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Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 24, 2021

Tokyo Olympics see 17 more COVID-19 cases amid concerns over anti-virus measures

Infections have continued to trickle in daily amid concerns over whether anti-virus measures are being properly followed, including athletes who went maskless at the opening ceremony.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 24, 2021

Syrian 12-year-old table tennis player, Tokyo Games' youngest competitor, exits in first round

The youngest Olympian since 11-year-old Spanish rower Carlos Front in 1992. Zaza was born in Hama, Syria, to an athletic family and started playing table tennis at the age of 5.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 24, 2021

China's Yang Qian wins first gold medal of Tokyo Olympics

The silver went to Russian shooter Anastasiia Galashina and the bronze medal went to Switzerland's Nina Christen.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 23, 2021

Tokyo eyes tropical storm forecast, but surfers say bring it on

The Tokyo Olympics are being held during typhoon season and the weather is a major talking point, with heat and humidity expected to be a major factor in many sports.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 23, 2021

Opposition to Tokyo Games podium protest ban grows

A letter signed by figures in the sporting world has called for no sanctions to be imposed on athletes who protest on the podium in Japan.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 22, 2021

Takefusa Kubo lifts Japan in Tokyo Olympic opener

Kubo scores late to give Japan a win over South Africa
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 20, 2021

China's swimmers race to escape country's doping past

The country's swimming program has seen its reputation tarnished by a series of scandals, most notably when one female swimmer was caught with 13 vials of human growth hormone.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jun 24, 2021

Megan Rapinoe headlines U.S. women's soccer roster for Tokyo Olympics

Strikers Megan Rapinoe and Alex Morgan were among 17 players from the 2019 Women's World Cup championship team named to the US women's soccer squad.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 16, 2021

Ryo Ishikawa has one last chance to qualify for Tokyo Olympics

Only a very high finish at this week's U.S. Open can earn Ishikawa the second spot on the Japan team alongside Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
May 15, 2021

Sebastian Coe says COVID-19 vaccine a big factor in making Tokyo Games happen

The Olympics were postponed in March last year following the start of the pandemic but Coe said he believes athletes are in a different frame of mind heading into the July 23-Aug. 8 games.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
May 15, 2021

Brazil begins mass vaccination of Tokyo-bound Olympians

Brazil began a mass vaccination program on Friday for athletes, coaches, staff and journalists heading to the Olympic Games in Tokyo in July.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Apr 16, 2021

Caster Semenya open to 5,000-meter qualification bid for Tokyo Olympics

Caster Semenya retained her 5,000-meter title at the South African Athletics Championships on Thursday and confirmed she would not be attempting to qualify for the 200 at the Tokyo Games.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Mar 17, 2021

Kento Momota fully healthy and ready to make run for gold at Tokyo Olympics

Kento Momota was afraid he would be unable to play badminton again after a traffic accident in Malaysia left him with serious injuries last year. But now that he's fully fit again, the world No. 1 says he's gunning for gold at the Tokyo Olympics.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Mar 16, 2021

Giants' Nate Ebner targets U.S. rugby sevens spot for Tokyo Games

New York Giants safety Nate Ebner is keen to win a spot on the U.S. rugby sevens team for the Tokyo Olympics after failing to get on the podium with the squad in Rio.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Mar 3, 2021

Kimia Alizadeh, Iran's only female Olympic medalist, hopes to compete as refugee in Tokyo

Iranian female Olympic medal winner Kimia Alizadeh has been granted refugee status in Germany and aims to compete as part the Olympic Refugee Team under a white flag in Tokyo this summer.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Mar 1, 2021

Jamaican sprinter Yohan Blake would rather miss Tokyo Olympics than get COVID-19 vaccine

The International Olympic Committee has said getting the vaccine is 'encouraged' but not compulsory for athletes.
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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
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