Two-time defending world figure skating champion Shoma Uno clinched his sixth men's national title and second in a row with a confident free skate performance.
Two-time defending world champion Kaori Sakamoto takes a commanding lead at the Japan national figure skating championships by winning the women's short program with a score of 78.78.
Despite not being at his best, two-time defending world champion Shoma Uno won the men's short program, the first day of Japan's national figure skating championships, which double as the final qualifying meet for March's world championships in Montreal.
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