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Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 27, 2021

Day 4 recap: Osaka exits Games as Tokyo hits record coronavirus cases

The exits by the Japanese tennis superstar and a top U.S. gymnast coincided with a record number of coronavirus cases in the host city on Tuesday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 27, 2021

U.S. Olympic gymnast Simone Biles out of team event, can still get medal

The International Gymnastics Federation confirmed she would play no further part in the team event
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 27, 2021

Day 4 Tokyo 2020: Live updates

The gold medals continued to pour in for Japan on Monday, with the country sitting at the top of the medals table at the end of the day with eight gold. Can Japan's fairy-tale run continue on Day 4?
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 27, 2021

Japan's Mikiko Ando takes bronze in women's weightlifting

Andoh finished behind Taiwan's Kuo Hsing-Chun, who won the gold medal in the women's 59-kg weightlifting event at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 27, 2021

Skateboarding gold medalist Momiji Nishiya has homework on her mind

Nishiya might be an Olympic champion, but she's also a 13-year-old girl and school will be starting up before too long. For now, she can bask in her victory for a little while longer.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 27, 2021

Japan's women's basketball team off to flying start with 72-68 win over France

The hosts and the French squad went toe-to-toe — while employing completely different styles — throughout a seesaw affair that saw 17 lead changes.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 27, 2021

Chloe Dygert seeks cycling gold 10 months after horror crash

Had it not been for her horrific crash at the world championships at Imola 10 months ago, the obvious question ahead of Wednesday's women's Olympic cycling time trial would have been who will come second behind American Chloe Dygert.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 27, 2021

Japan women shock undefeated U.S. in Olympic 3x3 basketball pool round

The U.S. team, which has already secured its spot in the semifinals on Wednesday, is packed with WNBA players.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 27, 2021

Scorching sun and uncomfortable water: A day at Tokyo's canoe slalom center

A close competition in men's canoe slalom was ultimately won following a brilliantly clean run by Slovenian Benjamin Savsek.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 27, 2021

Transgender canoeing judge champions daughter's fight for gender equality

Kimberley Daniels worries she may steal the spotlight herself with the attention she is drawing as an openly transgender Olympic judge.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 27, 2021

China crackdown rocks investors: ‘Everybody’s in the crosshairs’

With losses in Chinese tech and education exceeding $1 trillion, investors question where regulators might strike next.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 27, 2021

Tropical Storm Nepartak lurks off Japan's coast as Olympic events roll on

The storm remained a threat to the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday, despite not battering the host city with devastating winds and rain as initially feared.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 27, 2021

Global growth to stay strong but virus variants the top risk, economists say

A global survey of nearly 500 economists taken this month also concluded that recent rising inflation in key economies around the world would be transitory.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 27, 2021

‘I am a gay man and an Olympic champion’: Tom Daley takes gold in Tokyo

Daley, who is one of the few openly gay athletes at these Games, is competing in his fourth Olympics.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 27, 2021

Japan’s green ambitions threaten the LNG market it helped create

The country, the world's top LNG importer, called for more renewables such as wind and solar to replace natural gas in a revised plan released last week.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 27, 2021

Akatsuki Five show progress in defeat to world No. 2 Spain

Japan was unable to contain Timberwolves veteran Ricky Rubio, but held strong against the reigning FIBA World Cup champion in their Olympic group-stage opener.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 27, 2021

Russia is banned, yet it’s everywhere at the Games

A doping punishment changes a country's official name but little else about its Olympic experience.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 27, 2021

Weightlifter makes history, securing the Philippines' first Olympic gold medal

Hidilyn Diaz broke the country's nearly century-long drought by capturing a gold in the women's 55-kilogram division while setting two Olympic records.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 27, 2021

What to watch on Day 4 of the Tokyo Olympics

Gold is on the line in a much-anticipated softball showdown and one of the best gymnasts of all-time looks to win her first medal of the Games.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 26, 2021

Japanese men grab silver in gymnastics team competition

While Japan briefly moved into first place, ROC athlete Nikita Nagornyy did just enough in his final floor routine to give his team the gold.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 26, 2021

Day 3 recap: Japan scoops up more golds as locals warm to the Games

Japan struck more gold on Monday as sentiment toward the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics appeared to shift, and local fans defied organizers to grab a glimpse of the Games.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 26, 2021

COVID-19 spreads quietly in the shadow of the Olympics

As new cases surge to unprecedented heights, experts say the Games are drowning out public health messages telling residents Tokyo's residents to rein in their activities.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 26, 2021

U.S. softball team stages comeback win over Japan

The United States beat Japan 2-1 to end round-robin play on Monday but their failure to record a hit against a third-string pitcher until the sixth inning highlights the challenge they face when the sides meet again in the gold-medal match-up.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 26, 2021

Olympic champion at 13: Momiji Nishiya becomes Japan's youngest gold medalist

Many sports including skateboarding are children's games at their cores, you just don't always see kids rising up quite like this on the world stage.

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