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Kei Nishikori servers during his second round match at the French Open last month.
OLYMPICS / Tennis
Jun 15, 2024

Osaka and Nishikori to represent Japan at Paris Games

It will be the second Games for Osaka, who lost in the third round at her home Tokyo Games in 2021.
Temperatures in Paris could exceed 30 degrees on many days during the 2024 Games.
OLYMPICS
Jun 17, 2024

Japanese Olympians to beat heat with own AC despite Paris' plans for green Games

The Japanese Olympic Committee announced last December that it plans to pay for its athletes to have air conditioning in their rooms for “safety and security” reasons.
Sha'Carri Richardson wins the 100 meter sprint at the U.S. Olympic trials in Eugene, Oregon, on Saturday.
OLYMPICS
Jun 23, 2024

Sha'Carri Richardson earns Olympic redemption with 100 meter win at U.S. trials

The world champion wrested the lead midway through the race and accelerated through the final meters to finish in a world-leading 10.71 seconds.
Seven-Eleven Japan holds a demonstration of delivering freshly baked pizza in Tokyo on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 5, 2024

Japan convenience stores boosting quick delivery services

Over 3,000 products such as drinks, snacks and daily goods are currently available for delivery from 7-Eleven.
U.S. soccer player Lindsey Horan speaks during a U.S. Olympic women's and men's team news conference in New York on Monday.
OLYMPICS
Jul 9, 2024

U.S. regrouped and ready to go after dismal World Cup, says Horan

Just eight members of the Tokyo Games team are traveling to Paris on the 18-player Olympic roster
The Tokyo District Court has ordered advertising agency Hakuhodo to pay ¥200 million in fines for violating the antimonopoly law in a bid-rigging case linked to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 11, 2024

Hakuhodo ordered to pay ¥200 million over Tokyo Games bid-rigging

The firm is the first to receive a court ruling over a high-profile series of cases linked to the Olympics and Paralympics.
U.S. women's soccer head coach Emma Hayes speaks during a news conference earlier this month in New York.
OLYMPICS
Jul 24, 2024

U.S. women ready to 'create a new history' in Paris, says coach Hayes

The four-time Olympic champion suffered its earliest World Cup exit in the round of 16 last year.
U.S. rugby player Ilona Maher poses for a portrait during the Team USA media summit ahead of the Paris Olympics and Paralympics, at an event in New York on April 15.
BUSINESS
Jul 24, 2024

Athlete influencers compete for likes as well as medals in Paris

In years past, athletes might have needed a manager to negotiate deals with brands. Now, a company will reach out directly to strike a deal.
La Defense Arena in Nanterre, France, which will host the Olympic swimming competition starting Saturday.
OLYMPICS
Jul 26, 2024

China doping row set to raise tension at Paris pool

Some of the world's best in the sport have criticized anti-doping authorities and raised concerns about the competition's integrity.
Australia's Ariarne Titmus celebrates winning gold in the women's 400-meter freestyle at the Paris Olympics on Saturday.
OLYMPICS / Swimming
Jul 28, 2024

'Goofy girl' Titmus struggling to believe Olympic gold

The down-to-earth 23-year-old held off Canadian teenager Summer McIntosh and American great Katie Ledecky in a race that had plenty of hype.
Koki Kano celebrates after winning the gold-medal match over France's Yannick Borel in the men's epee event at the Paris Olympics on Sunday.
OLYMPICS / Fencing
Jul 29, 2024

Japan's Kano breaks French hearts in Olympic fencing final

Yannick Borel of France took silver and Mohamed Elsayed of Egypt was awarded bronze.
Brazil's Rayssa Leal listens to music as she competes in the women's street skateboarding final at the Paris Olympics on Sunday.
OLYMPICS / Skateboarding
Jul 29, 2024

Golden oldies? Teen medalists reach podium to '80s and '90s tunes

It was clear that Gen X had control of the playlist on Sunday in Paris, with artists from the 1980s and 1990s that included Tom Petty and Eurythmics.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz eats with members of the German Olympic team at the athletes village on Saturday.
OLYMPICS
Jul 30, 2024

Some top Olympic athletes choose cardboard beds over king-size luxury

Star athletes are divided over whether it's better to be in the Olympic Village in Paris or at one of the city's finest hotels.
Christa Deguchi of Canada (right) battles South Korea’s Huh Mi-mi in the finals of the women's under-57 kg judo competition at the Paris Olympics on Monday.
OLYMPICS / Judo
Jul 30, 2024

Japan-born Christa Deguchi claims Olympic gold for Canada in women's judo

Born and raised in Nagano Prefecture to a Canadian father and Japanese mother, Deguchi excelled for Japan before switching her representation to Canada.
Victor Wembanyama of France battles Japan's Josh Hawkinson (left) and Yuki Kawamura during France's overtime win over Japan at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday in Lille, France.
OLYMPICS / Basketball
Jul 31, 2024

France edges Japan in overtime in Olympic men's basketball after four-point play

The teams were neck-and-neck for nearly the entire four quarters at Pierre Mauroy Stadium.
Georgia's Lasha Bekauri (top) and Japan's Sanshiro Murao battle in the men's gold medal bout in the under-90 kg judo event at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday.
OLYMPICS / Judo
Aug 1, 2024

Georgian Bekauri retains judo title over Japan's Murao

Bekauri won a controversial bout over Murao in the gold-medal match to secure the victory.
Japan midfielder Yui Hasegawa is challenged by Nigeria's Rasheedat Ajibade during their Olympic group stage match on Wednesday.
OLYMPICS
Aug 1, 2024

Japan to face U.S. in women's soccer after both nations advance

Japan finished second in its group after beating Nigeria 3-1 in Nantes, with Maika Hamano, Mina Tanaka and Hikaru Kitagawa scoring goals.
Miu Hirano plays a shot against South Korea's Yubin Shin during their women's singles quarterfinal at the Paris Olympics on Thursday.
OLYMPICS / Table tennis
Aug 1, 2024

Miu Hirano's comeback bid falls short in quarterfinal round at Paris Games

Hirano had the crowd on her side but could not get past her opponent.
Katie Ledecky competes in the women's 4x200-meter freestyle final at the Paris Olympics on Thursday.
OLYMPICS / Swimming
Aug 2, 2024

Ledecky takes medal record but Australia wins 4x200 free

Ledecky now has 13 medals — eight golds, four silvers and a bronze — across four Olympics.
Japan's Yuki Kawamura goes to the basket in the men's preliminary round group B basketball match between Japan and Brazil during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Pierre-Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, northern France, on Friday.
OLYMPICS / Basketball
Aug 3, 2024

Japan's 'Slam Dunk' fans upstaged by 'Brazilian chapulines'

The Brazilians crushed Japan 102-84 in men's Group B to end the Asian side's Olympic dreams.
Carlos Yulo of the Philippines cries after winning gold in the men's floor exercise on Saturday at the Paris Olympics.
OLYMPICS / Gymnastics
Aug 4, 2024

'Overwhelmed' Yulo wins historic Olympic gymnastics gold for Philippines

The 24-year-old broke down in tears after matching the achievement of weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz, who won gold at the Tokyo Games three years ago.
China's Pan Zhanle celebrates after winning Olympic gold and breaking a world record in the men's 100-meter freestyle final on July 31.
OLYMPICS
Aug 5, 2024

China shrugs off doping controversy to win 12 Olympic swimming medals

The team's haul — two gold, three silver and seven bronze — was an improvement on a Tokyo collection of nine.
Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates after beating Spain's Carlos Alcaraz in the men's singles final at the Paris Olympics on Sunday.
OLYMPICS / Tennis
Aug 6, 2024

Roland Garros delivered an Olympic tourney for the ages

The 37-year-old's win over Carlos Alcaraz was one of the best Olympic matches since the sport returned to the fold in 1988.
Americans Simone Biles (left) and Jordan Chiles (right) bow toward Brazil's Rebeca Andrade after Andrade won gold in the floor exercise event at the Paris Olympics.
OLYMPICS / Gymnastics
Aug 6, 2024

Brazil's Rebeca Andrade gets her moment of glory after long wait

After playing second fiddle to American superstar Simone Biles for the past week, Brazil's Rebeca Andrade finally rose to the top of the podium.
Kauli Vaast of France competes in the Olympic men's gold-medal match in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, on Monday.
OLYMPICS / Surfing
Aug 6, 2024

Vaast takes men's surfing gold for France and Tahiti

Caroline Marks of the United States added Olympic gold to her 2023 world title with a tight victory over Brazil's Tatiana Weston-Webb in the women's final.
Brazil forward Adriana scores her team's third goal during the women's Olympic semifinals in Marseille on Tuesday.
OLYMPICS
Aug 7, 2024

Brazil shocks world champion Spain 4-2 to reach Olympic final

Playing its sixth Olympic semi, Brazil capitalized on a number of Spanish defensive mistakes to reach Saturday's final in Paris against the U.S.
Yui Susaki reacts after losing in the opening round of the women's 50-kg freestyle wrestling competition at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday.
OLYMPICS / Wrestling
Aug 7, 2024

'I didn’t know if it was real': Yui Susaki suffers shock wrestling defeat

Susaki had won 24 international tournaments in a row and was undefeated in her 94 matches against foreign wrestlers until Tuesday.
The United States' Stephen Curry (right) and LeBron James celebrate after their win over Serbia in the men's basketball semifinals at the Paris Olympics on Thursday.
OLYMPICS / Basketball
Aug 9, 2024

United States passes tough test against Serbia to reach Olympic final in Paris

Stephen Curry scored 36 points for the United States.
Olympic gold medalist Akari Fujinami celebrates after receiving her medal for winning the women's 53-kg freestyle event at Champ de Mars Arena in Paris on Thursday.
OLYMPICS / Wrestling
Aug 9, 2024

Japanese juggernaut Fujinami wrestles to freestyle gold

The 20-year-old arrived in Paris with a 130-0 record and was virtually unchallenged in her gold-medal campaign.
Cindy Ngamba (left) throws a punch at Panama's Atheyna Bylon during their semifinal bout of the women's 75-kg category at the Paris Olympics on Thursday.
OLYMPICS / Boxing
Aug 9, 2024

Boxer Ngamba settles for bronze as Refugee Olympic Team celebrates first medal

Ngamba, who was born in Cameroon but sought safe haven in Britain at age 11, was beaten by split decision in the semifinals of the women's 75-kg category.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys and flying squirrels
An employee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Center in the Iidabashi area of central Tokyo bags, tags and organizes thousands of items.
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.

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