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Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

ese figure skater and coach. He is a ten-time Japanese national champion

Japan Figure Skating Championships

The Japan or All-Japan Figure Skating Championships are a figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of Japan. Skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing, although not every discipline has been held...

. He represented Japan at the 1960 Winter Olympics

Japan at the 1960 Winter Olympics

Japan competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, United States.- Alpine skiing:Men- Cross-country skiing:MenMen's 4 x 10 km relay- Figure skating:MenWomen- Ice hockey:- Group A :...

, where he placed 14th, and at the 1964 Winter Olympics

Japan at the 1964 Winter Olympics

- Alpine skiing:MenMen's slalom- Biathlon:Men1Two minutes added per miss.- Cross-country skiing:MenMen's 4 x 10 km relay- Figure skating:MenWomen- Ice hockey:-First Round:...

, where he placed 8th. His best finish at the World Championships was 4th in 1965. He is married to Kumiko Okawa

Kumiko Sato

, née was a Japanese figure skater who is now a coach. She is one of the more successful coaches in Japan. Her husband is Nobuo Sato, and their daughter is Yuka Sato....

. Their daughter is Yuka Sato

Yuka Sato

is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 1994 World Champion, the 1990 World Junior Champion and the 1993 & 1994 Japanese national champion. She placed 7th at the 1992 Winter Olympics and 5th at the 1994 Winter Olympics.-Personal life:...

, the 1994 World Champion.

Along with Machiko Yamada

Machiko Yamada

is a Japanese figure skating coach. Her current and former students include Midori Ito, Mao Asada, Yoshie Onda, Yukari Nakano, Mai Asada, Kumiko Koiwai and Kanako Murakami.-References:...

, he is one of the more successful coaches in Japan.
His current and former students include
Miki Ando

Miki Ando

is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2007 and 2011 World Champion, 2011 Four Continents Champion, 2004 World Junior Champion, and a three-time Japanese National Champion....

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Shoko Ishikawa

Shoko Ishikawa

is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2008 Japanese junior bronze medalist. She placed 10th at the 2009 NHK Trophy.-Programs:- Competitive highlights :* J = Junior level-References:...

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Hirokazu Kobayashi

Hirokazu Kobayashi (figure skater)

is a Japanese figure skater. He placed 22nd at the 2003 World Junior Figure Skating Championships and 12th at the 2004 NHK Trophy. He is coached by Nobuo Satō.-External links:...

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Takahiko Kozuka

Takahiko Kozuka

is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2011 World silver medalist and Japanese national champion, the 2006 World Junior Champion, the 2009 Four Continents bronze medalist, a two-time Grand Prix Final medalist and the 2005-2006 Junior Grand Prix Final champion....

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Yukari Nakano

Yukari Nakano

is a former competitive figure skater for Japan.She is the 2007 Asian Winter Games champion, the 2006 Four Continents silver medalist, 2003 Four Continents bronze medalist, the 2005-2006 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, and a three-time Japanese bronze medalist.She is one of the five ladies...

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Yuka Sato

Yuka Sato

is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 1994 World Champion, the 1990 World Junior Champion and the 1993 & 1994 Japanese national champion. She placed 7th at the 1992 Winter Olympics and 5th at the 1994 Winter Olympics.-Personal life:...

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Wun-Chang Shih,
and Fumie Suguri

Fumie Suguri

is a Japanese figure skater. She is a five-time Japanese National Champion, a three-time World Championship medalist, a three-time Four Continents Champion and the 2003-2004 Grand Prix Final Champion.-Personal life:Suguri was born in Chiba, Chiba, Japan...

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In September 2010, he became coach to 2008 and 2010 Ladies World Figure Skating Champion, Mao Asada

Mao Asada

is a Japanese figure skater.She is the 2010 Winter Olympic silver medalist, the 2008 & 2010 World champion, the 2008 & 2010 Four Continents champion, a two-time Grand Prix Final champion, the 2005 World Junior champion, the 2004–2005 Junior Grand Prix Final champion and a four-time Japanese...

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In February 2010, he was elected to the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame

World Figure Skating Hall of Fame

The World Figure Skating Hall of Fame serves as a repository for the sport of figure skating. The World Figure Skating Hall of Fame is where the greatest names in the history of the sport are honored...

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Competitive highlights

Event	1955-56	1956-57	1957-58	1958-59	1959-60	1960-61	1961-62	1962-63	1963-64	1964-65	1965-66
Winter Olympics					14th				8th
World Championships World Figure Skating Championships The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion...					12th		10th	10th	8th	4th	5th
Japanese Championships	3rd	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st
Winter Universiade					2nd				2nd		1st