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A Japanese softball player will receive a new gold medal after the mayor of her hometown bit it and sparked controversy. ( read original story ...)

The medal bite has become a staple of Olympic photo-ops — but that's usually for the winners themselves, not other people. ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka has officially linked up with famed contemporary, Japanese artist Takashi Murakami to design a limited-edition Yonex tennis racket and accompanying bag. Both Osaka and Murakami have ... ( read original story ...)

As Japan struggles with its worst-yet wave of coronavirus cases, calls for the kind of mandatory lockdown seen in other parts of the world have emerged in a country that has so far shunned such harsh ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi visited Yasukuni shrine on Friday, according to local media, paying his respects at the shrine for war dead that is seen by neighbouring countries as a symbol of ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's major oil refiners have recovered from last year's steep losses with all reporting a profit for the April-June quarter, but they continue to face headwinds as COVID-19 cases spiral to record ... ( read original story ...)

Yokohama Rubber Co. has said it will spend an additional $171 million on a plant under construction in India to boost its production capacity in anticipation of greater demand for industrial-use ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's support ratings hit 29.0% in August, down 0.3 point from the previous month, a poll by Jiji news agency showed on Friday, a sign the Tokyo Olympic Games failed ... ( read original story ...)

Takashi Kawamura, the mayor of Nagoya, bit softball pitcher Miu Goto's gold medal during her hometown's August 4 victory ceremony. ( read original story ...)

An Olympic gold medalist will have her medal replaced less than a week after the end of the Tokyo Games. For a very unusual reason. Tokyo 2020 organizers announced Thursday that Miu Goto, a relief ... ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo Olympics have ended, but it's still vacation season in Japan, and many people are ignoring government pleas to avoid travel and stay away from bars and restaurants even as the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)

Local media report Paralympics will be held without spectators as infections rise to more than 18,000 a day in wake of Olympics ... ( read original story ...)

Team Canada's athletes are being welcomed home now that the torch at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games has been extinguished. ( read original story ...)

Olympic walkers had to fight through "brutal" conditions as temperatures climbed steadily during their 50km race to top 30 degrees Celsius by 9 a.m. in Sapporo on Friday. The International Olympic ... ( read original story ...)

The Osaka Prefectural Government is providing information and free counseling to women worried about the coronavirus pandemic's impact on the ... ( read original story ...)

The medal bite has become a staple of Olympic photo-ops — but that's usually for the winners themselves, not other people. ( read original story ...)