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AMI NAKAI

Silver medalist Kaori Sakamoto (left) and bronze medalist Ami Nakai, both of Japan, celebrate after the figure skating women's single free skating final at the Milano Cortina Games in Milan on Thursday.
OLYMPICS
Feb 22, 2026
Even as Sakamoto exits, Â鶹´«Ã½ figure skating future looks bright
The country¡¯s Olympic skaters have made one thing clear at this year¡¯s Winter Games: Team Japan need not worry about its future.
Silver medalist Kaori Sakamoto shares a laugh with teammate Ami Nakai, who took bronze, after the women's free skate on Thursday at the Milano Cortina Olympics.
OLYMPICS / Figure skating
Feb 20, 2026
U.S. star Alysa Liu tops Kaori Sakamoto and Ami Nakai to take Olympic gold
Sakamoto, skating in her final Winter Games, came just short of winning her first Olympic gold medal.
U.S. skater Alysa Liu performs her short program at the Milano Cortina Olympics in Milan on Tuesday.
OLYMPICS
Feb 19, 2026
Alysa Liu only focused on her story at Milano Cortina Games
The 20-year-old Liu is 2.12 points behind teenager Ami Nakai, who topped Tuesday¡¯s short program?ahead of her superstar teammate Kaori Sakamoto.
Japan's Kaori Sakamoto cheers after completing her short program in the women's singles competition at the Milano Cortina Olympics on Tuesday.
OLYMPICS / Figure skating
Feb 18, 2026
Japan skaters shine as Sakamoto prepares to ¡®say goodbye¡¯ to Olympic stage
Kaori Sakamoto, Ami Nakai and Mone Chiba all put themselves in contention for medals on Tuesday in the women¡¯s short program.
Kaori Sakamoto performs during the team event at the Milano Cortina Olympics in Milan on Feb. 8.
OLYMPICS
Feb 16, 2026
Kaori Sakamoto and United States¡¯ ¡®Blade Angels¡¯ ready to chase gold
One sure thing is that ?a new champion will be crowned as Russia¡¯s Anna Shcherbakova, who won gold in Beijing, will not be in the field.
Kaori Sakamoto performs a free skating routine during the Grand Prix Final in Nagoya on Dec. 6.
OLYMPICS / Figure skating
Jan 8, 2026
Â鶹´«Ã½ figure skaters face fierce Olympics test
Japan will have to contend with a resurgent United States in Milano-Cortina, as well as Russian skaters for the first time since the Beijing Olympics.
Gold medalist Ilia Malinin celebrates after winning the Grand Prix Final in Nagoya on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Figure skating
Dec 7, 2025
Olympic favorite Malinin pulls off stunning GP Final win
World champion Alysa Liu made it an American double in Nagoya, coming from behind to win the women¡¯s competition.?
Japanese skaters swept the women's podium at the Grand Prix de France. Gold medalist Ami Nakai (center), silver medalist Kaori Sakamoto (left) and bronze medalist Rion Sumiyoshi pose wrapped in their national flags during the prize ceremony in Angers, western France, on Saturday.
SPORTS
Oct 19, 2025
Japanese teenager Nakai shocks Sakamoto to win Grand Prix de France
Despite a hand on the ice on her triple Axel jump, Nakai scored a combined 227.08 points, putting her ahead of three-time world champion Kaori Sakamoto.
Ami Nakai performs during the women's short program at the Grand Prix de France in Angers on Friday.
MORE SPORTS / Figure skating
Oct 18, 2025
Teen Nakai leads favorite Sakamoto at Grand Prix de France
Nakai, 17, competing in her first season on the senior circuit, nailed a triple axel and triple lutz-triple toe combination to earn a personal best 78.00 points.
Gut bacteria may be behind many of Â鶹´«Ã½ colorectal cancer cases
A Japanese research team found that a toxin produced by certain E. coli strains, colibactin, caused genetic mutations in nearly half of colorectal cancer cases studied
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
She is Russia¡¯s richest woman. Her business empire is going up in flames.
Tatyana Kim, the head and co-founder of Wildberries, speaks about Ukrainian drone attacks on the company's warehouses in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, at an unidentified location, in this still image from a handout video released on July 31.
Severe tropical storm Chan-hom makes landfall near Tokyo
Severe Tropical Storm Chan-hom made landfall around Ibaraki Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Tuesday night.
What Â鶹´«Ã½ language rules for permanent residency should look like
Potential health care workers hoping to find work in Japan take Japanese language instruction in Jakarta. Not all applicants for permanent residency should be expected to reach this level of proficiency.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
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