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  • Japanese Athletes Win 20 Gold Medals at Paris Olympics in New Record High for Olympics Held Outside Japan

    PARIS — The Paris Olympics came to an end Sunday with Japan’s team winning 20 gold medals, the na...

    August 12, 2024

  • Japan’s Morinari Watanabe Seen Running for Next IOC President

    Paris (Jiji Press)—Japan’s Morinari Watanabe, president of the International Gymnastics Federatio...

    August 12, 2024

  • Who Performed at the Olympic Closing Ceremony? Snoop, Dr. Dre, Billie Eilish, Red Hot Chili Peppers

    PARIS (AP) — Paris has closed out two and a half extraordinary weeks of Olympic sports and emotio...

    August 12, 2024

  • Japan Build on Home Games Success to Finish Third in Paris Medals

    PARIS (Reuters) - Japan can walk away from the Paris Games with their head held high after meetin...

    August 12, 2024

  • Paris Closes the Olympics, and Los Angeles Turns to Tom Cruise for Its 2028 Mission

    SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Setting out to prove that topping Paris isn’t mission impossible, Los ...

    August 12, 2024

  • Japan’s Kagami Wins Historic Gold in Women’s 76-kg Wrestling at Paris Olympics

    Yuka Kagami won the gold medal in the women’s 76-kilogram wrestling event at the Paris Olympics, ...

    August 11, 2024

  • Japan’s Kotaro Kiyooka Secures Gold in 65kg Wrestling at Paris Olympics

    Kotaro Kiyooka won the gold medal in the men’s 65-kilogram freestyle wrestling event at the Paris...

    August 11, 2024

  • Yuka Suzuki Finishes 6th in Women’s Marathon at Paris Olympics; Akira Akasaki also 6th in Men’s Marathon

    Japan's Yuka Suzuki finished sixth in the women's marathon at the Paris Olympics on Sunday with a...

    August 11, 2024

  • Japan’s Gold Medal Tally Up to Record 18 at Paris Olympics; Haruka Kitaguchi Wins 1st Athletics Gold for Japanese Women

    PARIS — Japan’s gold medal tally rose to 18 at the Paris Olympics on Saturday, bringing its overa...

    August 11, 2024

  • Japan Loses in Women’s Table Tennis Team Event; China Dominates Event Again

    PARIS — Japan had to settle for silver again in the women’s table tennis team event after losing ...

    August 11, 2024

  • Haruka Kitaguchi Rejoices at Historic Javelin Medal; First Japanese Field and Track Gold Since 2004

    PARIS — Haruka Kitaguchi could not find the right words to describe her joy and excitement after ...

    August 11, 2024

  • Japan’s Sakura Motoki Takes Gold in 62-Kg Wrestling; Overwhelming Her Ukrainian Opponent in the Final

    PARIS — Japan’s Sakura Motoki won her first Olympic gold in her first trip to the Games, defeatin...

    August 11, 2024

  • Taishu Sato Gets Silver in Modern Pentathlon; Earns Japan’s 1st Medal for the Event

    PARIS — Taishu Sato, 30, earned a silver medal in the final of the men’s modern pentathlon in the...

    August 11, 2024

  • High School Student Tamai Wins Silver in Diving at Paris Olympics; 17-Year-Old Wins 1st Medal in Platform Event for Japan

    Tamai started diving in his first year of elementary school at JSS Takarazuka, a swimming school ...

    August 11, 2024

  • USWNT Wins Its Fifth Olympic Gold Medal in Women’s Soccer with a 1-0 Victory over Brazil in Final; Tom Cruise Watches the Women’s Soccer Gold Medal Match

    AP Photo/Aurelien MorissardLindsey Horan of the United States, center, celebrates with her teammates...

    August 11, 2024

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