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PYEONGCHANG OLYMPICS

Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 17, 2018
Majestic Yuzuru Hanyu defends Olympic figure skating title
Yuzuru Hanyu etched his name into the pantheon of skating legends with a second straight Olympic gold medal in the free skate at the Pyeongchang Games on Saturday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 17, 2018
Pyeongchang 2018 Olympics Day 8: The return of the Ice Prince
Figure skating took center stage Thursday during the men's short program. Yuzuru Hanyu, who won the gold medal at the Sochi Games in 2014, gave a mesmerizing performance that sent social media into a tizzy. Japan's Shoma Uno also lit up the ice with his routine and currently sits at third place. Now...
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 17, 2018
Ryoyu Kobayashi places third in large jump qualifier
Ryoyu Kobayashi placed third in the qualifying round of the men's large hill jump at the Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre on Friday night to clinch a spot in Saturday night's finals.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 17, 2018
Switzerland bests Japan's men's curling team
Japan fell to its second defeat in a row, a 6-5 loss to Switzerland, in men's curling at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics on Friday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 16, 2018
Esmee Visser wins women's 5,000 as Dutch claim more speedskating gold
Esmee Visser continued the Netherlands' unrivaled run in Pyeongchang Olympic speed skating Friday, winning the 5,000-meter gold medal, her country's sixth at Gangneung Oval at these games.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 16, 2018
Yuzuru Hanyu enters Pyeongchang free skate mindful of mistakes made in Sochi
Mindful of his error-riddled free skate at the Sochi Olympics, defending Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu refuses to get carried away after winning the men's figure skating short program at the Pyeongchang Games on Friday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 16, 2018
Who to watch on Saturday, Day 9 of the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics
9:05 a.m. Curling, women’s preliminary round: Entering the fourth day of the preliminary round, Japan will face China and the Olympic Athletes from Russia. Japan, runner-up at the 2016 world championships, is currently ranked sixth in the world while China is No. 10. It is important for Japan to win...
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 16, 2018
Yuzuru Hanyu takes lead after short program at Pyeongchang Games
In incredibly dramatic fashion, Yuzuru Hanyu rose to the occasion in the short program at Gangneung Ice Arena on Friday afternoon.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 16, 2018
Yuzuru Hanyu charms audiences at Tokyo public viewings
Over 200 figure skating fans watched Yuzuru Hanyu's bid for Olympic immortality on Friday at NHK Fureai Hall in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward, which was hosting one of several public viewing events taking place around the capital.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 16, 2018
Austria's Matthias Mayer breaks Norway's super-G stranglehold
Austria's Matthias Mayer made up for the disappointment of his injury-hampered downhill title defense at the Pyeongchang Olympics by skiing an error-free run to win the men's super-G on Friday, ending 16 years of Norwegian dominance of the event.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 16, 2018
Pyeongchang 2018 Olympics Day 7: Ready to do business
Yes, there was a giant slalom, the curling and the announcement that Shaun White and Ayumu White would be taking a shot at competing at the Summer Games. But for Japan, in general it was breather of a day ahead of the bigger events on the horizon.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 16, 2018
Bittersweet Valentine's gift fires Noriaki Kasai up for large hill
Noriaki Kasai had a bittersweet Valentine's Day.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 15, 2018
Ted-Jan Bloemen eclipses Jorrit Bergsma's minutes-old Olympic record, captures 10,000-meter gold
Canada's Ted-Jan Bloemen captured the gold medal in the men's 10,000 meters speedskating at Gangneung Oval on Thursday night in Olympic record time.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 15, 2018
North Korean cheerleaders attend South Korea-Czech Republic men's match
North Korea's cheerleading squad made an unexpected appearance at the South Korean men's hockey game against the Czech Republic on Thursday, marking its first attendance at an Olympic event not featuring a North Korean athlete.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 15, 2018
Swiss couple cycle 17,000 kilometers to watch son compete in freestyle skiing
A year and 17,000 kilometers later, a Swiss couple arrived in Pyeongchang this week to watch their son compete in the Winter Olympics.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 15, 2018
Unheralded Swedish sharpshooter Hanna Oeberg takes shock biathlon gold
Sweden's Hanna Oeberg made all 20 shots to pull off a shock victory in the women's Olympic 15-km individual biathlon on Thursday, holding off Germany's double Olympic champion Laura Dahlmeier, who had to settle for third after a costly early miss.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 15, 2018
Who to watch on Friday, Day 8 of the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics
10 a.m. Figure skating, men’s short program: Defending Olympic champion and world champion Yuzuru Hanyu takes part in his first competition since he injured his right ankle during an NHK Trophy practice last November. The 23-year-old star holds world records for most points in a short program (112.72),...
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 15, 2018
Discovery bets on Olympic Games to break European language barrier
Inside a hulking five-story building at the Winter Olympics, TV production crews are working with video in 21 languages, all part of a plan by their U.S. employer, Discovery Communications, to become the top sports media brand in Europe.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 15, 2018
Hirano, White consider runs at skateboarding gold in 2020
A day after claiming his second straight Winter Olympic halfpipe silver medal, teenage snowboarder Ayumu Hirano said Thursday he is considering a bid to compete in skateboarding at the 2020 Tokyo Games.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 15, 2018
Ragnhild Haga zooms to victory in women's cross-country 10-km freestyle race
A stunning second lap by Norway's Ragnhild Haga propelled her to Olympic gold in the women's cross-country 10-km freestyle race in a time of 25 minutes, 5 seconds on Thursday.
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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