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ASIAN GAMES

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Sep 2, 2018
Golden girl Rikako Ikee becomes first female MVP in Asian Games history
Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee became the first female athlete to be named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) at an Asian Games on Sunday after the teenager scooped an unprecedented six gold medals in the Jakarta pool.
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Sep 2, 2018
Delegation head praises Japan's performance
Yasuhiro Yamashita, head of Japan's Asian Games delegation,and other officials who traveled to Jakarta were pleased to have their expectation exceeded during the tournament, where Japan exceeded its medal targets.
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Sep 1, 2018
Glorious day for Japan's athletes
A 10-gold bonanza across five sports on Friday took Japan's tally to 69 gold medals, more than at any Asian Games since the last time it topped the medal table in Bangkok in 1978.
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Sep 1, 2018
Japan takes gold in field hockey
Sakura Japan set a lofty goal of winning gold at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and Friday's victory will certainly help give the team momentum and confidence to do so.
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Oct 4, 2014
Japan places third overall in Asian Games medal count
Japan wrapped up the 17th Asian Games on Saturday, falling well shy of its target of second place in the first international multi-sports tournament since winning the bid to host the 2020 Tokyo Olympics a year ago.
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Oct 4, 2014
Hagino honored as top athlete
Japanese swimmer Kosuke Hagino topped an outstanding Asian Games by being named the most valuable athlete of the competition on Saturday.
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Oct 3, 2014
Iran cruises past Japan in men's volleyball final
Japan lost 3-1 to Iran in the men's volleyball final at the Asian Games on Friday, failing to defend the title it won four years ago in Guangzhou, China.
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Oct 3, 2014
Japanese pair miss out to Mahboob
Kohei Matsumura and Yuki Kawauchi lost a footrace against Bahrain's Ali Hasan Mahboob in the final stage of the men's marathon and had to settle for the silver and bronze medals, respectively, at the Asian Games on Friday.
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Oct 2, 2014
Ueno guides Japan to fourth consecutive Asian Games softball title
Japan's softball team understands the importance of being the hammer not the anvil, the molder of change not the ones molded by it.
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Oct 2, 2014
Japan Swimming Federation plans meeting to determine punishment for Tomita
Japan Swimming Federation head Daichi Suzuki said Thursday the federation's executive committee will decide next Tuesday how to punish Naoya Tomita and senior swimming officials after Tomita was caught red-handed stealing a camera belonging to a South Korean media organization at the Asian Games in Incheon.
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Oct 2, 2014
Shimizu, Shinohara collect karate golds
Kiyo Shimizu won the Asian Games gold medal in women's karate kata and Hiroto Shinohara emerged victorious in the men's 67-kg final on Thursday.
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Oct 2, 2014
North Korea beats Japan in women's final
Nadeshiko Japan failed to retain the Asian Games title as Norio Sasaki's side was beaten 3-1 by a tenacious North Korean team in the final on Wednesday.
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Oct 1, 2014
Shamed swimmer Tomita departs for Japan
Disgraced swimmer Naoya Tomita departed for Japan on Wednesday, ending a tumultuous week after he was caught red-handed stealing a camera belonging to a South Korean media organization at the 17th Asian Games in Incheon.
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Oct 1, 2014
Japan misses out on Greco-Roman gold
Japan was denied two top medal podium spots against host South Korea in Greco-Roman on the final day of the wrestling competition at the 17th Asian Games on Wednesday.
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Sep 30, 2014
Wrestler Hasegawa earns repeat gold in 59-kg Greco-Roman division
Kohei Hasegawa grabbed the gold medal in men's 59-kilogram Greco-Roman, defeating North Korea's Yun Won Chol to claim his second consecutive Asian Games title on Tuesday.
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TENNIS / ASIAN GAMES
Sep 30, 2014
Nishioka earns Japan's first men's singles tennis gold at Asian Games in 40 years
Yoshihito Nishioka cruised to a straight-sets victory over Lu Yen-hsun of Taiwan to claim the gold medal in the men's singles tournament at the 17th Asian Games on Tuesday.
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Sep 30, 2014
Prosecutors fine Tomita over theft
South Korean prosecutors on Monday fined Japanese swimmer Naoya Tomita 1 million won (about ¥100,000) for stealing a camera belonging to a South Korean media organization at the 17th Asian Games.
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Sep 29, 2014
Japan falls in soccer quarterfinal
Japan's bid to defend the Asian Games men's soccer title came to an end in the quarterfinals after losing 1-0 to hosts South Korea on Sunday.
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Sep 29, 2014
Japan misses out on wrestling gold at Asian Games
Japan took back stage on a night dominated by Iran, failing to win a top podium spot in the men's freestyle wrestling competition at the Asian Games on Monday.
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Sep 28, 2014
Yoshida wins fourth straight Asian Games title
Three-time Olympic champion Saori Yoshida captured her fourth consecutive title in winning the women's 55-kg final against Mongolia's Byambatseren Sundev in the wrestling competition at the Asian Games on Sunday.

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