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KOKI

SOCCER
May 25, 2017
Striker Ogawa sustains knee injury, forced to exit U-20 World Cup
Japan's Koki Ogawa has withdrawn from the U-20 World Cup after the forward was diagnosed with a ruptured left anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus injury suffered during a 2-0 defeat to Uruguay on Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 25, 2017
Ex-member of boy band KAT-TUN held over marijuana possession
Koki Tanaka, a former member of boy band KAT-TUN, has been arrested on suspicion of possessing marijuana, the Metropolitan Police Department said Thursday.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Oct 31, 2016
Seventh time lucky as Japan wins Asian Under-19 title
Japan was crowned Under-19 Asian champion for the first time on Sunday, beating Saudi Arabia 5-3 on penalties after 120 minutes failed to separate the sides in a 0-0 draw in the final at the Bahrain National Stadium.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 18, 2016
Japan settles for silver in team table tennis
Japan managed to take a match off China but the two-time defending Olympic champions prevailed 3-1 in the end to win another gold medal in the men's team event at the Rio Games on Wednesday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 16, 2016
Japan secures first-ever men's team table tennis medal with victory in semis
Japan guaranteed itself a first-ever Olympic men's table tennis team medal on Monday after beating Germany 3-1 to set up a final showdown with defending champion China.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 9, 2016
Niwa defeats Hong Kong's Wong to keep medal hopes alive
Japan got its Rio Games back on track in the table tennis competition on Monday, with three of the country's medal hopes progressing — a welcome change after Kasumi Ishikawa's shock loss a day earlier.
EDITORIALS
Jul 6, 2016
Why all evidence must be disclosed
Prosecutors should be required to present all evidence during criminal trials, including that which might not benefit their case.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 30, 2016
Court to retry man convicted of 1985 Kumamoto murder
The court said 'doubts have been raised' over the credibility of 83-year-old Koki Miyata's initial confessions over the fatal stabbing.
MORE SPORTS
May 5, 2016
Fukuhara, Ishikawa secure Olympic spots
Ai Fukuhara and Kasumi Ishikawa both qualified for the women's singles at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics based on the latest rankings released by the International Table Tennis Federation on Thursday.
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Apr 25, 2016
Hirano, Mizutani win Polish Open
Miu Hirano and Jun Mizutani won the women's and men's singles finals, respectively, to highlight Japan's dominant showing at the Polish Open on Sunday.
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Mar 4, 2016
Japan men advance to semifinals at table tennis worlds
Japan's men beat Hong Kong 3-1 in the quarterfinals of the World Team Table Tennis Championships on Friday, securing a medal for the fifth straight tournament.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 3, 2016
'Children of Iron' turns the parent-trap formula on its head
Mom and Dad decide to divorce and their kids try to bring them back together — it's a familiar story here, on screens big and small. And it's not hard to understand why: The kids nearly always succeed, making for a happy ending. Veteran hitmaker Yoji Yamada uses it for his first comedy in two decades, the upcoming "What a Wonderful Family!" ("Kazoku wa Tsuraiyo") and his choice is sound — in terms of the box office, anyway.
Japan Times
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Nov 28, 2015
Champion Cuadras outpoints Eto in WBC super flyweight title fight
Okinawa's Koki Eto failed in his bid to win the WBC super flyweight title on Saturday, losing on points to Mexico's unbeaten title-holder Carlos Cuadras.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Nov 26, 2015
Battle-hardened Hannaryz looking to contend for title
For the Kyoto Hannaryz, last season's 44-8 record — the best in bj-league history — was no fluke.
Japan Times
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Nov 5, 2015
Kameda looks back at career with pride
Former WBA flyweight and ex-IBF super flyweight champion Daiki Kameda on Thursday described his boxing career as "the best" after deciding to retire because of an eye injury.
Japan Times
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Oct 19, 2015
Kameda unwavering in decision to retire from boxing
Boxer Koki Kameda returned to Japan on Monday and reiterated his intention to retire following his defeat to Kohei Kono on Friday in a WBA superflyweight title match in Chicago.
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Oct 17, 2015
Paddlers Niwa, Mizutani reach World Cup quarterfinals
Japan's top two male players, Koki Niwa, and Jun Mizutani, won through to the quarterfinals of the men's table tennis World Cup in Halmstad, Sweden, on Saturday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 14, 2015
The future of comedy looks bleak in 'Galaxy Turnpike'
Comedy is hard. That's what many comedians say, at least. Think of Charlie Chaplin filming hundreds of takes per immortal gag.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 1, 2015
Eto, Kimura await world-title bouts in Sendai
Boxers Koki Eto and Yu Kimura wil enter the ring in Sendai for world-title shots in late November, Teiken Promotions announced on Thursday.
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Aug 31, 2015
Kono, Kameda to square off in title bout
WBA super flyweight champion Kohei Kono will take on second-ranked Koki Kameda on Oct. 16 in Chicago, the Watanabe Boxing Gym announced Monday.
Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate'
The National Diet building in Tokyo
As visitors surge, Japan seeks ways to make tourism eco-friendly
Much like other hot spots across Okinawa, Onna has diligently strived to captivate both domestic and international tourists, while at the same time grappling with the environmental strain induced by the influx of visitors.
G7 eyes plan on U.S.-led $50 billion aid package for Ukraine
A local resident visits the Lychakiv cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, on Thursday. The U.S. is in talks with close partners to lead a group of allies that would give as much as $50 billion in aid to Ukraine.
Japan drops to 70th in press freedom rankings
A businessman reads a newspaper outside a train station in Tokyo.
Kishida talks up bolstered Latin American ties as China cements position
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds a news conference in Sao Paulo on Saturday.
'Monster' Inoue ready to tear down Luis Nery in title defense at Tokyo Dome
Naoya Inoue (left) and Luis Nery following a pre-fight news conference in Yokohama on Saturday, two days ahead of their super bantamweight title fight.
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.
Sapporo court ruling on Ainu fishing rights presents tough questions
A traditional Ainu preserved food called <i>satchep</i> (dried fish) being made at the government-run National Ainu Museum and Park, nicknamed Upopoy, in the town of Shiraoi, Hokkaido, on Dec. 25. The Sapporo District Court ruled last month that the Raporo Ainu Nation's rights as an Indigenous people did not extend to having an inherent right to fish for commercial reasons.
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.
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.

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