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Japan on Thursday marks the 10th anniversary of a massive earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster along its northeastern coast. March 12 — A hydrogen explosion occurs at the plant’s No. 1 reactor, ... ( read original story ...)

World No.1 Ash Barty and Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka will both play in next month's Stuttgart Grand Prix women's tournament in Stuttgart which will be played behind closed doors because of ... ( read original story ...)

Six-times world champion Kom, 38, has been boxing for 20 years but had to wait for the London Games in 2012 for a shot at an Olympic medal when women were allowed to compete for the first time. Pretty ... ( read original story ...)

In the decade since the strongest earthquake in Japan’s history triggered a huge tsunami that slammed into the eastern coastline, the cleanup effort has become one of the world’s most expensive, ... ( read original story ...)

BERLIN (Reuters) - This summer's Tokyo Olympics will be in the spotlight at a three-day virtual meeting of the International Olympic Committee starting on Wednesday, as organisers of the postponed ... ( read original story ...)

"My records have stood for a long time and for a while I thought they may never be broken," says Williamson, who was born with cerebral palsy and won silver and bronze medals at the 2004 Athens ... ( read original story ...)

Mio Sugita earns notoriety for accusations that women lie about sexual violence and LGBT community are ‘unproductive’ Last modified on Wed 10 Mar 2021 01.49 EST Of all the candidates for Japan’s most ... ( read original story ...)

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 ...)

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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 ...)