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Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Oct 18, 2021

IOC's Juan Antonio Samaranch says Beijing Games about unity

Rights groups have called on the IOC to relocate the Games unless China ends what the United States deems ongoing genocide against Uyghurs and other Muslim minority groups.
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MORE SPORTS
Oct 5, 2021

Sidney Crosby, Connor McDavid named to Canada's initial Beijing squad

There were no surprises in Canada's early selections given that NHL players are set to return to the Olympics after the league skipped the 2018 Pyeongchang Games.
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
OLYMPICS
Sep 8, 2021

China tests Olympic COVID-19 restrictions at National Games

China's biggest domestic sporting event since the pandemic began could showcase some of the coronavirus countermeasures participants can expect at Beijing 2022.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 16, 2021

How many Olympic medals are enough?

Is the obsession with winning Olympic glory a healthy form of patriotism or an unhealthy kind of nationalism?
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Aug 8, 2021

Tokyo feared the Games would spread COVID-19. The numbers inside the 'bubble' suggest that didn't happen.

Japan had feared that the Games might spread COVID-19, introduce new variants and overwhelm the medical system. But the numbers from inside the Olympic 'bubble' tell a different story.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 7, 2021

Paris 2024 presses on with Plan A, but studies Tokyo’s Plan B

The next Summer Olympics are less than three years away. Paris says it's prepared, but so was Tokyo.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 31, 2021

Olympic success gives Hong Kong an emotional lift in hard times

As China clamps down on its civil and political rights, Hong Kong is finding solace and hope in its best-ever Olympic showing.
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JAPAN
Jul 28, 2021

Prefectures near Tokyo to seek COVID-19 state of emergency

Kanagawa, Saitama and Chiba prefectures are currently under looser quasi-emergency restrictions but are seeing infections spike like in the capital.
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BUSINESS
Jul 28, 2021

The Olympic mascots aren’t winning any medals

Before the pandemic, the Japanese designer who created the Olympic and Paralympic mascots predicted that they would become the 'face of the Games.” It hasn't quite turned out that way.
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 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
OLYMPICS
Jul 25, 2021

Tokyo Games showcase the changing face of sports in Japan

From Naomi Osaka to Rui Hachimura, a generation of biracial athletes in the Olympics are helping shift perceptions of what it means to be 'Japanese.'
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jul 24, 2021

Get into the Olympic spirit by curating your social media feeds

Looking to get some Olympic spirit into your social media feed? Try following a few Japanese athletes to remind yourself what the Games are really about.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 22, 2021

At a nearly empty soccer stadium, a subdued Olympic atmosphere

As New Zealand took on South Korea, it was impossible to feel a sense of excitement with the stands mostly empty.
JAPAN
Jul 22, 2021

COVID-19 cases rise in Sapporo just as Olympic events get underway

Hokkaido's capital is hosting soccer games and will host marathon events, but the mayor is now calling for stronger coronavirus measures as the number of cases jumps.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 20, 2021

Japan and Australia softball teams to meet for first event of Tokyo Games

Action at the Tokyo Olympics is scheduled to start on Wednesday as Japan meets Australia in softball with each team holding vastly different stakes in the sport's return to the Games.
JAPAN
Jul 12, 2021

Rock festival's cancellation while Olympics go on spurs backlash

The organizers and some artists scheduled to take part in the Rock in Japan Festival, in Ibaraki Prefecture, have expressed frustration over the abrupt canceling of the event even though the prefecture is not under a state of emergency.
JAPAN
Jun 20, 2021

Uganda Olympic team member first to test positive for COVID-19 upon arrival in Japan

The discovery comes just over a month before the opening ceremony and amid concerns of another spike in infections once the games begin on July 23.

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