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International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said on Wednesday the Tokyo Games, starting on July 23, will be historic for the way the Japanese people have overcome challenges to hold the ... ( read original story ...)

Fugitive banker, accused of financial misconduct, tells BBC how he fled Japan hidden in a box on a private jet ... ( read original story ...)

The Team USA flag bearers in steamy Tokyo will likely be the coolest members of their packs. Ralph Lauren has built a personal air conditioning system into a roomy white jacket to be worn by the ... ( read original story ...)

South Korea reports 1,615 new cases as distancing rules tightened for most of country; Japanese among most uninterested in Olympics ... ( read original story ...)

If asked to name Team GB's most likely Tokyo Olympic gold medallists, who would you list? Sprint star Dina Asher-Smith? The near-unbeatable swimming sensation Adam Peaty? Or perhaps history-seeking ... ( read original story ...)

China fired back at Japan on Tuesday, saying Tokyo was “irresponsible” for naming Beijing as its top national security concern in its annual defense white paper.China in recent months has increased ... ( read original story ...)

Intended to mark Japan’s economic revival but hit by the pandemic, the games has instead become a matter of survival ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's economy will grow at a slower pace than initially expected in the third quarter, as fresh coronavirus emergency curbs in Tokyo, extending through the Olympic Games, weigh on consumption, a ... ( read original story ...)

However, surprisingly, with the highest proportion of elderly population in the world and world-leading technology development for electronic devices, Japan has fewer eye disease patients than South ... ( read original story ...)

Long before American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos made history with their Black Power salute at the 1968 Olympics, another poignant image of silent protest was etched into the conscience of ... ( read original story ...)

USA Basketball finally made it look easy again. Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal each scored 17 points and the Americans took control from the outset, beating Argentina 108-80 in Las Vegas on Tuesday to ... ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo Olympics start in nine days’ time, despite a recent poll finding that more than 80 per cent of Japanese people would like the Games cancelled or postponed. Thomas Bach, president of the ... ( read original story ...)

Struggle in Sapporo features five new feuds, a tag title change, and Naito driving Zack and Taichi to madness. ( read original story ...)

There was a time when Kristie Mewis realized her soccer career wasn't quite headed in the direction she hoped. Mewis had fallen out of favor with the U.S. national team. She'd passed through pro clubs ... ( read original story ...)

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach referred to Japanese citizens as “Chinese” in his first public comments since arriving in Tokyo. ( read original story ...)

At 10.30pm on a cold December night in 2019, a former titan of the global car industry lay bundled inside a box on board a plane, waiting to flee Japan."The plane was scheduled to take off at 11pm," ... ( read original story ...)