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FINALS

Japan Times
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Dec 14, 2018
Mima Ito, Hina Hayata advance to women's doubles final at ITT World Tour Grand Finals
Mima Ito and Hina Hayata booked their ticket to the women's doubles final at the ITTF World Tour Grand Finals with victory over South Korean duo Jeon Ji-hee and Yang Hae-un on Friday.
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TENNIS
Nov 5, 2018
Kei Nishikori returns to ATP top 10 for first time since August 2017 injury
Kei Nishikori, who has secured a spot in the season-ending ATP Finals, jumped two places to No. 9 in the ATP rankings on Monday.
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TENNIS
Nov 4, 2018
Kei Nishikori to replace injured Juan Martin del Potro at year-end ATP Finals
Kei Nishikori claimed the eighth and final entry to the season-ending ATP Finals Saturday when Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro withdrew due to a right knee injury.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Oct 30, 2018
Naomi Osaka needs more consistency next season
Naomi Osaka made her Centre Court debut in July at Wimbledon and looked every bit the part of a player who wasn't ready for prime time.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 5, 2018
Andre Iguodala poised for return during NBA Finals
Golden State forward Andre Iguodala completed an individual workout pain-free on Saturday and is close to being cleared to return for the NBA Finals, ESPN's Chris Haynes reported Monday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 3, 2018
Spurs' Danny Green helping NBA spread basketball gospel to Japan
Danny Green watched the wild events at the end of regulation in Game 1 of the NBA Finals unfold like everyone else.
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Dec 16, 2017
Tomokazu Harimoto ousted in quarterfinals at ITTF World Tour Grand Finals
Tomokazu Harimoto crashed out in the men's singles quarterfinals on Saturday at the season-ending ITTF World Tour Grand Finals.
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Dec 16, 2017
Kasumi Ishikawa falls in quarterfinals at ITTF World Tour Grand Finals
Kasumi Ishikawa, Japan's top-ranked player, made a quarterfinal exit in the women's singles at the season-ending ITTF World Tour Grand Finals on Friday.
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Dec 14, 2017
Miu Hirano loses in first round at season-ending ITTF World Tour Grand Finals
Miu Hirano, a bronze medal winner at this year's World Table Tennis Championships, made a first-round exit in the women's singles at the season-ending ITTF World Tour Grand Finals on Thursday.
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Dec 2, 2017
Injured Nozomi Okuhara pulls out of World Superseries Finals
Reigning world champion Nozomi Okuhara withdrew from the women's singles event of the World Superseries Finals to be held Dec. 13-17 in Dubai, national head coach Park Joo-bong revealed Saturday.
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Nov 22, 2017
Harimoto, Hirano qualify for Grand Finals
Teenagers Tomokazu Harimoto and Miu Hirano qualified for the ITTF World Tour Grand Finals as the world governing body of table tennis released the entry list for the four categories on Tuesday.
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Oct 3, 2017
Ryo Ishikawa misses chance to secure PGA Tour card
Ryo Ishikawa missed out on a PGA Tour card after failing to finish among the top 25 players in the annual four-event Web.com Tour Finals on Monday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 13, 2017
Durant vindicates decision to join Golden State
Kevin Durant was criticized by many for joining an already-stacked Golden State Warriors team last July but it is hard to question the move after watching how seamlessly he fit in with the NBA's newest super team.
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Dec 17, 2016
Doubles partners Takahashi, Matsutomo reach final in Dubai
Ayaka Takahashi and Misaki Matsutomo won a rematch of their Rio Olympic women's doubles final, beating Danes Christinna Pedersen and Kamilla Rytter on Saturday in the semifinals of the BWF Super Series Finals.
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TENNIS
Nov 20, 2016
Djokovic ends Nishikori's season with semifinal rout
A great season for Kei Nishikori came to a disappointing finish on Saturday, when he was knocked out of the ATP World Tour Finals by world No. 2 Novak Djokovic.
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TENNIS
Oct 12, 2016
Nishikori qualifies for ATP Tour finals
Kei Nishikori will make a third straight appearance at the ATP Tour finals next month after becoming the fifth player to qualify for the season-ending tournament, organizers said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 25, 2016
Team trainer Nakayama revels in Cavaliers' long-awaited championship
As players get bigger, stronger and faster, it’s inevitable the world’s top athletes will need support from athletic trainers, strength coaches and therapists as they try to accomplish great feats.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jun 5, 2016
Brave Thunders ride momentum to wrap up NBL title
The Toshiba Brave Thunders are the last men standing in the NBL.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jun 4, 2016
Brave Thunders clobber SeaHorses, force decisive Game 5 in NBL Finals
A week ago, the Toshiba Brave Thunders looked vulnerable and were on the verge of elimination from the postseason.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 30, 2016
Tsuji catches fire as Brave Thunders avoid sweep in NBL Finals
The Brave Thunders are still alive in the 2015-16 NBL season.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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