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Group 1 National Futurity winner Zipping Sapporo heads to Dapto for the first time on Thursday and steps up to a middle distance for the first time. The lightly raced daughter of Aston Dee Bee (ex ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (AP) — The Olympic torch relay is yet another hurdle for the postponed Tokyo Games. It kicks off in two weeks from northeastern Japan. Any stumble could sew more doubts about the risk of holding ... ( read original story ...)

The families of athletes competing at the Tokyo Olympics could be barred from entering Japan to watch them, the Games president has suggested in an interview with local media. ( read original story ...)

When Noriyuki Suzuki runs in the Tokyo Olympic torch relay, he won't be alone. Every stride he takes will be in memory of his daughter, Mai, as well as 73 ... ( read original story ...)

Japan has decided to stage this summer’s Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics without overseas spectators due to public concern about COVID-19, two government sources with knowledge of the matter told ... ( read original story ...)

For nearly a decade, a Japanese hotel has been giving bus tours to show visitors the history of the massive earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan’s northern ... ( read original story ...)

Follow horse racing with Alex Hammond on Sky Sports - get live racing results, racecards, news, videos, photos, stats (horses & jockeys), plus daily tips. ( read original story ...)

Japan is paying for the huge cost of rebuilding areas hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami with a special "solidarity" tax that could become a model to shoulder the much bigger spending needed ... ( read original story ...)

Greece to allow tourists with Covid vaccines, antibodies or negative tests; Palestinian ICUs at capacity ... ( read original story ...)

President Biden will have his first multilateral conversation as part of the four-nation group known as the Quad on Friday. ( read original story ...)

The country’s stance would seem to put it on the wrong side of market trends. But with its huge investment in gasoline-electric hybrids, it has big reasons to proceed slowly. ( read original story ...)

Japan has decided to stage this summer's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics without overseas spectators due to public concern about COVID-19, Kyodo news agency said on Tuesday, citing officials with ... ( read original story ...)

Police in Yokohama have arrested a 36-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of robbery and assaulting a woman as she walked home last year. According to police, Yudai Suzuki -- who was arrested on ... ( read original story ...)

The Phone Booth at the Edge of the World” deals with the aftermath of Japan’s devastating 2011 tsunami, and provides a message of hope and endurance. ( read original story ...)

Mari Osaka, the older sister of megastar Naomi Osaka, has retired from tennis at just 24. Osaka said that she hadn't enjoyed her career, which peaked with a world No.280 ranking three years ago. "I am ... ( read original story ...)

"This will be my last Olympics and more than likely Tokyo will be my very last track meet ever." AUSTIN (KXAN) — Bermuda-born and Chicago-raised Tyrone Smith never imagined life would land him on the ... ( read original story ...)