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AUTUMN

SUMO
Sep 10, 2015
Harumafuji sidelined with elbow injury
Mongolian yokozuna Harumafuji will not compete at the upcoming Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament due to a troubled right elbow, his stablemaster Isegahama said on Thursday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Aug 31, 2015
Hakuho poised to tie Takanohana record
Hakuho will appear in his 49th meet as yokozuna at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament to equal Takanohana for fourth on the all-time list as the rankings were released Monday for the Sept. 13-27 competition.
JAPAN
Nov 3, 2014
Japan to bestow awards on 4,029 people in autumn decorations ceremony
Japan will bestow government decorations in recognition of contributions to the state on 4,029 people, including 370 women, the central government announced on Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 2, 2014
Musician Kuwata, sushi chef Ono among autumn decorations recipients
Southern All Stars frontman Keisuke Kuwata and world-renowned sushi chef Jiro Ono are among the 755 recipients of this year's autumn decorations, government officials said Saturday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 28, 2014
Dominating Hakuho wins 31st career title
Hakuho used brute force and technical supremacy to defeat rival Mongolian yokozuna Kakuryu and win his 31st career championship on the final day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 27, 2014
Hakuho grabs sole lead with pivotal win over Ichinojo
Yokozuna Hakuho showed his championship pedigree and put upstart Ichinojo in his place to retake the sole lead on the penultimate day of action at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Saturday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 26, 2014
Ichinojo, Hakuho tied for tournament lead
Mongolian rank-and-filer Ichinojo capitalized on a slip-up by Hakuho to grab a share of the lead at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Friday with a stunning victory over yokozuna Kakuryu.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 25, 2014
Ichinojo upsets Goeido
Surprise package Ichinojo claimed his second ozeki scalp in as many days to keep alive his hopes of winning the Emperor's Cup on his debut in the top-flight makuuchi division at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Thursday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 24, 2014
Hakuho edges closer to Autumn Basho title
Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho moved a step closer to winning his 31st career title on Wednesday after a comfortable win over Takekaze kept him one win clear with four days remaining at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 23, 2014
Hakuho moves to 10-0
Yokozuna Hakuho survived a scare to take out Egyptian grappler Osunaarashi on Tuesday and preserve his one-win lead heading into the final third of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 22, 2014
Hakuho takes control as Kakuryu stumbles
Hakuho seized sole possession of the lead with a ninth win at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Monday after fellow Mongolian yokozuna Kakuryu suffered a shock first defeat at the hands of Yoshikaze.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 20, 2014
Ichinojo suffers first loss of tourney
Mongolian upstart Ichinojo saw his sensational start at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament come to a crashing halt on Saturday as yokozuna Hakuho and Kakuryu moved into a two-way lead heading into the second week of the 15-day basho in Tokyo.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 19, 2014
Three Mongolians still unbeaten
A trio of Mongolian wrestlers remained seated at the summit of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament with 6-0 records on Friday, the sixth day of the event at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 18, 2014
Hakuho improves to 5-0
Yokozuna Hakuho took out Bulgarian maegashira Aoiyama to breeze to a fifth straight victory as the co-leading Mongolian pack was trimmed to three at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Thursday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 17, 2014
Harumafuji DQs after grabbing fistful of hair
Yokozuna Harumafuji suffered his first loss and dropped out of a co-leading Mongolian quintet on Wednesday after committing a sumo no-no at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 16, 2014
Hakuho overpowers Terunofuji
Hakuho blasted out Terunofuji to register a quick-fire third win on Tuesday and keep his share of the early lead at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 14, 2014
Hakuho collects win on first day of basho
Yokozuna Hakuho kick-started his bid for a third consecutive Emperor's Cup by smashing Chiyotairyu, but Goeido's debut at ozeki was marked with a defeat on the opening day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on Sunday.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Sep 11, 2014
Enjoy autumnal food and fun in Sapporo
For those who have stopped clinging to summer, Hokkaido's Odori Park in Sapporo — which stretches from east to west, covering 11 districts of the city's center — is ready for its annual Autumn Fest.
Japan Times
SUMO
Sep 1, 2014
New ozeki Goeido nervous but ready to do battle
Newly promoted ozeki Goeido, who has joined two other Japanese-born wrestlers at sumo's second-highest rank, admits to being a bundle of nerves but says he is braced for the battle ahead at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 1, 2014
Goeido to make ozeki debut from west side
Newly promoted ozeki Goeido joins two Japanese-born wrestlers at sumo's second-highest rank with the release on Monday by the Japan Sumo Association of the sumo rankings for the upcoming Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate'
The National Diet building in Tokyo
As visitors surge, Japan seeks ways to make tourism eco-friendly
Much like other hot spots across Okinawa, Onna has diligently strived to captivate both domestic and international tourists, while at the same time grappling with the environmental strain induced by the influx of visitors.
G7 eyes plan on U.S.-led $50 billion aid package for Ukraine
A local resident visits the Lychakiv cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, on Thursday. The U.S. is in talks with close partners to lead a group of allies that would give as much as $50 billion in aid to Ukraine.
Japan drops to 70th in press freedom rankings
A businessman reads a newspaper outside a train station in Tokyo.
Kishida talks up bolstered Latin American ties as China cements position
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds a news conference in Sao Paulo on Saturday.
'Monster' Inoue ready to tear down Luis Nery in title defense at Tokyo Dome
Naoya Inoue (left) and Luis Nery following a pre-fight news conference in Yokohama on Saturday, two days ahead of their super bantamweight title fight.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Sapporo court ruling on Ainu fishing rights presents tough questions
A traditional Ainu preserved food called <i>satchep</i> (dried fish) being made at the government-run National Ainu Museum and Park, nicknamed Upopoy, in the town of Shiraoi, Hokkaido, on Dec. 25. The Sapporo District Court ruled last month that the Raporo Ainu Nation's rights as an Indigenous people did not extend to having an inherent right to fish for commercial reasons.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
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.

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