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U S CHAMPIONSHIPS

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Aug 27, 2019
Shohei Ono nabs third world title; Tsukasa Yoshida claims silver
Reigning Olympic champion Shohei Ono won his third title in the men's 73-kg division at the World Judo Championships on Tuesday, while fellow Tsukasa Yoshida settled for silver in the women's 57-kg class.
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Aug 27, 2019
Wakana Nagahara, Mayu Matsumoto lauded by Japan's 1977 world champions
After successfully defending their women's doubles crown at the Badminton World Championships on Sunday, Wakana Nagahara and Mayu Matsumoto were lauded by the first women to claim the title at the inaugural tournament in 1977.
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Aug 27, 2019
Uta Abe defends women's 52-kg title at judo worlds, defeats Russia's Natalia Kuziutina
Japan's Uta Abe defended her title in the women's 52-kg division at the judo world championships on Monday.
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Aug 24, 2019
Wakana Nagahara, Mayu Matsumoto secure women's doubles bronze at Badminton World Championships
Defending champions Wakana Nagahara and Mayu Matsumoto have guaranteed themselves at least a bronze medal in the women's doubles at the Badminton World Championships on Friday.
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OLYMPICS
Aug 21, 2019
Tomoa Narasaki climbs to gold at world championships, punches ticket for 2020 Olympics
Tomoa Narasaki entered the world championships vowing to not only shoot for an Olympic berth but for the gold medal as well.
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Aug 21, 2019
No. 1 Yamaguchi upset by No. 32 Yeo during world championships
World No. 1 Akane Yamaguchi suffered an upset defeat to 32nd-ranked Yeo Jia-min of Singapore 2-0 in the second round of the women's singles at the badminton world championships on Tuesday.
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Aug 21, 2019
Inoue sets ambitious goal for Japan's judoka
Japan's national men's judo team coach Kosei Inoue said he will be using the world championships starting Sunday at Tokyo's famed Nippon Budokan as a springboard to success at the 2020 Summer Games.
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Aug 20, 2019
Sport climbers Janja Garnbret, Akiyo Noguchi achieve dream by qualifying for 2020 Olympics
Olympic favorite Janja Garnbret defended her world title, while Akiyo Noguchi secured a spot for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with a runner-up finish in the women's combined event at the IFSC World Championships at Esforta Arena Hachioji on Tuesday.
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Aug 16, 2019
Teenage climber Ai Mori earns bronze in women's lead competition at world championships
Fifteen-year-old Ai Mori became the youngest Japanese to finish on the podium at the IFSC Climbing World Championships after taking bronze in the women's lead competition.
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Aug 10, 2019
Top climbers seeking to use world championships in Hachioji as springboard to 2020 Games
Japanese climbers are fired up to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics during the IFSC Climbing World Championships, which kicks off on home soil on Sunday.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 27, 2019
Two South Koreans dead and water polo athletes hurt in nightclub collapse in Gwangju
Two South Koreans died and several others, including athletes participating in the World Aquatics Championships, were injured when an upper floor of a nightclub collapsed in the southern city of Gwangju early on Saturday, a fire department official said.
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Jul 7, 2019
North Korea applies to compete at judo world championships in Japan: source
North Korea has applied to send athletes to this summer's world judo championships in Tokyo, a source close to the matter said Saturday.
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Jul 6, 2019
Wrestling icon Kaori Icho's bid for fifth Olympic title hits wall
Four-time defending Olympic wrestling champion Kaori Icho's bid for a fifth title took a severe hit on Saturday, when the 35-year-old failed to qualify for September's World Wrestling Championships.
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Jul 1, 2019
Abdul Hakim Sani Brown races ahead with confident showing at nationals
His demeanor already stood out before the race.
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Jun 30, 2019
Abdul Hakim Sani Brown endures long meet to win 200-meter dash
The long four-day schedule made it tough even for a phenom like Abdul Hakim Sani Brown.
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Jun 29, 2019
Sani Brown, Koike, Kiryu qualify for 200-meter final; athletes nab national titles in other events
Asian Games men's 200-meter gold medalist Yuki Koike, 100-meter national record holder Abdul Hakim Sani Brown and Yoshihide Kiryu calmly qualified for the gold-medal race on Saturday evening at the 103rd Japan National Championships.
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Jun 28, 2019
Abdul Hakim Sani Brown claims second 100-meter national title
The field for the men's 100-meter dash had been called the best and most competitive in the history of the tournament.
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Jun 27, 2019
Abdul Hakim Sani Brown, Yuki Koike advance to 100-meter final at nationals
New national record holder Abdul Hakim Sani Brown, former record holder Yoshihide Kiryu and other top sprinters safely qualified for the men's 100-meter final at the Japan National Championships on Thursday.
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Jun 6, 2019
University of Florida's Abdul Hakim Sani Brown advances to 100-meter final at NCAA championships
University of Florida sophomore sprinter Abdul Hakim Sani Brown posted a wind-assisted 9.96-second time in the men's 100-meter preliminaries at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Wednesday.
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Apr 29, 2019
Mima Ito, Hina Hayata come up short in final at world championships
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Rare sequel to 'My Neighbor Totoro' to play at Cannes
A screening of "Mei and the Baby Cat Bus," which is being billed as a "mini-sequel" to the Studio Ghibli classic "My Neighbor Totoro," is set to take place at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday.
America wasn’t made for walking, and it’s killing them
A 2010 study found that U.S. adults averaged 5,117 steps daily and that this was lower than the averages found in similar studies in Switzerland, western Australia and Japan.
Fuchu Prison adapting to foreign prisoners
From the outside, the light-brown complex that is Fuchu Prison in western Tokyo could easily be mistaken for a city hall.
Why half of Japan's cities are at risk of disappearing in 100 years
A couple looks out onto the Fukuoka nightscape. Due to its distance from Tokyo and its close proximity to South Korea and China, professor Tomoya Mori believes that Fukuoka is one of the few metropolitan regions of Japan that will see some form of growth in the decades to come.
Japan concerned over U.S. officials' remarks on atomic bombings
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham speaks to reporters during a news conference in Washington on Thursday.
Fuchu Prison adapting to foreign prisoners
From the outside, the light-brown complex that is Fuchu Prison in western Tokyo could easily be mistaken for a city hall.
The politicians moving Japan forward on climate
While not the most outspoken politician on the issue, digital minister Taro Kono has a track record of being serious in his commitment to addressing the climate crisis.
Seoul's eclectic Art OnO shines light on Japan's artists and galleries
Art OnO, which took place from April 19 to 21 in Seoul, featured a modest number of 36 participating galleries from 15 countries.
Want to be a voice actor? Stay 'true to the character'
SungWon Cho is a veteran with more than 10 years of experience portraying characters in anime, cartoons and video games.
Local theater in Japan is more than a hobby — it’s a community
Japan Times contributor Laura Pollacco (front right) was offered the role of one of her all-time favorite heroines, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Bennet, in the Tokyo International Players’ production of “Pride and Prejudice.”

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