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NAGOYA

Japan Times
SUMO
Jul 23, 2018
Newly crowned Mitakeumi savors taste of first triumph
Sipping sake from a giant silver cup gives the drink a special taste, Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament champion Mitakeumi said Monday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jul 22, 2018
New champion Mitakeumi all smiles on final day of basho
A loss on the final day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday could not wipe the smile from the face of newly crowned champion Mitakeumi.
Japan Times
SUMO
Jul 21, 2018
Mitakeumi wins Nagoya Basho
Sekiwake Mitakeumi secured his first top division title after beating Tochiozan and maintaining his two-win lead on Saturday, the penultimate day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jul 20, 2018
Mitakeumi bounces back, moves closer to first title
Sekiwake Mitakeumi beat Goeido at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Friday to move within one win of his first top-level title.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jul 19, 2018
Mitakeumi dealt first loss
Sekiwake Mitakeumi suffered his first defeat at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Thursday, losing to ozeki Takayasu.
Japan Times
SUMO
Jul 18, 2018
Mitakeumi takes another step toward title
Sekiwake Mitakeumi earned his 11th straight victory, retaining his two-win lead at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 18, 2018
Nagoya High Court orders mom to return son to dad in U.S., despite boy's claim 'he wants to stay in Japan'
The Nagoya High Court ordered a woman on Tuesday to return her son to his father in the United States, saying her failure to comply with an international convention on child abductions is illegal.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jul 17, 2018
Title-chasing Mitakeumi raises record to 10-0
Sekiwake Mitakeumi remained in sole possession of the lead after earning his 10th straight win on Tuesday at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jul 16, 2018
Mitakeumi keeps perfect record intact; Asanoyama sits one victory behind at 8-1
Sekiwake Mitakeumi was a man in a hurry on Monday, when he needed just 1.8 seconds to remain unbeaten after nine days of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Jul 16, 2018
Greenhouse gas education program developed by Aichi professor proves popular both at home and abroad
An environmental education program developed in Aichi Prefecture, designed to help children deepen their understanding of climate change through measuring the concentration of carbon dioxide in places around them, has been introduced at a number of schools in the Tokai region and also in Taiwan.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jul 14, 2018
Mitakeumi improves to 7-0, maintains lead
Sekiwake Mitakeumi stayed unbeaten Saturday to hold onto the sole lead at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jul 13, 2018
Injured Kakuryu pulls out; Mitakeumi still unbeaten
Ozeki Tochinoshin suffered his first loss at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Friday, leaving sekiwake Mitakeumi the only wrestler at the meet with a perfect record.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jul 12, 2018
Abi hands Kakuryu second loss in Nagoya
Up-and-coming youngster Abi caused an upset Thursday at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament by handing yokozuna Kakuryu his second loss.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jul 11, 2018
Kakuryu suffers first defeat; injured Hakuho pulls out of Nagoya Basho
Yokozuna Kakuryu suffered his first defeat after an upset loss to Ikioi on Wednesday, the fourth day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jul 10, 2018
Yokozuna stay unbeaten at Nagoya Basho
Yokozuna Kakuryu and Hakuho, along with newly promoted ozeki Tochinoshin, each continued their winning streak on Tuesday, the third day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jul 9, 2018
Big names shine on second day of Nagoya Basho
Newly promoted ozeki Tochinoshin rolled to another victory on Monday, the second day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jul 8, 2018
Kakuryu makes winning start at Nagoya Basho in quest for third straight title
Yokozuna Kakuryu, looking for his third straight championship, was dominating on Sunday, the first day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO
Jul 7, 2018
Kakuryu favored in Nagoya
Even without rival yokozuna Kisenosato in the mix, Kakuryu is going to be hard pressed to extend his championship streak to three at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament that kicks off Sunday at Dolphins Arena.
Japan Times
SUMO
Jul 5, 2018
Kisenosato to miss eighth straight meet
Kisenosato will withdraw from the upcoming Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament, extending his streak of missed events to a yokozuna-record eight meets, his stablemaster Tagonoura said Thursday.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Jul 4, 2018
Hot reception awaits sumo competitors in Nagoya
Sumo makes its yearly stop in steamy Nagoya starting Sunday, with Kakuryu aiming for a third straight title at the only venue where he has yet to raise the Emperor's Cup.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Did Japan intervene to prop up the yen? Analysts think it did.
A man walks past an electronic board displaying the exchange rate for the yen against the U.S. dollar (right) in Tokyo on Tuesday.
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.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
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.
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.
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