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A Paralympic hopeful has spoken of her plans to compete in this year’s Games in Tokyo after a year of adapting her training around coronavirus restrictions. Kerrie Leonard, an archer from Co Meath, ... ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo Organizing Committee are urging spectators to only clap, not cheer, when the Olympic torchbearers make their way through Japan starting March 25. ( read original story ...)

One of the fastest men on the planet — who was born with no legs, but has shattered records in the U.S. and around the world — is in a legal battle to compete in the Tokyo Summer Olympic Games. ( read original story ...)

With the Olympic flame at its heart, the role of the torch relay is "to arouse joy and excitement for the Games" across the host nation. That's the message Tokyo 2020 officials put out on Thursday. ( read original story ...)

Global production at Japanese automakers including Honda Motor Co slipped 4.51% in January from last year as a widespread chip shortage forced the industry to cut production. ( read original story ...)

China's massive Coast Guard and a new law expanding what it can do have worried its neighbors, maybe none of them more so than Japan. ( read original story ...)

Researchers from Yale and Sapporo Medical University have reported preliminary success repairing spinal cord injuries in patients using intravenous injecti ... ( read original story ...)

Olympic Torch Relay is set to begin on March 25th, but officials say there will be multiple Covid-19 precautions in place as torchbearers make their way to "every corner of Japan". ( read original story ...)

The Japanese government will end a state of emergency in five prefectures west of Tokyo at the end of this month, a week earlier than scheduled, Kyodo news agency reported on Thursday. Osaka, Kyoto, ... ( read original story ...)

Spain's Nadal has been nominated for the Award after winning his 20th Grand Slam title at the French Open. He is level with Switzerland's Roger Federer with the most men's Grand Slam titles in history ... ( read original story ...)

She said: "I'm looking forward to continuing to do my best at the next Olympics as I try to get even stronger." ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese government will end a state of emergency in five prefectures west of Tokyo at the end of this month, a week earlier than scheduled, Kyodo news agency reported on Thursday. Osaka, Kyoto, ... ( read original story ...)

Just how good can Naomi Osaka be? That's the question after the 23-year-old Japanese world No.3 won her fourth career Grand Slam with victory at the 2021 Australian Open last weekend. Osaka triumphed ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka will contend for Sportswoman of the Year after US Open triumph, while Kento Momota is nominated for best comeback having returned to world number one after car crash. ( read original story ...)

Global production at Japanese automakers including Honda Motor Co slipped 4.51% in January from last year as a widespread chip shortage forced the industry to cut production. The country's seven major ... ( read original story ...)

A chip shortage is biting at Japan's big carmakers. Output dropped sharply in January as semiconductors ran short. Overall production was down just over 4.5% on the year. But some makers were hit much ... ( read original story ...)