Harimoto hails new era as Japan dethrones table tennis king China
China had won gold in the event at every Games since 1994 but Sora Matsushima beat Wen Ruibo in the decisive match.
China had won gold in the event at every Games since 1994 but Sora Matsushima beat Wen Ruibo in the decisive match.
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A Japanese court on Friday ruled that the law banning those aged under 18 from taking part in election campaigning is unconstitutiona
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- U.S. President Donald Trump expressed concern about the yen's weakness during recent talks with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaich
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"Japan's biggest 'imoni' taro stew festival" was held in the city of Yamagata on September 20. Imoni is a popular dish in Yamagata Prefecture in autum
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The yield on the newest issue of Japan's 10-year government bonds rose to 3.115 percent on Friday, its highest level since August 199
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MINE, Yamaguchi -- Four lion cubs born on Aug. 29 at a wildlife park in this western Japan city have made their public debut, delighting visitors.The
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CHIBA, Japan (Kyodo) -- More than 10,000 homes in Chiba Prefecture, neighboring Tokyo, remained without power on Friday after Typhoon Dujuan brought r
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NEYAGAWA, Osaka -- A giant camphor tree rises through the roof of a train station run by Keihan Electric Railway Co. in this western Japan city, creat
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Mongolian Prime Minister Nyam-Osor Uchral will visit Japan for four days from Sunday to meet with his counterpart Sanae Takaichi, the
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TOKYO -- A little over half of respondents in a large-scale survey in Japan said they would get vaccinated if another pandemic were to occur, analysis
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks rose Friday, with the Nikkei stock index posting a five-trading-day winning streak, buoyed by dividend-driven buying, wh
