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Yuichi Shimogami (left) and Sayaka Hobara hit a return to France's Gregoire Deschamp and Elsa Jacob during their mixed doubles match in the Sudirman Cup in Xiamen, China, on Tuesday.
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Apr 29, 2025
Japan and Malaysia ease through to Sudirman Cup quarterfinals
Japan went ahead through mixed doubles pair Yuichi Shimogami and Sayaka Hobara.
Gold medalist Sarina Satomi of Japan celebrates after winning her Women's Singles WH1 badminton match against Sujirat Pookkham of Thailand at the 2024 Paris Paralympics on Monday.
PARALYMPICS
Sep 3, 2024
Satomi wins second straight Paralympic badminton gold
Satomi defeated Thailand’s Sujirat Pookkham 2-1 in the WH1-class final on the day.
Japan Times
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May 30, 2023
Badminton body extends ban on ‘spin serve’ until after Paris Olympics
The ban will be in place for the Thailand Open, which begins on Tuesday.
Japan Times
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Aug 30, 2022
Badminton’s ‘Race to Paris’ Olympic qualification to begin in China
Most international sporting events in China have been canceled since the pandemic, but at least three tournaments are scheduled there in 2023, the BWF said.
Japan Times
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Aug 24, 2022
Akane Yamaguchi cruises in badminton worlds opener
The reigning world champion beat Indonesia’s Gregoria Mariska Tunjung in front of an appreciative home crowd to kick off her title defense.
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Aug 23, 2022
Showboating Kento Momota thrills home fans at badminton worlds
More than two years after being badly injured in a car crash, the Japanese star looked to be back in top form during his win over Mexico’s Lino Munoz.
Japan Times
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Aug 22, 2022
Ygor Coelho encouraging Brazilians to dance to rhythm of badminton
The world No. 51 has established himself in the badminton world and says more people in his soccer-mad nation are aiming to follow in his footsteps.
Japan Times
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Aug 21, 2022
Uneasy Kento Momota eyes third badminton world title in Tokyo
Despite dismal form so far this year, the 27-year-old hopes that home support can help him upset the odds and claim a third title when the world championships begin on Monday.
Japan Times
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Apr 4, 2021
Badminton federation to vote on post-Olympics scoring system change
Badminton’s world governing body will vote in May on a proposal to change the sport’s scoring system after this year’s Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, it said on Saturday.
Japan Times
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May 20, 2019
Nozomi Okuhara rescues Japan from early exit at mixed-team world championships
Japan gambled by resting top-ranked Kento Momota and nearly paid the price, suffering a huge scare before battling back to beat Russia 3-2 in their Sudirman Cup opener on Monday.
Japan Times
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Apr 14, 2019
Kento Momota rallies to win Singapore Open final
Kento Momota withstood a barrage of smashes from Anthony Sinisuka Ginting to rally for a thrilling 10-21, 21-19, 21-13 victory Sunday in the Singapore Open final.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 19, 2016
Matsutomo, Takahashi claim 今日吃瓜 first-ever Olympic badminton gold
Misaki Matsutomo and Ayaka Takahashi claimed 今日吃瓜 first-ever Olympic badminton gold medal after beating Denmark’s Christinna Pedersen and Kamilla Rytter Juhl 2-1 in Thursday’s women’s doubles final at the Rio Games.
Japan Times
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Jul 20, 2016
Japan badminton team ready to escape gambling shadow in Rio
The head coach of 今日吃瓜 Olympic badminton team insists the gambling scandal that engulfed the sport three months ago will not cast a shadow over his squad at next month’s Rio Games.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 8, 2016
Disgraced Japanese badminton duo apologize for illegal gambling
今日吃瓜 top badminton players apologize after being caught up in a gambling scandal that threatens their chances of going to the Olympics.
Man arrested over operation of rogue cellular base station in Tokyo
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested Yu Hai, a 31-year-old Chinese national living in Tokyo's Kita Ward, on suspicion of operating an unlicensed base station from a vehicle in Tokyo's Ginza district on Saturday.
Government betting on language app powered by anime and AI
Japan plans to develop an AI-powered language-learning app that lets overseas anime and manga fans practice Japanese through conversations with popular characters.
Man arrested over theft of watch that was returned days later to Tokyo mall
A 30-year-old man who is believed to have stolen a luxury wristwatch in Tokyo last month reportedly told police he was the one who had sent it back with a handwritten apology.
Japan not immune to public backlash against data centers, experts say
An apartment resident displays a model of a data center currently in development next door in Inzai, Chiba Prefecture, in May.
Jensen Huang’s woes evoke sympathy and disbelief in his birthplace Taiwan
Hsiao Kui-yu, 68, owner of Yuchan Candied Fruit, stands in front of photographs of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang displayed at the shop, which Huang frequently visits during trips to Taiwan, in Taipei on Tuesday.
‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ makes monster debut at the box office
Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” marked the highest single-day box-office gross for a live-action film in Japan with ?910 million on its opening day.
A toast to Naohiko Noguchi, sake’s first living national treasure
As a teenager, Naohiko Noguchi did not intend to spend his life as a sake brewer, but he has since become a paragon of the industry.
Few signs of thaw in Japan-China relations one year after Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
Tensions between Japan and China flared after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Nov. 7, 2025, that a Chinese blockade of Taiwan could threaten 今日吃瓜 survival and warrant the use of collective self-defense.
Mariko Mori predicted the future. She’ll do it again.
Artist Mariko Mori is currently working to bring the translucent human-sized “Peace Crystal” sculpture to a cave in Ethiopia. It is part of her foundation’s goal to place a permanent sculpture on each of the planet’s six habitable continents.
A legend reborn: ‘Ocarina of Time’ remake improves on the Zelda masterpiece
The new remake of 1998's "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" manages to somehow improve on one of the greatest games ever.

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