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DAIYA SETO

Daiya Seto in action during the men's 400m medley final at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha on Feb. 18.
OLYMPICS / Swimming
Apr 2, 2024
Japanese swimming veteran ready to make waves at Paris Olympics
Daiya Seto wants to be a voice for meaningful change in the domestic sport.
Japan Times
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Dec 17, 2022
Daiya Seto makes history as three more records fall at short-course worlds
Daiya Seto became the first swimmer ever to claim six straight world titles in the same event at a short-course championships.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 31, 2021
Will Japan¡¯s gold rush end with judo? Not likely.
Japan has won nine golds in judo so far, the most by a single nation at an Olympics. Japan set the previous mark of eight in 2004.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 30, 2021
What to watch on Day 7 of the Tokyo Olympics
One of the marquee sports of the Olympics gets underway at National Stadium, while a pair of Japan¡¯s top swimmers battle for their first medals at their home Games.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 24, 2021
Japanese gold medal hopeful Daiya Seto misses 400-meter medley final
The 27-year-old Seto, the world champion and top ranked in the event, was the bronze medallist in Rio five years ago.
OLYMPICS / Faces of Tokyo 2020
Jul 23, 2021
Japanese athletes who have overcome adversity to be at the Tokyo Games
The miraculous return of Rikako Ikee might grab headlines, but the country¡¯s swimming star isn¡¯t the only athlete who needed to battle tough times to qualify for the Games.
Japan Times
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Apr 17, 2021
Daiya Seto emerges from scandal with focus on preparing for Tokyo Games
Regardless of what has gone on outside the pool, Daiya Seto has remained one of swimming¡¯s top stars and an athlete capable of representing Japan at the highest level.
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Feb 5, 2021
Daiya Seto wins comeback race, vows to rebound from scandal
The former Tokyo 2020 swim captain struggled to close out the men¡¯s 400-meter medley in his first competition since his suspension for an extramarital affair.
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Feb 4, 2021
Daiya Seto returns to competition after sex scandal
Four-time world champion Daiya Seto, who resigned as captain of Japan¡¯s Olympic swim team after an extramarital affair, swam a competitive race for the first time in nearly five months at the Japan Open on Thursday.
OLYMPICS
Sep 17, 2020
Professor helps Japanese athletes deal with mental health after Olympic postponement
Some who had hoped to compete in this year¡¯s games have found the mental challenges of COVID-19 disruption more taxing than its impact on their physical training.
OLYMPICS
Dec 31, 2019
Forecasting Japan¡¯s top medal hopefuls for 2020 Games
Japan¡¯s Olympians intend to take the nation by storm with their best-ever results at the 2020 Tokyo Games this summer.
Japan Times
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Dec 14, 2019
Swimming World honors Daiya Seto for achievements this year
Daiya Seto, one of Japan¡¯s elite swimmers of the 21st century, was recently recognized for his top accomplishments this year.
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Aug 10, 2018
Seto outsprints de Deus down the stretch to nab 200-meter butterfly title at Pan Pacs
Daiya Seto was looking for nothing but the gold medal when he entered the water.
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Aug 9, 2018
Kalisz outlasts Hagino, Seto in 400 IM on Pan Pacs opening day
Chase Kalisz proved he¡¯s currently the best individual medley swimmer in the world with a crushing victory over the Japanese star duo.
OLYMPICS
Aug 7, 2016
Hagino earns Japan¡¯s first Rio Games gold with victory in 400-meter individual medley
Kosuke Hagino held off a late challenge from American Chase Kalisz to win Japan¡¯s first gold medal of the 2016 Rio Olympics in the men¡¯s 400-meter individual medley on Saturday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 5, 2016
Zen-focused Hagino ready to deliver Japan¡¯s first gold of Rio Games
Swim star Kosuke Hagino believes he is ready to end years of American Olympic dominance as he bids to get Japan off to a golden start at the Rio Games this weekend.
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Apr 9, 2016
Hagino shatters own 200 IM national mark, secures spot in fourth Rio event
Kosuke Hagino rewrote his own 200-meter individual medley national record Saturday to claim a fourth berth at this summer¡¯s Rio Olympics and round off a dominant week at the national championships.
Japan Times
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Aug 11, 2015
Gold medalists Seto, Hoshi, Watanabe gain confidence in Kazan, shift focus to improvement before Rio Games
With the gold medals they won in Russia, three Japanese swimmers added shining accolades to their collections. What¡¯s more, they¡¯ve also secured precious time to prepare for next summer¡¯s Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
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Apr 10, 2014
Hagino wins showdown with Seto, takes 400 IM title at nationals
Kosuke Hagino outraced defending world champion Daiya Seto in the men¡¯s 400-meter individual medley final on the first day of the 90th Japan national championships at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center on Thursday.
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Aug 11, 2013
Seto wins 400 IM at World Cup meet in Berlin
Newly crowned world champion Daiya Seto won the men¡¯s 400-meter individual medley Saturday at a short course World Cup meet in Berlin.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Japan to set up expert working group on accepting foreign nationals
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (second from left) addresses a meeting of ministers responsible for policies concerning foreign residents, held at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Japan to set up expert working group on accepting foreign nationals
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (second from left) addresses a meeting of ministers responsible for policies concerning foreign residents, held at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Inside Toho Archive¡¯s mission to save Japan¡¯s cinematic memory
The goal of restoration is not to artificially upscale but to return the film to the condition it was in ¡°the very first day it appeared in the world,¡± says Nobushige Toshima, president and sales division manager of Toho Archive.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
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Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.

Podcast

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