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SHOMA UNO

Japan Times
Figure Skating
Feb 19, 2017
Hanyu's rally falls short as Chen wins Four Continents
Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu topped the free skate on Sunday but had to settle for his third runner-up finish as U.S. national champion Nathan Chen held on to win the Four Continents championships in South Korea.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Feb 16, 2017
Hanyu takes third in short program at Four Continents
Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu had to settle for third place after the men's short program Friday at the Four Continents Championships.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Feb 13, 2017
Uno planning to attempt quad loop at Four Continents
Shoma Uno said Monday before taking off for the Four Continents championships in South Korea that he is planning on opening his free program with a quadruple loop.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Dec 24, 2016
Uno claims first title at national championships
Shoma Uno won his first men's national championship on Saturday, overcoming a 2.29-point deficit and a weak start in his free skate to capture the gold medal.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Dec 23, 2016
Mura pulls ahead of Uno at national championships
Takahito Mura placed first in the men’s short program at the All-Japan Championships on Friday night, earning 90.34 points to sit ahead of Shoma Uno’s 88.05 in the absence of flu-hit four-time reigning champion Yuzuru Hanyu.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Dec 13, 2016
Hanyu adds to legacy with latest triumph
Yuzuru Hanyu's victory at the Grand Prix Final in Marseille, France, on Saturday made it five straight years that a Japanese man has won the title at the event.
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 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
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Nov 1, 2016
Slow start to season nothing new for Hanyu
Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu has made a habit of starting slowly during the Grand Prix season in recent years.
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
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Oct 18, 2016
Uno favored to take title at Skate America
Shoma Uno, the bronze medalist at last year's Grand Prix Final, will make his GP season debut at Skate America in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, this week where he will take on a field headed by rising Chinese star Jin Boyang.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Oct 4, 2016
Hanyu's quad loop adds to Japan's skating legacy
The golden age of Japanese skating is now in its 12th season and shows no signs of abating anytime soon.
Figure Skating
Oct 2, 2016
Japanese team retains Japan Open crown
Behind the stellar performances of Satoko Miyahara and Shoma Uno and a surprising contribution from retired star Nobunari Oda, Japan claimed its second straight Japan Open championship on Saturday.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Jul 5, 2016
In surprise decision, Mao not entered in NHK Trophy this season
The 2016-17 skating season officially began with the recent release of the Grand Prix assignments for the new campaign. It didn't take long to find a big surprise in the listings.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
May 10, 2016
Mao mystery finally solved eight years later
In January 2008 Mao Asada suddenly split from coach Rafael Arutunian after 16 months of working together. It was a move made without warning or explanation, and left a great many in the skating community scratching their heads over the reason behind the decision.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Mar 29, 2016
Hanyu, Miyahara go for double gold at worlds
Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu will be looking to regain his title at the world championships this week in Boston after narrowly losing it last year to Spain's Javier Fernandez following a physically calamitous campaign.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Jan 5, 2016
Higuchi in elite class with Mao after result at nationals
Lost in the glare of the spotlight that shone on Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu and his record run and the return of three-time world champ Mao Asada at the recent Japan nationals was the second-place finish of junior sensation Wakaba Higuchi.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Dec 28, 2015
Hanyu looking to add more quads to program ahead of worlds
Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu is looking to add more quadruple jumps to his program in a bid to reclaim the title from Spaniard Javier Fernandez at the world championships in March.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Dec 26, 2015
Hanyu nabs fourth straight national title; Miyahara leads women's field
Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu wasn't at his impeccable best in the men's free skate, but still claimed his fourth straight national title on Saturday at the All-Japan Championships with a score of 286.36 points, nearly 20 points ahead of second-placed Shoma Uno.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Dec 25, 2015
Leader Hanyu finds himself in familiar spot; Uno sits in second at nationals
Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu made a dominant start at the All-Japan Championships on Friday after topping the men’s short program, but with Shoma Uno keeping tight with a career-high score.
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A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
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Yen rebounds strongly after first slide past ¥160 since 1990
The yen dropped to ¥160.245 per dollar on Monday before heading into the other direction to ¥155.01 amid speculation of an intervention by Japanese currency authorities.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
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.

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