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TAKUMA SATO

Japan Times
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Jan 18, 2023
Two-time Indy 500 champion Takuma Sato signs with Chip Ganassi
Chip Ganassi Racing has won the Indianapolis 500 five times, including last year.
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Oct 7, 2022
Suzuka endures as one of Formula One's most popular and celebrated circuits
As the F1 circus pulls into Mie Prefecture for the first time since 2019, drivers and fans alike are eagerly anticipating the return of one of the sport's top venues.
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Dec 10, 2021
Two-time Indy 500 champ Takuma Sato joins new team for 2022
Sato has competed in the North America-based IndyCar Series since 2010, winning six races. He became the first Japanese driver to win the prestigious Indy 500 in 2017.
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May 29, 2021
IndyCar veterans not ready to yield to youth movement at Indy 500
The 'Greatest Spectacle in Racing' is shaping up as a clash of generations.
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May 18, 2021
Takuma Sato inspired by Japanese peers as he chases third Indy 500
The 44-year-old says he's motivated by the likes of Naomi Osaka and Hideki Matsuyama, who have all achieved international success since his first win at the famous Brickyard in 2017.
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Dec 17, 2020
Two-time Indy 500 champion Takuma Sato keeping foot on gas at age 43
After winning his second Indianapolis 500 in August at age 43, Takuma Sato feels he can still improve and reach greater heights in the racing world.
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CULTURE / Film
Nov 18, 2020
‘Any Crybabies Around?’: Banishing your inner child is hard to do
Taiga Nakano gives a raw performance as a social pariah who attempts to make amends with his family and town in Takuma Sato's film.
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Aug 7, 2020
Takuma Sato 'excited' for delayed Indianapolis 500
The storied race's 2017 winner will be looking for his first victory of the season later this month.
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May 18, 2020
Takuma Sato revved up for upcoming start of IndyCar season
Takuma Sato and the rest of the IndyCar stars will begin their season on June 6 at the Genesys 300 in Texas.
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May 27, 2019
Takuma Sato finishes third at Indy 500
Takuma Sato took advantage of a late-race crash to move into contention at the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, scything into third place to finish in the top three for the second time in three years at IndyCar's most prestigious race.
BASKETBALL
Apr 11, 2019
JBA lifts ban on four ex-national team players caught paying for sex
The Japan Basketball Association said Thursday it has lifted the suspension of four former national team players who were caught buying sex during last year's Asian Games in Indonesia.
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BASKETBALL
Aug 30, 2018
Journey for Japan's hoop team to end with game for 7th place
The Japan men's national basketball team's bizarre, unprecedented journey at the Asian Games is nearly — and finally — coming to an end.
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BASKETBALL
Aug 29, 2018
Basketball players handed one-year bans
The four men's national basketball team players who allegedly paid women for sex in Jakarta during the ongoing Asian Games have been handed a one-year ban by the Japan Basketball Association, the organization announced on Wednesday.
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May 25, 2018
Takuma Sato set for title defense at Indy 500 after historic win
It's a little ironic the only time Takuma Sato might really be able to slow down, as he prepares to defend his title in the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, is when he's strapped into a car and about to take off in a machine that can reach speeds in excess of 200 mph (322 kph).
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SPORTS
Dec 28, 2017
The top sports stories of 2017
The Japan Times newsroom selected these domestic sports stories as the most important of 2017.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 20, 2017
Champion Hawks honored with Japan's top pro sports award
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks fittingly received the nation's top pro sports accolade for their dominant season in 2017.
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Jun 14, 2017
Sato revels in glow of historic Indy 500 triumph
Takuma Sato joked that he has had a little too much milk since the great feat he accomplished on May 28 — when he became the first Japanese and Asian driver to win the prestigious Indianapolis 500.
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LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Jun 5, 2017
Motor racing: Sato becomes first Japanese to win Indy 500
Former F1 driver Takuma Sato wins the Indianapolis 500
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Apr 27, 2013
AJ Foyt Racing deserves credit for IndyCar victory: Sato
Takuma Sato says joining AJ Foyt Racing put him in position to become the first Japanese driver to win an IndyCar race.
No link to Nankai Trough quake seen after temblor in Shikoku
Satoshi Harada from the Meteorological Agency explains about the magnitude 6.6 earthquake during a news conference early Thursday.
Thousands evacuated as Indonesia volcano erupts
Indonesia's Mount Ruang spews hot lava and smoke as seen from Sitaro, North Sulawesi, on Wednesday.
Why hasn't Japan moved to prop up the weak yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Snake on a train: Discovery of serpent delays Tokyo-Nagoya shinkansen
A Tokaido shinkansen. It is unclear whether the snake was venomous or how it ended up on the train, and there was no injury or panic among passengers.
Sex differences could be key to the successful treatment of long COVID
A new study has found that women with long COVID had significantly lower levels of testosterone compared to those who had recovered from their infection.
'House of the Owl' brings Hollywood values to Japanese TV
In the new Disney+ series “House of the Owl,” Min Tanaka (left) plays a powerful political fixer, or “kuromaku,” who has a troubled relationship with his adult children, particularly his idealistic son, played by Mackenyu.
Benefits and risks: AUKUS looks to take gamble on Japan
U.S. President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British leader Rishi Sunak deliver remarks on the AUKUS partnership, after a trilateral meeting, at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego in March last year.
Kyoto’s demon night parade lives to haunt another day
In a Kyoto long past, the "hyakki yagyō" (100 demon night parade) haunted a sleepy corner of Kyoto. Now, one enterprising monster enthusiast has won a small batttle to keep the march alive.
U.S. deploys midrange missile system in Indo-Pacific for first time
A U.S. Army Mid-Range Capability (MRC) Launcher arrives as part of the capability’s first deployment into theater on Northern Luzon, Philippines, April 8.
Unpacking the chaotic by-election in a scandal-hit Tokyo district
People listen to a campaign speech in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Tuesday.

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