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GO TANAKA

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 29, 2018
Abe's team replaces senior vice minister who quit over Okinawa chopper retort
The Abe government on Monday picked a successor to Fumiaki Matsumoto, the senior vice minister in the Cabinet Office who quit after heckling a fellow lawmaker during Diet discussions last week on forced landings by U.S. helicopters in Okinawa.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Jan 27, 2018
Shoma Uno collects silver medal at Four Continents
Less than two weeks before the start of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, Shoma Uno captured the men's silver medal at the Four Continents Championships on Saturday.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Jan 25, 2018
Shoma Uno takes lead at Four Continents; Keiji Tanaka sits in third place
Shoma Uno took a narrow lead Thursday after the men's short program at the Four Continents Championships.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jan 24, 2018
'Bamy': Slightly barmy but spooky as hell
Expect to see plenty of umbrellas in Jun Tanaka's 'Bamy,' which is heavy on strangeness and the creep factor.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Jan 23, 2018
Japan women look for Four Continents sweep
The final tuneup for the Pyeongchang Games begins Wednesday when the Four Continents Championships kicks off in Taipei. Japan is sending its entire Olympic team — minus Yuzuru Hanyu — to get one more competitive run through on their programs ahead of the extravaganza next month in South Korea.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Jan 13, 2018
Artist Naoko Tanaka uses light, space and objects to explore the 'unknowable inner outside world'
Performance artist feels immense pressure to fit into a mold in Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 9, 2018
Japanese sports merchandiser dreams of major league success in U.S.
Just like Japanese ballplayers, Takashi Matsuba dreams of competing at the highest level, taking his game to the United States and the major leagues.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FINDING COMMON GROUND
Jan 3, 2018
Filipinos and Nepalese face challenges in Japan even as their communities grow
While Japan tends to be uneasy about immigration, it is simultaneously host to many non-Japanese people working hard to make lives for themselves, including sizable communities from the Philippines and Nepal.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Jan 2, 2018
Looking at Hanyu's chances of retaining gold in Pyeongchang
It is the $64 million question.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Dec 24, 2017
Shoma Uno defends national title despite free skate struggles
Shoma Uno captured his second straight national title on Sunday night in decisive fashion at Musashino Forest Sports Centre. The young star dominated his opponents at the All-Japan Championships despite struggling in his free skate.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Dec 22, 2017
Reigning champion Shoma Uno takes control at nationals
Shoma Uno is halfway to his second straight national title after taking a comfortable lead following the short program at the All-Japan Championships on Friday night.
MORE SPORTS
Dec 18, 2017
Koharu Yonemoto, Shiho Tanaka take crown at World Super Series Final
Koharu Yonemoto and Shiho Tanaka claimed the women's doubles title at the World Super Series Final on Sunday, when they defeated world silver medalists Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota in an all-Japanese final.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Dec 17, 2017
Rising star Daiki Tanaka inspires Alvark to win over Brex
Daiki Tanaka isn't a secret offensive weapon for the Alvark Tokyo.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Dec 12, 2017
Japan women's national basketball teams stage training camp to develop uniformity among various squads
Japan women's basketball has come up with positive results internationally in recent years, and now it is looking to legitimately put itself on the global hoop map as an elite power.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Dec 8, 2017
Japan's Mana Iwabuchi delivers winning goal in 83rd minute against South Korea
Mana Iwabuchi hit a late winner as the Japan women's team edged South Korea 3-2 in their opening game of the E-1 Football Championship on Friday night.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 6, 2017
Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka hopes Shohei Otani succeeds as two-way player
New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka gave compatriot and major league prospect Shohei Otani some encouraging words at an event in Tokyo on Wednesday.
MORE SPORTS
Dec 6, 2017
Kosei Tanaka gives up light flyweight belt
Kosei Tanaka has returned his World Boxing Organization light flyweight championship belt and will move up to the flyweight division he announced Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Dec 2, 2017
Alvark end SeaHorses' 16-game winning streak
The SeaHorses Mikawa's epic winning streak is over.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 1, 2017
WBO light flyweight champ Kosei Tanaka relinquishes title, eyes flyweight crown: source
World Boxing Organization light flyweight champion Kosei Tanaka has returned his title, an informed source said Friday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Nov 24, 2017
Philippines holds off Japan in spirited FIBA World Cup qualifying opener
Japan delivered a gritty performance to bounce back from its early struggles, but wound up losing its opening 2019 FIBA World Cup qualifier.
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.
Kishida defends planned rule to revoke foreigners' residency
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a meeting of the Lower House Judicial Affairs Committee on Wednesday.
Human bone-like objects found at Nippon Steel plant’s molten iron pot, with one worker missing
Police believe it’s highly possible that human bones found in a molten iron pot at Nippon Steel's Oita factory belong to a missing male employee.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Unraveling the Japanese prose of Yukio Mishima
Author Yukio Mishima accepts the Arts Festival Award in the drama category at the 20th Arts Festival Award Ceremony on Jan. 22, 1966.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
Japanese rap creates its mecca in Pop Yours
Tokyo-based artist Jumadiba says he forgoes the label of simply “rap” for his music because the Japanese rap scene isn’t confined to a particular sound.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.

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