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OLYMPICS

Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 27, 2021
U.S. first lady, not Biden, likely to visit Japan for Olympics, report says
Japan is the United States' major ally in Asia, and President Biden has expressed his support for Suga's resolve to hold the games amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Jun 27, 2021
Caster Semenya in last-ditch bid to qualify for Olympics
The 30-year-old South African runner needs a strong result in Liege on Wednesday in order to join the 5,000-meter race in Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 27, 2021
Decades apart, father and son design Olympic aquatics venues in Tokyo
Paul Noritaka Tange has paid tribute to Kenzo Tange's 1964 venue with his design for the 2020 Tokyo Aquatics Center.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 27, 2021
Many Japan schools opting not to take children to Tokyo Olympics
About 60% of discount tickets intended for municipalities to purchase for schoolchildren have been cancelled in the neighboring prefectures of Chiba, Saitama and Kanagawa, a report said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 27, 2021
Japan to ask athletes from India and other countries for more COVID-19 tests
The government will apply the rule to athletes from India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan from July 1 amid concerns over the delta variant of the virus.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 26, 2021
Tokyo Games organizers to offer COVID-19 vaccine to volunteers, report says
The Nikkei daily, citing organizers, said some of the volunteers have already been vaccinated.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jun 26, 2021
Four-time Olympian Lindsey Vonn feels boycotts should be left up to athletes
'If athletes want to boycott that's their prerogative and their right,' Vonn said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 25, 2021
Ugandan team member arriving in Tokyo had delta coronavirus variant
The case adds to concern that the games — less than a month away — may trigger a new wave of infections.
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.
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.
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
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
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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