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SPEED SKATING

Japan Times
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Mar 3, 2018
Nao Kodaira establishes rink record in women's 500 meters at world championships
Nao Kodaira set a rink record in her pet event Saturday despite battling a cold on the opening day of the World Sprint Speed Skating Championships.
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Feb 12, 2018
Dutchman Sven Kramer bags speedskating gold; Japanese duo far back but win pairing
The Netherlands' Sven Kramer skated to his third consecutive men's 5,000-meter Olympic gold at the Pyeongchang Games on Sunday, further confirming his place among the greats of the sport.
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Mar 12, 2017
Kodaira secures overall 500 crown
Nao Kodaira secured her second overall World Cup speedskating title in the women's 500 meters with a race to spare at the final event of the season on Saturday.
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Feb 27, 2017
Kodaira bags overall title at speedskating worlds
Nao Kodaira won the overall title on Sunday at the World Sprint Speed Skating Championships, writing her name in the record books as the first Japanese woman to achieve the feat.
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Feb 26, 2017
Kodaira claims double at speedskating worlds
Nao Kodaira won the women's 500 and 1,000 meters while rewriting the national record in both distances to take the overall lead on the opening day of the World Sprint Speed Skating Championships on Saturday.
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Feb 18, 2017
Oshigiri pulls out of World Allround Speed Skating Championships with groin injury
Misaki Oshigiri will miss next month's World Allround Speed Skating Championships in Norway because of a groin injury, the Japan Skating Federation said Saturday.
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Feb 11, 2017
Kodaira places runner-up in women's 1,000 meters at world championships
Nao Kodaira claimed the women's 1,000 meters silver medal at the ISU's World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships on Saturday, adding to her first world gold medal in the 500 a night earlier.
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Feb 10, 2017
Kodaira captures women's 500-meter title at world championships
Nao Kodaira added another laurel to her dominant season in the 500 meters on Friday, becoming the first Japanese woman to win an individual title at the ISU's World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships.
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Mar 13, 2016
Japanese skaters claim overall women's team pursuit title
Misaki Oshigiri, Miho Takagi and Nana Takagi combined to earn Japan the women's team pursuit overall title on Saturday in the final World Cup meet of the season.
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Feb 13, 2016
Oda finishes ninth in 1,500 meters
Takuro Oda placed ninth in the men's 1,500 meters on a disappointing day for Japan at the World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships on Friday.
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Dec 6, 2015
Japanese women skate to gold in World Cup event
Japan overcame the Netherlands to capture the gold medal in the women's team pursuit at the World Cup speed skating competition on Saturday.
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Dec 28, 2013
Five-time Olympian Okazaki to retire
Tomomi Okazaki, who skated for Japan at five Winter Olympics, said Saturday she will retire, after failing to make the team for the 2014 Sochi Games.
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Dec 27, 2013
Speed skater Tabata qualifies for fifth Olympic team
Speed skater Maki Tabata will be going to the Olympics for the fifth time in February after locking up a spot Friday on Japan's team for the Sochi Games.
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Nov 16, 2013
Kato captures 14th World Cup title
Joji Kato took the top podium spot in the men's 500 meters along with Canadian Gilmore Junio in the second World Cup speed skating event of the season on Friday.
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Oct 26, 2013
Speed skater Kato claims 500-meter national title
Joji Kato, the Vancouver Olympic bronze medalist in the men's 500 meters, won his second straight title on Saturday at that distance at the Japan speed skating national championships.
Tokuryū, a new crime menace in Japan, emerges from the shadows
The National Police Agency coined the term "tokuryū" to classify individuals involved in dark part time jobs and quasi-gangsters, using the words "tokumei" (anonymous) and "ryūdo" (fluid) to reflect their characteristics.
Is Modi’s party heading for a stunning election loss?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign tactics have escalated, including anti-Muslim rhetoric and fearmongering, reflecting his ruling party's desperation.
Japan's labor crunch persists despite slight improvement
Over 300 companies went out of business in fiscal 2023 due to labor shortages, according to Teikoku Databank.
Excitement returns to tourist spots in Japan one year on
On May 2, the streets of Arashiyama, a well-known tourist destination in Kyoto, were filled with tourists, including many from abroad, ahead of the four-day weekend.
After blockbuster boxing victory, what next for ‘Monster’ Inoue?
Naoya Inoue celebrates his victory over Luis Nery in their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super bantamweight title boxing match at Tokyo Dome on Monday.
After blockbuster boxing victory, what next for ‘Monster’ Inoue?
Naoya Inoue celebrates his victory over Luis Nery in their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super bantamweight title boxing match at Tokyo Dome on Monday.
Xi bristles as Macron and von der Leyen urge China to do more on Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron, Chinese leader Xi Jinping and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen walk after their meeting in Paris on Monday.
How a Japanese scientist is turning the climate crisis into music
A screencap of a performance of Hiroto Nagai's “String Quartet No. 1 ‘Polar Energy Budget’” by the PRT Quartet
Japan’s tween skateboarders get head start on preparations for 2028 Olympics
Ibuki Matsumoto competes at an event in Osaka on April 21.
Pentagon reveals drone types for Replicator program to counter China
A U.S. Naval Special Warfare Operator fires a Switchblade 300 loitering munition during training exercises in Fallon, Nevada, last July. The U.S. Defense Department plans to use small drones — known in the Pentagon as “all-domain attritable autonomous systems” — to help counter Chinese military systems and tactics.

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