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Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Feb 7, 2017
Nitaya, Isobe shine for Japan at Winter Universiade
It is always nice to see a skater who has given it their all, but never quite been able to break into the elite ranks, enjoy success on a big stage.
BASEBALL
Jan 28, 2017
Carp's Tanaka fills out Japan squad
Hiroshima Carp infielder Kosuke Tanaka was named as the 28th and final player in Japan's World Baseball Classic squad, the team announced Saturday.
SOCCER / J. League
Jan 6, 2017
Kyoto Sanga finalize deal with Tulio
Former Japan international defender Marcus Tulio Tanaka will join Kyoto Sanga, the J.League second-division side announced Friday.
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BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jan 5, 2017
Alvark Tokyo steaming along behind potent offense
The Alvark Tokyo are firing on all cylinders as the B. League's inaugural season reaches its midway point.
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Figure Skating
Dec 24, 2016
Uno claims first title at national championships
Shoma Uno won his first men's national championship on Saturday, overcoming a 2.29-point deficit and a weak start in his free skate to capture the gold medal.
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BASKETBALL / B. League
Dec 24, 2016
High-scoring Alvark end Brave Thunders' 15-game winning streak
In a Christmas Eve clash of B. League heavyweights, the Alvark Tokyo avenged Friday's series-opening loss and halted the Kawasaki Brave Thunders' 15-game winning streak at the same time.
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Figure Skating
Dec 23, 2016
Mura pulls ahead of Uno at national championships
Takahito Mura placed first in the men’s short program at the All-Japan Championships on Friday night, earning 90.34 points to sit ahead of Shoma Uno’s 88.05 in the absence of flu-hit four-time reigning champion Yuzuru Hanyu.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Dec 22, 2016
Tanaka, Iwakuma the dream ticket for Japan's WBC roster
Samurai Japan added the first major league player to its roster for the World Baseball Classic on Wednesday, when Houston Astros outfielder Norichika Aoki signed up for his third WBC.
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 20, 2016
Kyoto Sanga set to sign Tulio: source
Former Japan international defender Marcus Tulio Tanaka is close to joining J. League second-division club Kyoto Sanga, a source said on Tuesday.
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CULTURE / Art
Dec 13, 2016
Young artists to keep your eye on
In Kurt Vonnegut's 1982 novel "Deadeye Dick," a Japanese man walks into an all-night drugstore and gestures for the protagonist, Rudy Waltz, to follow him outdoors. There they gaze at the decapitated cupola of Rudy's childhood home, glistening white in the moonlight. It reminds the homesick man of Mount...
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Dec 10, 2016
A plethora of familiar foreign players now on free-agent market
The NPB last week posted the rosters for each of the 12 Central and Pacific League teams, indicating which players remain on the register for 2017 and those who have been released and are under jiyu keiyaku, or free contract status.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 6, 2016
Tanaka advises Otani to make fast move to majors
New York Yankees ace Masahiro Tanaka urged Japanese baseball's two-way phenom Shohei Otani to head to the majors as soon as possible if he wants to land the best deal he can.
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MORE SPORTS
Dec 1, 2016
Murata keeps focus on upcoming bout, aims to secure title shot
Middleweight boxer Ryota Murata will join other Japanese star fighters in a Dec. 30 event at Ariake Colosseum, where he will take on Mexico's Bruno Sandoval, Teiken Gym announced on Thursday.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 30, 2016
Tanaka looks toward WBC after positive performance during MLB season
New York Yankees right-hander Masahiro Tanaka gave his most recent season in the majors a positive assessment Wednesday, while saying he is keen to suit up for his third World Baseball Classic with Japan next March.
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Figure Skating
Nov 26, 2016
Hanyu claims victory with spectacular showing at NHK Trophy; Pogorilaya wins women's title
Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu topped the 300-point mark in a dominating victory at the NHK Trophy on Saturday night at Makomanai Arena.
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Figure Skating
Nov 25, 2016
Hanyu's dazzling brilliance radiates NHK Trophy
Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu vaulted into first place at the NHK Trophy on Friday night behind two booming quadruple jumps in the short program.
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SOCCER / J. League
Nov 6, 2016
Tulio to follow Djurovski through Grampus exit door
Relegated J. League side Nagoya Grampus informed former Japan defender Marcus Tulio Tanaka he will not receive a contract offer for next season, a club source said Sunday when the club also confirmed the departure of manager Bosko Djurovski.
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JAPAN / Media / DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN
Nov 5, 2016
The dubious cost of sexual assault in Japan
Two recent domestic cases involving sexual assault illustrate just how far the land of the rising sun is from dealing with crimes against women.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 27, 2016
Late-game heroics propel Fighters to brink of Japan Series title
The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters were struggling to score, trailing by a run and down to their last out in the seventh inning.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 23, 2016
Carp sink Fighters to take 2-0 Japan Series lead
Hiroshima Carp fans might have gone home feeling that a little can sometimes go a long way after Game 2 of the Japan Series. Their Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters counterparts, however, head back to Sapporo thinking that snowballs have a nasty tendency to start avalanches.

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