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TOKYO OLYMPICS

Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 6, 2021
Two Belarus officials stripped of Tokyo Games accreditation over involvement in sprinter incident
The IOC launched disciplinary proceedings against the officials two days ago over their role in an athlete's refusal to return to Belarus.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 6, 2021
From unitards to period-proof tights: Brands embrace women's sportswear revolution at Olympics
Women have fought long and hard for the right to choose what they wear when they compete at the Olympics, and at the Tokyo Games more and more athletes are speaking out.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 6, 2021
U.S. envoy hails Tokyo Olympics for overcoming great adversity
Linda Thomas-Greenfield made the remarks ahead of her arrival to attend the Games' closing ceremony later in the week.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Aug 6, 2021
Using Japanese to discuss victory and defeat at the Tokyo Olympics
It's not accurate to say that anyone who doesn't medal at the Olympics is a loser, but the language of winning and losing is very much a part of Japanese.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Aug 6, 2021
In pictures: Day 13 of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
This was the day that the host nation surpassed its own national record for most gold medals, including two from a pair of wrestling sisters.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 6, 2021
What to watch on Day 14 of the Tokyo Olympics
On Friday, Japan's women's basketball team looks to book a spot in the gold medal game while action at National Stadium continues with the men's and women's 4x100-meter relays.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 6, 2021
Second best in the world at the Tokyo Games, but still saying sorry
Many Japanese athletes who fell short of gold have wept through interviews and apologized profusely — sometimes, even after winning silver.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 6, 2021
Germany's Florian Wellbrock wins men's swimming marathon
Kristof Rasovszky of Hungary took silver and Gregorio Paltrinieri of Italy claimed bronze.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 6, 2021
Day 13 recap: Giants of the track fall, skateboarders soar and a bite backfires
U.S. men continued to splutter on the track, kayaker Lisa Carrington became New Zealand's most decorated Olympian and American Ryan Crouser broke his own shot put world record three times.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 5, 2021
Japanese wrestler Risako Kawai follows up sister's gold with one of her own
Risako Kawai took gold Thursday by beating Belarus's Iryna Kurachkina 5-0 in the women's 57 kg freestyle wrestling final.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 5, 2021
Alberto Gines Lopez wins first Olympic sport climbing gold
Spain's Alberto Gines Lopez won the first Olympic sport climbing competition with a stellar run in the speed discipline and a good finish in lead carrying him to the gold medal.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 5, 2021
Japan surpasses national record for medals at a single Olympics
Japan on Thursday set a new national record for medals at a single Olympics, passing the previous record of 41 set at the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 5, 2021
Japan comes up short in women's table tennis team final as China's dominance continues
China has yet to be defeated in either the men's or women's team event since it was first introduced at the 2008 Beijing Games.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 5, 2021
Spain's Sandra Sanchez Jamie tops Japan's Kiyou Shimizu to win first karate Olympic gold
Japan's Kiyou Shimizu claimed a silver medal in karate's debut at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday, finishing behind Sandra Sanchez Jaime of Spain in the kata final.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 5, 2021
Japan takes two medals in men's 20-km race walk as Italy's Massimo Stano wins gold
Stano was followed closely by Japan's Koki Ikeda and Toshikazu Yamanishi in the silver and bronze medal positions, respectively.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 5, 2021
'Queens of kata' vying for gold as they kick off karate's Olympics debut
At the conclusion of the elimination rounds, it seemed clear the contest for the gold medal would be — as widely expected — between Japan's Kiyou Shimizu and Spain's Sandra Sanchez.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 5, 2021
Japan advances to men's 4x100 relay final at Tokyo Games
Shuhei Tada, Ryota Yamagata, Yoshihide Kiryu and Yuki Koike posted a season-best time of 38.16 to finish behind defending champion Jamaica.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 5, 2021
Olympic-medal chomp grosses out Japan and riles Toyota
'It is unfortunate that he was unable to feel respect and admiration for the athlete,' Toyota said in a statement.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 5, 2021
For Japan's Sakura Yosozumi, a special bond with a skateboard paved the way to gold
'I like skateboarding so much that I want to do it 24 hours (a day),' the 19-year-old said. 'It still feels like a dream. It hasn't sunk in that I won gold.'
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 5, 2021
Japan's women's basketball team not satisfied with just being Cinderella
The Akatsuki Five are officially in uncharted territory. Can they reach the podium?
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Kishida defends planned rule to revoke foreigners' residency
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a meeting of the Lower House Judicial Affairs Committee on Wednesday.
Human bone-like objects found at Nippon Steel plant’s molten iron pot, with one worker missing
Police believe it’s highly possible that human bones found in a molten iron pot at Nippon Steel's Oita factory belong to a missing male employee.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Man suspected of using smart glasses to cheat on Waseda University exams
The Waseda University campus in Tokyo. An 18-year-old male test-taker is suspected of using smart glasses to cheat during the university's entrance exam.
Japanese rap creates its mecca in Pop Yours
Tokyo-based artist Jumadiba says he forgoes the label of simply “rap” for his music because the Japanese rap scene isn’t confined to a particular sound.
Who’s toughest on China? Biden’s tariff tactic ups ante as election looms.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about new actions to protect American workers and businesses from China's "unfair" trade practices, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Tuesday.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Ishin struggles to set itself apart from other parties
Nippon Ishin no Kai Secretary-General Fumitake Fujita (right) speaks beside Yui Kanazawa, the party's candidate in the Tokyo 15th district by-election on April 28. Nippon Ishin lost in this by-election as well as another in Nagasaki held on the same day.
In Japan, 68,000 people over 65 projected to die alone at home this year
As Japan grapples with its population's rapid aging, supporting people who live and age alone is looming larger on the policy agenda.

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