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TOKYO PARALYMPICS

Japan Times
PARALYMPICS / Summer Paralympics
Aug 29, 2021
Japan takes bronze in wheelchair rugby with impressive 60-52 win over Australia
Japan may not be leaving the Paralympic wheelchair rugby competition with the medal it was hoping for, but it's not leaving empty-handed either.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS / Summer Paralympics
Aug 29, 2021
Mami Tani, who helped bring the Games to Tokyo, ends triathlon with a smile and some tears
'I've competed in four of these up to now and even though I don't have any Paralympic medals, I still think I got a really big prize,' Tani said after finishing her race.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS / Summer Paralympics
Aug 29, 2021
Japan's Naohide Yamaguchi wins gold in SB14 100-meter breaststroke
Yamaguchi won gold in the men's SB14 100-meter breaststroke on Sunday to give the host nation a second Paralympic title in the pool.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Aug 29, 2021
In pictures: Day 4 of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics
In pictures: Day 4 of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS / Summer Paralympics
Aug 28, 2021
Great Britain's bruising defense proves too much for Japan in wheelchair rugby semifinals
The Japanese earned bronze at the Rio Games in 2016 and will hope to do the same in Tokyo after a 55-49 defeat Saturday.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS / Summer Paralympics
Aug 28, 2021
Bhutan team aims to boost national happiness index with nation's Paralympic debut
Bhutan is represented at the Paralympics by a trio of athletes hoping to promote a bigger role in sports and society for people with disabilities in the tiny Himalayan kingdom.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS / Summer Paralympics
Aug 28, 2021
Tokyo Paralympics-linked COVID-19 cases top 200 in two weeks
No athletes or individuals staying in the athletes' village tested positive for the second straight day, the organizing committee said.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Aug 28, 2021
In pictures: Day 3 of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics
In pictures: Day 3 of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS / Summer Paralympics
Aug 27, 2021
Polish Paralympic cyclist suspended after positive EPO test
Marcin Polak, who just won a bronze at the Tokyo Games, will not be allowed to participate in his second race.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS / Summer Paralympics
Aug 27, 2021
Tomoki Sato delivers Japan's second Paralympic gold medal
The current world record holder and reigning world champion, Sato finished in a Paralympic record time of 55.39 seconds.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS / Summer Paralympics
Aug 27, 2021
From the track to the stacks: Paralympian Amanda McGrory races to preserve USOPC history
McGrory's story on the track features seven Paralympic medals but the transition to her role as an archivist at the USOPC has given her perspective as her athletic career comes to a close.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS / Summer Paralympics
Aug 27, 2021
Tokyo Paralympic tennis matches start after six-hour heat delay
Organizers decided to suspend matches at 11 a.m. on all nine outdoor courts at Ariake Tennis Park.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS / Summer Paralympics
Aug 27, 2021
When Paralympians need repairs, help is around the corner
Ottobock has been a Paralympic partner since 1988 and the ultimate goal is to keep the athletes on the field.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS / Summer Paralympics
Aug 27, 2021
Prosthetic fit key to runner Sae Tsuji's bid to return to Paralympic podium
'Momentum helped me win (a bronze in Rio) when I didn't really understand what the Paralympics are all about,' Tsuji said.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS / Summer Paralympics
Aug 27, 2021
Takayuki Suzuki remains focused on more medals after winning Japan's first gold
Swimmer Takayuki Suzuki remains on track to meet his goal of winning a medal in every event in which he competes in at the Tokyo Paralympics after grabbing Japan's first gold Thursday.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS / Summer Paralympics
Aug 27, 2021
Ball girl set to hustle for Paralympic wheelchair tennis heroes
On the Tokyo Paralympic tennis courts over the next two weeks, 16-year-old Airi Onuma will not be hitting balls, but chasing them.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS / Summer Paralympics
Aug 27, 2021
Japan's Kenya Karasawa and Shinya Wada take Paralympic silver and bronze in men's T11 5,000m
In his Paralympics debut, Kenya Karasawa surged forward with a lap to go and scorched past most of the field to finish second in the men's T11 5,000-meter event.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Aug 26, 2021
In pictures: Day 2 of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics
In pictures: Day 2 of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS / Summer Paralympics
Aug 26, 2021
Japan's wheelchair rugby and basketball teams continue strong starts to Paralympics
Japan's wheelchair rugby team maintained an unbeaten record at the Tokyo Paralympics on Thursday with a 60-51 defeat of Denmark for their second win in as many days and move into sole first place in their group
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS / Summer Paralympics
Aug 26, 2021
Freedom to swim: Afghan refugee competes in Tokyo Paralympics
Eight years after Abbas Karimi escaped Afghanistan, he led the parade of nations into the stadium at the Paralympics' opening ceremony on Tuesday night.
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'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.
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Yen rebounds strongly after first slide past ¥160 since 1990
The yen dropped to ¥160.245 per dollar on Monday before heading into the other direction to ¥155.01 amid speculation of an intervention by Japanese currency authorities.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
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.
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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