The Japan Curling Championship opened in Sapporo on the 28th. Loco Solare, who is aiming for his third consecutive title, got off to a good start by winning the first match of the first qualifying league.
The finals of both the men's and women's curling championships in Japan are scheduled to be held on February 4th, and NHK will be broadcasting the details of the tournament on BS. The tournament will lead to the competition for the representative team at the Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo Olympics in two years' time.