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Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 4, 2021

Kenya's Emmanuel Korir wins gold in men's 800m final

Emmanuel Korir of Kenya won the men's 800 meters gold medal on Wednesday at Tokyo's Olympic Stadium.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 4, 2021

Sweden's Madelene Sagstrom takes one-shot lead as women's golf tees off

Japanese golfers Nasa Hataoka and Mone Inami both shot opening-round 70s to sit four shots off the pace.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 4, 2021

Sweden and Canada ask for women's gold medal soccer match to be moved to avoid heat

Trackside temperatures at the athletics stadium hit 40 degrees earlier this week, and with the women's medal game due to take place at 11 a.m., both sides have expressed concerns.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 4, 2021

Even a world record doesn’t always guarantee Olympic gold

Both Karsten Warholm of Norway and Rai Benjamin of the United States broke the world record in the 400-meter hurdles. Only one got a gold medal.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 3, 2021

Sport climbing makes Olympic debut at Tokyo Games

Sport climbing has seen a big boost in popularity in both its competitive and recreational forms and could get another boost from being included in the Olympics.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 3, 2021

Resilient Japan loses in extra time to Spain, missing chance at historic final

A late goal by Real Madrid star Marco Asensio set up a Friday meeting between Hajime Moriyasu's side and Mexico with the bronze medal at stake.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 3, 2021

Make it a double: Jamaica's Thompson-Herah wins women's 200-meter final

Jamaican Elaine Thompson-Herah completed a second successive Olympic sprint double when she won the 200-meter gold medal in a blistering 21.53 seconds on Tuesday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 3, 2021

Australian athletes damage rooms, while mascots vanish and reappear

The athletes had damaged beds and put a hole in a wall, but no disciplinary action will be taken after they apologized, the Australian team's chief said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 3, 2021

Tokyo shows an inflation pulse for the first time in a year

Prices in the capital, excluding those for fresh food, ticked up by 0.1% in July compared with a year earlier as electricity costs stabilized and newspaper prices rose.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 3, 2021

A track built for speed is already producing records at the Tokyo Games

The springy surface at Olympic Stadium in Tokyo has been compared to a trampoline. “You can feel the bounce,” one runner said.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 2, 2021

Japan's Takefusa Kubo ready to give '150%' to beat Spain

Kubo's stints at several Spanish clubs have not yielded much in terms of success, further adding to his motivation to make an impression against the nation on Tuesday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Aug 1, 2021

Where to find the best running routes in Tokyo

Is the sight of athletes striving for gold inspiring you to put on a pair of running shoes? Here are some of the best places to head out on a mid-week marathon (or 5K) of your own in Tokyo.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 31, 2021

Australian swimmer Emma McKeon closing in on record medal haul

Australian Emma McKeon could bow out of Tokyo 2020 on Sunday as the first female swimmer to win seven medals at a single Olympics.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 31, 2021

Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta beats listless Novak Djokovic for bronze

Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta claimed the bronze medal in the tennis men's singles at the Tokyo Games on Saturday, triumphing 6-4 6-7(6) 6-3 over a listless Novak Djokovic, a day after the Serbian was stopped in his bid to complete a historic "Golden Slam."
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JAPAN
Jul 31, 2021

As COVID-19 cases surge, Suga remains reluctant to impose strict lockdown

Countries that have implemented strict restrictions “saw a decline in infections due to lockdowns, but the cases surged again ... they had to rely on vaccines after all,” Suga said.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 31, 2021

Caeleb Dressel shatters world record to win Olympic 100 meter butterfly gold medal

American Caeleb Dressel stormed to the men's 100 meter butterfly gold medal on Saturday with a world record time of 49.45 to pick up his second individual gold of the Tokyo Games and Australia's Kaylee McKeown timed her swim perfectly to win the 200 meter backstroke.
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CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Jul 31, 2021

Roger Dahl on athletes' ambitions at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jul 31, 2021

Japanese-style coffee is rooted in the local kissaten, but its reach is global

Brew methods and tools connected with Japan's local coffee shops have held an outsize influence on specialty coffee, permeating third-wave coffee shops and home setups around the world.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 30, 2021

Nadeshiko Japan falls short against Sweden in quarterfinal loss

Sweden's physicality and attacking grit overwhelmed the host nation, which fought back from an early deficit but failed to build on promising attacks in the second half.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 30, 2021

South Korea's An San brushes off hairstyle critics to win third gold

Top-seeded An held her nerve as both her final and semifinal went to shootoffs, downing Elena Osipova of the Russian Olympic Committee to take gold.

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