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David Hueston
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SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 22, 2010
Leader Hakuho raises meet record to 10-0
Tochiozan causing Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho problems in pre-tournament training is one thing. This is nothing like training.
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SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 21, 2010
Hakuho breaks free for sole lead
As the competition drops off like flies, Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho once again proved he is in a league of his own, grabbing sole possession of the lead while extending his interminable winning streak to 56 bouts at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Monday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 20, 2010
Hakuho express keeps thundering onward
Hakuho is facing his greatest enemy ever now — himself.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 19, 2010
Hakuho owns longest postwar win streak
This time, Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho drew the sellout crowd he deserves.
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 18, 2010
Hakuho breezes past another foe
In recent memory, former yokozuna legend Chiyonofuji's 53-bout winning streak stood alone as arguably the most impressive feat in the centuries-old sport.
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 17, 2010
Hakuho moves closer to a major milestone
The Wolf is howling now.
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Sep 14, 2010
Kamikawa, Sugimoto give Japan record haul
Daiki Kamikawa and Mika Sugimoto won the men's and women's open weight categories, respectively, giving Japan 10 gold medals for its best result ever on the final day of the world judo championships in Tokyo on Monday.
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Sep 12, 2010
Ueno takes down Tanaka in all-Japanese final
Yoshie Ueno beat Miki Tanaka in an all-Japanese women's 63-kg final at the world judo championships Saturday, marking an auspicious occasion in appropriate fashion with the defense of her title as host Japan claimed its 100th overall gold medal since the tournament began in 1956.
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Sep 11, 2010
Iliadis beats Nishiyama for 90-kg world title
Daiki Nishiyama failed to conquer Athens Olympic champion Ilias Iliadis in the men's 90-kg final Friday, leaving Japan's men without a top podium finish on the second day of action at the World Judo Championships.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jul 26, 2010
Hakuho sets record
NAGOYA — Just call him superman.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jul 25, 2010
Hakuho secures title
NAGOYA — Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho clinched his 15th career title in anticlimactic fashion at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Saturday. But he still got an extra bonus of extending his miraculous winning streak to 46 bouts to place him alone in third on sumo's all-time list.
JAPAN
Jul 24, 2010
Musashimaru blasts gamblers
NAGOYA — Former grand champion Musashimaru has no pity for the likes of Kotomitsuki, the ozeki recently banned for life from sumo after he admitted gambling on pro baseball games.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jul 24, 2010
Unbeaten Hakuho in position to nab 15th career title
NAGOYA — Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho had to hold off his title celebrations at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Friday, despite handily beating Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu to match the third-longest winning streak in sumo history.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jul 23, 2010
Hakuho's streak at 44 and counting
NAGOYA — Mongolian grand champion Hakuho moved within one win of matching former yokozuna great Taiho's 45-bout winning streak on Thursday, overpowering rank-and-filer Kitataiki on the 12th day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.
SUMO / Basho reports
Jul 22, 2010
Dominating Hakuho marching toward title
NAGOYA — At this point there are few, if any, left from the tattered ranks who can stop Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho as he zeroes in on his 15th career title in sole possession of the lead at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.
SUMO / Basho reports
Jul 21, 2010
Hakuho's streak hits 42
NAGOYA — Mongolian grand champion Hakuho escaped his biggest scare thus far, warding off a fierce challenge from sekiwake Kisenosato to remain in a share of the lead on the 10th day of action at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Tuesday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jul 20, 2010
Hakuho still in charge after comfortable win
NAGOYA — Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho devoured in-form countryman Kakuryu in a comfortable win on Monday, retaining his share of the lead at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.
SUMO / Basho reports
Jul 19, 2010
Hakuho joins exclusive 40-win club in Nagoya
NAGOYA — Yokozuna Hakuho extended his winning streak to 40 bouts at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday, becoming only the fourth man to achieve the feat in the history of the ancient sport.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jul 18, 2010
Kakuryu, Homasho stay in hunt for title
Two rank-and-filer wrestlers are making headlines at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament, shrugging off the pressure of a gambling scandal rocking the ancient Japanese sport.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jul 17, 2010
Hakuho, trio still unbeaten
NAGOYA — Hakuho knocked off another would-be challenger in the form of Hakuba on Friday, extending his personal winning streak to 38 bouts as he aims for a 15th career title at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.
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.
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.
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, who goes by Yoriyas, turned to photography, shooting motion while in motion himself, after an injury forced him to give up his career as a professional breakdancer.

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