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April 11, 2021 at 9:39 pm

Prime minister leads celebrations of Matsuyama’s Masters win VIEW

TOKYO (AP) — Led by Japan's prime minister, the country celebrated golfer Hideki Matsuyama's victory in the Masters — the first Japanese player to win...

Sports

April 11, 2021 at 8:45 pm

“Super Fan” prepares for Tokyo Olympics without foreign fans VIEW

TOKYO (AP) — Kyoko Ishikawa was a back-packing Japanese student in Barcelona in 1992 when she says a “miracle happened.” She managed to buy a...

January 30, 2021 at 5:56 am

Tanaka aims to show Japanese fans he ‘improved’ with Yankees

TOKYO (AP) — Masahiro Tanaka is back in Japan and says he can’t wait to get started pitching for his former Japanese team — the...

Sports

November 12, 2020 at 9:13 pm

Critics speak out on Tokyo Olympic costs, pandemic, fairness VIEW

TOKYO (AP) — Three-time Olympic champion gymnast Kohei Uchimura wants the postponed Tokyo Olympics to happen next year. But he's also talked openly about the...

Business

September 17, 2020 at 5:16 am

New Japanese PM gets word out: He supports Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s new prime minister has gotten the word out to the president of the International Olympic Committee that he is behind next...

September 10, 2020 at 5:42 am

Women’s World Cup winner Nagasato joins men’s club in Japan

ATSUGI, Japan (AP) — Women’s World Cup winner Yuki Nagasato is joining Japanese men’s club Hayabusa Eleven on loan from the Chicago Red Stars in...

Sports

September 8, 2020 at 2:57 am

Japan’s baseball, soccer leagues want more fans in stands

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese baseball and soccer want government approval to let more fans into their stadiums now that the COVID-19 infection rate is trending...

Sports

August 29, 2020 at 1:39 am

Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee back after leukemia treatment VIEW

TOKYO (AP) — Olympic hopeful Rikako Ikee returned to competitive swimming on Saturday after undergoing treatment for leukemia for more than a year. The 20-year-old...

Sports

August 5, 2020 at 10:06 pm

Olympic rings in Tokyo Bay removed for ‘maintenance’ VIEW

TOKYO (AP) — The five Olympic rings on a barge in Tokyo Bay were towed away for “maintenance" on Thursday and officials said they will...

July 14, 2020 at 6:13 am

Tokyo Olympics could help Sapporo land 2030 Winter Games

TOKYO (AP) — The president of the Japanese Olympic Committee said Tuesday that if Tokyo can pull off next year’s Summer Games, then the city...