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TOMOKAZU HARIMOTO

Japan Times
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Jun 2, 2017
Harimoto stuns Mizutani at table tennis worlds
World Table Tennis Championships debutant Tomokazu Harimoto secured a shock 4-1 win over Rio bronze medalist Jun Mizutani on Thursday in the second round of men's singles.
Japan Times
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May 23, 2017
Mizutani determined to succeed at worlds
Rio Olympic bronze medalist Jun Mizutani knows what he must do in order to stand on the podium at the World Table Tennis Championships for the first time, and is poised to continue challenging China's dominance in the sport.
Japan Times
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Jan 4, 2017
Japan's rising sports stars look to raise the bar at Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Setting new records, Japan's Olympians managed to haul in a very respectable 38 medals at the 2012 London Games and 41 last year in Rio de Janeiro. Their efforts are certainly something for the nation's up-and-coming young athletes to duplicate or even surpass, as there are many potential stars out there who could become household names by the time Tokyo hosts the Olympics about 3u00bd years from now.
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Dec 8, 2016
Harimoto, 13, captures table tennis world title
Tomokazu Harimoto won the boys' singles at the World Junior Table Tennis Championships for players age 18 and under on Wednesday, becoming the youngest-ever champion in the event at age 13.
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Oct 6, 2016
Japan Sports Council selects sprinter Sani Brown, six other athletes for new overseas training program
The Japan Sport Council said Thursday it has chosen up-and-coming male sprinter Abdul Hakim Sani Brown and six other promising Japanese athletes to participate in a new intensive overseas training program eyeing major competitions such as the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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Oct 24, 2015
Harimoto falls in first round of Poland Open
Table tennis phenom Tomokazu Harimoto, 12, was knocked out in the first round of the Poland Open by China's World No. 1 Ma Long on Friday.
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Oct 23, 2015
Table tennis phenom Harimoto, 12, qualifies for Polish Open main draw
Twelve-year-old table tennis phenom Tomokazu Harimoto became the youngest player to progress from the qualifying stage of an ITTF world tour event at the Polish Open in Warsaw on Thursday, and now he faces a test like no other as world No. 1 Ma Long awaits him in his first game in the main draw.
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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