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PYEONGCHANG OLYMPICS

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 8, 2018
North Korea says it has no plans to meet U.S. officials at Olympics
North Korea has no intention of meeting U.S officials during the Winter Olympics that start on Friday in the South, the KCNA news agency reported, dampening hopes the games will help resolve a tense standoff over the Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 7, 2018
Nao Kodaira posts fastest time in 500-meter time trial
Nao Kodaira got a boost ahead of her bid for a double Olympic sprint gold when she posted the fastest women's 500 meters at a time trial before the Pyeongchang Games on Wednesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 7, 2018
South Korean President Moon Jae-in's Olympic realpolitik
South Korea's president has both neutralized the threat of North Korean disruption to the Olympic Games and kept a thin-skinned U.S. president firmly on his side.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 7, 2018
Pyeongchang Games ready to welcome world
The competition at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics gets underway on Thursday with events in alpine skiing, biathlon, luge, curling and ski jumping, ahead of the official opening of the Winter Games on Friday night.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 7, 2018
Kim Jong Un sister to visit South Korea as part of Olympic delegation
In a stunning move, North Korea will dispatch the powerful younger sister of leader Kim Jong Un as part of a high-level delegation to the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in the South, Seoul said Wednesday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 7, 2018
Japan arrives in Pyeongchang with high expectations
With figure skating golden boy Yuzuru Hanyu looking increasingly like his afflicted ankle can bear the weight of a nation's hopes, Japan sees Pyeongchang Olympics as a high-promise medal mission.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Feb 7, 2018
Hanyu aiming to join immortals with second straight Olympic title
Japan's most popular sport will be the focus of millions over the next two weeks at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics, as superstar Yuzuru Hanyu attempts to etch his name alongside the immortals of the sport with a second straight gold medal in men's singles figure skating.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Feb 7, 2018
Quad king Nathan Chen unfazed by Olympic stage
American "quad king" Nathan Chen has played down his status as one of the favorites for the gold medal in the men's figure skating competition and insists he just wants to be proud of his performance on his Olympic debut at the Pyeongchang Games.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 6, 2018
Noriaki 'The Legend' Kasai heads to eighth games seeking gold
When a 19-year-old Noriaki Kasai competed at the Winter Olympics for the first time, Kiichi Miyazawa was Japanese Prime Minister, Bill Clinton was campaigning to become the United States president and Michael Jordan was the NBA's Most Valuable Player.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 6, 2018
Yuzuru Hanyu will be '100%' ready to defend Olympic title says coach Brian Orser
Yuzuru Hanyu will be "100 percent" ready to defend his men's singles title at the Pyeongchang Olympics, his primary coach Brian Orser said Tuesday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 5, 2018
Nao Kodaira vows to win gold for late friend
Speedskating star Nao Kodaira has vowed to strike gold at the Pyeongchang Olympics as a tribute to her late friend and former teammate Miyako Sumiyoshi.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Feb 4, 2018
Kaori Sakamoto looking to ride momentum at Pyeongchang Olympics
Kaori Sakamoto arrived in South Korea on Sunday, quietly confident she can ride her wave of momentum in the women's figure skating competition at the Pyeongchang Olympics.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 2, 2018
Olympic perks for North Korean athletes in doubt as sanctions nip at Samsung phones, Nike uniforms
All of the almost 3,000 athletes competing at the upcoming Pyeongchang Winter Olympics are set to get perks including the latest $1,100 Samsung smartphones, top of the range new equipment to take home and sleek Nike uniforms.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 2, 2018
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence to visit Japan next week
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence will make a three-day visit to Japan before attending the opening of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea, the Japanese government said.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jan 31, 2018
Japan projected to win only two gold medals at Pyeongchang Olympics after downgrade from analysts
Analysts downgraded Japan's Pyeongchang Olympics medal projection from 15 to 14 on Tuesday, while lowering the nation's gold medal haul from four to two.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jan 31, 2018
Japan women's hockey team aiming for medal at Pyeongchang Olympics
The Japanese women's national hockey team hasn't posted a single win in its previous two trips to the Winter Olympics.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 30, 2018
North Korea scraps joint Olympic cultural event with South
North Korea has canceled a joint cultural performance with South Korea at a mountain resort north of the border, blaming the media in Seoul for "defaming" its position on next month's Winter Olympics.
MORE SPORTS
Jan 29, 2018
Takako Oguchi picked for Olympic women's skeleton
Olympic debutant Takako Oguchi will represent Japan in the women's skeleton at the Pyeongchang Winter Games next month, the Japan Bobsleigh, Luge and Skeleton Federation announced Monday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 29, 2018
Abe sends the right message by attending Olympic ceremony
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's decision to attend the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics opening ceremony will help Tokyo and Seoul move the cycle of action and reaction that has impeded Japan-South Korea relations for far too long.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jan 29, 2018
Takanashi finishes fourth in final pre-Olympic meet
Sara Takanashi, who shares the all-time record for most individual ski jumping World Cup victories, finished fourth Sunday in her 100th career event on the global tour.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Kishida defends planned rule to revoke foreigners' residency
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a meeting of the Lower House Judicial Affairs Committee on Wednesday.
Human bone-like objects found at Nippon Steel plant’s molten iron pot, with one worker missing
Police believe it’s highly possible that human bones found in a molten iron pot at Nippon Steel's Oita factory belong to a missing male employee.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Unraveling the Japanese prose of Yukio Mishima
Author Yukio Mishima accepts the Arts Festival Award in the drama category at the 20th Arts Festival Award Ceremony on Jan. 22, 1966.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
Japanese rap creates its mecca in Pop Yours
Tokyo-based artist Jumadiba says he forgoes the label of simply “rap” for his music because the Japanese rap scene isn’t confined to a particular sound.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.

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