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Apr 11, 2023
Young Japanese men's curling team aims for Olympic medal in 2026
The team of four college students grew up together in the small northern Japan town of Kitami, Hokkaido, a curling hotspot.
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Nov 7, 2022
Japan edges South Korea to win inaugural Pan Continental Curling Championships
The Japanese women's team won the inaugural Pan Continental Curling Championships on Sunday, beating South Korea 8-6 in the final following an additional 11th end.
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Feb 20, 2022
Japan takes women's curling silver after loss to Great Britain
Loco Solare improved on its bronze medal at the 2018 Games with a spirited final against Team GB, shaking hands after the ninth end in Beijing.
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Feb 19, 2022
Curling drifts to the East, where rock stars are being born
In recent years, Japan, China and South Korea have embraced the sport, investing resources, creating celebrities and changing the competitive landscape.
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Feb 18, 2022
Beijing got all ready for Olympic curling. But about the ice …
The ice makers of Olympic curling are part physicist, part meteorologist, part engineer. They know that creating a stage for a world-class event is all about the process.
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Feb 15, 2022
Japan loses to Great Britain in women's curling
Japan, the bronze medalist at the 2018 Olympics, could not respond to a strong start from Great Britain, which showed good accuracy from the early stages.
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Feb 15, 2022
Japan curlers fall to South Korea after beating China
In a rematch of the Pyeongchang 2018 semifinal, Japan again came up short against South Korea's 'Garlic Girls,' dropping to 4-2 after emphatically beating host China earlier in the day.
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Feb 11, 2022
How the ‘Garlic Girls’ overcame abuse to return to the Olympics
The South Korean curling team helped revive a painful discussion about the mistreatment of athletes in their country, leading the way for others to come forward.
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JAPAN
Dec 12, 2021
NHK airs Dutch curling event after 'racy' logo concealed
The Dutch sex toy firm sponsoring the curling competition agreed to conceal its logo on the ice so the event could be broadcast in Japan.
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May 12, 2020
Researchers look to curling as next sporting frontier for artificial intelligence
A group at Hokkaido University has created an AI capable of analyzing shot options from over 10,000 possibilities.
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Nov 9, 2018
Japan squads book spots in gold-medal matches at Pacific-Asia Curling Championships
The Japan men's and women's teams both advanced to the Pacific-Asia Curling Championships gold-medal match with semifinal victories on Friday, securing berths at next year's world championships.
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Figure Skating
Jul 13, 2018
Exclusive: Jin's move to train with Hanyu, Orser in Toronto not happening
Two-time world bronze medalist Jin Boyang of China will not be permanently relocating to Toronto to train with Yuzuru Hanyu under renowned coach Brian Orser, The Japan Times has learned.
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Apr 29, 2018
Japan finishes fifth at curling world mixed doubles
Satsuki Fujisawa and Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi finished fifth Saturday after beating Sweden 8-7 and Hungary 9-2 on the final day of the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Mar 18, 2018
NPB stars look to build momentum in spring
While most baseball fans know spring numbers should be taken with a grain of salt, some players make it hard to remember at times. Because however meaningless the actual numbers are during this time of year, the process is still fun to watch.
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BUSINESS
Mar 2, 2018
Demand skyrockets for sweets, masks and sports goods popularized by Japan's Olympic athletes
Products related to Japanese medalists at the Pyeongchang Olympics are seeing an explosion in popularity after Japan won 13 medals — its best-ever performance at the Winter Games.
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Feb 17, 2018
China hands Japan women's curling squad first loss
The Japan women's curling team suffered its first loss of the Pyeongchang Olympics on Saturday, the foursome letting an early lead slip from its fingers to lose 7-6 against China.
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Nov 9, 2017
LS Kitami claims women's silver at Pacific-Asia Curling Championships
South Korea defeated Japan's LS Kitami 11-6 in the Pacific-Asia Curling Championships women's gold-medal game on Thursday.
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Nov 8, 2017
Japanese women qualify for curling world championships
Japan claimed a spot at next March's world women's curling championship on Wednesday, after LS Kitami secured a top-three finish at the ongoing Pacific-Asia Curling Championships.
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Sep 10, 2017
Curling team LS Kitami wins right to represent Japan at Pyeongchang Games
LS Kitami will represent Japan in the women's curling competition at next February's Pyeongchang Winter Olympics after claiming its third win over Chubu Electric Power in a domestic qualifier Sunday.
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Sep 9, 2017
LS Kitami moves closer to booking spot in Olympic women's curling tournament
LS Kitami moved within one win of securing a spot at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in February after taking a 2-1 lead over Chubu Electric Power in a women's curling qualifying playoff on Saturday.

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