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OLYMPICS
Apr 17, 2010
Skier Minagawa sets sights on medal at Sochi Games
Alpine skier Kentaro Minagawa said Friday he will continue his career with the aim of winning a medal at the 2014 Sochi Olympics.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Mar 8, 2010
Uemura rebounds with World Cup moguls victory
Aiko Uemura put the disappointment of missing out on a Vancouver Olympic medal behind her Sunday by capturing her first World Cup title of the season in the women's moguls at a weather-shortened meet.
OLYMPICS
Feb 26, 2010
Ski chief laments Japan's poor form
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Kyodo) Yoshiro Ito, the head of the Ski Association of Japan, on Wednesday expressed disappointment at the country's skiers failing to medal thus far at the Vancouver Olympics.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 15, 2010
Uemura comes up short in moguls
Japanese medal hopeful Aiko Uemura narrowly missed out on a spot on the podium with a fourth-place finish in the women's freestyle moguls at the Vancouver Olympics on Saturday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 14, 2010
Uemura won't hold back in bid for moguls medal
Freestyle skier Aiko Uemura has promised to go for broke but knows a cool head will be crucial to her chances of success in the women's moguls event at the Vancouver Olympics on Saturday.
OLYMPICS
Feb 6, 2010
Uemura plans to enjoy Vancouver
Freestyle moguls medal hopeful Aiko Uemura arrived in Vancouver on Thursday along with other members of the Japanese Olympic team ahead of the 2010 Winter Games. Uemura and members of the Japanese speed skating team who touched down from Calgary joined the athletes' village, which officially opened its gates the same day.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
Saudi Arabia steps up Gaza-related arrests as Israel ties edge closer
The arrests for Gaza-related posts indicate Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s regime will take a hard line against citizens not toeing the line when it comes to normalizing ties with Israel.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
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.

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