Tokyo, June 12 (Jiji Press)--Japanese figure skating icon Mao Asada, a former world champion, said Thursday that she will open an academy in Tokyo to nurture the next generation of figure skaters.

Even in Beijing many people wore Mao suits and cycled everywhere; only senior Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials used cars. In the countryside life retained many of its traditional elements.

Retired figure skater Mao Asada, who won silver for Japan at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, announced Thursday she is embarking on a full-time coaching career. The 34-year-old hopes to train some ...

Female figure skater Mao Asada, who took silver at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, and Kinoshita Group announced Thursday they will launch the Kinoshita Mao Academy in August with the aim of nurturing ...

Japan's Ryuju Nagayama defeated France's Romain Valadier Picard by ippon in the men's 60-kilogram final at the world judo championships in Budapest on Friday. The 29-year-old from Hokkaido, who took ...

Former grand champion Hakuho announced the name of his new company on Saturday as he looks to promote the sport through the concept of a "world sumo grand slam" after leaving the Japan Sumo ...

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Evergreen Kazuyoshi Miura rewrote his own record as the Japan Football League's oldest player, at 58 years and 109 days, as he made the first appearance of his 40th professional season Sunday for ...

Ozeki Kotozakura resumed wrestling practice Friday in preparation for next month's Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament, emphasizing a back-to-basics approach as he seeks to overcome a run of lackluster ...

Shohei Ohtani belted two home runs, one to lead off the game and another in the sixth inning, as the Los Angeles Dodgers cruised to an 11-5 victory against divisional rivals the San Francisco Giants ...

RSF demands the release of Sophia Huang Xueqin, the journalist who sparked #MeToo movement in China on the first anniversary of her sentencing One year ago, the Chinese regime sentenced independent ...

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