The impact of the potential typhoon is unknown due to the storm not having formed yet, but meteorological projections estimate the storm to have 65 mph winds. ( read original story ...)
Olympic COVID-19 cases in Tokyo top 100 as Summer Games begin
The number of coronavirus cases connected with the Summer Olympics Games rose to more than 100 as competition began Friday, according to data provided by the Tokyo government. ( read original story ...)
At Tokyo’s Opening Ceremonies, the celebration begins, but the doors are locked
Friday’s Opening Ceremonies were a dress rehearsal, nothing more. The masked athletes who entered looked into the stands and waved to … no one. Some took videos of … not much. And at the quiet moments ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: Schedule for the opening ceremony and most anticipated events
After being postponed one year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Tokyo Olympics are finally underway. While some events kicked off on Wednesday, the opening ceremony took place Friday, marking the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony
Summer Olympics formally kicks off with the Opening Ceremony after the Games were delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic. Follow here for the latest news on the Summer Olympics. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony included a light display with 1,800 drones
Towards the end of the ceremony, a fleet of 1,824 drones took to the skies above the Olympic Stadium. Initially arrayed in the symbol of the 2020 Games, they then took on the shape of the Earth before ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony kicks off Games like no other. Here’s how to watch.
The Tokyo Games finally got underway with a four-hour extravaganza that was both celebratory and subdued, in a stadium filled with empty seats. ( read original story ...)
What You Didn’t See on TV at the Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony
Live from a hollow venue in Tokyo, here are six things from the Opening Ceremony you might not have seen on TV. ( read original story ...)
Olympics-Superstar Osaka lights flame as Japan’s COVID-hit Games open
and children from parts of Japan hit badly by the earthquake and tsunami of March 2011. It was finally handed to Osaka, the 23-year-old four-time tennis grand slam champion whose background as the ... ( read original story ...)
Watch Japanese Breakfast Cover Dolly Parton’s “Here You Come Again”
Japanese Breakfast’s Michelle Zauner, fresh off of her great new album Jubilee, has been working on a cover of Dolly Parton’s “Here You Come Again.” In her wellness diary in Vanity Fair from April, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Osaka returns to Games’ spotlight on Sunday
Japan's Naomi Osaka will return to the spotlight on Sunday, kicking off her Olympic campaign as a home crowd favourite after taking a mental health break two months ago. ( read original story ...)
‘The greatest honor’: Osaka lights Olympic cauldron
What a moment for Naomi Osaka. For the new Japan. For racial injustice. For female athletes. For tennis. The four-time Grand Slam winner lit the cauldron at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka lights Olympic cauldron at Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony
With no fans in attendance and a reduced number of athletes joining the parade, the Tokyo Olympics' Opening Ceremony officially kicked off the Summer Games on Friday as tennis star Naomi Osaka lit the ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Becomes First Tennis Player To Light Olympic Cauldron
The 23-year-old four-time Grand Slam champion, who is representing Japan, lit the cauldron that will stay illuminated for the entirety of the Games. ( read original story ...)
Olympics 2021 – Naomi Osaka shines in closing the opening ceremonies
The tennis superstar's iconic summer continues at the Summer Olympics. She took the honors of lighting the Olympic cauldron in Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Debuts Bright Red Braids as She Lights the Olympic Torch at Tokyo Opening Ceremony
Naomi Osaka is looking patriotic for the Tokyo Olympics! The champion tennis player, 23, lit up the stage at the opening ceremony on Friday night as the final torchbearer for the Olympic flame — and ... ( read original story ...)