Tag: Japan
Coe gives stamp of approval to Tokyo Olympic test event
SAPPORO, Japan — Sebastian Coe, the head of the world governing body of track and field, said a half-marathon test event run in Japan’s...
US, Japan, South Korea diplomats review North Korea strategy
LONDON — The United States, Japan and South Korea are plowing ahead with efforts to push North Korea back to nuclear negotiations despite the...
PGA Tour heads to Quail Hollow, Champions gets first major
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Italy to vaccinate its athletes for Tokyo Olympics
ROME — The Italian Olympic Committee is making arrangements to vaccinate its entire team for the Tokyo Games.
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Tokyo Games need 500 nurses; nurses say needs are elsewhere
TOKYO — Some nurses in Japan are incensed at a request from Tokyo Olympic organizers to have 500 of them dispatched to help out...
Olympic torch relay detour; diving test event opens in Tokyo
TOKYO — The Tokyo Olympic torch relay will take another detour this weekend when it enters the southern island of Okinawa.
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Biden to veer from Trump, Obama policies in taking on NKorea
WASHINGTON — The White House says President Joe Biden plans to veer from the approaches of his two most recent predecessors as he tries...
Masters champion Matsuyama gets Prime Minister’s Award
TOKYO — Hideki Matsuyama received the Prime Minister’s Award in Tokyo on Friday for winning the Masters golf tournament.
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Osaka, Halep advance to 2nd round in Madrid
MADRID — Second-seeded Naomi Osaka made her return to clay to beat Misaki Doi 7-5, 6-2 in the first round of the Madrid Open...
SpaceX making 1st US crew splashdown in dark since Apollo 8
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX this weekend will attempt the first U.S. splashdown of returning astronauts in darkness since the Apollo 8 moonshot in...
