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RIO OLYMPICS

Japan Times
JAPAN / GEARING UP FOR THE GAMES
Jan 2, 2017
Tokyo 2020 Olympics will come and quickly go, but the legacy is all-important
The eyes of the world will be on Tokyo for more than just the 16 days that it hosts the 2020 Olympics.
Japan Times
SPORTS
Dec 30, 2016
The top sports stories of 2016
The Japan Times newsroom selected these sports stories as the most important of 2016.
MORE SPORTS
Dec 24, 2016
Ono honored as Judoka of Year
Shohei Ono won the International Judo Federation's Judoka of the Year Award for men on Friday after capturing his first Olympic medal in Rio de Janeiro, where he triumphed in the men's 73-kg category.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 17, 2016
Doubles partners Takahashi, Matsutomo reach final in Dubai
Ayaka Takahashi and Misaki Matsutomo won a rematch of their Rio Olympic women's doubles final, beating Danes Christinna Pedersen and Kamilla Rytter on Saturday in the semifinals of the BWF Super Series Finals.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Dec 15, 2016
Five-time Olympic diving champion Wu retires
Five-time Olympic gold medalist Wu Minxia, China's most successful female diver, announced her retirement on Thursday due to her "physical condition."
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Dec 7, 2016
Refugee team unsure for Tokyo 2020
The newly formed refugee team competing at this year's Olympics was one of the highlights in Rio de Janeiro but it is not clear if it will compete at the 2020 Games in Tokyo, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 4, 2016
Paris organizers confident they can avoid Tokyo's Olympic mess
The head of Paris' bid for the 2024 Olympics has branded Tokyo's original 2020 Games proposal "a fairy tale" and believes the French capital can avoid the kind of after-the-fact revisions bogging down Japan's organizers.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 28, 2016
Koike describes pressure to succeed as Rio Games debriefing begins
As the International Olympic Committee kicked off a three-day debriefing session Monday on the Rio Games, Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike said she feels pressured to ensure the Tokyo Olympics succeeds in 2020.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 18, 2016
Former Rio governor arrested in Olympic corruption probe
The former governor of Rio de Janeiro state was arrested on Thursday as part of a corruption investigation linked to a World Cup project and other works worth billions of dollars, in a blow to Brazil's ruling party that may fuel political instability.
Rugby
Nov 3, 2016
Olympian Lemeki excited about Brave Blossoms debut
Lomano Lava Lemeki will cap off a memorable year on Saturday when he makes his debut for the Brave Blossoms against Argentina at Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Nov 2, 2016
JAAF makes changes with 2020 Games looming
With the stunning silver-medal performance by the men's 4x100-meter relay squad, Japan's track and field team seemed to have left the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on a high note this summer.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Nov 1, 2016
Yoshida undecided on future plans for competition
Three-time Olympic women's freestyle champion Saori Yoshida suggested Tuesday that she may not take part at the wrestling world championships in Paris next August.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Oct 31, 2016
Let's discuss Kaori Icho's People's Honor Award
Four-time Olympic gold medal-winning wrestler Kaori Icho was recently awarded the People's Honor Award.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 20, 2016
Four-time Olympic gold medal-winner Icho awarded People's Honor
Four-time Olympic gold medal-winning wrestler Kaori Icho was awarded the People's Honor Award by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Oct 16, 2016
Japan must open minds to disability, not just physical spaces, in time for Tokyo Paralympics
Too much attention is being paid to accessibility while issues surrounding attitudes toward disabled people in Japan are being overlooked.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 11, 2016
Spiker Kimura mulls retirement
Saori Kimura, who served as the women's volleyball captain for Japan at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics this summer, is contemplating retirement, she revealed on her personal blog on Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 7, 2016
800,000 people crowd Tokyo to celebrate Olympians, Paralympians
An estimated 800,000 spectators thronged the streets of Tokyo on Friday to celebrate Japan's Rio Olympic and Paralympic medal-winning athletes in an open-top parade.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Oct 4, 2016
Swimmer Hoshi confirms retirement
Double Olympic medalist Natsumi Hoshi, who won the bronze in the women's 200-meter butterfly at the 2012 London Games and the Rio Olympics in August, said Tuesday she is retiring from competition.
OLYMPICS
Oct 4, 2016
Fukuhara a target of cyber hackers
Women's table tennis team bronze medalist Ai Fukuhara is among the three Japanese athletes who were targeted in the latest leak of confidential medical documents, a cyber hacker group said Monday.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 1, 2016
Hoshi poised to retire: source
Swimmer Natsumi Hoshi, who won bronze medals in the women's 200-meter butterfly at both the 2012 London Olympics and this summer's Rio de Janeiro Games, is set to retire, a source said Friday.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Did Japan intervene to prop up the yen? Analysts think it did.
A man walks past an electronic board displaying the exchange rate for the yen against the U.S. dollar (right) in Tokyo on Tuesday.
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.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
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.
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.

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