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WINTER GAMES

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Feb 21, 2017
Offensive onslaught: Japan women's hockey squad sets Asian Games record with 46-0 rout of Hong Kong
A drained South Korea fell 1-0 to Kazakhstan to suffer its second straight tough loss in the Asian Winter Games women's ice hockey tournament Tuesday.
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Feb 21, 2017
Semifinalists decided for men's curling tournament
Taiwan advanced to the semifinals of the men's curling tournament at the Asian Winter Games with a 13-2 victory over Kazakhstan on Tuesday evening.
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Feb 21, 2017
Takagi grabs third medal in two days
Miho Takagi claimed her third speedskating medal at the Asian Winter Games on Tuesday with a victory in the women's 1,500 meters, while Nao Kodaira earned her second gold after beating two-time defending Olympic champ Lee Sang-hwa of South Korea in the 500-meter competition.
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Feb 20, 2017
Japan's men, women taste curling defeat
Japan suffered its first defeat in both men's and women's curling at the Asian Winter Games on Monday.
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Feb 20, 2017
Smile Japan grinds past South Korea at Asian Winter Games
Goals from Hanae Kubo, Naho Terashima and Shoko Ono powered Japan to a comprehensive 3-0 victory over South Korea on the second day of play in the women's tournament at the Asian Winter Games on Monday night at Tsukisamu Gymnasium.
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Feb 20, 2017
Kodaira, Takagi claim speedskating gold at Asian Winter Games
Nao Kodaira won the women's 1,000 meters in the speedskating with Miho Takagi adding another gold in the 3,000 at the Asian Winter Games on Monday.
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Feb 19, 2017
Japan's female curlers using tourney as springboard
Both Japanese curling teams at the Asian Winter Games have their sights firmly set on the Pyeongchang Olympics in a year's time, but this tournament could be bigger for the women after their recent loss in the nationals.
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Feb 19, 2017
Snowboarder Yanetani wins first gold of Asian Winter Games
Eri Yanetani won the first gold medal of the 2017 Asian Winter Games in the women's giant slalom in snowboarding on Sunday, when Shinnosuke Kamino also medaled for Japan, a bronze in the men's event.
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Feb 18, 2017
Japan women overpower Kazakhstan in Asian Winter Games ice hockey opener
Japan got in a good workout on Saturday, knocking off defending gold medalist Kazakhstan 6-0 in the opener of the Asian Winter Games women's ice hockey tournament.
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Feb 17, 2017
Freestyle skier Endo sidelined by back injury
Men's moguls ace Sho Endo on Friday pulled out of this weekend's freestyle skiing World Cup meet in Akita Prefecture due to an injury injury.
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Feb 17, 2017
Smile Japan aims for more glory
Having achieved its main objective of the season by qualifying for next year's Olympics, the women's national ice hockey team, Smile Japan, turns its attention to the Asian Winter Games.
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Feb 16, 2017
Team Japan unites for Asian Winter Games with eye on building momentum for 2020 Olympics
Japan officially unveiled its team for the eighth Asian Winter Games on Thursday during a ceremony, with Japanese Olympic Committee president Tsunekazu Takeda imploring the athletes to boost their nation along its journey to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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Figure Skating
Feb 7, 2017
Three-time national champion Miyahara pulls out of Four Continents with hip injury
Satoko Miyahara will not defend her Four Continents championship or skate in this month's Asian Winter Games due to a leg injury, the Japan Skating Federation announced Tuesday.
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JAPAN
Feb 7, 2017
South Korea athletes not to stay in APA hotel during Asian Winter Games
South Korea's top sports body announced Tuesday that its athletes will not stay at the Apa Hotel & Resort in Sapporo during the Asian Winter Games that begin in Hokkaido later this month.
JAPAN
Feb 6, 2017
North Korea's team gets pass for Asian Winter Games in Sapporo
North Korean athletes and officials will be allowed to participate in the 2017 Sapporo Asian Winter Games later this month as an exception to the entry ban on North Korean citizens, government sources said.
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Dec 30, 2016
OCA head would back Sapporo bid for 2024 Games
Sapporo will have the full backing of Asia should the city formally bid to host the 2026 Winter Olympics, Olympic Council of Asia president Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah said in an interview with Kyodo News.
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Feb 12, 2013
Coaches in two other sports admit seeing physical abuse: survey
In the wake of claims of physical and verbal abuse made by national women's judo team members, a Kyodo News survey on Sunday found that training staff in two additional sports admitting knowing of physical abuse.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
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.
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.
In Japan, regional revitalization fails to halt population decline
Sakiyama elementary school in Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, in March .Over the past decade, the government has directed efforts toward policies designed to give young people incentives to base themselves in rural areas.
Putin’s war will soon reach Russians’ tax bills
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting in St. Petersburg on Friday.
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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