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TENNIS
Sep 16, 2017
Kato, Diyas advance to Japan Women's Open final
Plucky qualifier Miyu Kato produced an epic comeback to advance to her first WTA Tour final on Saturday night, beating Croatia's Jana Fett 4-6, 7-6 (7-1), 6-4 in the semifinals of the Japan Women's Open.
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TENNIS
Sep 15, 2017
Kato storms into semifinals at Japan Women's Open
Qualifier Miyu Kato stunned Serbia's Aleksandra Krunic in straight sets to reach the semifinals of the Japan Women's Open on Friday.
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JAPAN / CABINET INTERVIEW 2017
Sep 5, 2017
Japan must adhere to cap on social spending, new labor minister says
Japan needs to hold fast in limiting the rise of social welfare spending, said Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Katsunobu Kato in a recent interview.
Rugby
Aug 27, 2017
Japan women's rugby squad posts first victory on final day of World Cup
Japan claimed its first victory at the Women's Rugby World Cup with a 44-5 triumph over Hong Kong on Saturday, the last day of the tournament won by New Zealand.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Aug 19, 2017
Dancer Ayako Kato finds beauty of being, purpose in U.S.
Based in Chicago with her American musician husband and their young daughter, Ayako Kato is an award-winning contemporary dancer, choreographer, curator, and teacher, promoting fu016bryu016b in her multidisciplinary collaborations and improvisations with national and international musicians.
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JAPAN
Jul 2, 2017
Record-setting winning streak of shogi prodigy Sota Fujii halted at 29 games
A record-setting winning streak by 14-year-old shogi prodigy Sota Fujii ended Sunday with his defeat at the hands of Yuki Sasaki, 22, in a high-profile match of the traditional chess-like game.
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JAPAN
Jun 21, 2017
Youngest 'shogi' pro Sota Fujii matches longest winning streak with 28th victory
The nation's youngest professional shogi player, 14-year-old Sota Fujii, won his 28th straight match on Wednesday to equal the all-time winning streak in official matches of the traditional chess-like game.
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JAPAN
Jun 10, 2017
Shogi wonder Fujii wins 25th match in game's second-longest winning streak
Japan's youngest professional shogi player, 14-year-old Sota Fujii, won his 25th consecutive match on Saturday and now holds the record for second-longest winning streak in the chess-like Japanese board game.
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MORE SPORTS
Jun 1, 2017
Hirano, Ishikawa reach third round at worlds
Miu Hirano and Kasumi Ishikawa were victorious on the third day of action at the World Table Tennis Championships Wednesday, making it five out of five Japanese to advance to the third round of the women's singles.
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SOCCER
May 26, 2017
Journeyman midfielder Kato grateful for surprise call-up
Kohei Kato vowed to show his worth to coach Vahid Halilhodzic after the Bulgarian-based midfielder received a surprise call-up to Japan's 25-man squad ahead of a friendly against Syria and 2018 World Cup qualifier away to Iraq.
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SOCCER
May 25, 2017
Halilhodzic selects Kubo, a few newcomers for friendly, World Cup qualifier
Japan coach Vahid Halilhodzic picked in-form Gent striker Yuya Kubo and also sprung a few surprises on Thursday as he named his 25-man squad for the upcoming friendly against Syria and World Cup final-round qualifier away to Iraq.
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JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
May 6, 2017
Corporate zombies need 'rich brains'
Japan has lost something. That's a stark but uncontroversial statement. Few whose memory goes back a generation or more will disagree. Controversy arises when the talk turns to what was lost; when, how and why it was lost; whether the nation is the better or worse for having lost it; and, if the former, what to do about recovering or replacing it.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 21, 2017
Swallows' Ishikawa keeps Carp in check
Tokyo Yakult Swallows ace Masanori Ishikawa allowed just a run in seven innings on Friday in a 3-1 win over the Hiroshima Carp, who lost their third straight game.
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JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Apr 17, 2017
Shizuoka firm promises good luck in every cup of its green tea
A tea wholesale store based in the city of Makinohara, Shizuoka Prefecture, has developed a technology to ensure a tea stem floats vertically — an omen of good fortune widely believed by Japanese.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 7, 2017
Carp rookie Kato loses no-hit bid in ninth in first career start
Hiroshima Carp rookie Takuya Kato came within two outs of a no-hitter in his first professional game on Friday.
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MORE SPORTS
Feb 10, 2017
Kodaira captures women's 500-meter title at world championships
Nao Kodaira added another laurel to her dominant season in the 500 meters on Friday, becoming the first Japanese woman to win an individual title at the ISU's World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships.
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TENNIS
Jan 25, 2017
Hozumi, Kato fall in bid to reach final
Eri Hozumi and Miyu Kato were knocked out of the women's doubles in the semifinals at the Australian Open on Wednesday.
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TENNIS
Jan 24, 2017
Doubles pair Hozumi, Kato advance to Australian Open semifinals
Eri Hozumi and Miyu Kato defeated Croatia's Mirjana Lucic-Baroni and German Andrea Petkovic to reach the women's doubles semifinals at the Australian Open on Tuesday.
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CULTURE / Stage
Dec 27, 2016
The waiting's over for stars of 'Billy Elliot'
Eleven years after he saw "Billy Elliot" in London's West End and was inspired to stage the musical in Japan with a Japanese cast, Yoshitaka Hori, president of leading production company Horipro Corp., could finally stand smiling at a Tokyo press conference called on Dec. 18 to introduce the four boy actors selected to play the title role in the show's runs spanning July 19-Nov. 4, 2017, at Akasaka Act Theater in Tokyo and Umeda Arts Theater in Osaka.
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JAPAN
Dec 25, 2016
Japan's youngest pro shogi player beats its oldest top player in debut match
The nation's oldest top-ranked player of shogi has been defeated by a 14-year-old prodigy who was making his professional debut.

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