Tag: Japan
Head of Tokyo Olympics again says games will not be canceled
<p>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
<p>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
<p>In 1964, less than two decades removed from World War II, Japan used the Summer Olympics to showcase its astonishing recovery from a horrific...
Biden meets Japan’s leader to boost China-facing alliances
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is welcoming Japan’s prime minister to the White House on Friday in his first face-to-face meeting with a foreign...
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...
Lowe homers, rookie Arihara beats Rays 5-1 for 1st MLB win
<p>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
<p>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
<p>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
<p>LONDON — The WTA and ATP rankings of June 14 will be used to determine which tennis players earn direct entry into the Tokyo...