announcement
Former women's world No. 1 Ai Miyazato carded a 2-under-par 70 in the first round of the Suntory Ladies Open on Thursday, describing her first golf tournament since announcing she was retiring at the end of this season as business as usual.
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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