All fans will be barred from the Paralympics in Japan because of the coronavirus pandemic, just as they were from the recently-completed Tokyo Olympics, organizers said Monday. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Paralympics to be held without spectators, organisers say
The T okyo Paralympics will take place generally without spectators, organisers said on Monday, as the government was set to prolong COVID-19 emergency measures in the capital and other regions that ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Paralympics to be held without spectators, Tokyo governor says
The four parties concerned with running the Tokyo Paralympics agreed on Monday that the Games will be held generally without spectators, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike told reporters. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Economy Recovered Ahead Of The Olympics
According to preliminary data, Japan’s economy bounced back from the pandemic crash faster and beyond expectations before the Tokyo Olympics. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Paralympics opens wheelchair, limb repair centre in Games village
Tokyo Paralympics organisers opened a repair centre on Sunday for prosthetic limbs, wheelchairs and other equipment in the athletes' village ahead of next week's start of the Games. ( read original story ...)
Tata Altroz for Indian Players Who Missed a Medal in Tokyo Olympics
Tata Motors will deliver the Tata Altroz to the Indian players who have narrowly missed the bronze medal in the recently held Tokyo Olympics. ( read original story ...)
IBM Partnering with University of Tokyo on Quantum Computer
IBM and the University of Tokyo have unveiled one of the “most powerful” quantum computers in Japan. IBM Quantum System One is part of the Japan-IBM Quantum Partnership between the University of Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Breaking news: Tokyo 2020 Olympians will be felicitated by PM ModI today
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Olympic champion Alex Yee opens-up on ‘surreal’ hero’s welcome upon return home from Tokyo with gold and silver in Triathlon as GB star sets sights on World title
Alex Yee is making the short walk from his family home in south-east London to visit a mural which has just been modified in his honour. ( read original story ...)
Army veteran to represent Team USA in Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games: ‘It is an honor and a privilege’
Retired Army Staff Sergeant Alfredo De los Santos proudly served his country following the terrorist attacks of 9/11 but after being wounded in combat, Freddie was determined to find another way to ... ( read original story ...)
Tennis: Osaka plans to help out Haiti earthquake relief efforts
Naomi Osaka says she is going to give all her proceeds from the WTA Tour's upcoming Cincinnati event to the earthquake victims in Haiti which was rocked by a devastating 7.2-magnitude quake on ... ( read original story ...)
Outgoing Japan envoy to Hong Kong calls for easing of Greater Bay Area Covid-19 travel restrictions to boost business
Outgoing Japanese Consul General Mitsuhiro Wada called for an easing of border restrictions in the Greater Bay Area and said Tokyo’s stance is that Hong Kong ‘develops in a democratic and stable ... ( read original story ...)
Breaking news: Torrential rain lashes Japan, three feared dead after landslide
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Osaka to donate prize money to Haitian earthquake relief efforts
Naomi Osaka has pledged to donate her earnings from next week's Western & Southern Open to support earthquake relief efforts in Haiti, the Caribbean nation her father hails from. ( read original story ...)
Sunisa Lee Goes Off to College After Tokyo Olympics as Simone Biles and More Celebrate: ‘Big Moves’
I know it's crazy to have an Olympic gold medalist come but I'm excited because I feel like everybody here is so nice,” Sunisa Lee said of her new athletic home ... ( read original story ...)
Kaley Cuoco Wants To Buy The Horse Hit By A Trainer At The Tokyo Olympics
Actor Kaley Cuoco called out the German trainer who was suspended after video footage showed her punching the horse Saint Boy at the 2020 Tokyo Games. ( read original story ...)