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ASIAN GAMES

Japan Times
MORE SPORTS / ASIAN GAMES
Sep 21, 2014
Om grabs Asian Games gold with record lift
North Korean pocket rocket Om Yun Chol broke his own weightlifting world record at the Asian Games on Saturday, while host South Korea matched powerhouse China's gold medal haul with five on the first day of competition.
Japan Times
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Sep 20, 2014
Judoka Nakamura collects Japan's first gold medal at Asian Games
This was anything but the day Japan expected on Saturday, the first day of the judo competition at the 17th Asian Games.
Japan Times
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Sep 19, 2014
Festive opening ceremony marks start of Asian Games
The 17th Asian Games kicked off with a lavish opening ceremony Friday, with YouTube singer PSY getting the crowd jumping for the curtain-closer with his popular "Gangnam Style" to kick off the contental extravaganza.
SOCCER / ASIAN GAMES
Sep 19, 2014
Nadeshiko Japan routs Jordan
Hat tricks by Yuika Sugasawa and Mizuho Sakaguchi fueled the Japan women's soccer team to a 12-0 victory over Jordan at the Asian Games on Thursday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / ASIAN GAMES
Sep 18, 2014
Nadeshiko Japan trounces Jordan
Hat tricks by Yuika Sugasawa and Mizuho Sakaguchi fueled defending champion Japan to a 12-0 victory over Jordan in women's soccer competition at the Asian Games on Thursday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / ASIAN GAMES
Sep 18, 2014
Iraq stifles Japan at Asian Games
Japan was schooled 3-1 by Iraq as the defending Asian Games champion missed out on booking a spot in the knockout phase on Wednesday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / ASIAN GAMES
Sep 14, 2014
Japan routs Kuwait in Asian Games opener
Japan launched its Asian Games campaign with victory on Sunday, the defending champion defeating Kuwait 4-1 in the men's soccer competition.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup / ASIAN GAMES
Sep 13, 2014
Japan U-21s, Nadeshiko look toward future
Makoto Teguramori's men will kick off Japan's Asian Games campaign on Sunday when they take on Kuwait in the soccer competition.
Japan Times
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Sep 8, 2014
Star sprinter Kiryu doubtful for Asian Games
Teen sprinter Yoshihide Kiryu is doubtful for the Asian Games after suffering a torn left hamstring, the Japan Association of Athletics Federations said Monday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / ASIAN GAMES
Aug 26, 2014
Togashi, Takeuchi twins named to Japan's 12-man squad for Asian Games
Quick-footed guard Yuki Togashi and the Takeuchi twins headline Japan's 12-man basketball squad for the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, the Japan Basketball Association announced on Tuesday.
Japan Times
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Jun 19, 2014
Kitajima fails to qualify for 100m breaststroke for Asian Games
Four-time Olympic gold medalist Kosuke Kitajima failed to meet the qualifying standard in the men's 100-meter breaststroke for Japan's team to this year's Asian Games when he finished third at the Japan Open on Thursday.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Yen swings stir talk that Japan is in the FX market once again
An electronic screen in Tokyo displays the yen exchange rate against the U.S. dollar and the graph showing its recent swings, on Thursday.
Harajuku strives to reclaim its former glory — and surpass it
Laforet Harajuku, which celebrated its 45th anniversary last year, has been a witness to the district's evolution over the years.
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.
Japan's May 1 intervention may have cost ¥3.66 trillion, BOJ data suggests
An electronic screen displays a graph showing Japanese yen exchange rates surging against the dollar amid signs of intervention by authorities, in Tokyo on Thursday.
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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