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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 ...)

China’s military is gaining ground on the United States and threatening to overpower Taiwan, according to an unprecedented warning from Japanese defense officials. ( read original story ...)

Roger Federer and Johanna Konta have withdrawn from the Tokyo Olympics because of physical concerns.Federer, who turns 40 next month, has effectively ended any hope of ever claiming an elusive singles ... ( read original story ...)

In 1964, less than two decades after its defeat in WWII, Japan wowed the world by hosting a successful Olympics. Recapturing that Olympic magic hasn't been easy. ( read original story ...)

A Barbie modeled after tennis star Naomi Osaka sold out hours after it went on sale Monday. “I really hope every child is reminded that they can be and do anything,” Osaka wrote in an Instagram post. ( read original story ...)

It will be the first solo trip abroad for Dr. Biden, a first lady whose traveling schedule currently outpaces her husband’s. ( read original story ...)

In an announcement posted to Twitter, Roger Federer said he had begun rehab with hopes of rejoining the ATP Tour “later this summer." ... ( read original story ...)

"I am greatly disappointed," the tennis star tweeted, "as it has been an honor and highlight of my career each time I have represented Switzerland." ... ( read original story ...)

The language in the July 13 document differs from previous versions, which would carefully choose their use of words on the matter. ( read original story ...)

It was feared that visitors to Tokyo for the Olympic Games would be met with hostility and made to feel like a herd of Delta variant super-spreaders.When I arrived today, however, I was treated like ... ( read original story ...)

Bianca Andreescu, the world's No. 5 women's singles player, cites "all the challenges we are facing as it relates to the pandemic." ... ( read original story ...)

My daughter competes in track and field. But for the biggest meet of her athletic career to date, she'll have to leave half the team at home. ( read original story ...)

The United States will send a team of 613 athletes to the Tokyo Summer Games, its second largest delegation ever for an Olympics, said the United States Olympic Paralympic Committee (USOPC) on Tuesday ... ( read original story ...)

First lady Jill Biden will travel to the opening ceremony of the Olympic Summer Games in Tokyo, Japan, which will be held on July 23, according to her office. ( read original story ...)

The IOC President is not a popular figure in Japan. Inadvertently calling the Japanese people "Chinese" hasn't helped. ( read original story ...)

First Lady Dr. Jill Biden will attend the opening ceremony at the Summer Games after the White House previously announced President Joe Biden will not travel to Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)