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ATHLETICS - Japan Sprints to Glory With Revamped Baton Pass
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THE JAPAN NEWS
RIO DE JANEIRO — Japan’s stunning silver medal in the men’s 4x100-meter relay on Friday, run in a new Asian record time of 37.60 seconds, was achieved without the benefit of runners who can cover each section in under 10 seconds.
Coach Shunji Karube said proudly: “Our technique b...
RIO DE JANEIRO — Japan’s stunning silver medal in the men’s 4x100-meter relay on Friday, run in a new Asian record time of 37.60 seconds, was achieved without the benefit of runners who can cover each section in under 10 seconds.
Coach Shunji Karube said proudly: “Our technique b...
- August 22, 2016
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Japanese Troops to Train for New Overseas Tasks Under Revised Security Laws
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JAPAN TIMES
Japan plans to begin training its Self-Defense Forces for new missions abroad under revised security laws that took effect this spring, a government source has said.
Training will begin as soon as Thursday within Japan. It will focus on preparing troops for two new missions: rescu...
Japan plans to begin training its Self-Defense Forces for new missions abroad under revised security laws that took effect this spring, a government source has said.
Training will begin as soon as Thursday within Japan. It will focus on preparing troops for two new missions: rescu...
- August 20, 2016
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Icho Leads Japan’s Wrestling Sweep with Historic Fourth Straight Gold
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JAPAN TIMES
RIO DE JANEIRO – Kaori Icho won a historic fourth straight gold medal and Japan claimed a clean sweep on the wrestling mat as Eri Tosaka and Sara Dosho also topped the podium at the Rio Olympics on Wednesday.
Icho became the first woman to capture individual gold medals at four con...
RIO DE JANEIRO – Kaori Icho won a historic fourth straight gold medal and Japan claimed a clean sweep on the wrestling mat as Eri Tosaka and Sara Dosho also topped the podium at the Rio Olympics on Wednesday.
Icho became the first woman to capture individual gold medals at four con...
- August 19, 2016
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TABLE TENNIS - Fukuhara Forges Personal Struggles Into Team Bronze
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THE JAPAN NEWS
RIO DE JANEIRO — Ai Fukuhara’s tears never seemed to stop after she and her teammates won the bronze medal in their Rio Olympics finale.
Fukuhara, Kasumi Ishikawa and Mima Ito beat Singapore 3-1 on Tuesday as the women’s table tennis team clinched a podium finish for the second...
RIO DE JANEIRO — Ai Fukuhara’s tears never seemed to stop after she and her teammates won the bronze medal in their Rio Olympics finale.
Fukuhara, Kasumi Ishikawa and Mima Ito beat Singapore 3-1 on Tuesday as the women’s table tennis team clinched a podium finish for the second...
- August 17, 2016
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JUDO - Haga gets bronze in 100-kilogram
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THE JAPAN NEWS
RIO DE JANEIRO — Ryunosuke Haga grabbed the bronze medal in the men’s 100-kilogram division in judo on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Japanese men’s rugby sevens lost to South Africa in the third-place match, finishing fourth place.
RIO DE JANEIRO — Ryunosuke Haga grabbed the bronze medal in the men’s 100-kilogram division in judo on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Japanese men’s rugby sevens lost to South Africa in the third-place match, finishing fourth place.
- August 12, 2016
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Veteran Kaneto Swims to Gold
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THE JAPAN NEWS
RIO DE JANEIRO — Swimmer Rie Kaneto won the gold medal in the women’s 200-meter breaststroke on Thursday at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
The 27-year-old clocked 2 minutes 20.30 seconds in the final.
Born in Shobara, Hiroshima Prefecture, Kaneto made her Olympic debut at the 200...
RIO DE JANEIRO — Swimmer Rie Kaneto won the gold medal in the women’s 200-meter breaststroke on Thursday at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
The 27-year-old clocked 2 minutes 20.30 seconds in the final.
Born in Shobara, Hiroshima Prefecture, Kaneto made her Olympic debut at the 200...
- August 12, 2016
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Japan Gymnasts Win 1st Olympic Team Gold in 12 years
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THE JAPAN NEWS
RIO DE JANEIRO — Japan won the men’s team gold medal in gymnastics on Monday at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, besting its rivals to grab its first Olympic title since the 2004 Games in Athens.
Rebounding from an error-ridden preliminary round — Japan went into the final as the fou...
RIO DE JANEIRO — Japan won the men’s team gold medal in gymnastics on Monday at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, besting its rivals to grab its first Olympic title since the 2004 Games in Athens.
Rebounding from an error-ridden preliminary round — Japan went into the final as the fou...
- August 10, 2016
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Hagino Wins Swimming Gold
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THE JAPAN NEWS
RIO DE JANEIRO — Kosuke Hagino got off to a flying start on Saturday at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, winning the men’s 400-meter individual medley to give Japan its first gold medal at the Games.
Hagino, 21, won with a time of 4 minutes 6.05 seconds, while his longtime rival and ...
RIO DE JANEIRO — Kosuke Hagino got off to a flying start on Saturday at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, winning the men’s 400-meter individual medley to give Japan its first gold medal at the Games.
Hagino, 21, won with a time of 4 minutes 6.05 seconds, while his longtime rival and ...
- August 8, 2016
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Tokyo Women’s Eyebrows to Get Thinner, Says Shiseido
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JAPAN TRENDS
Shiseido Beauty Creation Center has announced the results of its street survey on female hair and makeup trends in Tokyo.
It surveyed 300 women aged in their twenties and thirties between late
April and early May this year. The results indicate that the so-called “bushy eyebrows bo...
Shiseido Beauty Creation Center has announced the results of its street survey on female hair and makeup trends in Tokyo.
It surveyed 300 women aged in their twenties and thirties between late
April and early May this year. The results indicate that the so-called “bushy eyebrows bo...
- August 6, 2016
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Abe Picks Revisionist Inada as Defense Minister in Cabinet Reshuffle
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe appointed a conservative ally as defense minister on Wednesday, in a cabinet reshuffle that left most key posts unchanged, and he promised to speed up the economy’s escape from deflation and boost regional ties.
New Minister of Defense Tomo...
TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe appointed a conservative ally as defense minister on Wednesday, in a cabinet reshuffle that left most key posts unchanged, and he promised to speed up the economy’s escape from deflation and boost regional ties.
New Minister of Defense Tomo...
- August 4, 2016
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