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FOUR CONTINENTS

Japan Times
Figure Skating
Feb 16, 2017
Hanyu takes third in short program at Four Continents
Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu had to settle for third place after the men's short program Friday at the Four Continents Championships.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Feb 14, 2017
Miyahara's injury should be cause for real concern
Bad news arrived last Tuesday when it was announced that three-time defending national champion Satoko Miyahara has suffered a slight fracture to her left hip and would be forced to withdraw from both this week's Four Continents Championships and next week's Asian Winter Games in Sapporo.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Feb 13, 2017
Uno planning to attempt quad loop at Four Continents
Shoma Uno said Monday before taking off for the Four Continents championships in South Korea that he is planning on opening his free program with a quadruple loop.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Feb 7, 2017
Three-time national champion Miyahara pulls out of Four Continents with hip injury
Satoko Miyahara will not defend her Four Continents championship or skate in this month's Asian Winter Games due to a leg injury, the Japan Skating Federation announced Tuesday.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Jan 15, 2016
Mao to skip Four Continents
Three-time world champion Mao Asada has pulled out of February's Four Continents Championships, the Japan Skating Federation announced Friday.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Jan 25, 2014
Murakami, Mura earn Four Continents titles
Kanako Murakami completed a winning double for Japan at the Four Continents Championships on Saturday.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Jan 23, 2014
Murakami leads after Four Continents short program
Kanako Murakami shrugged off ankle pain on Thursday to finish first in the women's short program at the Four Continents Championships.
Figure Skating
Jan 21, 2014
Murakami making solid preparations for Four Continents
Olympian Kanako Murakami practiced on Tuesday and showed no ill effects from ankle pain ahead of the start of the Four Continents Championships.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Feb 11, 2013
Mao triumphant at Four Continents
Mao Asada leads a Japanese sweep of the women's medals at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Feb 10, 2013
Mao executes triple axel to take lead; Reynolds wins men's title
Mao Asada lands a triple axel and wins the women's short program at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Feb 8, 2013
Mao recognizes challenges as she returns to spotlight at Four Continents
'The level I am at now is the best for now, but I want to push myself even more looking toward the world championships,' says the two-time world champion.
South Korea couple beat same-sex barriers to parenthood
South Korean lesbian couple Kim Kyu-jin (left) and her wife, Kim Sae-yeon, pose with a "pregnant woman" badge during an interview in Seoul last month.
Japan unveils new overtourism countermeasures
The majority of tourists in Japan tend to stay in Tokyo, Osaka or Kyoto, resulting in overcrowding in popular tourist spots and a strain on transportation systems.
Opportunities await the bold in the Year of the Wood Dragon
2024 marks the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac, with the year predicted to be a good time for fresh starts.
Don’t worry about global population collapse
Most projections show the world will hit peak humanity in the 21st century as people choose to have smaller families and women gain power over their own reproduction.
Japan pharma startup developing world-first drug to grow new teeth
A new tooth is seen in a ferret's mouth after it was administered a drug to stimulate the growth of tooth buds.
Japan’s tween skateboarders get head start on preparations for 2028 Olympics
Ibuki Matsumoto competes at an event in Osaka on April 21.
As visitors surge, Japan seeks ways to make tourism eco-friendly
Much like other hot spots across Okinawa, Onna has diligently strived to captivate both domestic and international tourists, while at the same time grappling with the environmental strain induced by the influx of visitors.
Kishida talks up bolstered Latin American ties as China cements position
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds a news conference in Sao Paulo on Saturday.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Sapporo court ruling on Ainu fishing rights presents tough questions
A traditional Ainu preserved food called <i>satchep</i> (dried fish) being made at the government-run National Ainu Museum and Park, nicknamed Upopoy, in the town of Shiraoi, Hokkaido, on Dec. 25. The Sapporo District Court ruled last month that the Raporo Ainu Nation's rights as an Indigenous people did not extend to having an inherent right to fish for commercial reasons.

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