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TENNIS
Sep 5, 2021
Why does playing tennis make so many pros miserable?
Tennis players and coaches speak of the singular form of intensity and loneliness that accompanies the game, even compared to other individual sports such as golf.
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SOCCER / J. League
Aug 31, 2021
Takashi Inui back at Cerezo Osaka after decade in Europe
'I'll give my best at Cerezo Osaka to deliver fun soccer to kids around Osaka and Japan,' said Inui, who will wear the No. 23 shirt at the club he left in the summer of 2011.
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PARALYMPICS / Summer Paralympics
Aug 25, 2021
Nearly a quarter of Tokyo households watched Paralympic opening ceremony
Preliminary data showed that the average viewership of the opening ceremony of the Paralympics — which aired live Tuesday partly on NHK's main channel — was 23.8% in the Kanto region.
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TENNIS
Aug 25, 2021
U.S. tennis body announces slate of mental health resources ahead of U.S. Open
The United States Tennis Association announced a mental health initiative for players on Tuesday, with the main draw of the U.S. Open kicking off next week.
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BUSINESS
Aug 21, 2021
Hilton to open luxurious Waldorf Astoria hotel in Osaka ahead of 2025 World Expo
In addition to the Waldorf Astoria hotel — Hilton's highest level of hotel — Hilton is considering building a Canopy hotel in an area formerly used for a freight station in Osaka.
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JAPAN
Aug 20, 2021
Myanmar soccer goalie receives official refugee status in Japan
He feared for his life after making a hand signal during a game which has been used to show resistance to the Myanmar coup.
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JAPAN
Aug 14, 2021
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs over 5,000 new cases as number of severely ill patients continues to rise
The seven-day average of new infections in the capital came to 4,231.1, up from 3893.0 a week before, according to the metropolitan government.
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JAPAN
Aug 8, 2021
Japan's casino resort candidates put finishing touches on bids
A maximum of three locations for so-called integrated resorts — which combine casinos with hotels and other facilities — will then be formally announced sometime after May.
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JAPAN / View from Osaka
Aug 6, 2021
Kansai looks to lessons from Olympics for own international events
Political and business leaders are likely to focus on the good and bad points of Tokyo's experience as they look ahead to the World Masters Games Kansai and the 2025 World Expo.
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JAPAN
Aug 5, 2021
Olympic merchandise selling well as Japan's medal haul grows
One official shop in Tokyo's Shinjuku district was stocked with some 1,700 items, but popular goods such as pin badges and mugs quickly sold out after the games got under way.
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JAPAN
Aug 2, 2021
Japan expands COVID-19 state of emergency to Osaka and areas around Tokyo
The government of Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has added Chiba, Kanagawa, Saitama and Osaka prefectures to areas under the emergency from Monday through Aug. 31.
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OLYMPICS
Jul 31, 2021
Will Japan’s gold rush end with judo? Not likely.
Japan has won nine golds in judo so far, the most by a single nation at an Olympics. Japan set the previous mark of eight in 2004.
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OLYMPICS
Jul 30, 2021
Olympic athletes are testing rules and taking a knee for Black Lives Matter
The pickup in demonstrations follows the International Olympic Committee's recent decision to relax decades-old restrictions on athlete expression.
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JAPAN
Jul 30, 2021
Japan's emergency expanded even as measure loses impact and support
With the latest measure, the Suga administration, well aware of the public's virus fatigue, wants to buy time to vaccinate as many people as possible to push cases downwards.
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OLYMPICS
Jul 30, 2021
Tennis chief says sport needs to do more for players' mental health
Tennis governing bodies take mental health issues extremely seriously but are aware that more needs to be done to support players in that area, David Haggerty said.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 30, 2021
Olympic COVID-19 fears give way to unseen mental injuries in sport
The measures to keep athletes and officials safe from COVID-19 have also heightened mental and emotional pressures.
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OLYMPICS
Jul 28, 2021
Naomi Osaka’s Olympics exit dashes her hopes of gold on home turf
While the first days of competition have brought some cheer for Japan, the loss of Osaka dealt a sharp emotional blow and generated discussion over the state of her game.
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OLYMPICS
Jul 28, 2021
Kei Nishikori confident Naomi Osaka can bounce back after shock exit
Nishikori said the pressure weighed heavily on him when he made his Olympic debut at the 2008 Beijing Games and he was much further from the spotlight than Osaka.
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OLYMPICS
Jul 28, 2021
What to watch on Day 5 of the Tokyo Olympics
Another showdown between a pair of stars in the pool and a much-anticipated debut for Samurai Japan in baseball highlight another busy day in Tokyo.
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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.

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