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TOKYO PARALYMPICS

Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Apr 23, 2021
Tokyo 2020 organizers stage rugby sevens test event
Thursday's event focused mostly on logistics and measures to cope with COVID-19.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 23, 2021
Training begins for Tokyo Olympics volunteer leaders
Participants were briefed on their role as a leader, which includes holding meetings prior to shifts, checking on volunteers and confirming the roster for the next day.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS / FOCUS
Apr 19, 2021
Women say it's time to focus on structural issues that perpetuate sexism in sports
Female athletes call for reforms of outdated structures that hurt women's career prospects and present a challenge for young athletes unwilling to follow the footsteps of their seniors.
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JAPAN
Apr 8, 2021
Japan denies it may allow Olympic athletes to jump vaccine queue
Only a million people have received the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine since February. The elderly do not even start getting their shots until next week.
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JAPAN
Apr 6, 2021
Japan rushes to confirm North Korea's decision to skip Tokyo Olympics
North Korea became the first country to announce that it would not participate in the Tokyo Olympics, citing the coronavirus pandemic as its reason.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Mar 25, 2021
How money and politics dictate the Tokyo Games
From state-of-the-art venues and unprecedented ticket sales to coveted broadcast rights, years of commercialization have raised the stakes for the global sporting event to new heights.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Mar 13, 2021
Wheelchair basketball star aims to lift Tohoku with gold at Tokyo Paralympics
When wheelchair basketball Paralympian Akira Toyoshima takes the court at the Tokyo Games, he hopes to encourage residents of his native Tohoku region.
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JAPAN
Mar 9, 2021
Spectators barred from start of Tokyo Olympic torch relay
The Tokyo Organising Committee has decided to hold the ceremony in Fukushima Prefecture behind closed doors, only permitting participants and invitees to take part.
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JAPAN
Mar 4, 2021
With emergency extension for Tokyo area likely, Japan expands border control measures
Arrivals from 13 more countries and regions will now be required to self-isolate for their first three days in Japan at facilities designated by the government.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Feb 22, 2021
Japanese athletes among those anxiously awaiting Paralympic classifications
Over 30 Japanese athletes have yet to receive their international classifications due to the ongoing pandemic and potentially could be ruled out of competing this summer.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Feb 12, 2021
Tokyo Olympics chief Mori's exit has been long overdue
The country has been embarrassed again by an antediluvian politician, with media at home and abroad condemning Mori's remarks and the mindset it represents.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS / Summer Paralympics
Feb 9, 2021
Paralympic archery team member Yoshitsugu Naka dies at 60
Yoshitsugu Naka, a Japanese archer who had qualified for the Tokyo Paralympics, died at the age of 60, the Japan Para Archery Federation said Tuesday.
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JAPAN
Feb 6, 2021
European embassies' tweets about gender equality go viral after Mori's sexist remarks
After the German Embassy first used the hashtags on Friday, other European diplomatic missions in Tokyo, including those of Finland, Sweden and the European Union, followed suit.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS / Summer Paralympics
Feb 4, 2021
IPC President Andrew Parsons confident Tokyo Paralympics can be held safely
'We are focusing on the games going ahead,' IPC President Andrew Parsons said, prior to marking 200 days until the opening of the world's biggest event for athletes with disabilities.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 3, 2021
Tokyo Olympic organizers release first playbook for 2020 Games
The first playbook is aimed at international federations and technical officials. Guidelines for athletes and the media will be released at later dates.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 3, 2021
Russia's doping ban for Tokyo Games finalized
Russia's ban from the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games was finalized Tuesday after neither the World Anti-Doping Agency nor Russian authorities appealed a decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport that bars the country from international competition until December 2022.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS / Summer Paralympics
Feb 2, 2021
Japanese wheelchair basketball star aims to inspire future Paralympians
Reo Fujimoto, 37, is preparing for his fifth games with the goal of finally capturing an elusive medal on his mind.
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JAPAN
Jan 27, 2021
Tokyo Olympics member says games going ahead 'is up to the U.S.'
The International Olympic Committee and Japanese organizers have been increasingly bullish in recent weeks about the prospect of holding the postponed games.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 17, 2021
Japan scrambles to deny reports that Olympic cancellation is possible
Chief Cabinet Secretary's assurances came after Reuters quoted Japan's administrative and regulatory reform minister, Taro Kono, as saying the fate of the games 'could go either way.'
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS / Summer Paralympics
Jan 15, 2021
Paralympian Neil Fachie says athletes face moral dilemma over vaccine
British Paralympian Neil Fachie believes athletes face a moral dilemma over being vaccinated for COVID-19 ahead of high-risk individuals but said he would take the shot if it was offered before this year's Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo.
South Korea couple beat same-sex barriers to parenthood
South Korean lesbian couple Kim Kyu-jin (left) and her wife, Kim Sae-yeon, pose with a "pregnant woman" badge during an interview in Seoul last month.
Japan unveils new overtourism countermeasures
The majority of tourists in Japan tend to stay in Tokyo, Osaka or Kyoto, resulting in overcrowding in popular tourist spots and a strain on transportation systems.
Opportunities await the bold in the Year of the Wood Dragon
2024 marks the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac, with the year predicted to be a good time for fresh starts.
Don’t worry about global population collapse
Most projections show the world will hit peak humanity in the 21st century as people choose to have smaller families and women gain power over their own reproduction.
Japan pharma startup developing world-first drug to grow new teeth
A new tooth is seen in a ferret's mouth after it was administered a drug to stimulate the growth of tooth buds.
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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