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EVGENIA MEDVEDEVA

Japan Times
Figure Skating
Oct 21, 2017
Hanyu 2nd after short program
Defending Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu made two mistakes in his jumps Friday to finish second behind rival Nathan Chen in the men's short program at the Cup of Russia, the first event of the Grand Prix series.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Oct 7, 2017
Team Europe ends Japan's reign as Japan Open champion
Japan missed out on its third consecutive title at the Japan Open team figure skating competition on Saturday, settling for a runner-up finish.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Apr 22, 2017
Japan completes wire-to-wire lead to capture second World Team Trophy title
Inspired free skates from Mai Mihara and Wakaba Higuchi in women's singles powered Japan to the World Team Trophy title on Saturday night at Yoyogi National Gymnasium.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Apr 20, 2017
Uno, Medvedeva triumph in short programs at World Team Trophy
Despite a poor performance by world champion Yuzuru Hanyu, Japan is in first place after the first day of the World Team Trophy on Thursday at Yoyogi National Gymnasium.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Jan 31, 2017
Medvedeva looks invincible a year from Pyeongchang
Collecting her second straight European title with a world-record score last Friday, Evgenia Medvedeva emphatically reinforced that she is a prohibitive favorite for the gold medal in Pyeongchang next year.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Dec 13, 2016
Hanyu adds to legacy with latest triumph
Yuzuru Hanyu's victory at the Grand Prix Final in Marseille, France, on Saturday made it five straight years that a Japanese man has won the title at the event.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Nov 15, 2016
Higuchi shines in GP debut; Mao in crisis
Wakaba Higuchi made a successful senior Grand Prix debut by taking the bronze medal at the Trophee de France in Paris on Saturday. The 15-year-old moved up from fifth after the short program to make the podium behind reigning world champion Evgenia Medvedeva and Maria Sotskova of Russia with a solid free skate.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Oct 4, 2016
Hanyu's quad loop adds to Japan's skating legacy
The golden age of Japanese skating is now in its 12th season and shows no signs of abating anytime soon.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Apr 5, 2016
'Bogus in Boston' robs Miyahara of medal
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Mar 29, 2016
Hanyu, Miyahara go for double gold at worlds
Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu will be looking to regain his title at the world championships this week in Boston after narrowly losing it last year to Spain's Javier Fernandez following a physically calamitous campaign.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Oct 27, 2015
Lack of strength only thing holding Miyahara back
"Exquisite performance, beautiful skating skills, lovely likeness. When she lands the jumps it's as though the blades are kissing the ice. It's so soft. Hardly any sound."
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.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
'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.
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.
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.
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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