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MAO ASADA

Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Nov 3, 2015
Nagai, Murakami display fine form at Skate Canada
It was another successful event for Team Japan at Skate Canada in Lethbridge, Alberta, last weekend.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Oct 20, 2015
Hanyu off to solid start with win at Autumn Classic
It was great to see Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu back on the ice last weekend for the Autumn Classic International in Barrie, Ontario. Hanyu won the event handily over a field of relatively unknown skaters.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Oct 13, 2015
Honda locks up spot in JGP Final as Higuchi misses out
Figure skating can be an unforgiving sport.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Oct 6, 2015
Shiraiwa joins Mao, Ando in record books with victory
"So sophisticated, so sensitive, so young, so incredible."
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Oct 5, 2015
Mao returns to lead Japan to victory
Three-time women's world champion Mao Asada shone upon her return from a one-year sabbatical on Saturday, helping to boost Japan to victory in the Japan Open team competition.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Oct 2, 2015
Mihara, Shiraiwa impress in Junior Grand Prix events
Ice Time is playing catch up as the Junior Grand Prix season is well underway with five of the seven events completed. The good news is that the results have been very encouraging for the Japan junior women so far.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Jun 26, 2015
Countries with a pro-Japanese slant; the detective who loved criminals; CM of the Week: Asahi Beer
The theme of "Mirai Seiki Zipangu" ("Future Century Japan"; TV Tokyo, Mon., 10 p.m.) is Japan's role in the world, and the series has a subseries covering countries with a "pro-Japanese" slant that most Japanese "don't know about."
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Jun 23, 2015
Mao set for Cup of China, NHK Trophy
Three-time world champion Mao Asada's inclusion in the recently released assignments for the Grand Prix season might have come as a surprise to some, especially after it seemed she would take a more deliberate pace with her comeback, but not Ice Time.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Jun 14, 2015
Mao to return to Grand Prix series: source
Three-time world champion Mao Asada has entered this year's International Skating Union Grand Prix series, an informed source said Saturday.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / NOTES ON A SCORECARD
May 26, 2015
Mao's return great news for Japan, skating
Mao Asada's decision to come back to competitive skating is certainly good news. That big sound you heard recently wasn't a sonic boom, but rather the executives at the Japan Skating Federation exhaling.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
May 18, 2015
Skating icon Mao intends to make comeback
In the end, Mao Asada could not give up competitive figure skating.
Japan Times
SPORTS / NOTES ON A SCORECARD
May 15, 2015
Mao's big decision has fans, skating world on edge
The speculation is growing by the minute.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Mar 22, 2015
Hanyu strives for second straight world title
Yuzuru Hanyu will attempt to become the first Japanese to win consecutive world titles this week after a most unusual past few months. The Olympic champion has been training without coach Brian Orser since the Japan nationals in December.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Feb 24, 2015
Success after skating: Nakano's determination rewarded
This marks the 100th installment of Ice Time. To commemorate the milestone we have a special interview with retired star Yukari Nakano, who is currently a director in the Sports Division at Fuji TV.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Jan 9, 2015
Will Murakami ever realize full potential?
It remains one of the great mysteries of Japanese skating.
Japan Times
SPORTS
Jan 1, 2015
Most read Sports stories of 2014
With the exception of shooting star on the tennis court and a questionable ref at the World Cup, much of the big sports news stories  for Japan happened on the ice year.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Dec 9, 2014
Gold's motive for GP Final pullout in question
When you grow up in a country or culture, you can usually tell when somebody from the same place or background is being insincere. The tone of voice and body language often give them away.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Nov 18, 2014
Hongo's rise illustrates depth of Japan's talent pool
Japan's strong showing in the Grand Prix season continued with Rika Hongo's victory at the Cup of Russia on Saturday. Hongo's triumph marked the third time in four weeks that Japan has taken the gold at one of the GP events.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Jul 8, 2014
Sotnikova to headline field at NHK Trophy
The epic 2013-14 season is behind us and it is onward to a new campaign, and in many ways a new era.
Japan Times
SPORTS / NOTES ON A SCORECARD
May 27, 2014
Mao makes right choice in deciding to take year off
"The feeling here is that she would be better served by taking a year off — like Vancouver Olympic champion Kim Yu Na did — to recharge her batteries before making such a huge choice. Perhaps some time away will let her gain some perspective."
Tokuryū, a new crime menace in Japan, emerges from the shadows
The National Police Agency coined the term "tokuryū" to classify individuals involved in dark part time jobs and quasi-gangsters, using the words "tokumei" (anonymous) and "ryūdo" (fluid) to reflect their characteristics.
Thanks, tourists. Views of Mount Fuji are now blocked.
Tourists pose in front of a convenience store with Mount Fuji on Friday in the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture. Local residents are upset over littering, overcrowding and the inconvenience caused by the visitors.
Is Modi’s party heading for a stunning election loss?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign tactics have escalated, including anti-Muslim rhetoric and fearmongering, reflecting his ruling party's desperation.
Two more arrested over brutal murder of couple in Tochigi
A vehicle carrying Seiha Sekine, the 32-year-old common-law husband of the deceased Tokyo couple's first daughter, leaves a police station in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward on Tuesday.
After blockbuster boxing victory, what next for ‘Monster’ Inoue?
Naoya Inoue celebrates his victory over Luis Nery in their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super bantamweight title boxing match at Tokyo Dome on Monday.
Stormy seas ahead as Beijing and Manila trade barbs over secret deal
Philippine Marines wave to Philippine Navy personnel and the media during a resupply mission at their military outpost, the BRP Sierra Madre, a warship run aground in the disputed Second Thomas Shoal in 1999, in the South China Sea, in March 2014.
Unlike 10 years ago, Japan's new security bill sparks little debate
The Lower House starts discussing a security clearance bill on April 19 in Tokyo.
After blockbuster boxing victory, what next for ‘Monster’ Inoue?
Naoya Inoue celebrates his victory over Luis Nery in their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super bantamweight title boxing match at Tokyo Dome on Monday.
Xi bristles as Macron and von der Leyen urge China to do more on Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron, Chinese leader Xi Jinping and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen walk after their meeting in Paris on Monday.
How a Japanese scientist is turning the climate crisis into music
A screencap of a performance of Hiroto Nagai's “String Quartet No. 1 ‘Polar Energy Budget’” by the PRT Quartet

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