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All grown up at 16, Brazil’s Rayssa Leal adds another Olympic medal, turning Place de la Concorde into a party. ( read original story ...)

Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met in Tokyo to discuss bilateral ties, regional issues, and the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue. ( read original story ...)

Momoko Tanikawa has scored a long-range goal deep in stoppage time to clinch Japan’s 2-1 comeback win over Brazil at the Olympics. ( read original story ...)

Hifumi Abe of Japan won the gold medal in the men's under 66kg judo at the Paris Olympics on Sunday. Willian Lima of Brazil took the silver, while Gusman Kyrgyzbayev of Kazakhstan and Denis Vieru of Moldovia earlier won bronze medals. ( read original story ...)

Defense chiefs from the United States, South Korea and Japan vowed to strengthen cooperation to deter “nuclear and missile threats” from North Korea during a meeting in Tokyo Sunday, the first of its kind in 15 years as the countries move to tighten coordination in an increasingly tense region. ( read original story ...)

Foreign and defense ministers of Japan and the United States have agreed to work on improving the command and control of Japan's Self-Defense Forces and the US military for better coordination. ( read original story ...)

The United States will reconfigure its military forces in Japan as the two countries move to deepen defense cooperation, Washington and Tokyo said Sunday, in a sweeping step to modernize their alliance in the face of mounting security threats in Asia. ( read original story ...)

The experienced Brazilian duo of Carol and Barbara defeated Japan's Hasegawa Akiko and Miki Ishii in preliminary women's beach volleyball play, winning in straight sets at the Paris Olympics. ( read original story ...)

Japan faces ‘severe’ security environment, defence chief says in white paper, lists China’s military and naval moves as primary challenge. ( read original story ...)

I spent the greater part of my journey to Naoshima, revered nationally as Japan’s “art island”, wondering what could have garnered this tiny place such a weighty distinction... ( read original story ...)

The third time proved to be the charm for yokozuna Terunofuji, who clinched the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament championship and his 10 ... ( read original story ...)

Thanks to a series of stumbles by the previously imperious yokozuna, the destination of the title was not decided until a playoff in the tournament’s final bout. ( read original story ...)