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Jul 17, 2022

Olympic champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs withdraws from world 100 semis

An Italian team doctor said in a statement released just hours before Jacobs was due to race that the sprinter would not compete after being diagnosed with tightness in his right thigh.
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Figure Skating
Jul 15, 2022

ISU drops Russia and China from figure skating Grand Prix calendar

The Grand Prix events are the most important in figure skating outside the Olympics and the World and European Championships.
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Jul 13, 2022

Olympian Mo Farah wins U.K. plaudits after revealing true past

The 39-year-old distance runner, one of Britain's best-loved and most successful athletes, told a BBC documentary that he had been illegally trafficked as a child.
JAPAN
Jul 12, 2022

Shinzo Abe’s funeral procession passes through a somber Tokyo

Crowds looked on as a black hearse carrying Abe's body, with his wife, Akie, in the passenger seat, headed toward Japan's political center of Nagatacho.
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Jul 11, 2022

Bob Jungels wins Stage 9 of Tour de France

Bob Jungels won the ninth stage of the Tour de France at the end of a long solo mountain raid on Sunday after COVID-19 almost prevented the Luxemburg rider from starting the race last week.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Jul 10, 2022

With fresh mandate, Kishida set to have hands full in coming months

Fresh off his party's Upper House election victory, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is expected to set his sights on a signature economic policy, Japan's COVID measures and a defense overhaul.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 10, 2022

Shinzo Abe made Japan assertive. Can it stay the course?

The current prime minister will be hard pressed to match his achievements.
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BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Jul 9, 2022

Legacy of Abenomics to live beyond its architect

The complicated fallout of Abe's audacious growth program, both good and bad, continues to ripple through markets and the economy.
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TENNIS
Jul 8, 2022

Ons Jabeur's historic run to Wimbledon final began one year ago

Jabeur became the first African woman to reach a Grand Slam final in the modern era when she beat close friend Tatjana Maria, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 in the semifinals.
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Jul 6, 2022

Mo Farah to take part in London Marathon

The 39-year-old four-time Olympic gold medalist will participate in his first marathon since 2019.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 29, 2022

Xi to finally leave mainland China after 893 days at home

The leader will head to Hong Kong on Thursday and Friday, according to local media, for events marking 25 years of Chinese rule in the former British colony.
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Jun 29, 2022

Kiteboarder Willem Hooft sets sights on Paralympic recognition

The Dutchman's journey from recreational kiteboarder to a man on a mission to inspire others and promote the sport globally has not always been plain sailing.
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Jun 29, 2022

Cuban federation says Olympic champion tried to leave illegally

The federation said in a statement that the three-time World champion had not been picked for a professional team set to compete in Mexico due to 'apparent demotivation.'
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Jun 26, 2022

Squash player's switch to England highlights Egypt's athlete exodus

Egyptian athletes cite poor support and low financial rewards in their decision to represent other countries, leaving sporting federations scrambling for solutions.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 21, 2022

China probes police over attack on women that stunned nation

The ruling party has repeatedly suppressed China's nascent #MeToo movement, viewing it as a vehicle for spreading liberal Western values.
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Jun 20, 2022

FINA votes to effectively ban transgender swimmers from women's events

FINA's decision is the strictest by any Olympic sports body.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 17, 2022

Relax, Japanese tourism is not becoming like North Korea

It's easy to be frustrated with Japan's slow reopening, but the country needs to learn to let down its guard first.
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JAPAN
Jun 16, 2022

Tokyo passes ordinance to recognize same-sex partnerships

Tokyo's metropolitan assembly passed a bill Wednesday to introduce a same-sex partnership system throughout the capital.
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Jun 15, 2022

Olympic champion Duncan Scott pulls out of worlds in blow for Britain

The swimming events start in Budapest on Saturday and run until the 25th, with Scott's absence a big blow to Team GB's relay hopes.
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Jun 7, 2022

The (no longer) secret world of surf spots

Surfing has treated knowledge and waves, whether in San Diego or semirural Oregon, as things that are earned, not given — the way anglers hold dear the locations of secret fishing holes.
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JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Jun 6, 2022

Bento-maker sets example with language lessons for Vietnamese trainees

Asahikawa Ekitachiuri Shokai in Hokkaido says the classes make communication and work easier, and that trainees will have more job options after they return to Vietnam.

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami