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YOSHIHITO NISHIOKA

Japan Times
TENNIS
Oct 3, 2018
Kei Nishikori prevails in second round against Benoit Paire at Rakuten Japan Open
Kei Nishikori was everywhere. Whether it was the left side of the court, the right side of the court or near the net, for large stretches it seemed like wherever Benoit Paire hit the ball, Nishikori was there to meet it.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Oct 1, 2018
Nishioka savors first career ATP title
At 40-30, Yoshihito Nishioka fired a second serve up the middle and watched as his opponent dumped a return into the net.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Aug 29, 2018
Nishioka succumbs to Federer at U.S. Open
Roger Federer made light of energy-sapping conditions to brush past Yoshihito Nishioka 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 in his opening match at the U.S. Open on Tuesday.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Aug 28, 2018
Yoshihito Nishioka faces tough task against Roger Federer at U.S. Open in latest stage of comeback
It's been a long road back from major knee surgery for Yoshihito Nishioka.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Mar 23, 2018
Nishioka tops De Minaur in Miami Open first round
Yoshihito Nishioka advanced to the second round of the Miami Open with a straight sets victory Thursday over Alex De Minaur of Australia.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 17, 2018
Yuichi Sugita, Yoshihito Nishioka knocked out of Australian Open in second round
Yuichi Sugita bowed out in the second round of the Australian Open on Wednesday after losing a five-set marathon against big-serving Croat Ivo Karlovic.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 15, 2018
Yuichi Sugita and Yoshihito Nishioka pull off upsets at Australian Open
Yuichi Sugita scored one of the upsets of the Australian Open's first round on Monday, beating eighth seed Jack Sock of the United States in four sets.
TENNIS
Mar 31, 2017
Nishioka to have knee surgery next week
Yoshihito Nishioka, who withdrew from the Miami Open after complaining of pain in his left knee, said Friday on his Twitter account that he will be have surgery to repair a torn knee ligament.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Mar 14, 2017
Nishioka prevails over Berdych, reaches BNP Paris Open fourth round
Yoshihito Nishioka fought off a first-set loss and rallied to defeat Tomas Berdych 1-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 Monday to advance to the men's singles fourth round at the BNP Paris Open.
TENNIS
Mar 12, 2017
Nishioka beats Karlovic at Indian Wells
Yoshihito Nishioka had an excellent win at the BNP Paribas Open on Saturday, topping Ivo Karlovic in straight sets, while Naomi Osaka joined him in the third round with a victory of her own.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Feb 5, 2017
Uchiyama wins to help Japan avoid 5-0 sweep
Yasutaka Uchiyama scored a consolation win against Pierre-Hugues Herbert in the final reverse singles on Sunday to prevent a whitewash for Japan in its Davis Cup World Group first-round tie against France.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Feb 1, 2017
France plays down Nishikori's Davis Cup no-show
France captain Yannick Noah has played down the absence of Japan's world No. 5 Kei Nishikori and called for total focus from his players ahead of their Davis Cup World Group first-round tie starting Friday.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 3, 2017
Nishioka loses opening match at Brisbane International
Yoshihito Nishioka crashed out in the first round of the Brisbane International on Tuesday, falling to world No. 29 Victor Troicki.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Oct 12, 2016
Rising star Nishioka stepping out of Nishikori's shadow
There's absolutely no doubt that the current rise in popularity of Japanese tennis stemmed from Kei Nishikori, whose name is now synonymous with the sport in this country.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Oct 4, 2016
Kyrgios, Monfils dispatch foes in Japan Open first round
Title contenders Nick Kyrgios and Gael Monfils won their first matches of the Japan Open on Tuesday, both casually disposing of their lowly ranked opponents in straight sets.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Sep 18, 2016
Nishikori, Japan aiming high after Davis Cup playoff sweep
Kei Nishikori fired a warning shot ahead of next season's Davis Cup after Japan completed a comprehensive 5-0 win over hapless Ukraine in a World Group playoff on Sunday.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Sep 16, 2016
Nishioka, Daniel give Japan 2-0 start against Ukraine in Davis Cup tie
Yoshihito Nishioka upset Illya Marchenko in four sets and Taro Daniel defeated Sergiy Stakhovsky in straight sets to give Japan a 2-0 lead over Ukraine on Friday in their Davis Cup World Group playoff.
TENNIS
Sep 6, 2016
Nishikori named to Japan's Davis Cup squad for clash with Ukraine
World No. 7 Kei Nishikori will play for his country in the upcoming Davis Cup World Group playoffs, the Japan Tennis Association said Tuesday.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Mar 28, 2016
Osaka, Nishioka fall in Miami Open third round
The third round was not kind to the Japanese contingent on Sunday, when qualifiers Naomi Osaka and Yoshihito Nishioka made their exits at the Miami Open.
TENNIS
Feb 23, 2016
JTA announces four-man squad for Davis Cup match against Britain
World No. 6 Kei Nishikori will spearhead Japan's Davis Cup team for its upcoming World Group first-round match against Britain as the Japan Tennis Association named its team on Tuesday.
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The National Diet building in Tokyo
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
The 'outsiders' creating some of Japan's greenest spaces
Rows of irises resemble a rice field at the Peter Walker-designed Toyota Municipal Museum of Art.
Japan drops to 70th in press freedom rankings
A businessman reads a newspaper outside a train station in Tokyo.
Traders spooked by intervention risk trim record yen shorts
Traders edged back from record bets on yen weakness this past week, in a period that included a likely bout of intervention by Japan to prop up the currency.
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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