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  • Japan Men’s Basketball Loses to Brazil in Olympics; Team Eliminated After 3 Consecutive Losses

    The Japan men’s basketball team lost to Brazil 84-102 on Friday at the Paris Olympics. The team c...

    August 2, 2024

  • Pandas Become Tigers to Win Japan’s 1st Medal in Women’s Fencing; Japan Women’s Foil Team Makes History with Bronze Medal Win

    PARIS — Japan has never taken home an Olympic medal in women’s fencing, but at the Paris Games, t...

    August 2, 2024

  • Japan Bags 1st Women’s Fencing Medal; Contrasting Results in Men’s, Women’s Table Tennis

    PARIS — Japan bagged its first Olympic medal in women’s fencing after its foil team of Sera Azuma...

    August 2, 2024

  • Rui Hachimura Leaves Japan’s National Basketball Team Due to Left Calf Injury

    Rui Hachimura of the Los Angeles Lakers and a member of Japan's national basketball team particip...

    August 2, 2024

  • Olympics-Judo-Reigning Champion Wolf Dethroned, Germany’s Wagner in Semis

    Aug 1 (Reuters) - Japan's Aaron Wolf relinquished his Olympic under-100kg crown after losing in t...

    August 2, 2024

  • The Opals Rebound; Germany, France and US Reach Quarterfinals in Olympic Women’s Basketball

    VILLENEUVE-D'ASCQ, France (AP) — Sami Whitcomb scored 19 points as Australia rebounded from a sur...

    August 2, 2024

  • Olympics-Table Tennis-China’s Fan, France’s Lebrun Survive Seven-Game Thrillers to Set Up Semi

    PARIS, Aug 1 (Reuters) - China's number two seed Fan Zhendong held his ground in the last few min...

    August 2, 2024

  • Simone Biles Makes History with Second All-Around Olympic Gymnastics Title, 8 Years after Her First

    PARIS (AP) — Simone Biles dazzled once again while winning the gold in women’s all-around gymnast...

    August 2, 2024

  • Japanese Women’s Team Wins First Bronze Medal in Team Foil at Paris Olympic

    Japan's women's team won the bronze medal in the team foil on Thursday.

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    August 2, 2024

  • Japan Women Lose to Brazil in Olympic Volleyball; 2 Losses in Qualifying Round

    The Japanese women’s volleyball team was defeated by Brazil 3-0 in its second Group B match on Th...

    August 1, 2024

  • Sanshiro Murao’s Fight to be ‘Real Deal’ in Judo Far From Over; Frustration in Paris Has Him Aiming for Los Angeles

    Ever since he was a child, Sanshiro Murao has challenged stronger opponents in his quest to “be r...

    August 1, 2024

  • Japanese Gymnastics Gets New Star as Oka Wins All-Around; Strong Performance Throughout Brings Japan 4th Straight Gold

    Shinnosuke Oka has become the sixth Japanese person in history to win the men’s artistic gymnasti...

    August 1, 2024

  • ‘Ferrari’ Oka Performs with Beauty and Power

    PARIS — As the announcer declared Shinnosuke Oka the Olympic champion, the Japanese gymnast stepp...

    August 1, 2024

  • Olympic Triathletes Swim in Seine River after Days of Concerns about Water Quality

    PARIS (AP) — Olympic triathletes dove into the Seine River on Wednesday after organizers declared...

    August 1, 2024

  • Soccer-Canada Reach Olympic Quarter-Finals Despite Six-Point Deduction

    PARIS (Reuters) - Defending champions Canada reached the quarter-finals of the women's Olympic fo...

    August 1, 2024

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