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U S CHAMPIONSHIPS

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Nov 6, 2022
Wei Xiaoyuan retains bars title; Ireland claims first worlds gold
The 18-year-old gave China their first women's gold medal in Liverpool with a winning score of 14.966, defending the crown she won last year in Kitakyushu.
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Nov 3, 2022
Japan earns men's silver at world championships and punches ticket for Olympics
Japan's men booked their ticket to the 2024 Paris Olympics by winning silver in the team all-around final Wednesday at the gymnastics world championships in Liverpool.
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Nov 2, 2022
Japan's women miss early chance to clinch Paris gymnastics berth
Japan's hope of winning its first medal in 56 years in the event was lost when the team could not capitalize on the third place it held heading into the fourth and final apparatus.
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SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Oct 26, 2022
Tokyo takes over as host of 2023 Sumo World Championships
Amateur sumo's most prestigious tournament will return to the capital for the first time since 1998, replacing Russia which was scheduled to host this year.
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Oct 26, 2022
Daiki Hashimoto looks to land elusive team gold at worlds
The 21-year-old, the new face of Japanese gymnastics after the retirement of Kohei Uchimura, is eager for Japan to end the competition on top of the podium.
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Oct 17, 2022
Mina Sato wins second straight silver in keirin at world championships
Mina Sato won the silver medal for the second straight year in women's keirin at the track cycling world championships on Sunday.
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Oct 7, 2022
Japanese judoka grab two golds on opening day of world championships
Japan took both gold medals on offer on the opening day of the judo world championships in Tashkent on Thursday, with Natsumi Tsunoda defending her women's 48-kg crown and Naohisa Takato winning the men's 60-kg title.
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Sep 26, 2022
Japan off to winning start at women's world volleyball championships
Japan began the women's volleyball world championships in style on Sunday, cruising past Colombia 25-20, 25-22, 25-17 in Pool D.
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Sep 5, 2022
Japan beats Finland at women's world championships
Japan upset Beijing Olympic bronze medalist Finland 1-0 to earn its best-ever finish of fifth place at the women's ice hockey world championship Sunday.
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Aug 29, 2022
Akane Yamaguchi wins second straight world title
Akane Yamaguchi became the first Japanese to win back-to-back women's singles badminton world championships on Sunday, beating China's Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Chen Yufei 21-12, 10-21, 21-14 at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.
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Aug 26, 2022
Japan's 'Nagamatsu' pair reaches semifinals at world championships
Wakana Nagahara and Mayu Matsumoto will carry Japan's hopes into the women's doubles semifinals.
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Aug 25, 2022
Kento Momota upset in second round at world championships
Momota lost to H.S. Prannoy for the first time in their nine meetings.
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Aug 22, 2022
Ygor Coelho encouraging Brazilians to dance to rhythm of badminton
The world No. 51 has established himself in the badminton world and says more people in his soccer-mad nation are aiming to follow in his footsteps.
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Aug 21, 2022
Open-water races at European championships end in chaos
After a delay of several hours, organizers ruled they could not be sure exactly when racing had stopped and therefore could not determine a final order.
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Aug 14, 2022
Male artistic swimmers finally get the pool to themselves
Giorgio Minisini's historic gold medal at the European championships came seven years after the discipline first allowed men to compete, only if accompanied by a female partner.
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Aug 14, 2022
David Popovici euphoric after setting new freestyle world record
The 17-year-old Romanian double world champion bested the previous mark, set by Brazilian Cesar Cielo at the 2009 world championships in the era of buoyant body suits.
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Jul 27, 2022
Nigerians bask in Tobi Amusan's record-breaking athletic glory
The three main challengers in Nigeria's February presidential ballot hailed Amusan's success, as well as that of Ese Brume who won silver in the long jump.
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SOCCER
Jul 27, 2022
England thrashes Sweden to reach women's Euro 2022 final
After semifinal heartache in the last three major tournaments, the Lionesses roared to the delight of the home crowd of 29,000 at Bramall Lane to set up a clash against Germany or France.
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SOCCER
Jul 27, 2022
Nadeshiko Japan draws with China to secure EAFF E-1 title
Nadeshiko Japan knew they only needed a draw to secure the silverware, and they got the job done at Kashima Stadium on Tuesday night to secure new manager Futoshi Ikeda his first trophy.
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Jul 26, 2022
United States mulls more athletic events after success of worlds
Compelling performances in Oregon delighted U.S. track officials, who are desperate to boost the sport's profile in their country after years of languishing out of the spotlight.
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.
Man, 28, arrested in Okinawa over burned bodies found in Tochigi
Hikaru Sasaki enters the Metropolitan Police Department's Osaki police station in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward on Monday after being arrested on suspicion of disposing of two bodies found in Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture, earlier this month.
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.

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