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Takeshi Ozawa
For Takeshi Ozawa's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Apr 26, 2015
Don't shun history in sports, Japan's former soccer coach Okano warns
Shunichiro Okano, 83, a former player and manager of Japan's national soccer team, is a believer in sports as a means of building bridges with other nations.
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JAPAN
Jan 28, 2014
Olympics a mixed bag for Okinawans
When Tokyo won the bid last Sept. 7 to host the 2020 Summer Olympics, it was a mixed blessing to people in Okinawa, especially seniors.
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JAPAN
Nov 13, 2013
'Citizen runner' takes unconventional path
Yuki Kawauchi, 26, is a top marathon runner, but he defies the conventional wisdom of the sport in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 26, 2013
'Mothers of golf' tested themselves abroad
Hisako "Chako" Higuchi and the late Ku Ok-hee of South Korea are regarded as the "mothers of women's golf" in their countries and followed a similar groundbreaking path to the top by challenging themselves overseas.
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JAPAN
Sep 19, 2013
Boxer fights through gender disorder
Years ago, Go Shindo used to dream of becoming a teacher or a firefighter. But as she struggled with her gender identity, bullying by university classmates and despair from social discrimination, there was a time when she gave herself to alcohol and even contemplated suicide.
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JAPAN
May 31, 2013
Comedian 'Shizu-chan' keeps boxing after Olympic bid dashed
Comedian Shizuyo Yamasaki continues to fight despite her failed attempt to compete in the women's boxing competition at the 2012 London Olympics.
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JAPAN
Jan 19, 2013
Mountaineer Miura to tackle Everest at 80
Veteran alpinist Yuichiro Miura has set his sights on a target no one has ever achieved — reaching the summit of Mount Everest at the age of 80.
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JAPAN
Jan 18, 2013
Irish vet cracks open horse racing circles
An Irish-born veterinarian has achieved a lot of "firsts and onlys" in Japan, including becoming the first non-Japanese breeder of a horse to win the Japanese Derby, or Tokyo Yushun, one of the jewels in Japan's Triple Crown.

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A statue of "Dragon Ball" character Goku stands outside the offices of Bandai Namco in Tokyo. The figure is now as recognizable as such characters as Mickey Mouse and Spider-Man.
Akira Toriyama's gift to the world