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WINTER

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jan 22, 2018
Ski lift: North Korea may capitalize on joint Olympics training visit
South Korea's offer to send athletes to a North Korean ski resort for joint training ahead of next month's Olympics risks giving Kim Jong Un's regime legitimacy and some much-needed cash, North Korean defectors and experts say.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 19, 2018
Moon's approval rating drops amid Olympics furor over North Korea agreement
South Korean President Moon Jae-in's approval rating has fallen to a four-month low, a poll showed Friday, after a public backlash over a decision for South and North Korea to field a joint ice hockey team at next month's Winter Olympics.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jan 17, 2018
Koreas mull Olympic-sized question: Who represents Kim Jong Un?
The third meeting between North Korea and South Korea may answer a question with big implications for talks going forward: Who will represent Kim Jong Un at the Winter Games?
EDITORIALS
Jan 12, 2018
Resuming the North-South dialogue
Just making the Pyeongchang Games successful must not be the goal of the North-South rapprochement. It should be turned into a springboard for achieving a genuine easing of tensions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 3, 2018
History: North Korea's participation in previous games hosted by South Korea
North Korea reopened a border hotline with Seoul on Wednesday to discuss sending a delegation to the Winter Olympics in South Korea's Pyeongchang next month.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jan 3, 2018
North Korea's Olympic overture seen to be aimed at blunting international pressure
After a year of threats and weapons advances, North Korea's leader appears to be using the upcoming Winter Olympic Games in South Korea as a tool to blunt growing international pressure on his regime while leaving his nuclear arsenal untouched.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Jan 2, 2018
Looking at Hanyu's chances of retaining gold in Pyeongchang
It is the $64 million question.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Dec 17, 2017
Japanese players stay in swing of things even during winter
While it might be the time of year when temperatures are a little cooler and the regular season for almost every major baseball league is weeks in the rearview mirror, that doesn't mean there aren't a host of players still darting around a diamond somewhere.

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Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
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