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Mar 8, 2010
Uemura rebounds with World Cup moguls victory
Aiko Uemura put the disappointment of missing out on a Vancouver Olympic medal behind her Sunday by capturing her first World Cup title of the season in the women's moguls at a weather-shortened meet.
OLYMPICS
Feb 26, 2010
Ski chief laments Japan's poor form
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Kyodo) Yoshiro Ito, the head of the Ski Association of Japan, on Wednesday expressed disappointment at the country's skiers failing to medal thus far at the Vancouver Olympics.
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OLYMPICS
Feb 15, 2010
Uemura comes up short in moguls
Japanese medal hopeful Aiko Uemura narrowly missed out on a spot on the podium with a fourth-place finish in the women's freestyle moguls at the Vancouver Olympics on Saturday.
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OLYMPICS
Feb 14, 2010
Uemura won't hold back in bid for moguls medal
Freestyle skier Aiko Uemura has promised to go for broke but knows a cool head will be crucial to her chances of success in the women's moguls event at the Vancouver Olympics on Saturday.
OLYMPICS
Feb 6, 2010
Uemura plans to enjoy Vancouver
Freestyle moguls medal hopeful Aiko Uemura arrived in Vancouver on Thursday along with other members of the Japanese Olympic team ahead of the 2010 Winter Games. Uemura and members of the Japanese speed skating team who touched down from Calgary joined the athletes' village, which officially opened its gates the same day.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / CLOSE-UP
Aug 6, 2006
Shu Uemura: A life in pursuit of beauty
Hailing from a conservative family of businessmen and bankers, as a young man in occupied Japan, Shu Uemura dreamed of becoming an actor. But, fearing that his weak constitution would hamper his chances of success, he instead enrolled at Tokyo Beauty Academy -- the only man in a class of 130.
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The National Diet building in Tokyo
G7 eyes plan on U.S.-led $50 billion aid package for Ukraine
A local resident visits the Lychakiv cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, on Thursday. The U.S. is in talks with close partners to lead a group of allies that would give as much as $50 billion in aid to Ukraine.
Japan drops to 70th in press freedom rankings
A businessman reads a newspaper outside a train station in Tokyo.
Japan’s record-low children population weighs on growth
The number of children 14 years old or younger fell for the 43rd straight year to around 14.01 million as of April 1.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
'Monster' Inoue ready to tear down Luis Nery in title defense at Tokyo Dome
Naoya Inoue (left) and Luis Nery following a pre-fight news conference in Yokohama on Saturday, two days ahead of their super bantamweight title fight.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Sapporo court ruling on Ainu fishing rights presents tough questions
A traditional Ainu preserved food called <i>satchep</i> (dried fish) being made at the government-run National Ainu Museum and Park, nicknamed Upopoy, in the town of Shiraoi, Hokkaido, on Dec. 25. The Sapporo District Court ruled last month that the Raporo Ainu Nation's rights as an Indigenous people did not extend to having an inherent right to fish for commercial reasons.
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.
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.

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