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AUTUMN

Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 19, 2019
Takakeisho moves ahead of the pack
Takakeisho took the outright lead at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Thursday, beating Myogiryu to improve to 10-2 and secure promotion back to ozeki.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Sep 19, 2019
Christina Valdez ecstatic after fulfilling dream of seeing Yuzuru Hanyu skate in person
There is nothing greater in life than fulfilling a dream.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 18, 2019
Takakeisho holds onto tie for lead
Takakeisho pulled off a big win at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Wednesday, defeating ozeki Tochinoshin to remain in a tie for the lead in his bid to get re-promoted and win a second top-division title.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 17, 2019
Five rikishi share lead after Day 10
Mitakeumi, Takakeisho and Asanoyama earned impressive victories Tuesday to move into a five-way tie for the lead at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 16, 2019
Okinoumi surrenders top spot on ninth day of basho
Okinoumi suffered his first loss of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Monday and fell into a two-way tie for the lead with fellow rank-and-filer Meisei.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 15, 2019
Perfect Okinoumi remains in front
Rank-and-filer Okinoumi earned his eighth straight win at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday to remain undefeated and in sole control at the midpoint of the 15-day meet.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Sep 15, 2019
Hanyu skates to win in season debut
Two-time men's Olympic figure skating champion Yuzuru Hanyu opened his season with a comfortable victory at the Autumn Classic International on Saturday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 15, 2019
Yokozuna Kakuryu withdraws from Autumn Basho
Mongolian yokozuna Kakuryu pulled out of the ongoing Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament with a left knee injury on Sunday, a day after suffering his third straight loss to a rank-and-file wrestler.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 14, 2019
Unbeaten Okinoumi alone at top
Okinoumi maintained the sole lead at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Saturday, improving to 7-0 with an impressive win over fellow rank-and-file grappler Myogiryu.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Sep 14, 2019
Rika Kihira claims Autumn Classic International title; Yuzuru Hanyu leads after men's short program
Rika Kihira captured the women's title in her season opener at the Autumn Classic International on Friday, completing a good day for Japan after two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu seized the men's short program lead.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 13, 2019
Unbeaten Okinoumi grabs sole lead
A mishap involving a referee left maegashira Okinoumi in the sole lead of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Friday, the sixth day of competition.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Sep 13, 2019
Rika Kihira leads after short program at Autumn Classic International
Rika Kihira led the field after the women's short program on Thursday at the Autumn Classic International, an ISU Challenger Series event held ahead of the Grand Prix season.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 12, 2019
Kakuryu handed first defeat; Takakeisho, Okinoumi improve to 5-0
Yokozuna Kakuryu suffered his first loss of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Thursday, falling behind undefeated co-leaders sekiwake Takakeisho and rank-and-filer Okinoumi on Day 5.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 11, 2019
Kakuryu, two others earn 4th wins
Yokozuna Kakuryu kept his share of the lead at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Wednesday, defeating rank-and-filer Ichinojo in the day's final bout at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan.
Japan Times
SUMO
Sep 11, 2019
Sumo 101: Technique and strategy
One of the defining features of sumo is how quickly bouts end.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 10, 2019
Kakuryu notches third straight win
Yokozuna Kakuryu retained his spotless record with a third straight win at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Tuesday, while ozeki Goeido suffered his first loss and dropped down the leaderboard.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 9, 2019
Lone yokozuna Kakuryu earns second straight win
Yokozuna Kakuryu defended the rank's honor by making quick work of rank-and-filer Hokutofuji at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Monday en route to his second straight win.
Japan Times
SUMO
Sep 9, 2019
Sumo 101: Rikishi & social media
At first glance, sumo can seem intransigently stuck in the past.
Japan Times
SUMO
Sep 9, 2019
Yokozuna Hakuho withdraws from Autumn Basho with broken finger
Yokozuna Hakuho has withdrawn from the ongoing 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament with a broken finger, his stablemaster said Monday, following a shock opening-day loss to rank-and-filer Hokutofuji.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 8, 2019
Yokozuna Hakuho suffers upset on opening day of Autumn Basho
Hakuho suffered a big upset at the hands of rank-and-filer Hokutofuji on Sunday, the first day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.
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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.
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.
'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.

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