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HIDEKI MATSUYAMA

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Apr 17, 2021
In Hideki Matsuyama, Japan gets its long-sought Masters champion
His victory was the first ever for a Japanese man in a major golf championship, and with it Matsuyama claimed his place in the pantheon of Japanese sports heroes.
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Apr 15, 2021
Hideki Matsuyama begins to feel weight of Masters triumph
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga was among a host of prominent Japanese to voice their congratulations as news of Matsuyama's win dominated the airwaves.
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Apr 13, 2021
Ready or not, Hideki Matsuyama is now a national hero in Japan
With his dramatic win at the Masters, the glare of fame will be inescapable for the 29-year-old, who has preferred to focus on improving his game.
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Apr 13, 2021
Masters champ Matsuyama open to lighting Tokyo Olympic cauldron
'If the schedule works out and I am in Japan when that happens and they ask me, what an honor that would be,' he said.
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Apr 13, 2021
Hideki Matsuyama: A quiet Masters winner long lionized in Japan
In 2017, his penchant for privacy became clear: He announced that he'd married months earlier and that he and his wife had had a child.
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Apr 12, 2021
Hideki Matsuyama wins Masters to become first Japanese man to claim major title
Matsuyama survived some late slip-ups, and a determined challenge down the back nine from Xander Schauffele, who finished 7-under, to claim the iconic green jacket in dramatic fashion.
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Apr 10, 2021
Justin Rose leads Masters; Hideki Matsuyama three shots off the pace
Rose, who withdrew from his last start a month ago with back spasms and began the day four shots clear, dug deep to overcome a tepid start.
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Jun 20, 2020
Hideki Matsuyama misses cut at first event in over three months
Hideki Matsuyama missed the halfway cut at the RBC Heritage on Friday, failing to make up for a poor first round in his first tournament in more than three months.
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Jun 19, 2020
Hideki Matsuyama well off pace in first tournament since hiatus
Hideki Matsuyama had a horror start to his first tournament in more than three months, ending his Thursday round at the RBC Heritage in a tie for 134th position.
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Jun 8, 2020
Golfers Hideki Matsuyama and Ryo Ishikawa team up against coronavirus
Golfers Hideki Matsuyama and Ryo Ishikawa announced Monday they have launched a project to raise funds to aid the fight against coronavirus.
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Jun 3, 2019
Hideki Matsuyama ends Memorial in sixth as Sunday charge fails to materialize
Hideki Matsuyama failed in his quest for a first tournament victory in two years when he finished sixth at the Memorial Tournament on Sunday, eight shots behind American winner Patrick Cantlay.
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Mar 28, 2019
Hideki Matsuyama, Satoshi Kodaira lose first matches at WGC Match Play event
Hideki Matsuyama and Satoshi Kodaira were among the losers in the first of three group-stage matches at the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play on Wednesday.
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Mar 18, 2019
Rory McIlroy wins, Hideki Matsuyama 8th at Players Championship
Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy claimed his maiden title at The Players Championship on Sunday, while Japan's Hideki Matsuyama earned his third top-10 finish of the season.
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Jan 26, 2019
Justin Rose cards 6-under 66, pulls ahead at Farmers Insurance Open
World No. 1 Justin Rose shot a six-under-par 66 to open up a three-stroke lead at the Farmers Insurance Open in San Diego on Friday.
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Dec 27, 2018
Nasa Hataoka's rise to stardom big story of season for Japanese golf
Nasa Hataoka had a major breakthrough year with two victories on the LPGA Tour in 2018, Hideki Matsuyama's frustrating season saw the former world No. 2 sliding down the men's rankings.
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Nov 20, 2018
Zozo set to host PGA Tour event in Japan
Japan will host its first-ever PGA Tour event starting next year with one of the fastest growing online business companies in the nation as the tourney's title sponsor, organizers announced on Tuesday.
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Sep 11, 2018
Keegan Bradley wins BMW title in playoff with Justin Rose; Hideki Matsuyama qualifies for Tour Championship
American Keegan Bradley ended a six-year drought when he won the BMW Championship in a playoff with Justin Rose on Monday, though the Englishman's consolation was to become world number one.
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Sep 2, 2018
Hideki Matsuyama six shots back after solid second round
Hideki Matsuyama shot a second-round 69 on Saturday to move eight spots up the leaderboard at the Dell Technologies Championship, but still dropped back from the lead as Webb Simpson carded an 8-under 63 to go clear at the top. Simpson is at 11-under for the tournament.
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Sep 1, 2018
Justin Rose cards 6-under 65 in opening round at Dell Technologies Championship
A late string of birdies helped Justin Rose to the lead and he held off fast closing Russell Knox and Abraham Ancer for a one-stroke advantage at the Dell Technologies Championship on Friday.
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Aug 26, 2018
Hideki Matsuyama makes progress at Northern Trust
Hideki Matsuyama climbed 18 places on the leaderboard Saturday to put himself 10 shots adrift of the lead going into the final round of the Northern Trust.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
Harajuku strives to reclaim its former glory — and surpass it
Laforet Harajuku, which celebrated its 45th anniversary last year, has been a witness to the district's evolution over the years.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
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.
Japan's May 1 intervention may have cost ¥3.66 trillion, BOJ data suggests
An electronic screen displays a graph showing Japanese yen exchange rates surging against the dollar amid signs of intervention by authorities, in Tokyo on Thursday.
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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