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PARALYMPICS

Japan Times
PARALYMPICS / Winter Paralympics
Mar 4, 2022
Beijing Paralympics open under shadow of war in Ukraine
Athletes from the Russian Paralympic Committee and Belarus were excluded from the Games after tensions escalated in the Games' villages ahead of the opening ceremony.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS / Winter Paralympics
Mar 4, 2022
Paralympic captain Momoka Muraoka sets sights on five-medal performance at Beijing Games
Following Miho Takagi's ironwoman performance captaining Japan at the Winter Olympics, where she collected four medals from her five speed skating events, her Paralympic counterpart, Momoka Muraoka, aims to go one step further and go 5-for-5 in Beijing.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS / Winter Paralympics
Mar 3, 2022
Japan's Paralympians wary of COVID-19 threat at Beijing Games
A member of the Japanese Paralympic delegation called for precaution, prevention and prayer to make the Beijing Paralympics a success.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS / Winter Paralympics
Mar 3, 2022
International Paralympic Committee will allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete at Beijing Games
A joint statement from the athletes of Ukraine and Global Athlete group, an international athlete-led body, said the IPC issued 'another blow' to every Ukrainian athlete and citizen.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS / Winter Paralympics
Mar 2, 2022
Late-bloomer Noriko Kamiyama proves Paralympic life can start at 49
Kamiyama is a 49-year-old Paralympic 'rookie' who is also the oldest member of the Japan delegation at the Beijing Games.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS / Winter Paralympics
Feb 24, 2022
Japan's Paralympians vow to emulate Olympians' success in Beijing
Flagbearer Taiki Kawayoke, a men's para-Nordic skier, received the team's flag at the ceremony from Chef de Mission Junichi Kawai.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS / Winter Paralympics
Feb 22, 2022
Japanese Paralympians await their turn in Beijing Games spotlight
Japan's athletes will compete across four snow sports — alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, biathlon and snowboarding — when the event begins on March 4.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 25, 2021
Buyers of Tokyo Olympic Village condos sue developers over delay
The plaintiffs were set to move into their new homes in late March 2023, but the coronavirus pandemic forced a one-year postponement of the Tokyo Games.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 22, 2021
Tokyo Games cost a total of ¥1.45 trillion, no extra funds needed
The price tag of staging the Games is nearly double the planned u00a5734 billion submitted to the International Olympic Committee in 2013.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 22, 2021
Volunteers: The unsung heroes at the Tokyo Paralympics
Japan's Paralympics volunteers went out of their way with every person treating the competitors with respect and compassion and leaving a lasting, positive impression of the country.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 16, 2021
Tokyo begins removing Olympic decorations
Tokyo's contract with the International Olympic Committee states that the host city can only use Olympic decorations until the end of the year.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Dec 9, 2021
Tokyo Games medal podiums to be donated to schools across Japan
'I can't think of a better way to share such a wonderful part of the games,' Tokyo 2020 President Seiko Hashimoto said.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS / Summer Paralympics
Dec 1, 2021
Paris hoping to sell record 3 million tickets for 2024 Paralympics
Should all the tickets on sale for the 2024 Paralympics be purchased, Paris will break the record set by London 2012 when 2.7 million tickets were sold.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 28, 2021
Tokyo Games' uniforms for 28,000 volunteers remain unused
More than u00a51.7 billion was spent in procuring the uniforms, with Japan preparing for at least 48,000 volunteers.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 8, 2021
Tokyo Paralympics helped foster greater understanding of disabilities, survey says
However, the number of people with disabilities who feel discriminated against has not dropped significantly since before the Games.
Japan Times
CULTURE
Oct 31, 2021
Japanese LGBTQ icon Ai Haruna reflects on Paralympics, two months on
The TV personality and singer says the Games gave her the opportunity and space to rethink her life and reclaim her transgender identity.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 24, 2021
Disabled skaters in Brazil aiming for Paralympic inclusion
After skateboarding's strong debut at the Tokyo Olympics, organizers at an event in Brazil expressed hope that the sport could be added to the Paralympic schedule for Brisbane 2032.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 5, 2021
Around 450 million cyberattacks blocked during Tokyo Games
The scale of the attacks during the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics was less severe than that during the 2012 London Games and the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / Sound Off
Sep 22, 2021
How do you deflect a controversy? Keigo Oyamada blames the media.
Musician Keigo Oyamada cries foul over how he was portrayed in a pair of magazine articles that ended up causing him a job at the Tokyo Olympics.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 8, 2021
Virus infections related to Tokyo Games totaled 878
A total of 323 coronavirus infections were recorded during the Tokyo Paralympics.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
In Japan, regional revitalization fails to halt population decline
Sakiyama elementary school in Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, in March .Over the past decade, the government has directed efforts toward policies designed to give young people incentives to base themselves in rural areas.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
Ukraine is far from doomed
When comparing Ukraine’s military situation in 2024 to Europe’s in 1941, Russia’s defeat seems entirely possible.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Tokyo's Koto Ward by-election a race unlike any other
Natsumi Sakai, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s candidate and one of four female candidates running in the by-election, touts her experience as a cancer survivor and midwife as having prepared her to tackle issues that women currently face.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.

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