Tag: Japan
Head of Tokyo Olympics again says games will not be canceled
TOKYO — The head of the Tokyo Olympics on Friday was again forced to assure the world that the postponed games will open in...
Chen tops Hanyu to win men’s free skate at World Team Trophy
OSAKA, Japan — Three-time world champion Nathan Chen won the free skate at the figure skating World Team Trophy on Friday to continue his...
Column: The Tokyo Olympics will go on, but in name only
In 1964, less than two decades removed from World War II, Japan used the Summer Olympics to showcase its astonishing recovery from a horrific...
Lowe homers, rookie Arihara beats Rays 5-1 for 1st MLB win
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Nate Lowe hit a solo homer and Texas rookie Kohei Arihara got his first major league victory, pitching into the...
Tokyo Games: Officials say cancelation, no fans still option
TOKYO — Two top officials of Japan's ruling LDP party on Thursday said radical changes could be coming to the Tokyo Olympics. One went...
Chen edges Hanyu at World Team Trophy in Japan
OSAKA, Japan — Three-time world champion Nathan Chen beat two-time Olympic gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu in the men’s short program at the figure skating...
ITF moves rankings cutoff for Olympic tennis to June 14
LONDON — The WTA and ATP rankings of June 14 will be used to determine which tennis players earn direct entry into the Tokyo...
100 Days: Tokyo Olympics marked by footnotes and asterisks
TOKYO — Tokyo pitched itself as "a safe pair of hands” when it was awarded the Olympics 7 1/2 years ago.
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Australian Olympians prepare for a Tokyo Games like no other
SYDNEY — Australian athletes are preparing for a games like no other before them when the Tokyo Olympics start on July 23 — 100...
UAE sets new ambitious timeline for launch of moon rover
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United Arab Emirates’ space center announced Wednesday a more ambitious timeline for sending its first rover to the...
