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Japan foreign minister says Blinken gave US commitment to defend Japan
World
November 13, 2021
Japan foreign minister says Blinken gave US commitment to defend Japan
TOKYO, Nov 13 (Reuters) – Japan’s new foreign minister, Yoshimasa Hayashi, said on Saturday US Secretary of State Antony Blinken…
Tightrope election may spell uncertain future for Japan’s new prime minister
World
October 28, 2021
Tightrope election may spell uncertain future for Japan’s new prime minister
TOKYO, Oct 28 (Reuters) – Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) could lose its majority in Sunday’s general election, polls…
Japan’s largest opposition party focuses on human rights in party platform
World
October 13, 2021
Japan’s largest opposition party focuses on human rights in party platform
TOKYO, Oct 13 (Reuters) – Japan’s largest opposition group unveiled a campaign platform on Wednesday that said it would stand…
Paralympic Classes: A confusing maze in search of fairness
World
August 28, 2021
Paralympic Classes: A confusing maze in search of fairness
TOKYO (AP) — There are 4,403 Paralympic athletes competing in Tokyo, each with unique differences that have to be classified.…
Japan has its best Olympic medal haul: 27 gold, 58 overall
World
August 10, 2021
Japan has its best Olympic medal haul: 27 gold, 58 overall
TOKYO (AP) — Despite the pandemic, the one-year delay and the soaring costs, the Japanese public may still find a…
Paris calling: After Tokyo, Olympians hanker for 2024 Games
Environment
August 9, 2021
Paris calling: After Tokyo, Olympians hanker for 2024 Games
TOKYO (AP) — They’ll always have Paris. That thought, full of promise, has been a lifebuoy for athletes to cling…
Fireworks light up Tokyo as it prepares to douse Olympic flame
World
August 8, 2021
Fireworks light up Tokyo as it prepares to douse Olympic flame
TOKYO, Aug 8 (Reuters) – Fireworks lit up the night sky above Tokyo on Sunday as Japan prepared to douse…
Tokyo feared Games would spread COVID; numbers suggest that didn’t happen
World
August 7, 2021
Tokyo feared Games would spread COVID; numbers suggest that didn’t happen
TOKYO, Aug 7 (Reuters) – Before the Olympics began, Japan had feared that the 2020 Games, with thousands of officials,…
Karate star Gianna Farouk secures 4th medal for Egypt at Tokyo Games
Egypt
August 6, 2021
Karate star Gianna Farouk secures 4th medal for Egypt at Tokyo Games
Egyptian Karate player Gianna Farouk secured a fourth medal for Egypt in the current Tokyo Olympics, after qualifying for the…
IOC removes two Belarus coaches, sprinter says order came from ‘high up’
World
August 6, 2021
IOC removes two Belarus coaches, sprinter says order came from ‘high up’
TOKYO, Aug 6 (Reuters) – Two Belarus coaches who cut short sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya’s Tokyo Games have had their accreditation revoked and…