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No spectators — local or foreign — will be allowed at the vast majority of venues, where athletes will hang medals around their own necks to protect against spreading the coronavirus. No handshakes or ... ( read original story ...)

There won’t be any reaction shots of excited, shocked or crying family members in the stands at the Tokyo Olympics ... ( read original story ...)

For the past 20 months, the South Sudanese track-and-field team have been training in Maebashi, a city two hours north of Tokyo, for the Olympics. The five arrived before the games were delayed by the ... ( read original story ...)

How, exactly, are these Olympics going to work, with all the COVID-19 protocols? Here's a break down of what athletes and others can expect. ( read original story ...)

"If we want to support female athletes, part of being a female athlete is also having a family," she told "Good Morning America." ... ( read original story ...)

The British women’s soccer team plan to take a knee before kickoff at the Tokyo Olympics. The players have been performing the anti-racism stance with their separate teams over the last year and the ... ( read original story ...)

The newsworthy tennis phenom is the subject of an atmospheric Netflix docuseries. It will leave you feeling as though you've gotten to know her. ( read original story ...)

“Naomi Osaka,” Netflix’s three-part documentary series about one of the most intriguing stars in tennis, on and off the court, couldn’t be timelier. Osaka, having withdrawn from the French Open in May ... ( read original story ...)

A spike in coronavirus cases in Tokyo has prompted a tightening of restrictions as athletes and members of the media descend on a city filled with unease ahead of the Summer Olympics, the CBC’s ... ( read original story ...)

Police in Japan believe they have finally sniffed out the likely cause of the sudden collapse of a set of traffic lights: dog urine. Cops working out of the Mie Prefecture in Kansai, Honshu, were ... ( read original story ...)

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman will visit Japan, South Korea and Mongolia from July 18 to July 25, the State Department said on Thursday. ( read original story ...)

Struggling with rising coronavirus cases and a deeply unpopular Olympics, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is at risk of becoming the next in a long line of short-term leaders. ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka’s first Grand Slam victory was so dramatic as to feel like the scripted climax to a movie. In 2018, the rising tennis phenom faced Serena Williams, one of the greatest to have ever ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka’s much-anticipated Netflix documentary series, called “Naomi Osaka,” is finally here. The series, split into three episodes, offers a very intimate glimpse into the mind of the four-time ... ( read original story ...)

An Olympic athlete and a staffer linked to the Tokyo Games tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in Japan, organizers said Thursday. ( read original story ...)

News; Hayashi to Run for 4th Term as Yokohama Mayor; Hayashi to Run for 4th Term as Yokohama Mayor. News from Japan. Politics Jul 15, 2021 ... ( read original story ...)