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Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jun 20, 2021

Returning U.S. Olympians rely on experience for another shot at glory

Earning a place on the United States Olympic team is tough at the best of times — but booking your ticket to a third, fourth or even fifth games during a pandemic is an enormous challenge.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 16, 2021

Japan to cap big event audiences at 10,000 after COVID-19 emergency

The announcement — made less than five weeks before the opening ceremony of the Olympics — effectively determines how many local fans will be able to attend the games in person.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 15, 2021

G7 a missed opportunity for Tokyo-Seoul ties as Suga and Moon fail to connect

With overtures on the sidelines of the G7 reportedly spurned and denials of a possible Olympic meeting, Tokyo and Seoul appear unlikely to repair their soured ties any time soon.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 15, 2021

Olympic hopeful Shelby Houlihan 'devastated' by four-year doping ban

The U.S. record holder in the 1,500 and 5,000 meters will be unable to compete in Tokyo after a positive test for anabolic steroids was upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 2, 2021

BMX racer Connor Fields says U.S. has upper hand in Tokyo

The American is ready to defend his Olympic gold medal at last after the games were pushed back a year due to the pandemic.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
May 31, 2021

Japan's women punch Olympic ticket in 3x3 basketball

Japan’s women’s 3x3 basketball team punched its ticket to a Summer Games that will be held on home soil with a dramatic 20-18 win over Spain in overtime of the third-place game at the FIBA 3x3 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Graz, Austria, on Sunday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
May 29, 2021

Britain's 'old man' Whitlock heading to Tokyo Games with no plans to slow down

Whitlock said he was preparing for every eventuality, including moving his pommel horse into an empty hall to train in absolute silence.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
May 26, 2021

Japan's Olympic delegation to receive vaccinations from June 1

The Japanese Olympic Committee says it will avoid using public health officials in order to reduce the strain on the country's medical system amid efforts to vaccinate senior citizens.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
May 17, 2021

3x3 basketball gets ready for close-up at Tokyo Games

A lot of people are going to be introduced to a different style of basketball when the 3x3 competition begins at the Tokyo Olympics.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
May 10, 2021

Australia begins vaccinating athletes ahead of Tokyo Games

Australia started administering COVID-19 vaccines to athletes around the country on Monday to give them "comfort and certainty" during their final preparations for the Tokyo Olympics.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
May 1, 2021

Canadian athletes to have vaccine access before Tokyo Games

The chief medical officer of the country's Olympic committee said the pace of Canada's vaccine rollout will allow the Tokyo-bound delegation to be vaccinated without jumping any queues.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Apr 29, 2021

Tokyo to push Olympic sponsors on gender parity following gaffes

A pledge to advance equality and inclusion is also expected to come next month from the games' organizing committee.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Apr 28, 2021

Australia to begin vaccinating Tokyo-bound athletes next week

Officials said that Olympic and Paralympic participants will be inoculated by private contractors in order to avoid burdening the public health system.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 17, 2021

IOC President Bach to visit Japan in May for meeting with Suga, report says

Bach will attend a torch relay ceremony in Hiroshima on May 17 and meet with Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga the next day, according to a report.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Apr 16, 2021

Australia ponders allowing Olympic athletes to jump line for vaccine

The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has asked the government to allow athletes to jump the line as the country's national vaccine program struggles with roadblocks.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 15, 2021

In break from official line, LDP No. 2 floats Tokyo Games cancellation

'What is the point of the Olympics if it helps spread the virus further?' said LDP Secretary-General Toshihiro Nikai on a television program.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Mar 24, 2021

Simona Halep on hunt for Grand Slam titles and Tokyo Olympic medal

World No. 3 Simona Halep said she is more interested in silverware than her ranking and will focus on the Grand Slams and the Olympics.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
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.
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.
Japan to aid introduction of multilingual ride-hailing apps
A Nihon Kotsu Co. taxi departs one of the company's service offices in Tokyo.
Seven & I founding family sounded out KKR and others about buyout: report
A 7-Eleven convenience store in Tokyo
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
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.”

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

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Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
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