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HINA HAYATA

Japan's Miwa Harimoto in action during the women's team final against China on Saturday in Busan, South Korea.
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Feb 25, 2024
Japan loses close women's final to China at team worlds
World No. 1 Sun Yingsha won both of her matches to help China prevail 3-2 and extend its world team title streak to six.
Japan's Mima Ito competes against Romania's Bernadette Szocs during the team event at the table tennis world championships in Busan, South Korea, on Thursday.
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Feb 23, 2024
Japanese women secure medal in team event at table tennis world championships
The Japanese women are guaranteed at least bronze in Busan, South Korea, as there is no third-place contest.
Ohtani, who will be entering his seventh MLB season next year, recently signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers for $700 million over 10 years.
BASEBALL
Dec 22, 2023
Ohtani ranks No. 1 among male Japanese athletes in 'image' survey
Table tennis star Hina Hayata was ranked as this year's top-performing female Japanese athlete.
Hina Hayata (left) and Tomokazu Harimoto of Japan compete in a mixed doubles semifinal during the 2021 World Table Tennis Championships in Houston in November 2021.
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Nov 14, 2023
Harimoto, Hayata to play for Japan in table tennis mixed team event
Japan's governing body had originally decided against taking part in the Mixed Team World Cup in China over the awarding of individual rankings points.
Japan's Miu Hirano hits a return against China's Chen Meng in the table tennis women's team final at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Tuesday.
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Sep 27, 2023
China defeats Japan for Asian Games women's table tennis team gold
The final turned out to be one of the most closely watched events at Asia's version of the Olympics.
Japan Times
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May 26, 2023
Tomokazu Harimoto and Hina Hayata reach mixed doubles final at world championships
Tomokazu Harimoto and Hina Hayata advanced to the mixed doubles final at the world table tennis championships with a 3-1 win over China's Lin Shidong and Kuai Man on Thursday.
Japan Times
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Jan 30, 2022
Mima Ito tops Hina Hayata to claim national title
Olympic mixed doubles champion Mima Ito won her third singles title, and first in three years, at the national table tennis championships in Tokyo on Sunday.
Japan Times
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Nov 30, 2021
Mima Ito and Hina Hayata lose in women's doubles final at worlds
Ito, winner of three medals at the Tokyo Olympics, and Hayata, a Games reserve, were seeking to become the first Japanese women's doubles pair in 54 years to win a world title.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Apr 28, 2019
Hina Hayata, Mima Ito prevail in all-Japan semifinal at worlds
Hina Hayata and Mima Ito became the first Japanese women's doubles pair in 48 years to reach the table tennis world championship finals with a victory over compatriots Honoka Hashimoto and Hitomi Sato on Saturday.
Japan Times
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Dec 14, 2018
Mima Ito, Hina Hayata advance to women's doubles final at ITT World Tour Grand Finals
Mima Ito and Hina Hayata booked their ticket to the women's doubles final at the ITTF World Tour Grand Finals with victory over South Korean duo Jeon Ji-hee and Yang Hae-un on Friday.
Japan Times
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Mar 26, 2018
Kasumi Ishikawa leads big day for Japanese women at German Open
Kasumi Ishikawa beat South Korea's Seo Hyo-won 4-1 to win the German Open women's singles title on Sunday, while compatriots Mima Ito and Hina Hayata won the women's doubles final.
Japan Times
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Dec 14, 2017
Miu Hirano loses in first round at season-ending ITTF World Tour Grand Finals
Miu Hirano, a bronze medal winner at this year's World Table Tennis Championships, made a first-round exit in the women's singles at the season-ending ITTF World Tour Grand Finals on Thursday.
Japan Times
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Jun 5, 2017
Ito, Hayata settle for table tennis bronze
Mima Ito and Hina Hayata will go home with bronze medals after losing their Table Tennis World Championships women's doubles semifinal on Monday.
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Dec 4, 2016
Japan claims junior table tennis double
Japan won both the men's and women's team events at the world junior table tennis championships for players aged 18 and under on Saturday.
No link to Nankai Trough quake seen after temblor in Shikoku
Satoshi Harada from the Meteorological Agency explains about the magnitude 6.6 earthquake during a news conference early Thursday.
Why hasn't Japan moved to prop up the weak yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Sex differences could be key to the successful treatment of long COVID
A new study has found that women with long COVID had significantly lower levels of testosterone compared to those who had recovered from their infection.
U.S. deploys midrange missile system in Indo-Pacific for first time
A U.S. Army Mid-Range Capability (MRC) Launcher arrives as part of the capability’s first deployment into theater on Northern Luzon, Philippines, April 8.
Inbound tourism numbers hit record high, with Japan set to achieve 2025 goal
Tourists in Kyoto on Saturday. Japan saw a record 3.08 million foreign visitors in March.
'House of the Owl' brings Hollywood values to Japanese TV
In the new Disney series “House of the Owl,” Min Tanaka (left) plays a powerful political fixer, or “kuromaku,” who has a troubled relationship with his adult children, particularly his idealistic son, played by Mackenyu.
Benefits and risks: AUKUS looks to take gamble on Japan
U.S. President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British leader Rishi Sunak deliver remarks on the AUKUS partnership, after a trilateral meeting, at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego in March last year.
Kyoto’s demon night parade lives to haunt another day
In a Kyoto long past, the "hyakki yagyō" (100 demon night parade) haunted a sleepy corner of Kyoto. Now, one enterprising monster enthusiast has won a small batttle to keep the march alive.
U.S. deploys midrange missile system in Indo-Pacific for first time
A U.S. Army Mid-Range Capability (MRC) Launcher arrives as part of the capability’s first deployment into theater on Northern Luzon, Philippines, April 8.
Unpacking the chaotic by-election in a scandal-hit Tokyo district
People listen to a campaign speech in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Tuesday.

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