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Andy Murray began the 2016 Summer Games by carrying Britain’s flag in the opening ceremony and ended them with a Union Jack draped over a shoulder while celebrating his history-making gold medal: He ... ( read original story ...)

The IOC finally relented on Friday to let Olympic athletes make gestures of protest in their field of play at the Tokyo Games. A t hird update within 18 months of Olympic guidelines that try to limit ... ( read original story ...)

A new installment of Sapporo’s Convergence of Cultures campaign covers visual artists who find inspiration in combining unexpected influences. The mini-documentary follows two artists whose work is ... ( read original story ...)

Nagoya Grampus and Johor Darul Ta'zim will trade tackles on matchday five of the AFC Champions League on Sunday. Grampus come into the game on the back of a convincing 3-0 victory over Ratchaburi on ... ( read original story ...)

Yokohama says that the unprecedented increase in the costs of raw materials and operations necessitated the price adjustments. ( read original story ...)

BORIS BECKER has been slammed by Robert Enke’s widow for his comments about Naomi Osaka’s mental health. Earlier this year, the Japan ace, 23, pulled out of the French Open after ... ( read original story ...)

Richardson said she used marijuana to help cope with the death of her biological mother and pressure to perform. ( read original story ...)

A decision on allowing fans could come next week. A spectator ban would be a reversal of an earlier decision to allow a limited number of local fans to attend. ( read original story ...)

A Tokyo man may be the unluckiest person involved in the Olympics. Kohei Jinno, 87, was evicted from his home for the construction of the National Stadium for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and received an ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's public pension fund -- the world's biggest -- said Friday it had rebounded to a record profit from its second-biggest loss, as virus stimulus packages fuelled a global equity boom. ( read original story ...)

The sisters of a Sri Lankan woman who died in March at age 33 while under detention at the Nagoya Regional Immigration Services Bureau met w ... ( read original story ...)

Banning all fans from the Tokyo Olympics is still an option with the games opening during a pandemic in just three weeks, Seiko Hashimoto, the president of the Tokyo organizing committee, said Friday. ( read original story ...)

Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) on Friday declared a record investment return of 37.8 trillion yen ($338.8 billion) for the year ended March 31, raking in the benefits of a robust ... ( read original story ...)

World Athletics President Sebastian Coe said he's "not sure that there is a huge risk attached" to the Tokyo Olympics going ahead. ( read original story ...)

A national hero in Japan who drew the Olympic rings with precision in the sky to mark the start of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics said today's heroes are medical workers battling the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)

Japanese prosecutors said Friday they are seeking jail sentences of nearly three years for an American father-son duo who admit helping former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn jump bail and flee Japan. ( read original story ...)