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Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Sep 15, 2021

Uniqlo and Sweden keen on podium return after extending partnership

The Nordic nation's Olympic and Paralympic teams became the first outside Japan to be supplied by the fast fashion retailer during the Tokyo Games.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Sep 6, 2021

In pictures: Day 12 of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics

In pictures: Day 12 of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Sep 5, 2021

In pictures: Day 11 of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics

In pictures: Day 11 of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Sep 4, 2021

In pictures: Day 10 of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics

In pictures: Day 10 of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS
Sep 4, 2021

Disabled Japanese are often invisible. Will Paralympics bring lasting light?

Tokyo improved its infrastructure before the Games, but activists wonder how long the focus will continue in a country with a long history of excluding people with disabilities.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Sep 3, 2021

In pictures: Day 9 of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics

In pictures: Day 9 of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Sep 2, 2021

In pictures: Day 8 of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics

In pictures: Day 8 of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Sep 1, 2021

In pictures: Day 7 of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics

In pictures: Day 7 of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS
Aug 31, 2021

British sprinter Jonnie Peacock proud to be part of Paralympic track thriller

'If that's not an advert for Paralympic sport in 11 seconds, I don't know what is.'
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Aug 31, 2021

In pictures: Day 6 of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics

In pictures: Day 6 of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Aug 30, 2021

In pictures: Day 5 of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics

In pictures: Day 5 of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Aug 29, 2021

In pictures: Day 4 of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics

In pictures: Day 4 of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Aug 28, 2021

In pictures: Day 3 of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics

In pictures: Day 3 of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS
Aug 27, 2021

Polish Paralympic cyclist suspended after positive EPO test

Marcin Polak, who just won a bronze at the Tokyo Games, will not be allowed to participate in his second race.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Aug 26, 2021

In pictures: Day 2 of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics

In pictures: Day 2 of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Aug 26, 2021

In pictures: Day 1 of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics

It's Day 1 of the Tokyo Paralympics, and already 72 medals have been awarded, include gold medalist Paige Greco of Australia who won the women's C1-3 3000-meter individual pursuit, which happened to be the first medal of the Paralympic Games.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS
Aug 23, 2021

Understanding Paralympic impairment classifications

Classes for each sport at the Paralympics are determined by the impairment and the degree to which it affects an athlete.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Aug 14, 2021

Olympian tattoos fail to leave their mark on the Japanese press

After Tokyo was awarded the Olympics in 2013, many thought tattoos would be a major issue during the Games. In the end, they barely scratched the surface of public attention.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Aug 13, 2021

An extraordinary Olympics — by every measure

There were amazing performances and Olympic records aplenty. Just as important, there were no crises and no COVID-19 outbreaks at the Games.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 13, 2021

LGBTQ stars grabbed spotlight at Olympics, but Japanese athletes remained hidden

If LGBTQ athletes at the Tokyo Olympics were their own country, they would have ranked seventh in the world, but no Japanese athletes would have been among them.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Aug 13, 2021

Theremins and gold medal wins: Farewell to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics

We take a look back at the closing moments of the 2020 Olympic Games.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 9, 2021

How we saw it: The Athletes’ Olympics

Minus fans and fanfare, Olympians could focus not only on themselves but also their fellow athletes.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 8, 2021

Curtain falls on a tumultuous Tokyo Games

A Games not everyone was sure would get off the ground reached its end at National Stadium as Olympians gathered for the closing ceremony of the Games.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 7, 2021

Tokyo Games show the pandemic can be beaten, Olympic health adviser says

The Olympics in Tokyo showed that measures such as social distancing, mask wearing, hand sanitizing along with testing and tracing worked when implemented as a package.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 7, 2021

Olympic organizers slap COVID-19 rule-breakers with warnings and punishments

The chief of Tokyo 2020's main operation center told reporters the accreditation of eight individuals had been revoked and those of another eight paused over COVID-19 guideline violations.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 7, 2021

To the Olympic victors go the spoils — and for Americans, maybe a tax bill

Medals are not the focus of the IRS. Rather, it's the prize money the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee awards its medalist as well as the lucrative endorsement contracts.

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