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2020 TOKYO OLYMPICS

OLYMPICS
Jul 31, 2020
How the postponement ended the Olympic dreams of athletes
Some athletes have chosen not to wait another year to participate in the delayed Tokyo Games.
MORE SPORTS
Jul 30, 2020
Sprinter Ryota Yamagata using Tokyo 2020 delay to refine technique
The competition between Japanese sprinters has become intense in the past few years as more quality athletes have been added to the mix.
OLYMPICS
Jul 23, 2020
Japan's athletes hitting reset button in preparation for postponed Tokyo Olympics
The Japanese Olympic Committee is sticking to its goal of winning 30 gold medals at the Tokyo Games.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 22, 2020
Doubt and uncertainty remain one year before postponed Tokyo Olympic Games
As organizers commemorate a benchmark originally anticipated to be a starting line, a number of key issues remain unclear, including whether the pandemic will have subsided by this time next year.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 20, 2020
Human Rights Watch report documents abuse of child athletes in Japan
A Human Rights Watch report has found child athletes in Japan often suffer physical and verbal abuse and sometimes sexual abuse during training.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jul 19, 2020
Matildas head coach Ante Milicic steps down due to Olympics delay
Australia women's soccer coach Ante Milicic has stepped down from his role because of the delay of the Tokyo Olympics due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Football Federation Australia said on Sunday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 17, 2020
Postponed Tokyo Olympics to keep same venues and follow original schedule
Organizers have been negotiating with facility owners to ensure the use of the previously arranged venues when the games take place in July 2021.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 17, 2020
Atsunori Inaba to remain in charge of Samurai Japan for 2020 Olympics
The former outfielder, who represented Japan at the 2008 Beijing Games, remains steadfast in his goal of achieving a gold medal at the postponed competition.
JAPAN / Society
Jul 10, 2020
With a year to go, experts warn of high-risk Tokyo Olympics amid pandemic
In interviews with dozens of experts, a common theme emerged: The Olympics would increase the risk of a coronavirus outbreak.
China seizes disputed reef near key Philippine military outpost
China Coast Guard officers unfurl a national flag on Sandy Cay reef, near the Philippine-held Thitu Island, in disputed waters of the South China Sea this month in this screen shot taken from Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
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.
California says it overtakes Japan to become world’s No. 4 economy
Vehicles travel along the 110 freeway in downtown Los Angeles. California's GDP has overtaken Japan's to become the world's fourth largest economy, according to the U.S. state.
Arunima Mazumdar: ‘Japanese literature has a niche but deeply engaged readership in India’
Arunima Mazumdar, a New Delhi-based communications professional, began sharing her love of Japanese literature online in 2022. The platform has grown into a robust community known as Dokusha Book Club.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.
Expo '25 gives the world a masterclass in mascots
2025 Osaka Expo mascot Myaku-Myaku dances on the stage during the event's official opening ceremony on April 12.
Japan struggles with gray zone of AI deepfakes exploiting children
AI-generated content — including those made using pictures of real people, which are known as “deepfakes” — is not explicitly covered under Japan's current legal framework, nor are human-drawn illustrations that depict child abuse.
‘Wildcat Dome’ challenges Japan's historical narratives
On the surface, "Wildcat Dome" tells a personal story of damaged children — now adults — bound together by tragedy. Underneath, there’s a constant undercurrent of political consequence, invisible and pervasive like radioactive particles.
Reclaiming Sanya, one meal at a time
Magokoro Yoshihira (center) is the managing director of Yui Associates, which operates the neighborhood fixtures of Sanya Cafe and Juyoh Hotel. Yusuke Takahashi (left) met Yoshihira during a difficult period in his life and now works as the cafe’s chef. Nancy Anne (right) has worked for over 10 years at Juyoh Hotel and enjoys the multicultural environment.
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.

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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
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