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NAO KODAIRA

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Dec 10, 2017
Miho Takagi wins women's 1,500 meters at World Cup
Miho Takagi won the women's 1,500-meter race Saturday in the World Cup speed skating event at the Utah Olympic Oval, while compatriot Nao Kodaira stayed unbeaten in the women's 500 meters.
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Dec 4, 2017
Nao Kodaira wins speedskating World Cup 500 meters in national-record time
Reigning world sprint champion Nao Kodaira rewrote her own Japanese national record Sunday while winning the women's 500 meters at a speedskating World Cup meet.
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Nov 19, 2017
Nao Kodaira zooms to 20th consecutive victory at 500 meters
Nao Kodaira continued her imperious form over 500 meters with her 15th career World Cup victory, and 20th straight overall, at the distance on Saturday.
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Nov 18, 2017
Nao Kodaira triumphs twice at World Cup meet
Nao Kodaira on Friday won the women's 500- and 1,000-meter races in the second round of the speed skating World Cup.
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Nov 13, 2017
Nao Kodaira completes successful weekend with 1,000 win
Nao Kodaira won three of four individual events she entered in the season-opening round of the speedskating World Cup, finishing off the weekend with a victory in the women's 1,000 meters on Sunday.
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Nov 12, 2017
Miho Takagi wins first 1,500 meters race of World Cup speedskating season
Miho Takagi won the season's first World Cup women's 1,500-meter race on Saturday, while compatriots Nao Kodaira and Ayano Sato claimed titles in the women's 500-meter race and women's mass start, respectively.
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Nov 11, 2017
Japan women set team pursuit world record at Speedskating World Cup
Japan triumphed in the women's team pursuit event at the Speedskating World Cup on Friday, setting a world record by 0.02 seconds.
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Oct 21, 2017
Nao Kodaira captures eighth national title at 500 meters
Nao Kodaira earned her eighth National Single Distance Championships title in the women's 500 meters on Saturday, while extending her winning streak at the distance to 16 straight races.
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Apr 28, 2017
Mao receives lifetime achievement award
Mao Asada was presented with a special lifetime achievement award at the Japan Skating Federation's annual awards ceremony Thursday.
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Mar 14, 2017
Kodaira aims high for 2018 Olympics
Nao Kodaira set her sights high for next year's Pyeongchang Winter Olympics as she made a triumphant homecoming on Tuesday after finishing the World Cup season undefeated in the 500 meters.
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Mar 12, 2017
Kodaira secures overall 500 crown
Nao Kodaira secured her second overall World Cup speedskating title in the women's 500 meters with a race to spare at the final event of the season on Saturday.
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Mar 6, 2017
Takagi ends Japan's medal drought at all-around speedskating worlds
Miho Takagi became the first Japanese speedskater in 17 years to win a medal at the world all-around championships when she captured the bronze on Sunday.
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Feb 27, 2017
Kodaira bags overall title at speedskating worlds
Nao Kodaira won the overall title on Sunday at the World Sprint Speed Skating Championships, writing her name in the record books as the first Japanese woman to achieve the feat.
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Feb 26, 2017
Kodaira claims double at speedskating worlds
Nao Kodaira won the women's 500 and 1,000 meters while rewriting the national record in both distances to take the overall lead on the opening day of the World Sprint Speed Skating Championships on Saturday.
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Feb 21, 2017
Takagi grabs third medal in two days
Miho Takagi claimed her third speedskating medal at the Asian Winter Games on Tuesday with a victory in the women's 1,500 meters, while Nao Kodaira earned her second gold after beating two-time defending Olympic champ Lee Sang-hwa of South Korea in the 500-meter competition.
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Feb 20, 2017
Kodaira, Takagi claim speedskating gold at Asian Winter Games
Nao Kodaira won the women's 1,000 meters in the speedskating with Miho Takagi adding another gold in the 3,000 at the Asian Winter Games on Monday.
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Feb 11, 2017
Kodaira places runner-up in women's 1,000 meters at world championships
Nao Kodaira claimed the women's 1,000 meters silver medal at the ISU's World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships on Saturday, adding to her first world gold medal in the 500 a night earlier.
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Feb 10, 2017
Kodaira captures women's 500-meter title at world championships
Nao Kodaira added another laurel to her dominant season in the 500 meters on Friday, becoming the first Japanese woman to win an individual title at the ISU's World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships.
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Dec 10, 2016
Kodaira victorious at World Cup event
Nao Kodaira stormed to her fourth women's 500-meter World Cup win of the season on Friday.
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Nov 11, 2016
Kodaira triumphs in 500-meter race
Nao Kodaira captured her second-ever World Cup win as she triumphed in the women's 500-meter speed skating race Friday, while compatriot Maki Tsuji placed second in the opening tournament of the season.
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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.
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Kishida talks up bolstered Latin American ties as China cements position
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds a news conference in Sao Paulo on Saturday.
Japan’s tween skateboarders get head start on preparations for 2028 Olympics
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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.
Kishida talks up bolstered Latin American ties as China cements position
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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.

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