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The Olympic flag was brought down and handed over to administrators from Paris, which will host the next edition of the Games in Paris. ( read original story ...)

Now that the Olympics are over, the United States may lay claim to winning the overall count with 113 medals. But SI has its own medals to award, both good and bad, for people, places, great deeds, ... ( read original story ...)

Each bag matches birth weight and features baby’s face, so new arrival can be hugged in pandemic ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo registered a total of 4,066 new infections on Sunday, the administration said, adding that one more Covid-19 patient has died over the given period. Another 151 people are in serious condition. ( read original story ...)

After 16 days of competition across Tokyo and its surrounding areas, the Olympics have reached a conclusion. On Sunday evening, the Closing Ceremony took place at National Stadium, marking the ... ( read original story ...)

Ceremony opens with video that looked back on the 17 days of events and competition; Japan Crown Prince makes appearance in stands ... ( read original story ...)

The International Olympic Commitee pressed ahead with staging the Games despite widespread calls for them to be cancelled. ( read original story ...)

It is ‘The IOC Presents the 2020 Olympics Live From Tokyo on NBC, minus Japanese people,’” said Peter Williams, a media entrepreneur who has lived here for 30 years. And these Olympics will prompt ... ( read original story ...)

As a matter of fact, they did something the previous LDP administration had not dared to do: To allow Japan's national carrier JAL, with its astronomical debt of ¥2.322tril yen and a share face value ... ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo Olympics will be remembered for the spotlight they shone on mental health, when even the toughest athletes opened up on the need to care for more than limbs and ligaments. ( read original story ...)

Country music isn’t something you’d expect to hear coming from a small bar in Tokyo. But it’s music like this Takeshi Yoshino has been listening to since he was in high school. ( read original story ...)

The official price tag for the Tokyo Olympics in $15.4 billion, which a University of Oxford study says is the most expensive on record. What else could those billions buy? The ballpark figure for ... ( read original story ...)

The 7-Elevens in Japan are seemingly everywhere and offer a plethora of food options that aren't available in the U.S. Why is everything so different? ( read original story ...)

Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia won bronze medal at Tokyo Olympics 2021, beating Kazakhstan's Daulet Niyazbekov 8-0 in the 65kg wrestling event on Saturday, August 7, 2021. ( read original story ...)

Young pitchers from Nippon Professional Baseball in the biggest game of their careers led Japan to a first Olympic gold medal in the sport with a 2-0 win over the United States on Saturday. ( read original story ...)

Japan won the Olympic gold medal in baseball at the Tokyo Games on Saturday by beating the United States 2-0. The U.S. claimed the silver medal and the Dominican Republic took bronze earlier on ... ( read original story ...)