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BADMINTON

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Aug 18, 2020
Olympic badminton gold medalist Ayaka Takahashi to retire
Takahashi, half of Japan's historic gold-winning partnership at the Rio Olympics, faced an uphill battle in qualifying for the now-postponed Tokyo Games.
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Mar 16, 2020
Japanese pairs sweep doubles titles at All England Open
Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota, the world's No. 3 pairing, were crowned women's doubles champions on Sunday at the All England Open badminton tournament, one of the few sporting events that went ahead amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Mar 15, 2020
Yuki Fukushima, Sayaka Hirota headed to women's doubles final at All England Open
Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota booked their place in the final of the All England Open Badminton Championships with a straight-sets win over Ayaka Takahashi and Misaki Matsutomo in an all-Japanese women's doubles semifinal on Saturday.
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Mar 14, 2020
Ayaka Takashi, Misaki Matsutomo reach All England doubles semifinals
Rio Olympic Games gold medalists Ayaka Takahashi and Misaki Matsutomo defeated China's world No. 1 pair of Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan on Friday to set up an all-Japanese women's doubles semifinal at the All England Open Badminton Championships.
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Mar 13, 2020
Akane Yamaguchi, Nozomi Okuhara book Tokyo Olympics berths
Akane Yamaguchi and Nozomi Okuhara have ensured their places at the Tokyo Olympics by advancing Thursday to the women's singles quarterfinals at the All England Open Badminton Championships.
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Feb 8, 2020
World No. 1 Kento Momota to be sidelined for three months after facial surgery
Kento Momota, badminton's top-ranked men's singles player, is expected to be out for another three months after having facial surgery on Saturday, his club NTT East announced.
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Jan 17, 2020
Badminton world No. 1 Kento Momota discharged from Tokyo hospital
Kento Momota, the world's top-ranked men's badminton player, was discharged from a Tokyo hospital on Friday, four days after he was injured in a car crash in Malaysia.
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Jan 15, 2020
Badminton world champion Kento Momota departs for Japan
Men's badminton world No. 1 Kento Momota returned to Japan on Wednesday after being injured in a car crash in Malaysia earlier this week.
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Jan 12, 2020
Kento Momota opens Olympic year with Malaysia triumph
Kento Momota, the world's No. 1 men's badminton player, opened his year by winning the Malaysia Masters on Sunday.
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Dec 10, 2019
World No. 1 Kento Momota named BWF Player of the Year
World No. 1 Kento Momota was named the Male Player of the Year by the Badminton World Federation on Monday at an awards ceremony recognizing 2019's top performers.
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Dec 1, 2019
Kento Momota wins second straight title at national championships
World No. 1 Kento Momota won his second straight badminton national championship after defeating Kenta Nishimoto in the men's singles final on Sunday.
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Oct 29, 2019
Badminton standout Nozomi Okuhara reaches No. 1 in women's singles world rankings
Nozomi Okuhara has become the second Japanese to be ranked No. 1 in women's singles, according to the Badminton World Federation's latest list released on Tuesday.
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Aug 27, 2019
Wakana Nagahara, Mayu Matsumoto lauded by Japan's 1977 world champions
After successfully defending their women's doubles crown at the Badminton World Championships on Sunday, Wakana Nagahara and Mayu Matsumoto were lauded by the first women to claim the title at the inaugural tournament in 1977.
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Aug 26, 2019
Kento Momota, Wakana Nagahara and Mayu Matsumoto become Japan's first repeat world badminton champs
Kento Momota, Wakana Nagahara and Mayu Matsumoto became the first Japanese to repeat as badminton world champions on Sunday.
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Aug 24, 2019
Wakana Nagahara, Mayu Matsumoto secure women's doubles bronze at Badminton World Championships
Defending champions Wakana Nagahara and Mayu Matsumoto have guaranteed themselves at least a bronze medal in the women's doubles at the Badminton World Championships on Friday.
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Aug 21, 2019
No. 1 Yamaguchi upset by No. 32 Yeo during world championships
World No. 1 Akane Yamaguchi suffered an upset defeat to 32nd-ranked Yeo Jia-min of Singapore 2-0 in the second round of the women's singles at the badminton world championships on Tuesday.
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Jul 28, 2019
Kento Momota and Akane Yamaguchi capture titles at badminton's Japan Open
World champion and world No. 1 Kento Momota defended his men's singles title with a straight-sets win, while Akane Yamaguchi beat Nozomi Okuhara in an all-Japanese women's singles final at the Japan Open on Sunday.
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May 20, 2019
Nozomi Okuhara rescues Japan from early exit at mixed-team world championships
Japan gambled by resting top-ranked Kento Momota and nearly paid the price, suffering a huge scare before battling back to beat Russia 3-2 in their Sudirman Cup opener on Monday.
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Apr 14, 2019
Kento Momota rallies to win Singapore Open final
Kento Momota withstood a barrage of smashes from Anthony Sinisuka Ginting to rally for a thrilling 10-21, 21-19, 21-13 victory Sunday in the Singapore Open final.
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Mar 11, 2019
Kento Momota wins historic first All England Open title
World No. 1 Kento Momota on Sunday became the first Japanese man to win the All England Open badminton championships when he beat Denmark's Viktor Axelsen 2-1 in the men's singles final.
When will Japan intervene to support the yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki has reiterated the government's readiness to take an appropriate action as the yen continues to slide against the U.S. dollar.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Raising kids in Japan as a single parent? It takes a village.
Making things work as a foreign, single mother in Japan isn't easy, but these tips and tricks can help you through the hardest parts.
Yen rebounds strongly after first slide past ¥160 since 1990
The yen dropped to ¥160.245 per dollar on Monday before heading into the other direction to ¥155.01 amid speculation of an intervention by Japanese currency authorities.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
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.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.

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