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Asashoryu flogs Futeno for 1st win at spring sumo

OSAKA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Asashoryu (L), after losing his first two matches at the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament, pounced on Futeno March 13 at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, grinding the winless No. 4 maegashira over the straw bales for his first win.

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Japan gets 1st win at women's world championship

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Shuka Oyama (L) spikes during the first set of a first-round volleyball match at the women's world championship against Costa Rica in Tokyo on Nov. 1. Japan defeated Costa Rica 25-9, 25-11, 25-14 for its first win in two matches.

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Japan gets 1st win at women's world championship

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the Japanese volleyball team celebrate after defeating Costa Rica 25-9, 25-11, 25-14 for its first win in two matches at the women's world championship in Tokyo on Nov. 1.

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Hirayama on target as Heracles come back to down Breda

ALMELO, The Netherlands - Japanese striker Sota Hirayama (in back) clelebrates after scoring for the first time in 13 league matches on April 12 as SC Heracles Almelo came from two goals down to beat NAC Breda 4-2 in the Dutch first division.

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WBC boxing double title matches to be held in June

TOKYO, Japan - World superflyweight champion Masamori Tokuyama (2nd from R) will be making his ninth title defense against challenger Katsushige Kawashima (R) and Thai champion Eagle Kyowa (2nd from L), formerly called Eagle Akakura, will fight Satoshi Kogumazaka (R) in his first title defense in the minimumweight division when the two WBC title matches take place on June 28 in Yokohama, event organizers said April 2.

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Robot sumo tournament begins in Hokkaido

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Two men set their robotic sumo wrestlers face to face on a special dohyo ring, as first round matches get underway at the first regional preliminaries in Asahikawa, central Hokkaido on Sept. 2. A total of 175 robots, backed by their creators and owners, took part in the Hokkaido preliminary of the 13th FSI-All Japan Robot-Sumo Tournament scheduled for Dec. 23 at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan.

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Japanese lawyers head to Seoul for friendly soccer matches

NARITA, Japan - Japanese lawyers leave Narita airport for Seoul on April 13 to play their South Korean counterparts in three friendly soccer matches. The first-ever sports exchange between Japanese and South Korean attorneys has been arranged to mark World Cup 2002 which two countries are co-hosting next year.

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Chinese proficiency competition for Irish college students held in Dublin

STORY: Chinese proficiency competition for Irish college students held in Dublin DATELINE: April 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: Dublin CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ZHANG QI, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of the competition 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ANNA ROTH, Student from University College Cork STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZHANG QI, Xinhua correspondent "The 21st 'Chinese Bridge' Chinese Proficiency Competition for Irish College Students was held at the Confucius Institute of University College Dublin (UCD) in the Irish capital on Sunday. This is the first competition of its kind ever held offline in Ireland since the COVID-19 pandemic." A total of 19 college students from Dublin, Cork and other parts of Ireland took part in the one-day competition. Due to public health concerns, a limited number of audiences including family members and teachers of the contestants were invited to the event. The competition comprised two rounds of matches. Eight contestants were selecte

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Shogi sensation Fujii

Shogi player Sota Fujii reflects on the third match of the best-of-seven Osho title series after beating defending champion Akira Watanabe at a hotel in the Tochigi Prefecture city of Otawara, eastern Japan, on Jan. 30, 2022. After winning the first two matches of the series, the 19-year-old needs one more win to become the youngest player to hold five out of shogi's eight major titles. (Pool photo)

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Hirayama on target as Heracles come back to down Breda

ALMELO, The Netherlands - Japanese striker Sota Hirayama (in back) clelebrates after scoring for the first time in 13 league matches on April 12 as SC Heracles Almelo came from two goals down to beat NAC Breda 4-2 in the Dutch first division. (Kyodo)

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Japan gets 1st win at women's world championship

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the Japanese volleyball team celebrate after defeating Costa Rica 25-9, 25-11, 25-14 for its first win in two matches at the women's world championship in Tokyo on Nov. 1. (Kyodo)

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Japan gets 1st win at women's world championship

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Shuka Oyama (L) spikes during the first set of a first-round volleyball match at the women's world championship against Costa Rica in Tokyo on Nov. 1. Japan defeated Costa Rica 25-9, 25-11, 25-14 for its first win in two matches. (Kyodo)

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Asashoryu flogs Futeno for 1st win at spring sumo

OSAKA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Asashoryu (L), after losing his first two matches at the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament, pounced on Futeno March 13 at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, grinding the winless No. 4 maegashira over the straw bales for his first win. (Kyodo)

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Manaus, big city in middle of Amazon rainforest

Photo taken from a chartered helicopter on May 5, 2016, shows the Amazonia Arena, where group stage matches of the Rio 2016 Olympic soccer tournaments will be held in August, including Japan men's first two matches against Nigeria and Colombia, in Manaus in northern Brazil. The Negro River, a tributary of the Amazon River, can be seen in the background. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nadal defeats Murray for 2nd win at Tour Finals

Rafael Nadal hits a backhand on his way to a 6-4, 6-1 victory over Andy Murray at the ATP World Tour Finals in London on Nov. 18, 2015. Nadal has won his first two matches in the group stage, while Murray fell to 1-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(2)Confederations Cup opens in S. Korea

TAEGU, South Korea - The opening ceremony for the 2001 Korea-Japan Confederations Cup is held in Taegu, South Korea, on May 30. The eight teams taking part in the tournament, a rehearsal event for next year's World Cup finals to be co-hosted by South Korea and Japan, will have first-round matches in the two countries. (Yonhap-Kyodo)

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Shogi prodigy Fujii in major c'ship

Sota Fujii, a 17-year-old pro shogi player, waits for the start of the third match in the best-of-five Kisei championship series against reigning champion Akira Watanabe in Tokyo on July 9, 2020. Fujii is one win away from becoming the youngest winner ever of a major title after taking the first two matches. (Pool photo)

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Watanabe-Fujii major shogi c'ship

Reigning Kisei shogi title holder Akira Watanabe (L) and 17-year-old challenger Sota Fujii meet in the third match of the best-of-five championship series in Tokyo on July 9, 2020. Fujii is one win away from becoming the youngest winner ever of a major title after taking the first two matches. (Pool photo)

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Watanabe-Fujii major shogi c'ship

Reigning Kisei shogi title holder Akira Watanabe (L) and 17-year-old challenger Sota Fujii meet in the third match of the best-of-five championship series in Tokyo on July 9, 2020. Fujii is one win away from becoming the youngest winner ever of a major title after taking the first two matches. (Pool photo)

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Baseball: Otani dials it up in brief return to starting mound

Shohei Otani matches his Japan speed record of 163 kilometers per hour in the first inning of the Nippon Ham Fighters' 4-4, 12-inning tie with the Lotte Marines at Sapporo Dome on Sept. 7, 2016. The pitcher-designated hitter started a game from the pitcher's mound for the first time since July 10 and worked two innings. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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WBC boxing double title matches to be held in June

TOKYO, Japan - World superflyweight champion Masamori Tokuyama (2nd from R) will be making his ninth title defense against challenger Katsushige Kawashima (R) and Thai champion Eagle Kyowa (2nd from L), formerly called Eagle Akakura, will fight Satoshi Kogumazaka (R) in his first title defense in the minimumweight division when the two WBC title matches take place on June 28 in Yokohama, event organizers said April 2. (Kyodo)

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Robot sumo tournament begins in Hokkaido

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Two men set their robotic sumo wrestlers face to face on a special dohyo ring, as first round matches get underway at the first regional preliminaries in Asahikawa, central Hokkaido on Sept. 2. A total of 175 robots, backed by their creators and owners, took part in the Hokkaido preliminary of the 13th FSI-All Japan Robot-Sumo Tournament scheduled for Dec. 23 at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan.

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Japanese lawyers head to Seoul for friendly soccer matches

NARITA, Japan - Japanese lawyers leave Narita airport for Seoul on April 13 to play their South Korean counterparts in three friendly soccer matches. The first-ever sports exchange between Japanese and South Korean attorneys has been arranged to mark World Cup 2002 which two countries are co-hosting next year.