Winter Olympics / Curling Feb 17, 2022
A win in its remaining preliminary round game against tournament-leader Switzerland will guarantee Japan a place in the knockout phase, which begins Friday.
Winter Olympics Feb 4, 2022
What to watch at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics
by Dan Orlowitz
Catch up on five key storylines to keep an eye on at the Games over the next couple of weeks.
Olympics / Winter Olympics / Curling Mar 4, 2018
Curling charms flying off shelves at shrine in Olympic bronze medalists' hometown
Miniature curling stone charms have become a sold-out success at a shrine in the hometown of the Japanese women's curling team which won bronze at the recent Pyeongchang Olympics. In addition to being sold, the charms were given to the women who play for the ...
Olympics / Winter Olympics / Curling Feb 22, 2018
Japan's female curlers suffered an 8-4 defeat at the hands of Switzerland on Wednesday, but booked a spot in the semifinals with a 5-4 record at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics after the United States fell to Sweden in their round-robin match. Japan's men, however, failed ...
Olympics / Winter Olympics / Curling Feb 15, 2018
The Japanese women’s curling team beat Denmark 8-5 Thursday for its second victory in as many preliminary round matches at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. Later Thursday, Japan improved to 3-0 in the preliminary round with a 7-5 victory over South Korea. With the score tied 3-all ...
More Sports / Winter Sports Mar 28, 2016
Japan came up short in the final but took two-time defending champion Switzerland all the way before settling for the silver medal after a 9-6 defeat at the World Women's Curling Championship on Sunday. The silver was Japan's first medal in curling in either the ...
More Sports / Winter Sports Mar 27, 2016
Japan beat Russia 7-5 in a semifinal game at the World Women's Curling Championship on Saturday, securing the country's first medal in the history of the sport. Japan will face two-time defending champion Switzerland in the final at Credit Union iPlex on Sunday, and whether ...
Stage Jan 7, 2016
'Boys over Flowers' blooms on stage
by Nobuko Tanaka
'One Piece," a new, modern entertainment-focused "Super Kabuki" play based on an eponymous manga series by Eiichiro Oda, closed last month after a hit Tokyo run that showed beyond doubt that manga-based productions are not the preserve of movies and television — where they ...