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WORLD

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JAPAN
Jul 13, 2022
Japan places 116th in 2022 gender gap report, last among G7
The report by the World Economic Forum showed women's participation in the political and economic arenas remains particularly low in Japan.
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Jul 12, 2022
Athletics eager to crack U.S. market with world championships
Officials are hopeful that the 10-day event at the rebuilt Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, known locally as 'Tracktown, USA,' will provide a boost to athletics' fan base in the country.
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Jul 12, 2022
Ami Yuasa wins World Games gold as Ayumi Fukushima finishes third
The 23-year-old Yuasa combined her spinning power moves with a variety of skills in the breakdancing competition, which will make its Olympic debut at Paris 2024.
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SUMO
Jul 6, 2022
Far from war, Ukraine sumo team trains for global glory in Japan
The wrestlers, hailing from one of amateur sumo's hotbeds of activity, flew to the United States on Tuesday after completing a monthlong camp ahead of the World Games.
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SOCCER
Jul 5, 2022
Football Australia chief urges country to co-host men's World Cup
With Australia set to co-host next year's FIFA Women's World Cup alongside New Zealand, officials are proposing a similar arrangement for the men's edition.
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BASEBALL
Jul 5, 2022
Japan icon Yukiko Ueno awarded by WBSC for long-term contributions
The 39-year-old threw six shutout innings to help Japan beat the United States in last summer's gold-medal game as Olympic softball returned for the first time since 2008 in Beijing.
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SOCCER / World cup
Jul 4, 2022
Hiroshi Kiyotake feels facing Spain, Germany can help Japan at World Cup
'It'd be normally looked at as a tough group, but I felt we've gone into a good one. I was hoping for us to go in there a bit and thought, 'Wow, it'd be interesting.''
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Jul 4, 2022
Japanese divers grab silver medals on nation's best day at worlds
Rikuto Tamai and the two-person team of Rin Kaneto and Sayaka Mikami each won silver in the men's individual 10-meter platform and women's 3-meter synchronized, respectively, at the FINA world aquatics championships on Sunday.
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Jun 29, 2022
Kiteboarder Willem Hooft sets sights on Paralympic recognition
The Dutchman's journey from recreational kiteboarder to a man on a mission to inspire others and promote the sport globally has not always been plain sailing.
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SOCCER / World cup
Jun 29, 2022
1990 World Cup winner Lothar Matthaus expects Germany to beat Japan
The 61-year-old former West Germany great urged 'Die Mannschaft' to focus on themselves ahead of their opener against the Samurai Blue on Nov. 23 at Khalifa International Stadium.
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Jun 29, 2022
PGA Tour and DP World Tour strengthen alliance to combat LIV
Beginning in 2023, the top 10 players in the DP World Tour's rankings, in addition to those already exempt, will receive PGA Tour cards for the following season.
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Rugby
Jun 28, 2022
Spain's disqualification from 2023 Rugby World Cup confirmed
Spain, which had reached the tournament for the first time since 1999, was penalized after the team was found to have used an ineligible player during qualifying.
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CULTURE / Books
Jun 26, 2022
‘An Immense World’ is a thrilling tour of nonhuman perception
Ed Yong's book urges readers to break outside their “sensory bubble” to consider the unique ways that dogs, dolphins, mice and other animals experience their surroundings.
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Jun 24, 2022
U.S. coach recounts her dramatic rescue of Anita Alvarez after swimmer fainted in pool
'It was a big scare. I had to jump in because the lifeguards weren't doing it.'
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Jun 24, 2022
Yu Hanaguruma earns silver in world championships debut
The 22-year-old Hanaguruma and Sweden's Erik Persson each recorded times of 2:08.38 to share the silver medal.
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Jun 23, 2022
Yukiko Inui captures second gold at swimming world championships
Inui is the first artistic swimmer from Japan to win multiple gold medals at a single world championships.
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SOCCER
Jun 21, 2022
Japan to face United States in September friendly in Europe
The Samurai Blue will take on their U.S. counterparts for the first time since a February 2006 friendly in San Francisco.
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Jun 20, 2022
Japan's Tanigawa brothers book tickets to gymnastic world championships
Wataru Tanigawa and his younger brother Kakeru were named to Japan's team on Sunday for this year's artistic gymnastics world championships in Liverpool, England.
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Jun 19, 2022
Artistic swimmer Yukiko Inui wins historic first gold for Japan at worlds
The 31-year-old scored 92.8662 points to capture the women's solo technical artistic swimming final on the first day of action at the world championships in Budapest.
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SOCCER
Jun 16, 2022
Japan may need to head back to drawing board before World Cup
In Group E, along with powerhouses Germany and Spain, Japan can only expect to see as much time on the ball as it did against Tunisia when it faces Costa Rica in its second match.

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