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Tennis: Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers

Members of the Japan team acknowledge the crowd after defeating Canada to advance to the eight-team finals of the Billie Jean King Cup women's team tennis tournament on April 13, 2025, at Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo.

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Tennis: Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers

Members of the Japan team pose for a commemorative photo after defeating Canada to advance to the eight-team finals of the Billie Jean King Cup women's team tennis tournament on April 13, 2025, at Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo.

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Japan cyclists finish 8th in men's team sprint

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kazunari Watanabe is pictured riding after the qualifying race of the men's team sprint at the London Olympics at the velodrome in London on Aug. 2, 2012. After qualifying in eighth out of 10 teams to reach the eight-team first round, the Japan team of Seiichiro Nakagawa, Yudai Nitta and Watanabe was defeated by Britain to finish in eighth place.

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Japan drawn with N. Korea in World Cup qualfiers

TOKYO, Japan - Japan coach Zico smiles at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 9 after learning that Japan will kick off their final-round qualifying campaign for the 2006 World Cup at home to North Korea on Feb. 9. The Asian champions will also face Bahrain and Iran in tough Group B in the eight-team final round for a place at the 2006 finals in Germany.

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Japanese team advances to 4x100-meter relay

ATHENS, Greece - The Japanese team of (from L to R) Shinji Takahira, Shingo Suetsugu, Nobuharu Asahara and Hiroyasu Tsuchie celebrates after producing a combined time of 38.53 seconds in the men's 4x100-meter relay to squeeze into the eight-team final at the Olympic Stadium in Athens on Aug. 27.

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Japan drawn with N. Korea in World Cup qualfiers

TOKYO, Japan - Japan coach Zico smiles at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 9 after learning that Japan will kick off their final-round qualifying campaign for the 2006 World Cup at home to North Korea on Feb. 9. The Asian champions will also face Bahrain and Iran in tough Group B in the eight-team final round for a place at the 2006 finals in Germany. (Kyodo)

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Volleyball: Japan's Olympic hopes fade after 3rd loss

Seyed Mohammad Mousavi Eraghi (6 in white) celebrates Iran's block point against Yuki Ishikawa (11 in black) of Japan in the third set of a match in the Olympic men's volleyball final qualifying tournament at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on June 1, 2016. Iran won 25-20, 19-25, 25-22, 27-25 for its third win in four matches, while Japan fell to 1-3 in the eight-team, round-robin tournament. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Volleyball: Poland hands Japan 2nd loss in Olympic qualifying tourney

Japan's Kunihiro Shimizu (R) is blocked by Poland in the second set of a match in the Olympic men's volleyball qualifying tournament at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on May 31, 2016. Poland won 25-22, 25-16, 25-23 to lead the eight-team, round-robin event with a 3-0 record, while Japan fell to 1-2 after three matches. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo