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INTERVIEW: Iwate to capitalize on Rugby World Cup for reconstruction

February 21, 2019

Morioka, Iwate Pref.–Iwate Governor Takuya Tasso has expressed a resolve to capitalize on the 2019 Rugby World Cup for the reconstruction of the northeastern Japan prefecture from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Two games are slated to take place

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Germany ski jumping world cup

February 17, 2019

(L-R) Second placed Kamil Stoch of Poland, winner Karl Geiger of Germany and third placed Ryoyu Kobayashi of Japan pose with their trophys on the podium after the men’s large hill individual competition of the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup

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Fujii Sota won two consecutive victories

February 17, 2019

Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo — In the Asahi Cup Shogi Open game against the second consecutive championship, Sota Fujii, who takes trophies. Jiji Press

Professional baseball / hits fighting Fujiwara

February 15, 2019

Lotte’s draft in hit with Sino-Japan 1st place Fujiwara Yasunori Outfielder (Osakaichi Takashi) = 14, Chatan-cho, Okinawa Prefecture. Jiji Press

Tennis Nishikori

February 15, 2019

ABN · AMRO World singles second round, Kei Nishikori (Nissin Food Products) eating at the ball in the first set = 14, Netherlands · Rotterdam Jiji Press  

Ikee determined to overcome leukemia

February 14, 2019

Tokyo–Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee expressed on Wednesday her strong determination to fight and overcome leukemia and come back, after she revealed the previous day that she has been diagnosed with the disease. Thanking messages of encouragement and support from many

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3 Japanese dancers win prizes at Lausanne Ballet Competition

February 11, 2019

Lausanne, Switzerland, Feb. 9 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Sumina Sasaki won the third prize at this year’s Prix de Lausanne, a prestigious international competition for young ballet dancers, on Saturday. Two other Japanese dancers, Yu Wakizuka and Mio Sumiyama, came to fourth

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USA Figure Skating Four Continents

February 11, 2019

Shoma Uno (L) of Japan wins the men’s competition in the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, with Boyang Jin (L) of China taking second, and Vincent Zhou (R) of the United States, coming in third, at the Honda Center in

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