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KOHEI UCHIMURA

OLYMPICS
May 12, 2015
JOC honors gymnast Uchimura
Gymnast Kohei Uchimura was named the most valuable athlete for the 2014 season by the Japanese Olympic Committee on Tuesday.
Japan Times
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Apr 26, 2015
Gymnastics legend Uchimura wins eighth straight national title
Five-time all-around world champion Kohei Uchimura extended his own mark by winning his eighth consecutive national championship on Sunday.
Japan Times
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Oct 12, 2014
Uchimura takes silver in horizontal bar
Five-time men's all-round world gymnastics champion Kohei Uchimura wrapped up this year's worlds on Sunday with a silver medal in the horizontal bar.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS / OLYMPIC NOTEBOOK
Sep 20, 2014
Legendary gymnast Uchimura preparing to defend world title
Kohei Uchimura will return to the spotlight after the Asian Games.
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May 11, 2014
Uchimura wins 7th national crown
London Olympic gold medalist and reigning world champion Kohei Uchimura became the first man to win seven individual all-around national championship titles in succession Sunday.
Japan Times
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Apr 5, 2014
Uchimura wins Tokyo World Cup
London Olympic champion Kohei Uchimura won the Tokyo World Cup on Saturday, booking a spot on Japan's gymnastics world championships team.
Japan Times
SPORTS / YEAR IN REVIEW 2013
Dec 25, 2013
A look back at the year's top 10 Japan sports stories
Japan Times editors selected these domestic sports stories as the most important of 2013.
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Dec 14, 2013
Shirai outpoints Uchimura in floor exercise
Kenzo Shirai, the 17-year-old floor exercise world champion, once more upstaged all-around ace Kohei Uchimura in that event on Saturday at the 2013 Toyota International meet.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Sep 30, 2013
Tokyo: How do you feel about the capital hosting the 2020 Olympics?
Enthusiasm tinged with ambivalence greets the news that the city has been chosen to host the 2020 Summer Olympics — at least among this unscientific sample of Tokyoites.
Japan Times
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Jun 10, 2013
Teramoto, Kato earn worlds berths as Uchimura wins 5th NHK Cup
Kohei Uchimura became the first five-time consecutive men's champion of the NHK Cup.
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.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
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.
Saudi Arabia steps up Gaza-related arrests as Israel ties edge closer
The arrests for Gaza-related posts indicate Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s regime will take a hard line against citizens not toeing the line when it comes to normalizing ties with Israel.
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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