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TOKYO: Tokyo's Paralympic Games open on Tuesday (Aug 24), with athletes hoping to shatter stereotypes and world records despite a year-long pandemic delay and as Japan battles a surge in coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)

North Korea's main newspaper on Tuesday urged Japan to repent and make reparations for colonial-era brutality on the occasion of the 111th anniversary of Tokyo's annexation of the Korean Peninsula. ( read original story ...)

Analysts believe any attack on Taiwan could "quickly spread to Japan's southern islands -- Tokyo's frontline of defense." ... ( read original story ...)

Both Yokohama FC and Gamba Osaka will be looking to return to winning ways in the J1 League when they go toe-to-toe at the NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium on Wednesday. The hosts head into the ... ( read original story ...)

Connor Rothschild/AxiosThe Paralympic Games are set to officially kick off in Tokyo Tuesday after a year-long delay due to the coronavirus pandemic. The big picture: The roster of more than 230 U.S. ( read original story ...)

A truth spoken can sting, even when it represents a point well made. Many a domestic squabble has begun with a splash of honesty and ended with a slamming of th ... ( read original story ...)

Athletic talent and relentlessly compelling human stories will be at the heart of a Games that has a rhythm all of its own ... ( read original story ...)

The number of coronavirus patients in Japan told to recuperate at home has surged to the point where there is a near shortage of medical devices needed for treatement. There were 127,000 homebound ... ( read original story ...)

Consadole Sapporo and Nagoya Grampus will battle it out for three points in a J1 League matchday 26 fixture on Wednesday. The home side come into the game on the back of a 1-1 draw away to Oita ... ( read original story ...)

Voters unleashed their pent-up frustration at the central government's handling of the novel coronavirus by casting ballots against Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's close aide and former public safety ... ( read original story ...)

Ash Barty has broken new ground in the WTA world rankings, while Naomi Osaka suffered more pain. Read all the details here. ( read original story ...)

Whether you’re a four-time Grand Slam champion or a novice beginner in your sport of choice, recovery and treating your body with respect is key to any form of athletics. If there’s one person who ... ( read original story ...)

Ards swimmer Barry McClements will be the first member of Team Ireland in action at the Paralympics on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)

Eleven people affiliated with U.S. Forces Korea tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving on the peninsula between Aug. 3 and Wednesday, according to a recent news release. ( read original story ...)

After years of waiting, the Tokyo Paralympics are scheduled to begin Aug. 24 and continue into early September. The 16th Paralympic Games will feature athletes competing across nearly two dozen sports ... ( read original story ...)

The worsening food-supply situation, analysts say, may be driving North Korea to seek ways of lifting the international sanctions it is under. ( read original story ...)