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QUEBEC CITY — Daisuke Takahashi has admitted the high-octane quadruple jump is the key missing ingredient he needs to narrow the widening chasm that separates him from Canadian Patrick Chan. After slumping to fifth place after the short program, Olympic bronze medalist and 2010 world champion Takahashi bounced back with his best free skate of [...]
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Sumo wrestling is Japan’s most popular professional spectator sport and is considered by many to be the national sport of Japan. Its appeal lies not only in the immediate excitement of the bouts but also in a rich legacy of ritual and tradition accumulated over its 2,000-year-long history. Sumo is a combat sport where [...]
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Japanese martial arts, or budo, its historical origin can be found in the warrior traditions of the samurai and the caste system that restricted the use of weapons by members of the non-warrior classes. Originally, samurai were expected to be proficient in many weapons, as well as unarmed combat, and attain the highest possible mastery [...]
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Baseball (yakyu) was introduced into Japan from the United States around 1873. As schools established their own teams for club activities, its popularity spread rapidly. Although professional baseball is Japan’s largest spectator sport, the game still has a strong appeal for amateurs, particularly at the high school and university levels. Many major corporations also sponsor [...]
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