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BADMINTON

Yuichi Shimogami (left) and Sayaka Hobara hit a return to France's Gregoire Deschamp and Elsa Jacob during their mixed doubles match in the Sudirman Cup in Xiamen, China, on Tuesday.
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Apr 29, 2025
Japan and Malaysia ease through to Sudirman Cup quarterfinals
Japan went ahead through mixed doubles pair Yuichi Shimogami and Sayaka Hobara.
Gold medalist Sarina Satomi of Japan celebrates after winning her Women's Singles WH1 badminton match against Sujirat Pookkham of Thailand at the 2024 Paris Paralympics on Monday.
PARALYMPICS
Sep 3, 2024
Satomi wins second straight Paralympic badminton gold
Satomi defeated Thailand¡¯s Sujirat Pookkham 2-1 in the WH1-class final on the day.
Japan Times
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May 30, 2023
Badminton body extends ban on ¡®spin serve¡¯ until after Paris Olympics
The ban will be in place for the Thailand Open, which begins on Tuesday.
Japan Times
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Aug 30, 2022
Badminton¡¯s ¡®Race to Paris¡¯ Olympic qualification to begin in China
Most international sporting events in China have been canceled since the pandemic, but at least three tournaments are scheduled there in 2023, the BWF said.
Japan Times
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Aug 24, 2022
Akane Yamaguchi cruises in badminton worlds opener
The reigning world champion beat Indonesia¡¯s Gregoria Mariska Tunjung in front of an appreciative home crowd to kick off her title defense.
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Aug 23, 2022
Showboating Kento Momota thrills home fans at badminton worlds
More than two years after being badly injured in a car crash, the Japanese star looked to be back in top form during his win over Mexico¡¯s Lino Munoz.
Japan Times
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Aug 22, 2022
Ygor Coelho encouraging Brazilians to dance to rhythm of badminton
The world No. 51 has established himself in the badminton world and says more people in his soccer-mad nation are aiming to follow in his footsteps.
Japan Times
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Aug 21, 2022
Uneasy Kento Momota eyes third badminton world title in Tokyo
Despite dismal form so far this year, the 27-year-old hopes that home support can help him upset the odds and claim a third title when the world championships begin on Monday.
Japan Times
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Apr 4, 2021
Badminton federation to vote on post-Olympics scoring system change
Badminton¡¯s world governing body will vote in May on a proposal to change the sport¡¯s scoring system after this year¡¯s Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, it said on Saturday.
Japan Times
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May 20, 2019
Nozomi Okuhara rescues Japan from early exit at mixed-team world championships
Japan gambled by resting top-ranked Kento Momota and nearly paid the price, suffering a huge scare before battling back to beat Russia 3-2 in their Sudirman Cup opener on Monday.
Japan Times
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Apr 14, 2019
Kento Momota rallies to win Singapore Open final
Kento Momota withstood a barrage of smashes from Anthony Sinisuka Ginting to rally for a thrilling 10-21, 21-19, 21-13 victory Sunday in the Singapore Open final.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 19, 2016
Matsutomo, Takahashi claim Â鶹´«Ã½ first-ever Olympic badminton gold
Misaki Matsutomo and Ayaka Takahashi claimed Â鶹´«Ã½ first-ever Olympic badminton gold medal after beating Denmark¡¯s Christinna Pedersen and Kamilla Rytter Juhl 2-1 in Thursday¡¯s women¡¯s doubles final at the Rio Games.
Japan Times
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Jul 20, 2016
Japan badminton team ready to escape gambling shadow in Rio
The head coach of Â鶹´«Ã½ Olympic badminton team insists the gambling scandal that engulfed the sport three months ago will not cast a shadow over his squad at next month¡¯s Rio Games.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 8, 2016
Disgraced Japanese badminton duo apologize for illegal gambling
Â鶹´«Ã½ top badminton players apologize after being caught up in a gambling scandal that threatens their chances of going to the Olympics.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Authorities urge continued caution after heavy rain in Chiba leaves eight dead
A local resident walks past a 7-Eleven convenience store in a flooded area after heavy rain in the city of Oamishirasato, Chiba Prefecture, on Friday.
Takaichi drops ¡®remorse¡¯ in her first war memorial address
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks onstage during a memorial service ceremony marking the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, at Budokan Hall in Tokyo on Saturday.
U.S. to tell partners they must pick sides in AI race with China?
People march as they protest against Pax Silica, a U.S.-led initiative, in Manila on Thursday.
Â鶹´«Ã½ inflation paradox is creating winners and losers
Chieko Sugai at her home in Murakami, Niigata Prefecture
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Takaichi needs Aso on her side to solidify position in LDP
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends a Liberal Democratic Party meeting alongside LDP Secretary-General Shunichi Suzuki (left) and LDP Vice President Taro Aso in Tokyo earlier this month
Ikarigata closer to emulating older brother Fujinokawa than many think
The future Fujinokawa (third from left) and Ikarigata (right) compete against each other at ages 5 and 3, respectively.
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.

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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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