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U S OPEN

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Figure Skating
Oct 5, 2015
Mao returns to lead Japan to victory
Three-time women's world champion Mao Asada shone upon her return from a one-year sabbatical on Saturday, helping to boost Japan to victory in the Japan Open team competition.
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TENNIS
Oct 2, 2015
Venus reaches 77th career final
Former world No. 1 Venus Williams fought back from a set down to see off Italy's Roberto Vinci 5-7, 6-2, 7-6 (7-4) and make the final of the Wuhan Open on Friday.
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TENNIS
Sep 30, 2015
Defending champion Nishikori confident ahead of Japan Open
World No. 6 Kei Nishikori says he's learned to relax at the Japan Open and is in a confident mood ahead of his defense of the title in Tokyo next week.
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TENNIS
Sep 27, 2015
Radwanska wins Pan Pacific Open
Agnieszka Radwanska finished off her stellar week in Tokyo by beating Belinda Bencic 6-2, 6-2 in the final of the Pan Pacific Open at Ariake Colosseum on Sunday.
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TENNIS
Sep 26, 2015
Bencic, Radwanska advance to Pan Pacific Open final
Rising Swiss star Belinda Bencic beat Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki on Saturday to storm into the final of the Pan Pacific Open, where she will face Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska.
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TENNIS
Sep 25, 2015
Cibulkova shines in hard-fought victory over Ivanovic
Slovakia's Dominika Cibulkova scored a shock win over former world No. 1 Ana Ivanovic at the Pan Pacific Open on Friday, booking a semifinal spot with a straight-sets victory at the Ariake Tennis Forest Park.
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TENNIS
Sep 24, 2015
Pliskova eliminates Nara in second round
Kurumi Nara exited the Pan Pacific Open in a straight-sets second-round defeat to fourth seed Karolina Pliskova on Thursday.
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TENNIS
Sep 22, 2015
Nara ousts Doi in Pan Pacific Open opener
Kurumi Nara advanced to the second round of the Pan Pacific Open after defeating Misaki Doi on Tuesday.
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TENNIS
Sep 21, 2015
Radwanska advances, Osaka ousted at Pan Pacific Open
Seventh seed Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland beat American Coco Vandeweghe to advance to the second round of the Pan Pacific Open on Monday, but there was an early exit for Japanese wild card Naomi Osaka.
MORE SPORTS
Sep 20, 2015
Ishikawa victorious at ANA Open
U.S. tour regular Ryo Ishikawa captured the ANA Open on Sunday by two strokes to win his 12th title on Japan's domestic JGTO tour.
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CULTURE / Music
Sep 5, 2015
Open Reel Ensemble gives mechanical sounds more warmth on 'Vocal Code'
With four giant reel-to-reel audio tape recorders behind it on stage, Open Reel Ensemble could almost be mistaken for a Japanese version of Kraftwerk.
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TENNIS
Sep 1, 2015
Nishikori loses in first round of U.S. Open
Kei Nishikori fell in five sets to Benoit Paire of France in the first round of the U.S. Open on Monday.
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TENNIS
Aug 29, 2015
Nishikori confident entering U.S. Open
Returning to the site of his best Grand Slam effort to date, world No. 4 Kei Nishikori said Friday he was going into the U.S. Open having achieved the best results of his life.
TENNIS
Aug 27, 2015
Nishikori, Wawrinka scheduled to compete in Japan Open
Two-time champion Kei Nishikori has signed on to defend his Japan Open crown in October, the Japan Tennis Association announced Thursday.
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TENNIS
Aug 18, 2015
Monfils accused of tanking in defeat
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TENNIS
Aug 4, 2015
Soeda advances to second round at Citi Open
Go Soeda reached the second round of the men's singles at the Citi Open on Monday with a straight-sets win over Darian King of Barbados.
MORE SPORTS
Jul 25, 2015
Matsuyama falls to 25th place at Fukushima Open
Hideki Matsuyama struggled to keep pace with the low scoring at the Fukushima Open, where his 3-under-par 69 saw him sink into 25th place after Saturday's third round.
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MORE SPORTS
Jul 24, 2015
Kodaira, South Korean pair tied atop leaderboard at Fukushima Open
Hideki Matsuyama carded a 5-under-par 67 to remain four strokes off the pace after the second round of the Fukushima Open on Friday.
MORE SPORTS
Jul 21, 2015
Matsuyama ends up tied for 18th place
Hideki Matsuyama finished the British Open in a tie for 18th place at 8-under-par 280 on Monday, seven strokes behind the winner, American Zach Johnson.
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MORE SPORTS
Jul 14, 2015
Tiger 'excited' about return to Old Course
Tiger Woods' love affair with St Andrews goes back 20 years and the former world No. 1 cannot wait for romance to blossom again at the 144th British Open that starts on Thursday.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Kishida defends planned rule to revoke foreigners' residency
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a meeting of the Lower House Judicial Affairs Committee on Wednesday.
Human bone-like objects found at Nippon Steel plant’s molten iron pot, with one worker missing
Police believe it’s highly possible that human bones found in a molten iron pot at Nippon Steel's Oita factory belong to a missing male employee.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Man suspected of using smart glasses to cheat on Waseda University exams
The Waseda University campus in Tokyo. An 18-year-old male test-taker is suspected of using smart glasses to cheat during the university's entrance exam.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
Japanese rap creates its mecca in Pop Yours
Tokyo-based artist Jumadiba says he forgoes the label of simply “rap” for his music because the Japanese rap scene isn’t confined to a particular sound.
Who’s toughest on China? Biden’s tariff tactic ups ante as election looms.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about new actions to protect American workers and businesses from China's "unfair" trade practices, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Tuesday.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Ishin struggles to set itself apart from other parties
Nippon Ishin no Kai Secretary-General Fumitake Fujita (right) speaks beside Yui Kanazawa, the party's candidate in the Tokyo 15th district by-election on April 28. Nippon Ishin lost in this by-election as well as another in Nagasaki held on the same day.

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