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2014

Japan Times
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Apr 4, 2014
Ski jumper Kasai hopes to compete until he's 50
Noriaki Kasai who won a pair of medals at February's Sochi Winter Olympic Games, said Friday he wants to continue jumping until he's 50.
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Apr 1, 2014
Five-time Olympian Uemura retires in upbeat mood
Freestyle moguls skier Aiko Uemura, who narrowly missed out on an elusive medal in her fifth consecutive Winter Games in Sochi in February, said she was able to enjoy a "happy career" at her retirement news conference on Tuesday.
SOCCER
Mar 28, 2014
Southampton's Yoshida injures knee, questionable for World Cup
The injury bug has again bitten Japan manager Alberto Zaccheroni's team, this time with Southampton defender Maya Yoshida ruled out for the rest of the Premier League season with a right-knee injury on Thursday.
SOCCER
Mar 28, 2014
Japan to face Costa Rica, Zambia in World Cup tuneup matches
Japan will prepare for the World Cup in Tampa, Florida, where the Asian champion will play Costa Rica and Zambia in friendlies on June 2 and 6, the Japan Football Association said Friday.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Mar 25, 2014
Time for ISU, Cinquanta to answer for sham in Sochi
Good news arrived on Friday with the announcement that the Korean Olympic Committee and Korean Skating Union will file a formal complaint about the judging in the women's free skate at the Sochi Games last month which saw defending Olympic champion Yuna Kim robbed of a second gold medal.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 20, 2014
Record ¥95.88 trillion budget OK'd
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam this weekend to express regret over the vandalism at Tokyo libraries of hundreds of books related to the young Holocaust victim.
SOCCER
Mar 15, 2014
Uchida concerned about injury status
Facing a rocky road back from a thigh injury and uncertainty over his place in Japan's squad for the World Cup in Brazil, Atsuto Uchida returned to German first-division club Schalke on Saturday after completing rehabilitation in Japan.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 8, 2014
Scenes from Art Fair Tokyo 2014
Scenes from Art Fair Tokyo 2014 (March 7-9), Japan's largest gallery art event (photos by Mio Yamada).
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 7, 2014
'Pitbull' Davids thinks Japan has potential for World Cup upsets
Dutch legend Edgar Davids believes Japan can spring a surprise at this summer's World Cup in Brazil, calling on the likes of Keisuke Honda and Shinji Kagawa to inspire a future generation of players watching at home.
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Mar 1, 2014
Kasai driven by quest to capture gold
Sochi Olympic hero Noriaki Kasai may be satisfied with his results from the Winter Games, but he has one more goal in mind.
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OLYMPICS / NOTES ON A SCORECARD
Feb 25, 2014
Sochi Olympics delivered wonderful drama, priceless memories
Final thoughts and parting shots on the Sochi Games:
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 25, 2014
Olympic stars return to Japan from Sochi
Men's figure skating gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu has already put his triumph at the Sochi Olympics behind him and while he's already looking ahead to the upcoming world championships, he isn't looking far enough into the future to consider the possibility of adding a second consecutive gold medal at the...
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OLYMPICS
Feb 25, 2014
Mao gives measured response to Mori's criticism, defends use of triple axel
Just back from Russia, figure skater Mao Asada chides Tokyo 2020 Olympic organizing committee chief Yoshiro Mori for criticizing her effort at the Sochi Games.
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OLYMPICS / ICE TIME
Feb 24, 2014
IOC deserting duty with failure to act on skating scandal
IOC president Thomas Bach seemed to dismiss concerns about the huge controversy caused by the judging in the women’s singles at the Sochi Games at a news conference on Sunday.
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OLYMPICS
Feb 24, 2014
Japanese medalists from the 2014 Winter Olympics
February 21
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OLYMPICS
Feb 23, 2014
Japan's eight-medal haul delivered several Olympic success stories
Despite a number of disappointments, Japan still made history at the Sochi Olympics, which concluded on Sunday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS / ICE TIME
Feb 23, 2014
Mao's inflexibility hurt medal chances
"If things continue as they are, it could all end in tears without a silver medal this time. Maybe without any medal."
OLYMPICS
Feb 22, 2014
Snowboarder Takeuchi disqualified in parallel slalom
Tomoka Takeuchi's pursuit of a second individual medal at the Sochi Winter Olympics ended in the second round of the women's snowboard parallel slalom on Saturday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS / ICE TIME
Feb 22, 2014
Controversy rages on after Kim denied second Olympic gold
Two days after the shocking decision that gave Russia's Adelina Sotnikova the gold medal over defending Olympic champion Yuna Kim, the controversy surrounding the move shows no signs of abating.
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JAPAN
Feb 22, 2014
Remarks on Asada misconstrued, Mori says
Former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori said Friday his remarks about figure skater Mao Asada, who placed a disappointing sixth in the women's singles competition at the Sochi Games, were taken out of context.

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