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Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 26, 2021
Australia's Ariarne Titmus tops American star Katie Ledecky
The American was 0.66 seconds ahead at the halfway point but Titmus grabbed the lead at the 350-meter mark and never looked back.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 26, 2021
Dutch Olympic rowing team agrees to isolation after positive COVID-19 tests
An athlete, a coach and a staff member have all tested positive, and World Rowing and Games organizers have accepted requests from some delegations to isolate the squad.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 26, 2021
German gymnasts opt for full-body suits to promote freedom of choice
The move is aimed at countering the sexualization of the sport, and the athletes are hoping the trend catches on.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 26, 2021
A surfer's biggest challenge? Picking the perfect wave
The waves in Chiba are getting bigger and more powerful by the day, but finding the right one on which to surf into gold medal contention is proving to be the biggest challenge.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 26, 2021
Olympic medalists allowed to remove masks for 30 seconds on podium
The relaxed 'playbook' protocols took effect Sunday and 'will continue to be put into practice in all venues over the coming days.'
MULTIMEDIA
Jul 26, 2021
In pictures: Day 2 of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Rudy Gobert of France in action at the rim with Damian Lillard and Devin Booker of the United States at Saitama Super Arena on Sunday | REUTERS
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 25, 2021
Day 2 recap: From skateboarding to judo, Japan brings home the gold
Japanese judoka Uta and Hifumi Abe became the first siblings to win gold medals on the same day, while Yuto Horigome bagged skateboarding's first gold.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 25, 2021
U.S. to stress need for 'guard rails' in deputy secretary of state's talks in China
U.S. State Department No. 2 Wendy Sherman to tell China in upcoming talks that while Washington welcomes competition, there needs to be a level playing field.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 25, 2021
Positive COVID-19 tests knock Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm out of Olympics
DeChambeau was replaced on Team USA by Patrick Reed, joining Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa and Xander Schauffele.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS / FOCUS
Jul 25, 2021
Japan skateboarders hope Olympics debut can soften social stigma
The success of homegrown athletes like gold medal winner Yuto Horigome and medal contender Aori Nishimura could help shift attitudes in Japan.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 25, 2021
IOC would back schedule changes at Tokyo Games if needed due to heat
High humidity has added to discomfort, and athletes have failed to find much relief from ice bags and hoses blowing cool air.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 25, 2021
In U.S., the Tokyo Olympics opening drew 16.7 million TV viewers — a 33-year low
NBC's audience declined 37% from 2016, when 26.5 million people watched the Rio de Janeiro opener, and 59% from 2012, when 40.7 million people watched the London ceremony.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Jul 25, 2021
In pictures: Day 1 of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Gold medalist Yang Qian of China celebrates on the podium. | REUTERS
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 24, 2021
Japanese gold medal hopeful Daiya Seto misses 400-meter medley final
The 27-year-old Seto, the world champion and top ranked in the event, was the bronze medallist in Rio five years ago.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 24, 2021
Tokyo 2020 organizers add to speculation over comeback for scandal-hit Yoshiro Mori
A return by Mori could erode the goodwill earned by organizers with their choice of tennis superstar Naomi Osaka to light the Olympic cauldron on Friday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 24, 2021
Japanese weightlifter Hiromi Miyake to retire after failing most attempts
With a bronze in Rio and silver in London, Miyake's father won bronze in 1968 and her uncle won gold in 1964 and 1968.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 24, 2021
Top U.S. diplomat to visit India with vaccines and China in focus
On the agenda will be COVID-19, Indo-Pacific engagement and Afghanistan's future after the U.S. troop pullout.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 24, 2021
Skateboarding legend Tony Hawk shreds new Olympic venue, calling it 'surreal'
Skateboarding legend Tony Hawk tested out the new Olympic skate park in Tokyo's waterfront, calling the sport's adoption into the Games "surreal."
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 24, 2021
Unvaccinated U.S. archers say COVID-19 shot 'personal choice'
The U.S. Olympic team's chief medical officer said 83% of nearly 600 athletes to submit health checks had received a COVID-19 shot, but the entire team would be treated as if unvaccinated.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 24, 2021
Tokyo Olympics see 17 more COVID-19 cases amid concerns over anti-virus measures
Infections have continued to trickle in daily amid concerns over whether anti-virus measures are being properly followed, including athletes who went maskless at the opening ceremony.
Japan won’t wait for G7 summit for possible U.S. trade deal
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's top negotiator in tariff talks with the U.S. speaks to reporters at the Japanese Embassy in Washington on Friday.
Japanese universities step up to help international students after Harvard ban
The Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Library at Harvard University. U.S. President Donald Trump has barred Harvard from accepting international students, prompting Japanese universities to offer support.
Japan eyes tougher rules for foreign residents and tax hike for tourists
A tax-free shop in Kyoto in April 2024. Last week, members of a Liberal Democratic Party study group drafted a proposal seeking to scrap the country's tax-free shopping system altogether.
Foreign tourists with unpaid medical bills in Japan to be denied entry
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during ministerial meeting meeting on foreign residents in Japan on Friday at the Prime Minister's Office.
Victims mourned 17 years after Akihabara indiscriminate attack
A mourner prays for the victims of an indiscriminate fatal attack on a street of Tokyo's Akihabara district on the 17th anniversary of the incident on Sunday.
What can Kenji Yanobe’s cosmic cats teach us about humanity?
Kenji Yanobe’s spacesuited cats are the main characters of “Ship’s Cat Island,” the inaugural exhibition at Hyper Museum Hanno in Saitama Prefecture.
From ridicule to redemption: Rice crisis returns Koizumi to the spotlight
Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks to the media as he inspects a warehouse storing stockpiled rice in Kanagawa Prefecture on May 30.
New Naoshima museum bets on Asia, not the West
Detail of Takashi Murakami, “Rakuchu-Rakugai-zu Byobu: Iwasa Matabei RIP” (2023-25)
Japan’s prison reform focuses on rehabilitation
Justice Minister Keisuke Suzuki speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Friday. Suzuki said preparations for the changes that will focus more on rehabilitation are being actively made at each correctional facility.
Accidents raise concern over how Japan vets foreign drivers
Keita Ueno (right), the owner of Kiki Driving School and an instructor who supports both foreign nationals and Japanese citizens returning from abroad in getting their foreign driver’s licenses converted, is worried about the current lax system for the process.

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