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TOMOKAZU HARIMOTO

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Aug 2, 2018
New table tennis league set to begin
Tomokazu Harimoto, Miu Hirano and other top Japanese table tennis players will look to develop themselves to genuinely become the world's dominant powerhouse by competing in the newly launched professional T.League.
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Jun 10, 2018
Mima Ito, Tomokazu Harimoto claim singles titles at Japan Open
Teenagers Mima Ito and Tomokazu Harimoto made the last day of the Japan Open a memorable one for home fans as they claimed both singles crowns for the host nation on Sunday.
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Jun 9, 2018
Tomokazu Harimoto eliminates Olympic champion Ma Long in Japan Open quarterfinals
Teenage star Tomokazu Harimoto beat China's two-time Olympic champion Ma Long on Saturday in the Japan Open quarterfinals.
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Jun 8, 2018
Ai Fukuhara, Tomokazu Harimoto to take part in Olympic Day table tennis friendly
Ai Fukuhara and Tomokazu Harimoto will take part in a mixed table tennis friendly later this month to promote dialogue between North and South Korea and their neighboring countries, the IOC announced Thursday.
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Apr 6, 2018
Tomokazu Harimoto upsets world No. 1 Fan Zhendong at Asian Cup
Tomokazu Harimoto defeated China's world No. 1 Fan Zhendong on Friday in the Asian Cup.
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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 16, 2017
Tomokazu Harimoto ousted in quarterfinals at ITTF World Tour Grand Finals
Tomokazu Harimoto crashed out in the men's singles quarterfinals on Saturday at the season-ending ITTF World Tour Grand Finals.
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Dec 16, 2017
Kasumi Ishikawa falls in quarterfinals at ITTF World Tour Grand Finals
Kasumi Ishikawa, Japan's top-ranked player, made a quarterfinal exit in the women's singles at the season-ending ITTF World Tour Grand Finals on Friday.
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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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Dec 14, 2017
Miu Hirano loses in first round at season-ending ITTF World Tour Grand Finals
Miu Hirano, a bronze medal winner at this year's World Table Tennis Championships, made a first-round exit in the women's singles at the season-ending ITTF World Tour Grand Finals on Thursday.
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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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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 25, 2017
Yoshimura, Ueda beat Harimoto, Kizukuri in China Open final
Thirteen-year-old Tomokazu Harimoto and partner Yuto Kizukuri missed out on the men's doubles title, losing to Rio Olympic team silver medalist Maharu Yoshimura and Jin Ueda in an all-Japanese final at the China Open on Sunday.
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Jun 24, 2017
Harimoto advances to China Open semifinals
Tomokazu Harimoto reached the China Open semifinals on Saturday after defeating countryman Koki Niwa in straight games in men's singles.
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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 15, 2017
Harimoto fails to qualify for Japan Open main draw
Teenager Tomokazu Harimoto failed to reach the main draw of the Japan Open after losing in the third round of men's singles qualifiers on Thursday.
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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 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.
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.
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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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