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SAKAMOTO

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jan 7, 2017
Players ramp up training before camps
There were a number of NPB stars on the move during the first week of 2017.
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Dec 27, 2016
Time for Mao to change direction or give it up
There is nothing worse than seeing a great athlete that has hung on too long.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / STRANGE BOUTIQUE
Dec 25, 2016
The best of Japanese indie in 2016
While the J-pop mainstream seemed in 2016 to have finally and irreversibly consummated the awkward courtship of streaming technology, the year was business as usual for the basement-dwellers of the indie and underground scenes. And as usual, the result was a raft of terrific records that hardly anyone...
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Dec 6, 2016
Hamada's magic touch getting results, attention
For the second year in a row three skaters who are mentored by the same coach will be representing Japan at this week's Grand Prix Final in Marseille, France.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Nov 29, 2016
Hanyu’s strength, style continue to amaze
Yuzuru Hanyu will head to the Grand Prix Final next week in Marseille, France, at the top of his game. His performance at the NHK Trophy here over the weekend reaffirmed his place at the pinnacle of his sport.
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Nov 22, 2016
Sakamoto, Shiraiwa display huge potential at Japan Junior Championships
It was a revelatory weekend at the recently concluded Japan Junior Championships at Tsukisamu Gymnasium.
Figure Skating
Nov 20, 2016
Sakamoto holds off Shiraiwa, Honda to win Japan Junior Championships
Kaori Sakamoto captured the women's singles title on the final day of the Japan Junior Championships at Tsukisamu Gymnasium on Sunday.
Figure Skating
Nov 19, 2016
Inspired Sakamoto takes lead over Honda at Japan Junior Championships
Kaori Sakamoto grabbed the lead ahead of reigning world junior champion Marin Honda on the first day of the Japan Junior Championships at Tsukisamu Gymnasium on Saturday night with a sublime short program.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Nov 18, 2016
Talented field set to compete for top spots at Japan Junior Championships
Bragging rights will be on the line when a group of highly successful skaters take the ice on Saturday at the Japan Junior Championships at Tsukisamu Gymnasium.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Nov 15, 2016
Higuchi shines in GP debut; Mao in crisis
Wakaba Higuchi made a successful senior Grand Prix debut by taking the bronze medal at the Trophee de France in Paris on Saturday. The 15-year-old moved up from fifth after the short program to make the podium behind reigning world champion Evgenia Medvedeva and Maria Sotskova of Russia with a solid...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 8, 2016
Kikuchi, Maru lead Golden Glove winners
Hiroshima Carp second baseman Ryosuke Kikuchi and outfielder Yoshihiro Maru each made it four Golden Gloves in four years as the recipients of Japanese baseball's top defensive honor, the Mitsui Golden Glove Award, were revealed on Tuesday.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Nov 8, 2016
Uno locks up GP Final spot; Murakami in free fall
Shoma Uno continued his assault on the giants of the skating world by clinching his second straight trip to the senior Grand Prix Final with a solid second-place finish at the Cup of Russia on Saturday in Moscow.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 1, 2016
Every hero has a few human flaws
Ryoma Sakamoto (1835-1867), among Japan's most beloved heroes, came of age when U.S. Commodore Matthew Perry's Black Ships arrived demanding trade relations and ending the country's closed-door foreign policy. The old Japan ruled by the feudal Tokugawa shogunate was giving way to the modern nation state....
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Oct 25, 2016
Rising force Uno dazzles in victory at Skate America
They say that good things come in small packages.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Oct 18, 2016
Otani headlines squad for WBC warmup tilts
Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters ace/designated hitter Shohei Otani highlighted the list of players announced to the Samurai Japan roster on Tuesday for World Baseball Classic warmup games against Mexico and the Netherlands.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 11, 2016
Sakamoto Ryoma: Japan's Favorite Hero
Oct. 15-Nov. 27
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Oct 11, 2016
Has Mao come to end of line with triple axel?
Three-time world champion Mao Asada did something unusual at the Challenger Series event in Finland last week. For a rare instance in the last 10 years, she didn't attempt a triple axel in either her short program or free skate.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 9, 2016
Chono delivers winning hit in eighth inning as Giants stave off elimination
The Yomiuri Giants survived a few close calls in a tense game that could've gone either way to keep their season alive.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 8, 2016
BayStars rally for Game 1 victory over Giants
Yokohama BayStars manager Alex Ramirez said he wanted to keep things as close to normal as he could in the team's Climax Series debut.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japan dispatches five language education 'partners' to India
Five members of the Japan Foundation's Nihongo Partners program (front) gather at the Japanese Embassy in New Delhi on Monday.
End of U.S. de minimis exemption causes headaches for some businesses in Japan
Proxy-shopping services — companies that ship Japanese products ranging from cosmetics and snacks to limited-edition stationery on behalf of customers abroad — are already feeling the impact of the U.S. suspending de minimis exemptions.
Over 90% of low-income families in Japan struggling to feed children
Save the Children Japan domestic program chief Sonoko Kawakami speaks at a news conference in Tokyo in July. A survey conducted by the group in June has found that over 90% of low-income households with children face food insecurity.
Struggling train firm in Chiba Prefecture turns to self-deprecating humor
"Laughter is important when you're in a difficult situation," said Katsunori Takemoto, president of Choshi Electric Railway, on Aug. 5 in Choshi, Chiba Prefecture.
Japan’s front-line researchers see bright path ahead for dementia treatment
A scientist looks at scans of grains at the Memory Centre at the Department of Readaptation and Geriatrics of the University Hospital (HUG) in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 6, 2023.
Still plenty to fight for, says Japan’s team leader at worlds
Race walker Hayato Katsuki earned bronze for Japan on the opening day of the World Athletics Championships on Saturday.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japanese athletes inspired by raucous home fans at World Athletics Championships
Fans cheer on the home favorites during the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sunday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.

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