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Feb 28, 2017
Takanashi reflects on performance at Nordic worlds
Ski jumper Sara Takanashi returned to Japan with mixed feelings on Tuesday after winning two bronze medals at last week's Nordic Ski World Championships in Lahti, Finland.
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Feb 25, 2017
Takanashi comes up short with third-place finish at worlds; Ito claims silver
Sara Takanashi missed out on Japan's first gold medal and failed to break her jinx at the Nordic Ski World Championships when she finished third in the women's ski jumping on Friday.
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Feb 16, 2017
Ski jumper Takanashi ties all-time mark of 53 World Cup victories
Ski jumping star Sara Takanashi captured the 53rd World Cup event title of her career to tie Austrian Gregor Schlierenzauer’s all-time record at a meet on Thursday.
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Feb 15, 2017
Takanashi nets fourth overall World Cup title but misses wins record
Sara Takanashi won her fourth overall ski jumping World Cup title on Wednesday, but fell short of tying Gregor Schlierenzauer's all-time record of 53 victories.
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Jan 30, 2017
Takanashi captures 50th crown of career
Three-time overall champion Sara Takanashi won the 50th women's ski jumping World Cup competition of her career on Sunday.
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Jan 21, 2017
Ski jumper Ito soars to another World Cup victory over rival Takanashi
Yuki Ito earned her second straight World Cup win on Saturday, beating Sara Takanashi by 0.8 points for her third career win — all coming in an eight-day span on home soil.
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Jan 20, 2017
Ito triumphs in ski jump event
Yuki Ito came from behind to capture her second title of the season on home soil on the first day of a women's World Cup meet on Friday, while Sara Takanashi finished in fifth place.
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CULTURE / Art
Jan 17, 2017
Taking an art trip through time
"The State of This World: Thought and the Arts," the second of the Ashiya City Museum of Art and History's "Art Trip" exhibitions, this time focuses on four contemporary artists' works that are in some instances inspired by archaeology. They address issues of seen and unseen worlds, life and death, and...
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 16, 2017
Ito, Hoshino, Hiramatsu inducted into Hall of Fame
Catcher Tsutomu Ito and pitchers Senichi Hoshino and Masaji Hiramatsu were inducted into Japan's Baseball Hall of Fame on Monday.
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Jan 14, 2017
Ito claims first World Cup title; Takanashi finishes second
Yuki Ito captured her first World Cup title on Saturday after finishing ahead of compatriot and three-time overall winner Sara Takanashi.
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BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jan 5, 2017
Alvark Tokyo steaming along behind potent offense
The Alvark Tokyo are firing on all cylinders as the B. League's inaugural season reaches its midway point.
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CULTURE / Art
Jan 3, 2017
Early birds do more than catch worms
In the battle of Zodiac animals vs. all the others, it's the rooster who performs the victory dance.
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Dec 18, 2016
Ito edges Takanashi in Yoshida Cup
Yuki Ito earned a narrow win over three-time overall World Cup winner Sara Takanashi at the Yoshida Cup on Sunday in Nayoro, Hokkaido.
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Dec 18, 2016
Student hopes 2020 green medal campaign gives recycling an Olympic push
An old, unused smartphone lying around the house just collecting dust might one day be a source of admiration, dangling proudly around an Olympic athlete's neck at a medal podium ceremony.
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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.
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Dec 3, 2016
Ski jumper Takanashi starts season with win
Sara Takanashi got off to a fine start in the new World Cup season on Friday, claiming a comprehensive win in the opener, followed in second by compatriot Yuki Ito.
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CULTURE / Art
Nov 15, 2016
Kyoto museum celebrates the works of native son Ito Jakuchu
In 2000, the Kyoto National Museum commemorated the death of Ito Jakuchu (1716-1800) with an exhibition that generated a surge of interest in the artist. The boom has possibly reached its zenith this year, which marks the 300th anniversary of his birth.
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Nov 2, 2016
JAAF makes changes with 2020 Games looming
With the stunning silver-medal performance by the men's 4x100-meter relay squad, Japan's track and field team seemed to have left the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on a high note this summer.
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Oct 30, 2016
Takanashi cruises to NHK Cup win
Sara Takanashi eased to the NHK Cup title on Sunday after landing a pair of over-130-meter jumps at Okurayama Ski Jump Stadium's K-120 hill.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 17, 2016
Ito to stay in charge of Marines
Tsutomu Ito said Monday he has accepted the Chiba Lotte Marines' offer to manage the team for a fifth season in 2017 on a one-year contract.
America wasn’t made for walking, and it’s killing them
A 2010 study found that U.S. adults averaged 5,117 steps daily and that this was lower than the averages found in similar studies in Switzerland, western Australia and Japan.
Rare sequel to 'My Neighbor Totoro' to play at Cannes
A screening of "Mei and the Baby Cat Bus," which is being billed as a "mini-sequel" to the Studio Ghibli classic "My Neighbor Totoro," is set to take place at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday.
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.
Saudi crown prince seeks soft power in game hub Japan
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomes Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, last July.
Japan survey finds 30% of student interns experience sexual harassment
The proportion of recent graduates in Japan who have worked as interns have experienced sexual harassment during their internship was 30.1%, according to a labor ministry survey, up 4.6 percentage points from the previous survey in fiscal 2020.
Seoul's eclectic Art OnO shines light on Japan's artists and galleries
Art OnO, which took place from April 19 to 21 in Seoul, featured a modest number of 36 participating galleries from 15 countries.
Want to be a voice actor? Stay 'true to the character'
SungWon Cho is a veteran with more than 10 years of experience portraying characters in anime, cartoons and video games.
Local theater in Japan is more than a hobby — it’s a community
Japan Times contributor Laura Pollacco (front right) was offered the role of one of her all-time favorite heroines, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Bennet, in the Tokyo International Players’ production of “Pride and Prejudice.”
Can AI-generated inventions be patented? A Tokyo court says no.
The Tokyo court's ruling comes amid ongoing debates on how to regulate generative AI and is part of a transnational class action lawsuit.
Massimo Bottura: 'The Japanese let ingredients express themselves'
Italian chef and restaurateur Massimo Bottura is increasingly focusing on passing on his knowledge to chefs such as Antonio Iacoviello.

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