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US NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

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Apr 10, 2021
Kosuke Hagino finds right lane as Tokyo Olympics draw closer
Kosuke Hagino will be making his third trip to the Olympics this summer, but he'll be a different swimmer in Tokyo than he was in either London or Rio de Janeiro.
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Apr 8, 2021
Rising star Shoma Sato swimming toward Olympic spotlight
Sato touched the wall on Wednesday in 2 minutes, 6.40 seconds, a national record that is second only to the world record of 2 minutes, 6.12 seconds.
Japan Times
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Apr 5, 2021
Rikako Ikee adds Tokyo Olympic berth to emotional comeback story
The 20-year-old swimming star, who is recovering from leukemia, punched her ticket to the games by winning the 100-meter butterfly final at the national championships on Sunday.
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Jul 1, 2019
Abdul Hakim Sani Brown races ahead with confident showing at nationals
His demeanor already stood out before the race.
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Jun 30, 2019
Abdul Hakim Sani Brown endures long meet to win 200-meter dash
The long four-day schedule made it tough even for a phenom like Abdul Hakim Sani Brown.
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Jun 29, 2019
Sani Brown, Koike, Kiryu qualify for 200-meter final; athletes nab national titles in other events
Asian Games men's 200-meter gold medalist Yuki Koike, 100-meter national record holder Abdul Hakim Sani Brown and Yoshihide Kiryu calmly qualified for the gold-medal race on Saturday evening at the 103rd Japan National Championships.
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Jun 28, 2019
Abdul Hakim Sani Brown claims second 100-meter national title
The field for the men's 100-meter dash had been called the best and most competitive in the history of the tournament.
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Jun 27, 2019
Abdul Hakim Sani Brown, Yuki Koike advance to 100-meter final at nationals
New national record holder Abdul Hakim Sani Brown, former record holder Yoshihide Kiryu and other top sprinters safely qualified for the men's 100-meter final at the Japan National Championships on Thursday.
Japan Times
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Jan 24, 2017
Chen seen as challenger to Hanyu, Fernandez
Nathan Chen put on quite a show at the U.S. national championships in Kansas City, Missouri, on Sunday.
Freed anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson arrives in France
U.S.-Canadian anti-whaling environmental activist Paul Watson, who was released from prison in Greenland's capital Nuuk after five months in detention, arrives with Lamya Essemlali, president of Sea Shepherd France, at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Roissy-en-France, near Paris, on Friday.
Nippon Steel alleges undue White House influence on doomed deal review
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy at the Brookings Institution in Washington on Dec. 10.
Record 78% of people in Japan feel anxious, government survey finds
The public opinion survey on people's lives, conducted by the Cabinet Office, found that 28.1% of respondents think that their standard of living is at a lower-middle level among the general public — the highest percentage to give that response in 35 years.
Police raided suspect's home to arrest him after fatal Kitakyushu stabbing
Broken window glass is seen at Masanori Hirabaru's house in Kitakyushu's Kokuraminami Ward.
Taiwan lawmakers brawl over bills that would 'damage democracy'
Lawmakers from the Democratic Progressive Party and opposition party Kuomintang brawl in parliament in Taipei on Friday.
Casual workouts, cool living, ‘complete’ food: Japan’s health trends of 2024
In 2024, efficiency trumped effort among Japan's fitness-focused aspirants.
The mighty Mekong River's growing plastic problem
A group of elephant keepers in Chiang Saen, Thailand, remove plastic waste from the Ruak River, a tributary of the Mekong River, as a pair of Asian elephants bathe behind them.
Japanese officials inspect Yokota Air Base over PFAS concerns
The Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in September 2019. An inspection of the base by Japanese government officials on Friday came amid public pressure to investigate suspected links between the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam by the U.S. base and contamination of soil and groundwater in western Tokyo.
Crime numbers rise in Japan for second straight year
A police officer stands in front of the residence of a man alleged to have stabbed two junior high school students in Kitakyushu.
A year of Oscar wins and a quiet push for diversity
Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Evil Does Not Exist,” released in Japanese theaters in April, sharply dramatizes the clash between rural and urban values. The film won five awards at the 2023 Venice Film Festival, including the second-place Silver Lion prize.

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