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B 1 GRAND PRIX

Japan Times
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May 8, 2016
Gatlin keeps focus on Bolt after triumph in Kawasaki
Justin Gatlin geared up his bid to unseat sprint king Usain Bolt at this summer's Rio Olympics with a time of 10.02 seconds to win the 100 meters at the Golden Grand Prix on Sunday.
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May 7, 2016
Elite athletes profess benefits of multisport participation on eve of Golden Grand Prix meet
Justin Gatlin and other top international athletes insist that playing different sports helps develop track and field athletes' potential.
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Mar 31, 2016
After major crash, Alonso to miss Bahrain GP due to safety concerns
McLaren's Fernando Alonso has been ruled out of Sunday's Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix on medical grounds following his huge crash in the Australian season-opener on March 20.
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Feb 20, 2016
Matsumoto, Shishime nab titles
Kaori Matsumoto and Ai Shishime won their respective weight categories Friday, giving Japan two gold medals on the opening day of the Judo Grand Prix.
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LIFE / Style & Design / ON: FASHION
Feb 13, 2016
Winning looks: Sacai, Mr. Gentlemen and AllSaints
Sacai wins Mainichi Fashion Grand Prix
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Jan 30, 2016
Icho handed first loss since 2003
Ten-time world champion Kaori Icho suffered her first loss in 13 years on Friday, going down to Mongolian Orkhon Purevdorj in the final of the women's 58-kg category at the Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin in Krasnoyarsk, Russia.
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Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Dec 22, 2015
Mao’s outlook at midseason: What the experts think
Three-time world champion Mao Asada has been inconsistent through the first half of the 2015-16 season. Two victories, a third-place finish, and a sixth-place showing.
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Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Dec 15, 2015
Hanyu's magic transcendent, truly a sight to behold
"Yuzuru Hanyu is not from this planet."
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Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Dec 8, 2015
Hanyu, Mao look to make history at Grand Prix Final
Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu and three-time world champ Mao Asada will be looking to add to their already illustrious resumes at the Grand Prix Final this week in Barcelona, Spain.
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Dec 7, 2015
Hamada earns Olympic berth in taekwondo
Reigning world champion Mayu Hamada secured a berth in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro when she met the qualifying criteria by placing fourth in the World Taekwondo Federation Olympic rankings on Sunday.
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Figure Skating
Nov 28, 2015
Hanyu smashes two more world records en route to amazing NHK Trophy triumph
Just when you thought he couldn't get any better, Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu gave a performance for the ages on Saturday night.
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Figure Skating
Nov 27, 2015
Hanyu shatters own world record with 106.33 points in short program
Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu grabbed the lead in the short program at the NHK Trophy on Friday night with a world-record score of 106.33 points.
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Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Nov 24, 2015
Hongo's shot at Grand Prix Final in doubt
Rika Hongo jeopardized her chance to make the Grand Prix Final for the second straight year after struggling through a poor free skate at the Cup of Russia in Moscow on Saturday.
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Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Nov 17, 2015
Grand Prix Final field should be expanded to 10
The tragic terror attacks that hit Paris on Friday night impacted folks around the globe. The horror of people being cut down in the prime of life is hard to reconcile, but this is the world we now live in.
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Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Oct 13, 2015
Honda locks up spot in JGP Final as Higuchi misses out
Figure skating can be an unforgiving sport.
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Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Oct 6, 2015
Shiraiwa joins Mao, Ando in record books with victory
"So sophisticated, so sensitive, so young, so incredible."
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Oct 2, 2015
Abe, Oshima nab titles in Tashkent
Hifumi Abe and Yuma Oshima secured titles on the first day of the Judo Grand Prix event on Thursday.
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Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Oct 2, 2015
Mihara, Shiraiwa impress in Junior Grand Prix events
Ice Time is playing catch up as the Junior Grand Prix season is well underway with five of the seven events completed. The good news is that the results have been very encouraging for the Japan junior women so far.
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Sep 26, 2015
Rosberg claims pole position for Japanese Grand Prix
Nico Rosberg secured pole position in Japanese Grand Prix qualifying on Saturday, posting a 1-minute, 32.584-second lap to head his teammate Lewis Hamilton, who completed an all-Mercedes front row.
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Sep 24, 2015
Button staying tight-lipped about future plans
Jenson Button refused to comment on Thursday about his future in Formula One amid reports he would retire at the end of 2015, as preparations continue for Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix at the Suzuka circuit.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Yen’s fragility raises specter of a new currency war in Asia
Suspected intervention to drag the yen off a 34-year low against the dollar is already seen as unlikely to have a lasting effect if Japan continues alone.
Online booking for Mount Fuji climb to open on May 20
Visitors climb the slopes of Mount Fuji, Japan's highest peak at 3,776 meters. From May 20, climbers will have access to a new online booking system for Mount Fuji's most popular Yoshida trail in Yamanashi Prefecture.
In Japan, 68,000 people over 65 projected to die alone at home this year
As Japan grapples with its population's rapid aging, supporting people who live and age alone is looming larger on the policy agenda.
Ex-METI bureaucrat given 10-year sentence for drugging and raping women
The Tokyo District Court on Monday sentenced a former industry ministry bureaucrat to 10 years in prison for drugging six women with sleeping pills and then raping or groping them in 2022.
In a rare event, the Northern Lights show up in Hokkaido
The Northern Lights in Nayoro, Hokkaido, on Saturday
Is black the new green for Japan’s flagging tea farmers?
George Guttridge-Smith brews tea at Kyoto Obubu Tea Farm in Wazuka, Kyoto Prefecture, where he serves as head of international development.
Japan's logistics firms seek partnerships to cope with driver shortage
Japan Post CEO Tetsuya Senda (right) and his Seino Transportation counterpart Satoshi Takahashi announce their companies' agreement on joint long-haul truck operations, in Tokyo on Thursday.
How the discovery of a giant sword in Nara offers clues into ancient Japan
Archaeologists say a 1,600-year-old wooden coffin at the Tomio Maruyama tumulus in the city of Nara was kept in good condition probably because it was protected by a layer of clay and copper ions that had seeped out of the mirrors that were buried together.
Unlike 10 years ago, Japan's new security bill sparks little debate
The Lower House starts discussing a security clearance bill on April 19 in Tokyo.

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