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WORLD JUDO CHAMPIONSHIPS

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Aug 25, 2015
Judoka Nakamura earns 52-kg gold at worlds
Misato Nakamura won Japan's first gold medal at these World Judo Championships, capturing the women's 52-kg title on Tuesday.
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Aug 31, 2014
Judoka Shichinohe grabs silver in over-100 kg division at worlds
Ryu Shichinohe won a silver medal on Saturday in the men's over-100 kg division at the World Judo Championships.
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Aug 29, 2014
Nun Ira collects silver at judo worlds
Karen Nun Ira won the silver medal in the women's under-70 kg class on Friday, the fifth day of the World Judo Championships.
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Aug 28, 2014
Tashiro earns under 63-kg bronze at judo worlds
Miku Tashiro fell in the women's under 63-kg semifinals on Thursday, but won a bronze medal at the World Judo Championships.
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Aug 26, 2014
Tokyo expected to host 2019 or 2020 judo worlds: Vizer
Tokyo will likely host the 2018 or 2019 World Judo Championships as part of the buildup to the 2020 Olympics, International Judo Federation President Marius Vizer said Tuesday.
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Feb 12, 2013
Judoka Tachimoto takes third gold for women's team in Paris Grand Slam
Megumi Tachimoto won the women's over-78 kilogram gold medal on the final day of the Paris Grand Slam on Sunday.
'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.
Did Japan intervene to prop up the yen? Analysts think it did.
A man walks past an electronic board displaying the exchange rate for the yen against the U.S. dollar (right) in Tokyo on Tuesday.
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.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
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.
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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