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FRENCH OPEN

Japan Times
TENNIS
Jun 1, 2016
Djokovic passes $100 million mark at French Open
Novak Djokovic had 100 million reasons to celebrate reaching the French Open quarterfinals on Wednesday — albeit two days later than expected — as players made a mad dash to clear the fourth-round backlog created by the fickle Parisian weather.
Japan Times
TENNIS
May 25, 2016
Nishikori, Osaka move on at French Open
Kei Nishikori and Naomi Osaka both advanced to the third round at the French Open on Wednesday.
Japan Times
TENNIS
May 24, 2016
Nishikori puts away Bolelli in straight sets after delay
Kei Nishikori chalked up his 50th career Grand Slam win Monday at the French Open, finishing his rain-delayed opening match in a straight-set win over Italy's Simone Bolelli, 6-1, 7-5, 6-3.
Japan Times
TENNIS
May 24, 2016
After rain delay, Nishikori bags 50th Grand Slam win in French Open opener
Kei Nishikori chalked up his 50th career Grand Slam win on Monday when he finished his rain-delayed opening match at the French Open, resuming play with a two-set advantage gained a day earlier and completing a straight-sets win over Italy's Simone Bolelli, 6-1, 7-5, 6-3.
Japan Times
SPORTS / NOTES ON A SCORECARD
Jun 5, 2015
Nishikori loses golden opportunity for glory in Paris
His draw at the French Open seemed almost tailor-made.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jun 3, 2015
Nishikori falls to Tsonga in French Open quarterfinals
Kei Nishikori's epic comeback effort in the French Open quarterfinals fell short on Tuesday, when he lost 6-1, 6-4, 4-6, 3-6, 6-3 to local favorite Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France at a raucous center court.
Japan Times
TENNIS
May 27, 2015
Nishikori advances to third round of French Open
Kei Nishikori advanced to the third round of the French Open for the first time in two years on Wednesday with a straight-sets victory over Brazil's Thomaz Belluci.
Japan Times
TENNIS
May 23, 2015
Nishikori confident ahead of French Open
Japanese ace Kei Nishikori is confident he can build on his recent success on clay when he opens his campaign against local favorite Paul-Henri Mathieu in the first round of the French Open on Sunday.
Japan Times
TENNIS
May 19, 2015
Courier says Nadal will be vulnerable at French Open
Nine-time French Open champion Rafa Nadal will no longer be regarded as an "immovable obstacle" at Roland Garros this year, according to two-time former winner Jim Courier.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jun 9, 2014
Nadal wins French Open
Trying to beat Rafael Nadal at the French Open is, without a doubt, the toughest task in tennis. Indeed, must be among the greatest challenges in all of sports.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jun 1, 2014
Nadal moves into fourth round after dispatching Mayer
Rafael Nadal once again showed he is the man to beat at the French Open after putting down a brief rebellion from Argentine Leonardo Mayer to win 6-2, 7-5, 6-2 and reach the fourth round despite a sore back on Saturday.
Japan Times
TENNIS
May 31, 2014
Safarova ousts 2008 French Open champ Ivanovic
Former French Open title holder Ana Ivanovic was knocked out of the third round at Roland Garros as 2009 champion Svetlana Kuznetsova got past fifth seed Petra Kvitova.
Japan Times
TENNIS
May 30, 2014
Nadal storms into 3rd round
Rafael Nadal provided a claycourt lesson for one of the game's young apprentices at the French Open when he crushed rising Austrian Dominic Thiem with a masterly display to reach the third round on Thursday.
Japan Times
TENNIS
May 28, 2014
Li self-destructs as poor form plagues French Open seeds
Li Na, the Australian Open champion, followed her male counterpart Stanislas Wawrinka out of the French Open in the first round when she lost 7-5, 3-6, 6-1 to local favorite Kristina Mladenovic on Tuesday.
Japan Times
TENNIS
May 27, 2014
Date-Krumm handed first-round defeat at French Open
Kimiko Date-Krumm was sent to a first-round defeat in women's singles at the hands of Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia at the French Open on Tuesday.
Japan Times
TENNIS
May 14, 2014
Nishikori eyes top five; hopeful of Paris return
Kei Nishikori, whose ascent to No. 9 in the latest world tennis rankings made him the first Japanese man to break into the top ten, spoke on Tuesday about his anticipated return from injury for the year's second Grand Slam event and his commitment to becoming one of the world's top five players.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Yen’s fragility raises specter of a new currency war in Asia
Suspected intervention to drag the yen off a 34-year low against the dollar is already seen as unlikely to have a lasting effect if Japan continues alone.
Ishin struggles to set itself apart from other parties
Nippon Ishin no Kai Secretary-General Fumitake Fujita (right) speaks beside Yui Kanazawa, the party's candidate in the Tokyo 15th district by-election on April 28. Nippon Ishin lost in this by-election as well as another in Nagasaki held on the same day.
Online booking for Mount Fuji climb to open on May 20
Visitors climb the slopes of Mount Fuji, Japan's highest peak at 3,776 meters. From May 20, climbers will have access to a new online booking system for Mount Fuji's most popular Yoshida trail in Yamanashi Prefecture.
In Japan, 68,000 people over 65 projected to die alone at home this year
As Japan grapples with its population's rapid aging, supporting people who live and age alone is looming larger on the policy agenda.
Ishin struggles to set itself apart from other parties
Nippon Ishin no Kai Secretary-General Fumitake Fujita (right) speaks beside Yui Kanazawa, the party's candidate in the Tokyo 15th district by-election on April 28. Nippon Ishin lost in this by-election as well as another in Nagasaki held on the same day.
In Japan, 68,000 people over 65 projected to die alone at home this year
As Japan grapples with its population's rapid aging, supporting people who live and age alone is looming larger on the policy agenda.
In a rare event, the Northern Lights show up in Hokkaido
The Northern Lights in Nayoro, Hokkaido, on Saturday
Is black the new green for Japan’s flagging tea farmers?
George Guttridge-Smith brews tea at Kyoto Obubu Tea Farm in Wazuka, Kyoto Prefecture, where he serves as head of international development.
How the discovery of a giant sword in Nara offers clues into ancient Japan
Archaeologists say a 1,600-year-old wooden coffin at the Tomio Maruyama tumulus in the city of Nara was kept in good condition probably because it was protected by a layer of clay and copper ions that had seeped out of the mirrors that were buried together.

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