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Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 27, 2021
Japan women shock undefeated U.S. in Olympic 3x3 basketball pool round
The U.S. team, which has already secured its spot in the semifinals on Wednesday, is packed with WNBA players.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 27, 2021
Scorching sun and uncomfortable water: A day at Tokyo's canoe slalom center
A close competition in men's canoe slalom was ultimately won following a brilliantly clean run by Slovenian Benjamin Savsek.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 27, 2021
Transgender canoeing judge champions daughter's fight for gender equality
Kimberley Daniels worries she may steal the spotlight herself with the attention she is drawing as an openly transgender Olympic judge.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 27, 2021
Tropical Storm Nepartak lurks off Japan's coast as Olympic events roll on
The storm remained a threat to the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday, despite not battering the host city with devastating winds and rain as initially feared.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 27, 2021
Who can fill the track void left by Usain Bolt's retirement?
The two 2020 athletes of the year were Swedish pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis and Venezuelan triple jumper Yulimar Rojas, but their names remain largely unknown to the general public.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Jul 27, 2021
In pictures: Day 3 of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Japan's Mima Ito and Jun Mizutani pump their fists during the mixed doubles Olympic gold-medal match on Monday in Tokyo. | REUTERS
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 27, 2021
‘I am a gay man and an Olympic champion’: Tom Daley takes gold in Tokyo
Daley, who is one of the few openly gay athletes at these Games, is competing in his fourth Olympics.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 27, 2021
Akatsuki Five show progress in defeat to world No. 2 Spain
Japan was unable to contain Timberwolves veteran Ricky Rubio, but held strong against the reigning FIBA World Cup champion in their Olympic group-stage opener.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 27, 2021
Russia is banned, yet it’s everywhere at the Games
A doping punishment changes a country's official name but little else about its Olympic experience.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 27, 2021
How a front-line nurse trained for the Olympics in a time of pandemic
When COVID-19 struck Singapore in 2020, rower Joan Poh put her athletic training on hold to go back to work.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 27, 2021
Weightlifter makes history, securing the Philippines' first Olympic gold medal
Hidilyn Diaz broke the country's nearly century-long drought by capturing a gold in the women's 55-kilogram division while setting two Olympic records.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 27, 2021
What to watch on Day 4 of the Tokyo Olympics
Gold is on the line in a much-anticipated softball showdown and one of the best gymnasts of all-time looks to win her first medal of the Games.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 26, 2021
Japanese men grab silver in gymnastics team competition
While Japan briefly moved into first place, ROC athlete Nikita Nagornyy did just enough in his final floor routine to give his team the gold.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 26, 2021
Day 3 recap: Japan scoops up more golds as locals warm to the Games
Japan struck more gold on Monday as sentiment toward the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics appeared to shift, and local fans defied organizers to grab a glimpse of the Games.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 26, 2021
Olympic surfing medals to be decided early, softball in focus as storm churns off Japan
The storm is expected to head over Japan's northeast coast on Tuesday and could dump heavy rain on the capital just days after the start of the Games.
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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