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Feb 7, 2018
Saori Yoshida still mulling competitive future
Three-time Olympic wrestling champion Saori Yoshida said Wednesday she has not yet decided whether she will continue to compete and wants to weigh her options carefully.
SOCCER
Jan 30, 2018
Shoya Nakajima gives big spark to Portimonense in rout of Rio Ave
Midfielder Shoya Nakajima scored his second goal in January and Brazilian striker Fabricio completed a hat trick as Portimonense beat Rio Ave 4-1 at home Monday in the Portuguese first division.
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Aug 25, 2017
Japan women wrestlers bag three golds, one silver at world championships
Japan's Sara Dosho, Yui Susaki and Risako Kawai won gold in the women's divisions at the world wrestling championships, while Mayu Mukaida settled for silver on Thursday.
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Aug 24, 2017
Abe aims high at world championships
Hifumi Abe said Thursday he hopes to take a first step toward a coveted Olympic gold as he looks to shake off not being selected for the Rio Olympics by becoming the 66-kg world judo champion.
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Jul 29, 2017
Cambridge aiming for redemption at world championships after Rio disappointment
Sprinter Asuka Cambridge has set his sights on a place in the 100-meter final at his IAAF World Athletics Championships debut next week, but he knows he must learn from past mistakes if he is to make his mark.
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Jul 6, 2017
Two-time Olympic bronze medalist Ebinuma to compete at 73 kg
Masashi Ebinuma, who claimed judo Olympic bronze medals in the men's 66-kg division at the last two Olympics, will compete at 73 kg, an informed source said Thursday.
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Jun 27, 2017
Rio gold medalist pair Takahashi, Matsutomo to compete in Japan Open
The world's top-ranked doubles team of Ayaka Takahashi and Misaki Matsutomo, who won gold at the 2016 Rio Olympics, will take aim at another Super Series title at the annual Japan Open, which runs from Sept. 19-24 at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.
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May 10, 2017
Ikee seeking medal, win over rival
Having become the first woman to win five titles at the national championships at the tender age of 16, Rikako Ikee has her sights set on more hardware and another 16-year-old at the world championships in Budapest in July.
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WORLD / Society
May 5, 2017
Amnesty warns of rising violence in Rio de Janeiro amid spike in killings by police
Amnesty International on Thursday warned of growing violence across Brazil, particularly killings by police as law enforcement and criminals battle over turf in Rio de Janeiro, the country's second-biggest city.
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Apr 20, 2017
'King Kohei' making adjustments with new scoring system
Coming off a year in which he sealed his legacy as an all-time great by adding two more Olympic gold medals at the Rio Summer Games, Koehi Uchimura got off to a good start in his first season as a professional gymnast. He captured his 10th consecutive national championship title two weeks ago in Tokyo.
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Apr 7, 2017
JAAF looking to raise bar for nation's male sprinters
The Japan men's 4x100-meter relay team stunned the world by capturing the silver medal at last summer's Rio de Janeiro Olympics. And that feat made its compatriots think the future is bright for the nation's sprinters for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and beyond.
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Mar 11, 2017
Hagino makes winning return
Kosuke Hagino marked his return to competition following elbow surgery with a pair of victories Friday at the Madrid Open.
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Mar 4, 2017
Ikee triumphs in 50-meter freestyle race in France
Teenager Rikako Ikee won the women's 50-meter butterfly at an international swimming meet on Friday.
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OLYMPICS
Mar 4, 2017
IOC to probe payments on voting for Rio Games
Organizers of the 2016 Rio Olympics denied on Friday that vote buying helped to secure the games after a French newspaper reported that a Brazilian businessman made payments to the son of an International Olympic Committee member before the vote.
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Mar 1, 2017
Rio gold medalist Ono to skip invitational championships, will likely miss worlds
Men's 73-kg Rio Olympic gold medalist Shohei Ono will sit out the national invitational weight class championships in Fukuoka next month to focus on his academic studies, the All Japan Judo Federation said Wednesday.
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Feb 9, 2017
Hagino seeking return to competition next month in Madrid
Rio Olympic gold medalist Kosuke Hagino is eyeing a return to competition in Madrid on March 10-12 following right-elbow surgery last September.
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Jan 6, 2017
Wrestler Tosaka sidelined by toe surgery
Women's 48-kg Olympic freestyle wrestling gold medalist Eri Tosaka underwent endoscopic surgery on the base of her left big toe, Shigakkan University wrestling team coach Kazuhito Sakae said Friday.
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JAPAN / GEARING UP FOR THE GAMES
Jan 2, 2017
Tokyo 2020 Olympics will come and quickly go, but the legacy is all-important
The eyes of the world will be on Tokyo for more than just the 16 days that it hosts the 2020 Olympics.
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Dec 30, 2016
The top sports stories of 2016
The Japan Times newsroom selected these sports stories as the most important of 2016.
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Dec 24, 2016
Ono honored as Judoka of Year
Shohei Ono won the International Judo Federation's Judoka of the Year Award for men on Friday after capturing his first Olympic medal in Rio de Janeiro, where he triumphed in the men's 73-kg category.

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