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TENNIS
Apr 11, 2020
ITF advises tennis players to seek local support while sport is on hiatus
The International Tennis Federation is looking at ways to help the players most severely affected by the sport's shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic and is advising them to claim support from their local governments if possible.
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Feb 29, 2020
Japan's efforts to host China table tennis team face challenges
Plans to invite the China table tennis team to train in Japan have hit a hurdle as a prospective host municipality has backed down to deal with the coronavirus outbreak, Japan Table Tennis Association sources said Saturday.
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Feb 24, 2020
Tomokazu Harimoto, Mima Ito clinch first titles of season
Tomokazu Harimoto and Mima Ito each claimed their first titles of the ITTF World Tour season at the Hungarian Open in Budapest on Sunday.
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Feb 21, 2020
JTTA to assist China amid COVID-19 crisis
The Japan Table Tennis Association has agreed to take in about 50 members of China's national table tennis team who are unable to return home in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, sources said Friday.
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Jan 6, 2020
Tomokazu Harimoto, Mima Ito headline Japan's 2020 table tennis squad
The Japan Table Tennis Association announced Monday the six players who will represent the Olympic host nation at the 2020 Tokyo Games.
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Dec 15, 2019
Teen duo Miyu Kihara, Miyu Nagasaki capture table tennis Grand Finals title
The women's doubles pair of Miyu Kihara and Miyu Nagasaki won their first ITTF World Tour Grand Finals championship on Sunday.
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Nov 18, 2019
Mima Ito captures first singles title of season on World Tour
Table tennis star Mima Ito defeated the former women's singles world No. 1 to capture her first title on this year's International Table Tennis Federation World Tour at the Austria Open on Sunday.
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TENNIS
Aug 27, 2019
Kei Nishikori motors into second round at U.S. Open
Kei Nishikori advanced to the second round of the U.S. Open on Monday after Marco Trungelliti retired with an injury in the second set of their match.
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JAPAN
Aug 25, 2019
Former emperor, empress visit Karuizawa tennis court where they first met in 1957
Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michiko visited on Sunday a tennis court in the town of Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, where they met for the first time in August 1957.
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Aug 19, 2019
Tomokazu Harimoto wins Bulgaria Open for first title of season
Tomokazu Harimoto defeated China's Zhao Zihao in the men's final of the Bulgaria Open on Sunday, claiming his first title on the ITTF World Tour this season.
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TENNIS
Jul 16, 2019
Shintaro Mochizuki becomes world No. 1 for juniors
Teenager Shintaro Mochizuki, who won the Wimbledon boys' title on Sunday, claimed the No. 1 spot for junior players in the latest world rankings released by the International Tennis Federation.
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TENNIS
Jun 22, 2019
Juan Martin del Potro admits career in doubt after latest injury
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PARALYMPICS / Summer Paralympics
Jun 9, 2019
Yui Kamiji falls in women's wheelchair final at French Open
Japan's Yui Kamiji failed in her attempt to win a third straight French Open women's wheelchair singles title on Saturday, while compatriot Shingo Kunieda prevailed in the men's wheelchair doubles for the first time in three years.
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BUSINESS / Companies
May 7, 2019
Naomi Osaka's Mastercard deal underscores Japanese star's magnetic brand appeal
Naomi Osaka has added Mastercard Inc. to her endorsement contracts, as the No. 1 ranked tennis player continues to attract sponsors following her wins at the U.S. Open and Australian Open.
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Apr 29, 2019
Mima Ito, Hina Hayata come up short in final at world championships
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OLYMPICS
Apr 28, 2019
Hina Hayata, Mima Ito prevail in all-Japan semifinal at worlds
Hina Hayata and Mima Ito became the first Japanese women's doubles pair in 48 years to reach the table tennis world championship finals with a victory over compatriots Honoka Hashimoto and Hitomi Sato on Saturday.
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Apr 27, 2019
Maharu Yoshimura, Kasumi Ishikawa fall in mixed doubles final at world championships
Maharu Yoshimura and Kasumi Ishikawa failed to defend their mixed doubles title, falling to China's Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen 4-1 in Friday's final at the World Table Tennis Championships.
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Apr 25, 2019
Maharu Yoshimura, Kasumi Ishikawa secure spot on worlds mixed doubles podium
Maharu Yoshimura and Kasumi Ishikawa ensured they would win a third straight mixed doubles medal at the World Table Tennis Championships on Wednesday when they advanced to the semifinals.
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BUSINESS
Apr 5, 2019
Japan's Naomi Osaka, tennis world No. 1, drops Adidas and signs with Nike
World No. 1 Naomi Osaka has agreed a deal with Nike, the sports apparel giant has announced.
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CULTURE / Art
Apr 2, 2019
Katsumi Asaba is having a good laugh
One of Japan's top art directors brings together the mischievous, the comical and the jokers for an exhibition to prove 'Humor is the heart of communication.'
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Yen swings stir talk that Japan is in the FX market once again
An electronic screen in Tokyo displays the yen exchange rate against the U.S. dollar and the graph showing its recent swings, on Thursday.
Harajuku strives to reclaim its former glory — and surpass it
Laforet Harajuku, which celebrated its 45th anniversary last year, has been a witness to the district's evolution over the years.
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.
Japan's May 1 intervention may have cost ¥3.66 trillion, BOJ data suggests
An electronic screen displays a graph showing Japanese yen exchange rates surging against the dollar amid signs of intervention by authorities, in Tokyo on Thursday.
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.
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.

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