Tag - u-s-championships

 
Menu
Search
 
April 30, 2024
 

Today's print edition

Home Delivery
Subscribe for more access

U S CHAMPIONSHIPS

Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Aug 30, 2014
Mitani ends Japan's 37-year women's singles medal drought at World Badminton Championships
Minatsu Mitani fell in the semifinals on Saturday at the World Badminton Championships, losing in straight sets to top seed Li Xuerui of China.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Aug 29, 2014
Nun Ira collects silver at judo worlds
Karen Nun Ira won the silver medal in the women's under-70 kg class on Friday, the fifth day of the World Judo Championships.
MORE SPORTS
Aug 29, 2014
Mitani advances to semifinals at badminton worlds
Minatsu Mitani on Friday advanced to the semifinals of the women's singles at the World Badminton Championships.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Aug 28, 2014
Tashiro earns under 63-kg bronze at judo worlds
Miku Tashiro fell in the women's under 63-kg semifinals on Thursday, but won a bronze medal at the World Judo Championships.
MORE SPORTS
Aug 26, 2014
Tokyo expected to host 2019 or 2020 judo worlds: Vizer
Tokyo will likely host the 2018 or 2019 World Judo Championships as part of the buildup to the 2020 Olympics, International Judo Federation President Marius Vizer said Tuesday.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Aug 21, 2014
Irie, Seto triumph on opening day at Pan Pacific Championships
Japan's Ryosuke Irie outpaced American Matt Grevers to win the 100-meter backstroke on the first day of competition at the Pan Pacific Championships on Thursday.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 24, 2014
Kiryu claims bronze in men's 100m at junior worlds
Teen sprinter Yoshihide Kiryu gave Japan its first medal at the 2014 IAAF World Junior Championships on Wednesday.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 15, 2014
Yoshida, Icho claim national titles in new weight classes
Olympic wrestling standouts Saori Yoshida and Kaori Icho each won in her new weight division on Sunday at Japan's National Invitational Championships, an event that doubles as a qualifier for this year's world championships.
MORE SPORTS
Apr 30, 2014
Japan women improve to 4-0 at table tennis worlds
Host Japan's women defeated Taiwan 3-0 to pick up their fourth consecutive victory at the World Team Table Tennis Championships on Wednesday.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Mar 29, 2014
Mao struggles, still claims third world title
Mao Asada captured her third world title with a satisfactory free skate on Saturday night at Saitama Super Arena.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Mar 28, 2014
Hanyu delivers splendid free skate, overtakes Machida for world title
Sochi Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu came from behind in dramatic fashion to capture his first world championship on Friday night at Saitama Super Arena.
MORE SPORTS
Mar 19, 2014
Ishigaki replaces Fukuhara for worlds
An unexpected phone call turned out to be surprising, but a pleasant one for Yuka Ishigaki when the 24-year-old table tennis player learned she would replace the injured Ai Fukuhara in the upcoming Japan Table 2014, the World Team Table Tennis Championships.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Mar 18, 2014
Worlds better held before Olympics as a qualifier
Is a post-Olympic worlds really worthwhile?
MORE SPORTS
Mar 11, 2014
JAFA names candidates for worlds
The Japan American Football Association began the first step for the 2015 world championship in Stockholm, announcing the 85 candidates to make the national team on Monday night.
TENNIS
Feb 13, 2014
Nishikori reaches quarterfinals at U.S. National Indoor Championships
Kei Nishikori overcame a number of mistakes on Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinals of the U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jan 29, 2014
Ski jumper Takanashi retains crown
Sochi Olympics gold medal hope Sara Takanashi became the first ever to win three consecutive titles at the World Junior Ski Championships on Tuesday.
MORE SPORTS
Jan 28, 2014
Sprinter Kiryu aims to compete in 60 meters at indoor worlds
Teenage sprinter Yoshihide Kiryu is leaning toward running the 60 meters in the IAAF World Indoor Championships in March, he said Tuesday.
Figure Skating
Jan 21, 2014
Murakami making solid preparations for Four Continents
Olympian Kanako Murakami practiced on Tuesday and showed no ill effects from ankle pain ahead of the start of the Four Continents Championships.
OLYMPICS
Sep 22, 2013
Yoshida sets 2020 as target
Fresh from winning her 11th consecutive 55-kg title at the world wrestling championships in Budapest, Olympic champion Saori Yoshida reiterated her determination to keep on competing until the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after arriving back in Japan on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS
Sep 21, 2013
Dosho settles for bronze at wrestling world championships
Tournament debutante Sara Dosho of Japan earned a bronze medal in the women's 67-kilogram class at the wrestling world championships on Friday.
When will Japan intervene to support the yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki has reiterated the government's readiness to take an appropriate action as the yen continues to slide against the U.S. dollar.
'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.
Raising kids in Japan as a single parent? It takes a village.
Making things work as a foreign, single mother in Japan isn't easy, but these tips and tricks can help you through the hardest parts.
Yen rebounds strongly after first slide past ¥160 since 1990
The yen dropped to ¥160.245 per dollar on Monday before heading into the other direction to ¥155.01 amid speculation of an intervention by Japanese currency authorities.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
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.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the 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.

Podcast

From easily navigable train stations to the helpfulness of its municipal staff, Tokyo has earned high praise for its commitment to accessibility for disabled travelers.
[Rebroadcast] Japan is doing better on accessibility than you may think

Longform

When trying to trace your lineage in Japan, the "koseki" is the most important form of document you'll encounter.
Climbing the branches of a Japanese family tree
By Alex K.T. Martin

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

Leading Japan’s sustainability from Tokyo
Leading Japan’s sustainability from Tokyo

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS note

Read more

SUPPLEMENTS BINDER