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When hundreds of protesters gathered outside Japan’s embassy in Yangon during the height of nationwide anti-coup protests in February, Ambassador Ichiro Maruyama emerged from the gates with a firm ... ( read original story ...)

Harima vs Yokohama team performances, predictions and head to head team stats for goals, first half goals, corners, cards. Japan Nadeshiko League 1 ... ( read original story ...)

Ryan Lochte's historic swimming career will likely come to an end. The 36-year-old swimmer failed to qualify for the Olympics this summer. ( read original story ...)

On the very first day of the U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon, a native son of the Beaver State punched his ticket to the Tokyo Olympics by shattering a world record that had stood even longer ... ( read original story ...)

Nogizaka46’s “Gomenne Fingers Crossed” soars to No. 1 on the latest Billboard Japan Hot 100, dated June 7 to 13, selling 704,346 CDs in its first week. ( read original story ...)

Good old Lions, they never change. If they wanted to stage a pre-tour match and choose an opponent, venue, timing and climate that conflicted so totally with conditions and style of play they will ... ( read original story ...)

Good old Lions, they never change. If they wanted to stage a pre-tour match and choose an opponent, venue, timing and climate that conflicted so totally with conditions and style of play they will ... ( read original story ...)

The governor of Tokyo announced on Saturday that all public viewing locations for the summer Olympics will be closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ( read original story ...)

Olympics and Paralympics organizers are scheduled to meet Monday to determine the number of spectators allowed at the games. ( read original story ...)

Kenya unveiled its Tokyo Olympics squad on Saturday with a list of more than 40 athletes including world champion Hellen Obiri and defending 1,500m Olympic gold medallist Faith Chepngetich. ( read original story ...)

Scientist says people in England who have had two jabs and come into contact with someone infected may soon be spared 10 days of self-isolating ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike on Saturday cancelled all public viewing sites for the summer Olympics, diverting some venues to be COVID-19 vaccinations centres instead. ( read original story ...)

Organizers of the Tokyo Olympics plan to hand out more than 150,000 condoms to athletes. They'll also ask the more than 11,000 athletes at the games to continue social distancing. "The distributed ... ( read original story ...)

Lawsuits and studies cast light on wide use of physical restraints and long confinements in Japan’s vast mental health system. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike says plans to hold mass public viewings of the Olympics at six sites have been canceled, as worries grow about the coronavirus pandemic amid one of the slowest vaccine rollouts ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo 2020 organisers have insisted 160,000 free condoms for Olympic athletes can only be used after the Games due to Covid-19 rules ... ( read original story ...)