Tag: Nagoya

The tennis star, who lit the Olympic cauldron, took a drubbing on social media, with some questioning her identity or right to represent the country. ( read original story ...)

Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic upset No. 2 Naomi Osaka of Japan in another shocker from the 2020 Summer Games tennis tournaments Tuesday in Tokyo. The last Americans also were eliminated ... ( read original story ...)

Japan won its second straight Olympic softball gold medal, beating the United States 2-0 in an emotional repeat of their 2008 win ... ( read original story ...)

Japan delivered a muted response after Russia's prime minister visited an island in the northern Pacific that is also claimed by Japan. ( read original story ...)

Thirty-nine year-old Yukiko Ueno pitched a gem for the hosts as they recorded a 2-0 victory to retain their Olympic title on Tuesday ... ( read original story ...)

Softball remained off the Olympic schedule for the past two Summer Games after Team USA last lost to Japan in the gold medal match at the 2008 Beijing Olympics ... ( read original story ...)

Japan tops the United States 2-0 to win the gold medal in softball in the first appearance for the sport at the Olympics since 2008. ( read original story ...)

Days after lighting the Olympic cauldron to get the Games underway, Naomi Osaka was eliminated from the Tokyo Olympics. The No. 2 ranked tennis player in the world was knocked out of the tennis ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga asked anyone who was planning to gather to watch the games to stay home. ( read original story ...)

A tropical storm is expected to make landfall early Wednesday on Japan’s main island, likely bringing heavy rain, extreme winds and high waves to Tokyo. Because of course. Tropical Storm Nepartak is ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka, who earned headlines for taking a mental-health break from tennis and post-match interviews, didn’t mince words after she lost Tuesday at the Tokyo Olympics. “How disappointed am I? I ... ( read original story ...)

Carissa Moore wins gold in surfing's Olympics debut, an American first in synchronized diving and Simone Biles and Team USA fight for gymnastics gold. ( read original story ...)

Inside the Games: high vaccination rates, strict precautions, low infections. Out in Tokyo: few vaccinations, lax enforcement, surging cases. ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka's shocking upset loss and American surfer Carissa Moore's historic gold medal highlighted Tuesday's early action in Tokyo. ( read original story ...)

The Yokohama Rubber Co. (YRC) has developed a material that it claims significantly reduces the weight of automotive air-conditioning hoses. In a 27 July statement, Yokohama said it had employed its ... ( read original story ...)

The weather conditions at Yokohama Baseball Stadium weren't ideal for a softball game during the bronze medal match, but there was no raining on Canada's parade after a 3-2 victory over Mexico to win ... ( read original story ...)