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Stance that the sanctity of the sumo ring is tarnished by female presence extends all the way down to elementary school-age kids.
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Carefully designed features promise to keep you warm and bring you closer together at outdoor events.
Normally feel a bit peckish during an ultra-marathon? Then stop for some udon noodles, six times!
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Alina Zagitova wants to give her new Akita Inu a name that means “victory,” but there’s one thing she might be overlooking.
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After winning Japan’s first-ever medal in the sport, the five athletes are good on grains for quite a while.
With an Olympic medal on his resume, Shoma Uno says he’d like to enter a video game tournament.
Call for more balanced language following gold and silver medals for Japanese figure skaters runs into strong backlash.
What do you do when the power goes out during your favorite sport? Bust out your cellphone, of course!
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