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Figure Skating
Feb 10, 2013
Mao executes triple axel to take lead; Reynolds wins men's title
Mao Asada lands a triple axel and wins the women's short program at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Feb 8, 2013
Mao recognizes challenges as she returns to spotlight at Four Continents
'The level I am at now is the best for now, but I want to push myself even more looking toward the world championships,' says the two-time world champion.
Japan Times
SUMO
Jan 28, 2013
Harumafuji claims perfect record
Harumafuji conquers rival yokozuna Hakuho, putting an exclamation point on his first title at sumo's highest rank on the final day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jan 27, 2013
Harumafuji captures Emperor's Cup with day to spare
Harumafuji improves to 14-0, securing the Emperor's Cup title a day before the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament concludes.
SUMO / Basho reports
Jan 24, 2013
Yokozuna Harumafuji rolls to 11-0 at New Year basho
Harumafuji gave ozeki Kotooshu a savage mauling to preserve his undefeated record at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Wednesday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jan 23, 2013
Harumafuji overpowers Baruto
Harumafuji took full advantage of injury-plagued Baruto to scalp his 10th straight victim at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Tuesday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jan 22, 2013
Harumafuji bulldozes over Goeido
The verdict is in . . . well, almost.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jan 21, 2013
Yokozuna Harumafuji remains unbeaten
Yokozuna Harumafuji pulled out the howitzer for Brazilian big boy Kaisei on Saturday to retain his undefeated record on the seventh day of action at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jan 21, 2013
Harumafuji stays ahead of pack at New Year basho
Yokozuna Harumafuji gave Gagamaru a public flogging to remain the only unbeaten man standing after eight days at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday.
Japan Times
SUMO
Jan 15, 2013
Harumafuji settles into New Year groove
Yokozuna Harumafuji uncorked a mortar round on would-be challenger Myogiryu to earn his second victory at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Monday.
SUMO
Jan 14, 2013
Harumafuji makes flying start to New Year basho
Yokozuna Harumafuji dispensed with Tochiozan with minimal fuss on Sunday, getting off to a crackerjack start on the opening day of the 2013 New Year Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 24, 2012
Mao comes through to win national title
Mao Asada, Kanako Murakami and Akiko Suzuki were all named to compete at the world figure skating championships in March, the Japan Skating Federation said Sunday.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 22, 2012
Hanyu dazzles in short program, takes commanding lead over Takahashi
Yuzuru Hanyu propelled himself into the lead with an electrifying performance in the men's short program, stunning defending champion Daisuke Takahashi at the Japan Figure Skating National Championships on Friday.
MORE SPORTS
Dec 2, 2012
Ono tops Olympic silver medalist Nakaya in 73-kg final
Shohei Ono staged an upset against London Olympic silver medalist Riki Nakaya to win the men's 73-kg final on the second day of the Tokyo Grand Slam on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS
Dec 1, 2012
Judoka Asami helps Japan record impressive gold-medal haul at Tokyo Grand Slam
Two-time world champion Haruna Asami scored an ippon against Dayaris Mestre Alvarez of Cuba in the women's 48-kg final on Friday, successfully defending her crown to lead a gold-medal sweep for the host nation on the opening day at the Tokyo Grand Slam.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 8, 2012
Yano slugs sayonara home run as Giants triumph in 10th
The Central League champions wrapped up their prolific season with bang on Sunday, pinch hitter Kenji Yano hitting a game-ending home run to lift the Yomiuri Giants to a 10-inning, 2-1 victory over the last-place Yokohama BayStars on Sunday afternoon at Tokyo Dome.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Sep 27, 2012
Sharapova reaches Pan Pacific quarterfinals
World No. 2 Maria Sharapova staved off a strong challenge from Lucie Safarova to beat her Czech opponent in a straight sets 6-2, 7-6 (7-5) victory on Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Pan Pacific Open.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Sep 26, 2012
Sharapova rallies back, triumphs over Watson
World No. 2 Maria Sharapova held off British qualifier Heather Watson in a three-set thriller to reach the third round of the Pan Pacific Open on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 8, 2012
Nemoto's seventh-inning home run lifts first-place Marines
Just when the Orix Buffaloes thought they had escaped with a narrow victory, Shunichi Nemoto turned the tables with a dramatic two-run go-ahead homer in the seventh inning as the Chiba Lotte Marines went on to beat the Buffaloes 8-5 on Saturday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 2, 2012
Giants beat Dragons to claim first place
Kenji Yano made his cameo appearance count with one swing of the bat and Edgar Gonzalez hit a two-run homer as the Yomiuri Giants beat the Chunichi Dragons 7-5 to take over first place in the Central League on Sunday.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
Raising kids in Japan as a single parent? It takes a village.
Making things work as a foreign, single mother in Japan isn't easy, but these tips and tricks can help you through the hardest parts.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
In Japan, regional revitalization fails to halt population decline
Sakiyama elementary school in Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, in March .Over the past decade, the government has directed efforts toward policies designed to give young people incentives to base themselves in rural areas.
Putin’s war will soon reach Russians’ tax bills
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting in St. Petersburg on Friday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.

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