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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 28, 2021
Rails, nails and bails win over the Olympic spirit
The significance of Japan's Olympic gold-medal skateboarding wins is that they show there's a raft of sports that many don't take seriously but deserve credit.
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.'
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
JAPAN
Jul 24, 2021
IOC's Bach draws ire in Japan over long opening ceremony speech
Olympic boss Thomas Bach spoke for 13 minutes, about twice as long as his Japanese female host, Seiko Hashimoto, prompting a flood of criticism on social media.
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 Times
EDITORIALS
Jul 23, 2021
The 2020 Olympic Games: The long wait is finally over
While the COVID-19 has crushed Japan's Olympic ambitions, the Tokyo Games can still be used to celebrate the extraordinary accomplishments of the competitors.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 20, 2021
No Bolt, no problem for the quiet Olympics
With the world's largest sporting event, officials are venturing into new territory as they seek ways to keep the excitement alive and people protected from COVID-19.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 20, 2021
IOC's Bach lauds medical workers and says Games will send message of peace
'We can only be together today because of the heroic efforts of all the doctors, nurses, healthcare workers and the many volunteers around the world,' Bach said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 19, 2021
Uncertain Olympic future for baseball and softball, despite Tokyo events
While Japan opted to include the sports, fans will have to wait until at least 2028 for another appearance at the Games.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 17, 2021
IOC aware of Japan skepticism over Olympics but hopes home success will shift mood
'We ask and invite the Japanese people, humbly, to welcome and support the athletes from around the world,' IOC President Thomas Bach said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 16, 2021
IOC's Bach visits Hiroshima amid protests in bid to promote peace
Some survivors of the city's 1945 atomic bombing and local citizens said the visit was politically motivated.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 16, 2021
Japan’s quiet Olympics
Whatever happens this summer, Prime Minister Suga will face a party leadership election in September, and then a general election before the end of the full term in October.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jul 15, 2021
Risk of COVID-19 spread due to Olympics is 'zero,' IOC chief says, amid rising cases
Critics of the plan to hold the Tokyo Olympics submitted a petition on Thursday that has garnered more than 450,000 signatures this month.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 15, 2021
IOC president's Hiroshima visit fuels speculation about his true intent
A trip that's officially being made to send a message of peace has instead stirred controversy amid the pandemic and raised questions about Thomas Bach's real purpose.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 14, 2021
Olympics boss Bach aims to put ‘most-followed’ games on track
The stakes are enormous for Suga, whose political fortunes are closely tied to the games, and for the IOC, which faces scrutiny on whether it is prioritizing money over public health.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 14, 2021
Olympic scholar says Tokyo Games will be a watershed moment
Jean-Loup Chappelet, a professor of public management, says the issues that have dogged the run-up to the Olympics will affect future iterations of the games.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 14, 2021
IOC's Bach says Tokyo Olympic cancellation not option despite COVID-19
The head of the International Olympic Committee said going ahead with the games this summer was decided in the interest of athletes preparing for the games for many years.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 14, 2021
IOC chief Thomas Bach to visit Hiroshima despite calls for cancellation
Civic groups argue that the visit is politically motivated — taking advantage of a city that promotes world peace and thus 'dishonoring' survivors of the bombing.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 13, 2021
Jill Biden will attend Tokyo Olympic ceremony, White House says
First lady Jill Biden will travel to Japan to attend the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics on July 23, the White House announced Tuesday, making it the first time since 2012 that the wife of a U.S. president will lead the U.S. delegation to such events.
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.
Tokuryū, a new crime menace in Japan, emerges from the shadows
The National Police Agency coined the term "tokuryū" to classify individuals involved in dark part time jobs and quasi-gangsters, using the words "tokumei" (anonymous) and "ryūdo" (fluid) to reflect their characteristics.
Thanks, tourists. Views of Mount Fuji are now blocked.
Tourists pose in front of a convenience store with Mount Fuji on Friday in the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture. Local residents are upset over littering, overcrowding and the inconvenience caused by the visitors.
Is Modi’s party heading for a stunning election loss?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign tactics have escalated, including anti-Muslim rhetoric and fearmongering, reflecting his ruling party's desperation.
Two more arrested over brutal murder of couple in Tochigi
A vehicle carrying Seiha Sekine, the 32-year-old common-law husband of the deceased Tokyo couple's first daughter, leaves a police station in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward on Tuesday.
After blockbuster boxing victory, what next for ‘Monster’ Inoue?
Naoya Inoue celebrates his victory over Luis Nery in their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super bantamweight title boxing match at Tokyo Dome on Monday.
Stormy seas ahead as Beijing and Manila trade barbs over secret deal
Philippine Marines wave to Philippine Navy personnel and the media during a resupply mission at their military outpost, the BRP Sierra Madre, a warship run aground in the disputed Second Thomas Shoal in 1999, in the South China Sea, in March 2014.
Unlike 10 years ago, Japan's new security bill sparks little debate
The Lower House starts discussing a security clearance bill on April 19 in Tokyo.
After blockbuster boxing victory, what next for ‘Monster’ Inoue?
Naoya Inoue celebrates his victory over Luis Nery in their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super bantamweight title boxing match at Tokyo Dome on Monday.
Xi bristles as Macron and von der Leyen urge China to do more on Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron, Chinese leader Xi Jinping and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen walk after their meeting in Paris on Monday.
How a Japanese scientist is turning the climate crisis into music
A screencap of a performance of Hiroto Nagai's “String Quartet No. 1 ‘Polar Energy Budget’” by the PRT Quartet

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