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Apr 9, 2016
Hagino shatters own 200 IM national mark, secures spot in fourth Rio event
Kosuke Hagino rewrote his own 200-meter individual medley national record Saturday to claim a fourth berth at this summer's Rio Olympics and round off a dominant week at the national championships.
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Apr 6, 2016
Hagino qualifies for Rio Olympics in two more events
Kosuke Hagino qualified for the Rio Olympics in two more events after winning the men's 200-meter freestyle at the national championships on Wednesday.
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Oct 29, 2015
Kaneto outduels Watanabe in women's 200-meter breaststroke
Rie Kaneto outpaced world champion and compatriot Kanako Watanabe to win the women's 200-meter breaststroke title on the final day of a World Cup meet in Tokyo on Thursday.
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Aug 16, 2015
Japanese visit graves of kin who died at end of WWII in North Korea
A Japanese group on Sunday visited the graves of relatives who died in what is now North Korea during the chaos at the end of World War II.
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Apr 7, 2015
Hagino claims third straight 400-meter freestyle title at nationals
Swimmer Kosuke Hagino booked his berth in this summer's FINA World Aquatics Championships after winning his third consecutive men's 400-meter freestyle title at the national championships in Tokyo on Tuesday.
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Oct 29, 2014
Hagino breaks national record in 200-meter individual medley
Asian Games MVP Kosuke Hagino rewrote his own national record en route to winning the men's 200-meter individual medley at a short-course World Cup on Wednesday.
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Sep 26, 2014
Hagino not satisfied despite dominating in Asian Games
After collecting four gold, one silver and two bronze medals from seven events, one would think Kosuke Hagino would be happy with the Asian Games he's had.
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Sep 25, 2014
Irie takes gold in 200-meter backstroke; Hagino places third
Defending champion Ryosuke Irie powered to victory in the men's 200-meter backstroke at the Asian Games on Thursday, as compatriot Kosuke Hagino, a four-time gold medalist at this meet, won bronze.
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Aug 21, 2014
Irie, Seto triumph on opening day at Pan Pacific Championships
Japan's Ryosuke Irie outpaced American Matt Grevers to win the 100-meter backstroke on the first day of competition at the Pan Pacific Championships on Thursday.
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Jun 23, 2014
Irie rediscovers mojo after difficult year in pool
After a year of adversity, Japan's top backstroke swimmer Ryosuke Irie is back in the spotlight, trying to once again be one of the world's best.
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Jun 22, 2014
Koseki zooms to title in men's 200m breaststroke at Japan Open
Yasuhiro Koseki blew away the field to win the men's 200-meter breaststroke at the Japan Open swimming tournament on Sunday.
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Jun 20, 2014
Swimmers Yamamoto, Suzuki, Takahashi establish national records at Japan Open
Kohei Yamamoto set a new national record en route to winning the men's 1,500-meter freestyle on the second day of the Japan Open on Friday.
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Apr 13, 2014
Irie captures eighth straight 200-meter backstroke title at nationals
London Olympic silver medalist Ryosuke Irie kept his king status by out-performing rising star Kosuke Hagino in the men's 200-meter backstroke final to highlight the last day of the 90th national swimming championships at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center on Sunday.
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Apr 13, 2013
Hagino outduels Irie for 100-meter backstroke national title
Kosuke Hagino defeated London Olympic bronze medalist Ryosuke Irie in the men's 100 meters backstroke on Friday to capture his third title at the national swimming championships, a qualifier for this summer's world championships in Barcelona.
'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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