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The organizers declined to say whether or not former Tokyo Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori would return as an honorary advisor. ( read original story ...)

But on Friday we got a taste of Tokyo. All of Tokyo. The beauty and the anger. The bus ride to Olympic Stadium for the Opening Ceremony took us across the Rainbow Bridge for breathtaking views of ... ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo Olympics, which kicked off with an opening ceremony Friday, are set to run through Aug. 8. Here's how to live stream the coverage. ( read original story ...)

Almost 70 million people watched the Games on TV in the host nation but some British viewers were left disappointed ... ( read original story ...)

First lady Jill Bidens spent her final day in Japan cheering on Team USA at three Olympic events as the Games got underway. ( read original story ...)

Japan's Naomi Osaka, star of the Tokyo Olympics' opening ceremony, returns from her self-imposed tennis exile on Sunday as US legend Simone Biles sets about equalling the all-time record for ... ( read original story ...)

Naohisa Takato earned Japan its first gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics in the men's judo lightweight division at the historic Budokan arena. ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka will hit the Olympic court in a matter of days. Born to a Japanese mother and a Haitian father, Osaka has become a global tennis icon. ( read original story ...)

Megyn Kelly accused Naomi Osaka of not being genuine when the tennis star appeared on the covers of multiple magazines after citing her mental health for pulling out of Wimbledon. ( read original story ...)

While Hawaii is the undisputed birthplace and global mecca of modern surfing, Japan has nurtured a fanatic wave-rider culture all its own. ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka held the Olympic torch and lit the Olympic Cauldron during Friday's Opening Ceremony, a huge honor that she feels extremely grateful for. Speaking on Instagram, the four-time grand slam ... ( read original story ...)

As COVID cases in host city hit six-month high, the relatively somber event marks the start of an Olympics clouded by the coronavirus. ( read original story ...)

Several factors kept "Tokyo 2020" as the Summer Olympics' official name, as changing to "Tokyo 2021" would have been expensive and broken tradition. ( read original story ...)

Cat Osterman pitched shutout ball for the second time in four days, Ali Aguilar hit a tiebreaking, two-run single and the top-ranked United States beat No. 5 Mexico 2-0 Saturday at the Olympic ... ( read original story ...)

Emma Weyant showed little mercy on the rest of the competition in the women's 400-meter individual medley at the Tokyo Olympics. ( read original story ...)

Ellen White scored her third goal in two games at the Olympics, heading Britain to a 1-0 victory over Japan on Saturday and earning a place in the women's soccer quarterfinals. ( read original story ...)