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Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 4, 2021
Japan wins two more medals in skateboarding as Sakura Yosozumi takes gold
The park event made its debut at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics following last week's street competition and turned out to be another sport dominated by Japanese teenagers.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 4, 2021
How social media magnified the controversy over Daiki Hashimoto's all-around gold
The furor surrounding Hashimoto's first-place finish in the men's all-around competition last week stood out for the response it provoked from gymnastics officials.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 4, 2021
Double lives: The Olympians who divide their time between work and sport
'You cannot be riding a horse and thinking, what's happening with a trade in the office,' says equestrian Jose Maria Larocca, also one of the world's most influential oil traders.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 4, 2021
Japan’s post-Olympics stock bounce depends on controlling COVID-19
The Nikkei usually rises when Japan hauls in gold medals, but all bets are off during the pandemic.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 4, 2021
Storied stadium lends sumo flavor to Tokyo's Olympic boxing
Boxing bouts are taking place at the legendary Kokugikan Arena, a 7,300 seat stadium described by Olympic organizers as the 'spiritual home' of sumo.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 4, 2021
American Sydney McLaughlin breaks world record to win women's 400 hurdles
The 21-year-old stuttered on the penultimate barrier but surged down the home stretch to power across the line in a record 51.46 seconds.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 4, 2021
Sweden and Canada ask for women's gold medal soccer match to be moved to avoid heat
Trackside temperatures at the athletics stadium hit 40 degrees earlier this week, and with the women's medal game due to take place at 11 a.m., both sides have expressed concerns.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Aug 4, 2021
In pictures: Day 11 of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
This was the day that Simone Biles returned to the gymnastics floor to compete on the balance bar and IOC ordered a probe intou00a0the case of Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya,
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 4, 2021
Even a world record doesn’t always guarantee Olympic gold
Both Karsten Warholm of Norway and Rai Benjamin of the United States broke the world record in the 400-meter hurdles. Only one got a gold medal.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 4, 2021
What to watch on Day 12 of the Tokyo Olympics
An East Asian rivalry is set to be renewed on the diamond and skateboarding returns to the schedule a little over a week after Japan claimed the sport's first two gold medals.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 4, 2021
Day 11 recap: Simone Biles back with brave bronze on balance beam as records fall
The Olympic organizers investigate Belarus' treatment of an athlete who is now in diplomatic protection.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 3, 2021
Sport climbing makes Olympic debut at Tokyo Games
Sport climbing has seen a big boost in popularity in both its competitive and recreational forms and could get another boost from being included in the Olympics.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 3, 2021
Resilient Japan loses in extra time to Spain, missing chance at historic final
A late goal by Real Madrid star Marco Asensio set up a Friday meeting between Hajime Moriyasu's side and Mexico with the bronze medal at stake.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 3, 2021
Make it a double: Jamaica's Thompson-Herah wins women's 200-meter final
Jamaican Elaine Thompson-Herah completed a second successive Olympic sprint double when she won the 200-meter gold medal in a blistering 21.53 seconds on Tuesday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 3, 2021
The man behind the Olympic 'anti-sex' beds speaks out
The Airweave beds at Tokyo 2020 have taken a pounding on social media, but CEO Motokuni Takaoka says they can handle it all.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 3, 2021
Japan's Sena Irie punches her way to gold in women's boxing
Irie, a native of Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, is the first athlete from the sparsely populated prefecture to win Olympic gold.
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.
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.
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.
MUFG fires worker over ¥2 billion theft from clients’ safe deposit boxes
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is investigating the incident and consulting with the police.
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
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.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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