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Japan's central bank on Tuesday set a two-year target to promote diversity in the male-dominated institution, taking a baby step towards narrowing the country's gender gap that remains the widest ... ( read original story ...)

(CNN)Olympic fencer Ryo Miyake took up a new job last year: delivering food for Uber Eats. Miyake, who won a silver medal at the 2012 London Olympics, put sponsorship money on hold after learning the ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s top telecommunications company is getting 7.3 billion yen — about $67 million — in taxpayer money to design mobile tracking software to curb the spread of coronavirus infections ... ( read original story ...)

Mahe Drysdale's hopes of winning a third successive single sculls gold medal at the delayed Tokyo Olympics have been all but extinguished after he failed to make the New Zealand rowing team for the ... ( read original story ...)

Monster Energy athletes dominated the final day of competitions at the 2021 Land Rover U.S. Grand Prix in Aspen, Colorado. In the Women's Snowboard Halfpipe Chloe Kim claims ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s top telecommunications company is getting 7.3 billion yen — about $67 million — in taxpayer money to design mobile tracking software to curb the spread of ... ( read original story ...)

YOKOHAMA -- As a result of the spread of the coronavirus, the number of requests and consultations for cleaning up "garbage houses," where people's homes are overflowing with their belongings, has ... ( read original story ...)

Katherine Diaz, a 22-year-old surfer from El Salvador who was preparing in hopes of competing at the Tokyo Olympics this summer, died last Friday after being struck by lightning, according to multiple ... ( read original story ...)

As a result of the spread of the coronavirus, the number of requests and consultations for cleaning up "garbage houses," where people's ho･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

Former U.S Open champion Juan Martín del Potro will undergo another operation on his right knee this week, but said Monday he still hopes to play at the ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka and Garbiñe Muguruza are heading to South Beach. WTA Insider breaks down the draw and storylines for 2021 Miami Open, the second WTA 1000 event of the season. ( read original story ...)

When the coronavirus pandemic forced Tokyo last year to delay the Summer Olympics and Paralympics to July 2021, organizers kept the Tokyo 2020 name, saying they wanted the event to be seen as a “light ... ( read original story ...)

South Korea said the upcoming Tokyo Olympics could be an opportunity to advance relations with North Korea on the same day that Chinese state media said Kim Jong Un and Xi Jinping vowed to develop ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo’s cherry blossom tours have resumedafter the city lifted its state of emergency(SOUNDBITE) (Japanese) 50-YEAR-OLD PASSENGER AND IT FIRM EMPLOYEE, MASUMI ISHII, SAYING:"There were cherry blossoms ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka, the most dominant player on the WTA tour over the past six months, has a chance to usurp the World No. 1 ranking from Ashleigh Barty at the upcoming Miami Open. Osaka hasn't lost a single ... ( read original story ...)

Volunteers from abroad will not be allowed into Japan for the postponed Tokyo Olympics, organizers said Monday. The announcement came two days after Tokyo organizers said ... ( read original story ...)