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NOZOMI

Japan Times
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Sep 20, 2017
Okuhara sets up rematch against Sindhu at Japan Open
Japan's world champion Nozomi Okuhara responded to her fans' expectations on Wednesday by setting up a rematch of her world championships final against India's Pusarla Sindhu in the women's singles at the Japan Open.
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Sep 19, 2017
Okuhara targeting second Japan Open title
Nozomi Okuhara, who won Japan's maiden world championships gold last month, said Tuesday she is ready to claim her second Japan Open badminton tournament title this week.
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Aug 29, 2017
Okuhara ready to shift focus to greater challenges at 2020 Olympics
Nozomi Okuhara said that she wanted to measure where she is on the global badminton map right now.
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Aug 28, 2017
Former world badminton champ Ueno lauds Okuhara's feat
Japan's former badminton world champion Emiko Ueno, who won the crown in women's doubles 40 years ago, praised Nozomi Okuhara on Monday for winning their country's second world title overnight in Scotland.
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Jun 25, 2017
Okuhara beats Yamaguchi to win Australian Open badminton title
Rio Olympic bronze medalist Nozomi Okuhara defeated Akane Yamaguchi 2-1 in an all-Japanese final to win the women's singles title at the World Super Series Australian Open on Sunday.
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JAPAN
Mar 14, 2017
Nozomi shinkansen marks 25 years as vital transport artery
The Nozomi bullet train service, a crucial transport artery connecting major cities — making more than 200 trips every day between Tokyo to Osaka alone — marked its 25th anniversary Tuesday.
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CULTURE / Art
Dec 13, 2016
Young artists to keep your eye on
In Kurt Vonnegut's 1982 novel "Deadeye Dick," a Japanese man walks into an all-night drugstore and gestures for the protagonist, Rudy Waltz, to follow him outdoors. There they gaze at the decapitated cupola of Rudy's childhood home, glistening white in the moonlight. It reminds the homesick man of Mount Fuji, the "sacred volcano of Japan."
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Sep 23, 2016
Yamaguchi defeats Okuhara in seventh try, moves on to Yonex Open Japan semifinals
Akane Yamaguchi finally got her first win over Nozomi Okuhara in their seventh meeting and reached the semifinals at the Yonex Open Japan on Friday, claiming a 21-11, 23-21 victory in the women's singles.
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Sep 22, 2016
Rio gold medalists Takahashi, Matsutomo advance to quarterfinals at Yonex Open Japan
Rio Olympic gold medal-winning pair Ayaka Takahashi and Misaki Matsutomo eased into the women's doubles quarterfinals of the Yonex Open Japan badminton tournament on Thursday.
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Sep 21, 2016
Okuhara triumphs over Kjaersfeldt in Yonex Open opener
Rio Olympic bronze medalist Nozomi Okuhara eased into the second round of the Yonex Open Japan on Wednesday by defeating Line Kjaersfeldt 21-13, 21-6 in her opening match.
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OLYMPICS
Sep 9, 2016
Badminton riding wave of popularity after Japan squad's success in Rio
Led by the gold medal-winning feat of the world's No. 1-ranked female doubles pair, Ayaka Takahashi and Misaki Matsutomo, the Japan badminton squad achieved real success in last month's Rio de Janeiro Olympics, and it's helped boost the popularity of the sport here.
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OLYMPICS
Aug 19, 2016
Okuhara earns badminton bronze in walkover
Nozomi Okuhara won the bronze medal in women's badminton singles at the Rio Games on Friday, when her opponent, China's Li Xuerui, withdrew.
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OLYMPICS
Aug 19, 2016
Okuhara may receive badminton bronze by default
Nozomi Okuhara could be awarded the women's singles badminton bronze medal by default, following media reports Thursday that her scheduled opponent for Friday's match at the Rio Olympics has pulled out with a knee injury.
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OLYMPICS
Aug 17, 2016
Japanese pair reaches final against Denmark
Misaki Matsutomo and Ayaka Takahashi reached the women's badminton doubles final at the Rio Olympics on Tuesday, assuring Japan of at least a silver medal.
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Jul 20, 2016
Japan badminton team ready to escape gambling shadow in Rio
The head coach of Japan's Olympic badminton team insists the gambling scandal that engulfed the sport three months ago will not cast a shadow over his squad at next month's Rio Games.
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CULTURE / Film
Jun 29, 2016
'Desperate Sunflowers': Women on the verge of friendship
Movies about female friendship are no longer rare: In the 25 years since the seminal "Thelma and Louise," even the Japanese film industry has figured out that two or more women bonding on screen can be good for the box office. But what about feuding female cousins?
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Mar 14, 2016
Okuhara ends Japan's 39-year wait for All-England badminton title
Nozomi Okuhara became the first Japanese in 39 years to win the women's badminton singles title at the All-England Championships on Sunday, beating Wang Shixian 2-1 in the final.
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Dec 12, 2015
Okuhara upsets Marin at BWF Super Series
Nozomi Okuhara defeated Spain's Carolina Marin, the winner of the last two worlds, in straight sets in the women's badminton singles Saturday to become the first Japanese to reach the final of the BWF Super Series.
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LIFE / Style & Design
Oct 26, 2013
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Tokyo: Invisible touch
Clothing that morphs into a person's body shape at the flick of a wrist sounds like something straight out of a science-fiction film, but such innovations were on display at the wonderful Anrealage show at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Tokyo last week. Designer Kunihiko Morinaga has developed an in-seam system that can change the shape and size of his designs with the simple turn of a knob. In lay terms, think of drawstrings with invisible ropes. Morinaga's show featured models stepping out in oversized coats, dresses and pants that magically shrunk before the audience's eyes. Anrealage showcases so many innovations such as this that you'd think they'd long be global superstars by now. Instead, you'll have to trek to a small shop on the outskirts of Harajuku to get your hands on any of their items.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
In Japan, regional revitalization fails to halt population decline
Sakiyama elementary school in Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, in March .Over the past decade, the government has directed efforts toward policies designed to give young people incentives to base themselves in rural areas.
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.
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When will Japan intervene to support the yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki has reiterated the government's readiness to take an appropriate action as the yen continues to slide against the U.S. dollar.
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.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
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.
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
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