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FIGURE SKATING

Figure Skating
Jul 19, 2022
In pictures: The brilliant competitive career of Yuzuru Hanyu
Moments from the brilliant career of figure-skating superstar Yuzuru Hanyu.
Figure Skating
Jul 19, 2022
Yuzuru Hanyu confirms end to illustrious 12-year senior career
The figure skating legend has ended months of speculation over whether he would contest the upcoming ISU Grand Prix season and begin a quest for a potential fourth Winter Games berth.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Mar 22, 2022
Absences loom large at figure skating worlds
With Russian athletes banned from participating and a number of high-profile stars recovering from injuries, the event in Montpellier will be be missing many of the sport's stars.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 19, 2022
After a disturbing night, concern rises for teenage skaters
Would raising the minimum competition age save young athletes from abuse and humiliation?
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Jan 5, 2022
Canadian Olympic hopefuls play it safe amid COVID threat
The Jan. 6 to 13 championships in Ottawa, where Canada's figure skating squad for Beijing will be selected, will be held without spectators.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Mar 13, 2021
Nathan Chen more anxious about travel than world championships
The 21-year-old also wants to see strict health and safety protocols enforced after being less than impressed with how some other events were run during the pandemic.
Figure Skating
Mar 19, 2020
Alexandra Trusova leads quad revolution in debut senior season
Writers dub her the "Quad Queen."
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
Final weeks of World Expo in Osaka likely to see large crowds
With one month left to go, crowds are expected to swell at the World Expo in Osaka during its final weeks.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
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