The following is a collection of photos from the women's competition at the Japan Figure Skating Championships held in Tokyo over the weekend.

Rika Kihira won the national title for the first time, with Wakaba Higuchi coming second 22.59 points behind.

(Rika Kihira)

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(Wakaba Higuchi)

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(Tomoe Kawabata)

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(Satoko Miyahara)

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(Kaori Sakamoto)

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