Tag: Nagoya

Canada goes on to face the winner of the late semifinal in Yokohama between Sweden and Australia. Jessie Fleming scored on a penalty kick in the 74th minute and Canada earned a 1-0 semifinal victory ... ( read original story ...)

Belarus athlete Krystsina Tsimanouskaya waves goodbye as she boards a flight at Narita International Airport outside Tokyo on Aug. 4, 2021, after traveling from the Polish embassy, where she had spent ... ( read original story ...)

The city is hosting the marathon and race walking events, but faces the challenge of keeping COVID-19 — and local spectators — at bay. ( read original story ...)

Japan is playing host to the Tokyo Olympics. But the capital, as well as other populous areas, are in the middle of a government-declared “state of emergency” to curb surging COVID-19 infections. ( read original story ...)

Japan proposed on Thursday expanding emergency restrictions to eight more prefectures to fight a surge in COVID-19 cases, a cabinet minister said, as worries grow about strains on the nation's medical ... ( read original story ...)

The northern Japan city of Sapporo was chosen as a haven from Tokyo's punishing heat and humidity for the Olympic marathon and race walking events, giving it an opportunity to promote its bid to host ... ( read original story ...)

Red Sox prospect Triston Casas hit a two-run home run and former Yankee Tyler Austin added a solo shot Wednesday as the U.S. beat the Dominican Republic 3-1 in Yokohama, Japan, to move one win ... ( read original story ...)

Geisha houses are struggling to survive amid Covid-19 restrictions and slowing demand for traditional banquets. ( read original story ...)

April Ross and Alix Klineman will play for gold in beach volleyball, while the USWNT takes on Australia for bronze in soccer and the U.S. men's basketball team looks for a spot in the gold medal game. ( read original story ...)

Katie Ledecky made history at the Tokyo Olympics as the first woman to win six individual gold medals in swimming. And what's sweeter than celebrating her victories with her loved ones upon returning ... ( read original story ...)

Some members of a government expert panel warned that a recent surge in COVID-19 cases was severe enough to impose a nationwide state of emergency, Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura, who is in ... ( read original story ...)

BMX rider Connor Fields was released from St. Luke's International Hospital in Tokyo on Thursday, five days after a horrific crash in his semifinal race at the Tokyo Olympics left him with a brain ... ( read original story ...)

While the USWNT plays for bronze in soccer, U.S. men's basketball, women's water polo and baseball will play for gold medal game spots in Tokyo. ( read original story ...)

Olympic officials initially said breastfeeding moms couldn't bring their babies to Tokyo — but reversed their decision in June with help from Olympic marathoner Aliphine Tuliamuk. ( read original story ...)

Times writers Dylan Hernandez, a Japanese Salvadoran American Angeleno, and Victoria Kim, a Korean American Seoulite, watched the Japan-Korea baseball game in Tokyo's Koreatown. ( read original story ...)

Biles withdrew from events last week, citing mental health concerns, but returned to capture a bronze medal in the women's balance beam on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)