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PARALYMPICS

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 12, 2021
The Tokyo Games will go on despite COVID-19
Ultimately, it will not be a COVID-19 crisis in Japan that determines the fate of the Tokyo Olympics, because there is no such crisis.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 9, 2021
World watches as Japan tries to manage games amid COVID-19
Anti-COVID-19 measures put in place by organizers may look good on paper. But they are bound to be hard to implement in practice.
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.
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
Jun 22, 2021
One month out, Tokyo Olympics enter 'full delivery phase'
In the Olympics, 339 gold medals will be up for grabs across 33 sports, including five competitions making their Olympic debut or being reintroduced to the event.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 21, 2021
These Olympics will be about doctors, not athletes
For medical personnel, eliminating spectators could mean the difference between controlling the pandemic at the doorstep or being overrun by a fresh outbreak.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 18, 2021
Japan takes risk of Olympic proportions
If Japan follows the U.S.' trajectory, which was in the position Japan is in today four months ago, it will not achieve widespread vaccination until mid-October — long after the Olympics.
JAPAN
Jun 17, 2021
Japan’s Dr. Fauci dampens Olympic mood with call to ban fans
Shigeru Omi appeared to open a gap with Suga when he said that 'it's not normal” to be staging the global sports spectacle in the middle of a pandemic.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Explainer
Jun 10, 2021
How the 2020 Tokyo Olympics is being held during the pandemic: What we know
While organizers insist the sporting event can be held safely, some critics fear the games will trigger a superspreader event in the capital.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS
Jun 6, 2021
Successful World Grand Prix a boost for blind soccer ahead of Paralympics
Tokyo hosted the IBSA-sanctioned event in a bubble environment, enacting strict protocols to ensure the safety for the participating teams amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
As ‘Buy Canadian’ grows, more U.S. firms say retailers turning away products
Empty shelves with "Buy Canadian Instead" signs are seen in the American Whiskey section of the BC Liquor in Vancouver, British Columbia, on March 10.
U.S. tourist arrested after bringing a handgun into Japan
Hyogo police believe the handgun a U.S. tourist inadvertently brought into Japan slipped through security procedures at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture.
Trump unveils 10% global tariff, with Japan levy set at 24%
Trump tosses a MAGA hat to the crowd during an event in which he unveiled new tariffs in the White House on Wednesday.
Meiji says sayonara to bottled milk, a staple of Japan's bathhouses
Meiji bottled milk lined up in a fridge at Kosugiyu, a bathhouse in Tokyo. The sticker urges patrons to enjoy the milk one last time before it’s gone.
Japan promises 'bold and speedy' response to Trump’s surprise 24% tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump unveils new U.S. tariffs at the White House in Washington on Wednesday.
Haruki Murakami TV adaptation revisits 30 years of watershed moments
Though Haruki Murakami's trademark whiff of offbeat existentialism is threaded throughout NHK's "After the Quake," the final episode — conceived as a sequel to the story "Super-Frog Saves Tokyo" — is the most stylized, featuring an anthropomorphic talking frog (voiced by Non) and his erstwhile associate Katagiri (Koichi Sato).
A new human trafficking trend emerges from Myanmar scam centers
Victims of scam centers who were tricked or trafficked into working in Myanmar gather at a compound inside KK Park, a fraud center on the country's border with Thailand, after a multinational crackdown in February.
Meiji says sayonara to bottled milk, a staple of Japan's bathhouses
Meiji bottled milk lined up in a fridge at Kosugiyu, a bathhouse in Tokyo. The sticker urges patrons to enjoy the milk one last time before it’s gone.
A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime
Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan country manager, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in Japan.
On defense, Japan may avoid Trump's worst impulses — for now
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth chat after reviewing an honor guard during a welcome ceremony at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Sunday.

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