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Nov 23, 2017
USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar pleads guilty to criminal sexual conduct, faces 25-year sentence
Larry Nassar, the former USA Gymnastics team doctor, pleaded guilty in a Michigan court on Wednesday to seven counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct.
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Nov 4, 2017
Uchimura seeks to make comeback in December
Kohei Uchimura said Saturday he hopes to return to competition in December, after an injury forced him to end his bid for a seventh straight individual all-around title at the world championships.
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Oct 8, 2017
Shirai wins third floor exercise gold
Kenzo Shirai won the men's floor exercise gold medal for the third time at the artistic gymnastics world championships on Saturday.
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Oct 6, 2017
Kenzo Shirai gets bronze in all-around at world championships
Kenzo Shirai claimed the bronze medal in the men's individual all-around on Thursday at the world championships to continue a Japanese podium streak that dates back to 2003.
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Oct 4, 2017
Deposed champion Uchimura diagnosed with ligament damage
Kohei Uchimura was diagnosed with torn ligaments in his left ankle that will require two to three weeks' recovery, a Japan Gymnastics Association official said Tuesday.
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Sep 2, 2017
Minagawa takes fifth at worlds
Kaho Minagawa finished fifth in the individual all-around on Friday at the World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships, marking the best finish in the event by a Japanese in 42 years.
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Aug 31, 2017
Rhythmic gymnast Minagawa receives bronze in women's individual hoop event at worlds
Kaho Minagawa earned the bronze medal in the individual hoop competition at the World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships Wednesday, becoming the first Japanese in 42 years to make a podium finish in an individual event.
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Apr 20, 2017
'King Kohei' making adjustments with new scoring system
Coming off a year in which he sealed his legacy as an all-time great by adding two more Olympic gold medals at the Rio Summer Games, Koehi Uchimura got off to a good start in his first season as a professional gymnast. He captured his 10th consecutive national championship title two weeks ago in Tokyo.
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Jan 4, 2017
New world gymnastics chief Watanabe checks in
Morinari Watanabe, who took office as president of the International Gymnastics Federation on New Year's Day, proposed Tuesday the word "challenge" as this year's slogan for the sport.
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Oct 19, 2016
Watanabe elected as president of International Gymnastics Federation
Japan's Morinari Watanabe was elected as the president of the International Gymnastics Federation at the world governing body's congress in Tokyo on Wednesday.
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OLYMPICS
Aug 16, 2016
Shirai takes bronze in vault with new trick
Kenzo Shirai successfully performed a new trick in the men's vault final at the Rio Olympics on Monday en route to taking home Japan's first medal on the apparatus in 32 years.
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Aug 5, 2016
USA Gymnastics president denies not reporting coach sex abuse
USA Gymnastics president Steve Penny denied an Indianapolis Star report Thursday on the eve of the Rio Olympics saying organization leaders have failed to report sexual abuse by predator coaches.
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Dec 12, 2015
'Shirai 3' new flip application to be filed
World floor exercise champion Kenzo Shirai pulled off a new technique Saturday, with the Japan Gymnastics Association set to apply for accreditation of what will likely be named the "Shirai 3" to the International Federation of Gymnastics.
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Oct 25, 2015
Japan women's gymnastics team books Olympic place
The Japanese women's gymnastics squad punched a ticket to next summer's Olympic Games after finishing sixth in qualifying for the team event at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Glasgow on Saturday.
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Oct 24, 2015
Japan women provisionally fourth at worlds qualifying
Japan provisionally took fourth place in the women's team qualifying on the first day of the World Gymnastics Championships on Friday as it bids to book the third straight place in the Olympics.
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Jul 14, 2015
Uchimura to sit out Asian championships
Kohei Uchimura will miss the upcoming Asian gymnastics championships in Hiroshima because of a shoulder injury, the five-time world all-around champion said on Tuesday.
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Oct 11, 2014
Shirai claims silver in men's apparatus final at gymnastics worlds
Kenzo Shirai came up short in his bid to become the first Japanese man in 44 years to win consecutive floor gold medals as he finished in second behind Russia's Denis Abliazin in the men's apparatus finals at the gymnastics world championships on Saturday.
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Oct 8, 2014
Japan women place eighth at gymnastics worlds
Japan finished eighth in the women's team final at the 2014 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships on Wednesday as the United States won the gold medal for the second time in succession.
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Sep 25, 2014
Kamoto triumphs in parallel bars
Yuya Kamoto captured his third gold medal of the Asian Games on Thursday, when he won the men's parallel bars.
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Oct 26, 2013
Gymnastics: Teen Shirai recognized for another technique at worlds
A technique employed by teenager Kenzo Shirai in his world championship effort in the floor exercise earlier this month has been recognized by the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) as the "Shirai 2," it was learned Thursday.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same 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.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
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.
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.

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