TOKYO (Reuters) – Pompoms rustle and silver shoes flash as “Japan Pom Pom” practices, moving to a lively cheer dance beat. With members ages 60 to 89, they’re no ordinary squad. But don’t you dare ...

(SOUNDBITE) (Japanese) 89-YEAR-OLD FOUNDER OF "JAPAN POM POM", FUMIE TAKINO, SAYING: "I often hear people say they're too old (to start something,) but it doesn't matter how old you are. If someone ...

The Chuo University Song Leading Club (nicknamed the Garnet Girls, or GG), a popular cheer dance group, won back-to-back championships at the POM section (University Teams) of the All Japan Cheer ...

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For the third consecutive year, the Chuo University Song Leading Club (nicknamed the Garnet Girls, or GG) won the POM Section (University Teams) of the All Japan Cheer Dance Championships. Moreover, ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -It's a cold, wet morning and frigid air is seeping through the open doors of a college gymnasium in Tokyo. But that doesn't seem to worry Soichiro Kakimoto and 30 other young ...

TOKYO, May 5 (Reuters) - Pompoms rustle and silver shoes flash as "Japan Pom Pom" practices, moving to a lively cheer dance beat. With members ages 60 to 89, they're no ordinary squad. But don't you ...