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The alternative—the invasion—was expected to more than double American dead from the rest of the war. ( read original story ...)

Japan's Naomi Osaka said on Sunday that while she has spent her entire life waiting to compete at the Olympics, the risks of holding the Tokyo Games amid the raging COVID-19 pandemic should continue ... ( read original story ...)

Former Olympic champion Justin Gatlin is one of hundreds of athletes to take part in a test event at Tokyo's Olympic stadium. ( read original story ...)

Both driver and passenger escaped as the fire started, but the legendary Ferrari is burnt to a crisp off Japan's legendary Hakone Turnpike. ( read original story ...)

Nine athletes who live outside Japan were granted an exception and permitted to enter the country as organizers prepare for this summer’s Olympics. ( read original story ...)

Government admits restrictions that had been due to end on 11 May have failed to stop rising infections ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka is conflicted over whether the Tokyo Olympics should be held amid the coronavirus pandemic. The second-ranked tennis player, who represents Japan, was asked about the games at the Italian ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka has opened up about her ambivalence around the Tokyo Olympics going ahead this summer. Naomi Osaka is not 100% behind the Olympics going ahead this summer, expressing as much in her recent ... ( read original story ...)

Sebastian Coe tried to reassure athletes and skeptical residents of Japan that the postponed Olympics will be safe when they open in just under 11 weeks ... ( read original story ...)

World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe said Sunday he believes the coronavirus-postponed Tokyo Olympics can be "a beacon of hope and optimism", despite infections surging in Japan and other countries. ( read original story ...)

Hundreds of athletes, including U.S. sprinter Justin Gatlin, participated in a test event at the Olympic Stadium on Sunday, as organisers fined tuned operations and practiced COVID-19 countermeasures ... ( read original story ...)

Awaiting its Olympic debut in Tokyo this summer, skateboarding has become increasingly popular in Japan as an outdoor activity one c ... ( read original story ...)

Two stores bearing the signage of Japan's biggest convenience store chain, 7-Eleven, stand just 5 meters apart on the same plot ... ( read original story ...)

After she won her first Olympic gold medal at the London Games in 2012, Jade Jones wondered if she really wanted to carry on competing in taekwondo. She was only 19 years old, an underdog champion ... ( read original story ...)

Athletes at the Tokyo Olympics will be prohibited from wearing “Black Lives Matter” apparel at games and ceremonies this summer, as officials have confirmed the ban on protests and political messages, ... ( read original story ...)

The determination to press ahead comes with the implication that these games, and all the contortions required to make them happen safely, fall unambiguously under “necessary”. The public, accosted ... ( read original story ...)