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May 4, 2019
Phoenix victorious in return
Taisuke Miyagawa needs some more time to make his comeback, but the Nihon University Phoenix have returned to college football.
Japan Times
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Nov 10, 2018
Futaba Ito, Meichi Narasaki win bouldering gold for Japan
Sixteen-year-old Futaba Ito won the women's bouldering final at the Asian sport climbing championships on Friday, finishing ahead of compatriot Nanako Kura.
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Nov 2, 2018
Junya Koga files appeal with CAS over four-year doping ban
Junya Koga has lodged an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport over his four-year ban for failed drug tests, his lawyer said Friday.
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Sep 15, 2018
Sport climbers Akiyo Noguchi, Miho Nonaka place second, fifth at world championships
Asian Games gold medalist Akiyo Noguchi finished second Friday in the women's bouldering final at the IFSC Climbing World Championships.
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Sep 12, 2018
Nippon Sport Science University fires ekiden director over violence against students
Nippon Sport Science University announced Wednesday it had dismissed the director of its ekiden road relay team over power harassment and violence against its members, the latest in a string of scandals that have rocked the country’s sporting world.
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Aug 25, 2018
Japan sport climbers in hunt for men's, women's titles
Tomoa Narasaki topped the qualifications of sport climbing combined at the Asian Games for the second straight day on Saturday, as all Japanese climbers qualified for the following day's final.
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Aug 24, 2018
Tomoa Narasaki tops field on second day of sport climbing
Tomoa Narasaki pulled off a nearly flawless showing Friday in bouldering qualification for sport climbing's men's combined event at the Asian Games.
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SPORTS
Jul 22, 2018
Coaching experts trade ideas at workshop
We have seen various types of unreasonable harassment problems surrounding Japanese sports, especially in school athletics, over the last several years.
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Jul 5, 2018
Going up not only challenge for competitors in climbing
After capturing the women's title at the inaugural Combined Japan Cup on June 24, Akiyo Noguchi insisted she needed to sleep a lot to restore her energy following a grueling qualification round the previous day.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS
Jun 26, 2018
Nippon Foundation invests in high school, university Paralympic athletes
The 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo will not only be a significant event for Olympic-caliber athletes in Japan, but it will also provide an opportunity to motivate Paralympic sport athletes.
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Jun 24, 2018
Akiyo Noguchi and Tomoa Narasaki win titles at inaugural sport climbing Combined Japan Cup
Climbing stars Akiyo Noguchi and Tomoa Narasaki captured the women's and men's titles at the inaugural Combined Japan Cup at Iwate Prefectural Sports Park on Sunday.
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Jun 10, 2018
Rei Sugimoto wins World Cup event for first bouldering title in five years
Rei Sugimoto won his first title in five years at the IFSC World Cup bouldering competition on Saturday, as four of the top six places went to Japanese climbers in the men's event held in Vail, Colorado.
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Jun 3, 2018
Akiyo Noguchi wins third straight bouldering World Cup event
Two years before sport climbing makes its Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020, Akiyo Noguchi won the women's championship in the fifth event of the bouldering World Cup season on Sunday.
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Apr 23, 2018
Tomoa Narasaki wins bouldering gold at World Cup in Moscow
Tomoa Narasaki claimed his first title in two years Sunday as he won the second round of the IFSC Bouldering World Cup in Moscow.
Japan Times
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Mar 29, 2018
With new name and mission, Japan Sport Association seeks greater public participation in sports
The Japan Sports Association is modifying its organizational name beginning with the start of the new fiscal year on Sunday.
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Mar 4, 2018
Fourteen-year-old Ai Mori wins lead climbing national championship
As a slender 14-year-old girl, Ai Mori can probably walk down the street without anyone thinking she is a top athlete.
OLYMPICS
Feb 22, 2018
CAS announces Russian curler Alexander Krushelnitsky found guilty of doping
The Court of Arbitration for Sport said on Thursday that Russian curler Alexander Krushelnitsky has been found guilty of an anti-doping violation after testing positive for the banned substance meldonium.
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OLYMPICS
Feb 20, 2018
Slovenia's Ziga Jeglic tests positive for fenoterol, suspended for rest of 2018 Winter Games
Slovenia men's ice hockey player Ziga Jeglic has tested positive for a banned substance and has been suspended for the remainder of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, the Court of Arbitration for Sport said on Tuesday.
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OLYMPICS
Feb 5, 2018
Sport climbing gaining hold ahead of 2020 Tokyo Olympics
The Olympics have the power to turn obscure sports into much bigger attractions once they've been included on the program for the global sports extravaganza.
OLYMPICS
Feb 2, 2018
Japan sports leaders not happy CAS overturned 28 doping bans
Japanese officials expressed unease after the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Thursday overturned lifetime Olympic bans on 28 Russian athletes.
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.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
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.
Saudi Arabia steps up Gaza-related arrests as Israel ties edge closer
The arrests for Gaza-related posts indicate Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s regime will take a hard line against citizens not toeing the line when it comes to normalizing ties with Israel.
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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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.
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