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Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Feb 7, 2017
Nitaya, Isobe shine for Japan at Winter Universiade
It is always nice to see a skater who has given it their all, but never quite been able to break into the elite ranks, enjoy success on a big stage.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
May 29, 2016
Mystery shrouds origin of the ubiquitous V sign
Despite its history in Japan being a mere few decades old, what started the 'peace sign' craze here is hotly disputed.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Jan 26, 2016
Hiwatashi continues to build on outstanding record
One of those who may be competing with Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu when he goes for his second consecutive gold medal at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games in South Korea is American junior champion Tomoki Hiwatashi.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Dec 28, 2015
Hanyu looking to add more quads to program ahead of worlds
Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu is looking to add more quadruple jumps to his program in a bid to reclaim the title from Spaniard Javier Fernandez at the world championships in March.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Mar 25, 2015
Reeds fail to advance to free dance at worlds
Japan's Cathy and Chris Reed failed to advance to the free dance in the ice dance competition at the World Figure Skating Championships on Wednesday.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Mar 8, 2015
Uno captures world junior title; Yamamoto gets bronze
Shoma Uno retained his lead after the short program to win the gold medal at the World Junior Figure Skating Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, on Saturday night.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Mar 7, 2015
Higuchi earns bronze medal at world juniors
Wakaba Higuchi earned the bronze medal at the World Junior Figure Skating Championships on Friday night in Tallinn, Estonia.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Mar 5, 2015
Higuchi third after short program at world juniors
Wakaba Higuchi is in third place following the short program at the World Junior Figure Skating Championships on Wednesday in Tallinn, Estonia. Higuchi received a score of 61.27 points and trails Russia's Evgenia Medvedeva (68.48) and Serafima Sakhanovich (63.09) heading into Friday's free skate.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Apr 26, 2014
Hanyu gets hero's welcome in parade
Sochi Olympic figure skating gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu on Saturday was honored in a parade in his hometown, with some 92,000 people gathering to see the event.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Mar 29, 2014
Mao struggles, still claims third world title
Mao Asada captured her third world title with a satisfactory free skate on Saturday night at Saitama Super Arena.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Mar 28, 2014
Hanyu delivers splendid free skate, overtakes Machida for world title
Sochi Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu came from behind in dramatic fashion to capture his first world championship on Friday night at Saitama Super Arena.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Mar 18, 2014
Worlds better held before Olympics as a qualifier
Is a post-Olympic worlds really worthwhile?
Japan Times
OLYMPICS / ICE TIME
Feb 22, 2014
Controversy rages on after Kim denied second Olympic gold
Two days after the shocking decision that gave Russia's Adelina Sotnikova the gold medal over defending Olympic champion Yuna Kim, the controversy surrounding the move shows no signs of abating.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 15, 2014
Hanyu wins Japan's first gold medal of the Sochi Olympics
Yuzuru Hanyu becomes first Japanese man to capture the Olympic gold in figure skating.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 11, 2014
Struggling Takahashi running out of time
One day after revealing that he was still having trouble with his injured right knee, Daisuke Takahashi went through an uneven practice on Tuesday at the training rink next to the Iceberg Skating Palace.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 10, 2014
Plushenko, Lipnitskaia lead Russia to team gold; Japan finishes disappointing fifth
Host Russia won the inaugural gold medal in the team figure skating event before a partisan crowd at the Iceberg Skating Palace on Sunday night.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 6, 2014
Hanyu chosen for team competition
Grand Prix Final champion Yuzuru Hanyu will represent Japan in the men's singles portion of the inaugural Olympic Games figure skating team competition, it was revealed on Wednesday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 4, 2014
Hanyu, Machida begin preparations in Sochi
National and Grand Prix Final men's champion Yuzuru Hanyu and teammate Tatsuki Machida got in their first practice on Tuesday ahead of the Sochi Games.
JAPAN
Jul 30, 2013
Fukushima tourism on the upswing: survey
Fukushima Prefecture hosted 44.46 million tourists in 2012, up 26.3 percent from the previous year and 77.8 percent of the total in 2010, the year before the triple disaster — an earthquake, tsunami and reactor meltdowns — struck, the prefectural government said Monday.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Jun 5, 2013
Earliest Mao, Kim can face off is at GP Final in Fukuoka
The Olympic season officially began with the release of the 2013-2014 Grand Prix assignments on Monday by the International Skating Union.
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.
In Japan, regional revitalization fails to halt population decline
Sakiyama elementary school in Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, in March .Over the past decade, the government has directed efforts toward policies designed to give young people incentives to base themselves in rural areas.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
Ukraine is far from doomed
When comparing Ukraine’s military situation in 2024 to Europe’s in 1941, Russia’s defeat seems entirely possible.
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.
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.
Tokyo's Koto Ward by-election a race unlike any other
Natsumi Sakai, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s candidate and one of four female candidates running in the by-election, touts her experience as a cancer survivor and midwife as having prepared her to tackle issues that women currently face.
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.
Top U.S. and China diplomats talk tough amid warnings of new ‘downward spiral’
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Friday
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, who goes by Yoriyas, turned to photography, shooting motion while in motion himself, after an injury forced him to give up his career as a professional breakdancer.

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