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KENTO MOMOTA

Japan Times
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Apr 10, 2016
Badminton star Momota to miss Rio Olympics after receiving indefinite suspension
Badminton superstar Kento Momota has been denied a spot on Japan's team for this summer's Rio de Janeiro Olympics after receiving an indefinite suspension from the Nippon Badminton Association on Sunday.
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Apr 8, 2016
Disgraced Japanese badminton duo apologize for illegal gambling
Japan's top badminton players apologize after being caught up in a gambling scandal that threatens their chances of going to the Olympics.
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Apr 7, 2016
Badminton stars Momota, Tago admit visiting illegal casinos
Japanese badminton superstar Kento Momota and teammate Kenichi Tago have admitted that they gambled at an illegal casino in Japan with other teammates.
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Aug 15, 2015
Momota nabs bronze at badminton worlds
Kento Momota will take home a bronze medal, the first hardware ever for a Japanese man in Badminton World Championships singles competition following his semifinal defeat on Saturday.
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Jun 7, 2015
Momota victorious in Indonesia Open
Kento Momota won the men's singles crown at the Indonesia Open on Sunday, when he defeated Denmark's Jan Jorgensen 2-1 in the final.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
Raising kids in Japan as a single parent? It takes a village.
Making things work as a foreign, single mother in Japan isn't easy, but these tips and tricks can help you through the hardest parts.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
In Japan, regional revitalization fails to halt population decline
Sakiyama elementary school in Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, in March .Over the past decade, the government has directed efforts toward policies designed to give young people incentives to base themselves in rural areas.
Putin’s war will soon reach Russians’ tax bills
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting in St. Petersburg on Friday.
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.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the 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.

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