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TABLE TENNIS

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May 6, 2018
Japan falls to China in World Team Table Tennis Championships women's final
The Japanese team of Mima Ito, Miu Hirano and Kasumi Ishikawa on Saturday was defeated 3-1 by defending champion China, which claimed its fourth consecutive women's title at the World Team Table Tennis Championships.
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May 5, 2018
South Korea men prevail over Japan in quarterfinals of World Team Table Tennis Championships
The Japan men's team suffered a 3-1 loss to South Korea in the quarterfinals of the World Team Table Tennis Championships on Friday, missing the podium at the tournament for the first time since 2006.
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May 4, 2018
Japan women cruise past unified Korea team to reach World Team Table Tennis Championships final
The unified Korea women's squad at the World Team Table Tennis Championships crashed out in its first fixture, losing to Japan 3-0 in Friday's semifinals.
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May 4, 2018
Japanese women advance to semifinals at World Team Table Tennis Championships
Japan's women advanced to the semifinals of the World Team Table Tennis Championships on Thursday with a 3-0 victory over Ukraine.
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Mar 26, 2018
Kasumi Ishikawa leads big day for Japanese women at German Open
Kasumi Ishikawa beat South Korea's Seo Hyo-won 4-1 to win the German Open women's singles title on Sunday, while compatriots Mima Ito and Hina Hayata won the women's doubles final.
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Jan 21, 2018
14-year-old Tomokazu Harimoto becomes youngest national table tennis singles champion
Fourteen-year-old Tomokazu Harimoto became Japan's youngest national table tennis singles champion on Sunday, beating Rio de Janeiro bronze medalist Jun Mizutani 4-2 in the men's final.
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Dec 15, 2017
Tomokazu Harimoto chosen as ITTF's Breakthrough Star award recipient
Czech Open winner Tomokazu Harimoto was honored Thursday for his standout performance in 2017 by receiving the Breakthrough Star award from the International Table Tennis Federation.
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Nov 22, 2017
Harimoto, Hirano qualify for Grand Finals
Teenagers Tomokazu Harimoto and Miu Hirano qualified for the ITTF World Tour Grand Finals as the world governing body of table tennis released the entry list for the four categories on Tuesday.
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Oct 5, 2017
Chinese Table Tennis Super League to exclude Japanese players: source
Japanese players will be barred from competing in the Chinese Table Tennis Super League, possibly until the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, a source at the Japan Table Tennis Association said Thursday.
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Sep 15, 2017
T.League unveils ambitious details for inaugural 2018 season, beyond
With an ambitious goal to eventually become the best table tennis league in the world, the T.League Premier League will kick off in Japan in the fall of 2018.
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Sep 6, 2017
Teen phenom Harimoto moves up to 13th in table tennis world rankings
Fourteen-year-old Tomokazu Harimoto improved his world ranking from 20th to his career-best 13th as the International Table Tennis Federation released the latest list Tuesday.
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Jun 19, 2017
China taking notice of Japan's rising talents
Although the Japan Open showcased Chinese table tennis supremacy rather than Japan's rise, China's stars have a wary eye on the Tokyo 2020 Olympic hosts — if their words are taken at face value.
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Jun 18, 2017
Novice Sun, top-ranked Ma win Japan Open titles
China's 16-year-old Sun Yingsha marked a stunning ITTF World Tour debut by winning the Japan Open women's singles on Sunday, while world No. 1 Ma Long claimed his first title.
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Jun 18, 2017
Hirano vows to face up to Chinese challenge
It was a cruel reality check for Miu Hirano as her surging run of form came to a shuddering end in the Japan Open quarterfinals, but the 17-year-old vowed to rebuild her game to again challenge China's top players.
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Jun 7, 2017
Harimoto striving to boost ranking after sensational debut
Sensational junior high school student Tomokazu Harimoto is now setting his sights on playing in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after becoming the youngest quarterfinalist ever at the recent world table tennis championships.
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Jun 5, 2017
Ito, Hayata settle for table tennis bronze
Mima Ito and Hina Hayata will go home with bronze medals after losing their Table Tennis World Championships women's doubles semifinal on Monday.
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Jun 5, 2017
Oshima, Morizono claim silver at table tennis worlds
Yuya Oshima and Masataka Morizono gave Japan its first World Table Tennis Championships men's doubles silver medal in 48 years Sunday after being beaten 4-1 by the Chinese pair of Fan Zhendong and Xu Xin.
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Jun 4, 2017
Japan captures first world championship in mixed doubles in 48 years
Maharu Yoshimura and Kasumi Ishikawa won Japan's first mixed-doubles gold in 48 years on Saturday at the World Table Tennis Championships, while Tomokazu Harimoto became the youngest player to reach quarterfinals.
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Jun 3, 2017
Harimoto continues historic run at World Table Tennis Championships
Tomokazu Harimoto became the youngest player to reach the World Table Tennis Championships quarterfinals on Saturday, when the 13-year-old defeated Lubomir Pistej of Slovakia 4-1 in the men's singles.
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Jun 3, 2017
Hirano advances to semis at worlds
Miu Hirano guaranteed the first medal for her country in 48 years in the women's singles at the World Table Tennis Championships on Friday, beating Feng Tianwei of Singapore in straight games to reach the semifinals.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
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.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same 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.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
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.
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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.

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