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From Tokyo to New York, thousands protest against invasion of Ukraine

Protesters turned out on public squares and outside Russian embassies in cities from Tokyo to Tel Aviv and New York on Thursday to denounce the invasion of Ukraine -- while more than a thousand who tried to do the same in Russia were arrested.

Reuters

My Generation Can Spark Change

At her first Olympics in Tokyo, long jumper Tara Davis competed alongside the Black women she idolized as a young girl. Now, the 22-year-old is paving her own path and using her platform to popularize track and field and address racism in sports.

Sports Illustrated

Japan seeks to further ease border controls as Covid 6th wave wanes

TOKYO: Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Thursday that the Japanese government is considering further easing border restrictions as the country prepares to "exit the sixth wave" of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Celebrating with corsages

KYOTO -- Those commuting to a welfare facility for people with disabilities in Fukuchiyama, Kyoto Prefecture, make corsages for those attending school graduations and entrance ceremonies in the spring. They used paper and wires to make the corsages of paper roses in red, pink and white. They first drew petals…

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Glassware gains new shine in Skytree elevator

Tokyo Skytree, one of the capital's most famous landmarks, will mark its 10th birthday on May 22. Over the past decade, the 634-meter-high structure in Sumida Ward, Tokyo has proved a hit with visitors, welcoming sightseers from home and abroad. Even when it was forced to close temporarily due to…

The Japan News/Yomiuri

‘I creak quite a lot’: Jason Kenny calls time on record-breaking cycling career

The 33-year-old retires as Britain’s most decorated Olympian to take the role of British Cycling’s men’s podium sprint coach

The Guardian - UK

Australian Alex Porter's faulty handlebar that caused his cycling crash at Tokyo Olympics was not adequately checked or tested, report finds

A report into the crash that left Australian cyclist Alex Porter with facial injuries at the Tokyo Olympics finds the faulty part that caused it was not adequately checked, and says individuals "made it up as they went along".

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Naomi Osaka opens up on ‘regrets’ as she looks back at abrupt end to Olympics journey

Four-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka took to Instagram to reveal her Tokyo Olympic 'regrets' during the 2020 Games last summer.

Daily Mirror

Tokyo's 'gateway to the sea' closes, much to people's regret

For the last time, Tokyo's Harumi Passenger Ship Terminal, with its impressive white latticed pyramid roof, closed its doors Sunday night.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Oil prices climb to record highs while global stocks fall on fears of impending Ukraine conflict

Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index and the Hang Seng in Hong Kong impacted by fears of a Russian invasion

The Independent UK

Ex-scientist fisherman promotes sustainable seafood from remote island

TSUSHIMA, Nagasaki -- Kei Zenimoto works as a single-line fisher in Tsushima, an island city in Nagasaki Prefecture located between Kyushu and South Korea. After a great haul of fish one day last December, he used his smartphone to show what he had caught to a chef at a French…

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Richard Kilty on five-year-old son's heartbreaking reaction after Olympic medal stripped

Richard Kilty had his silver medal from the Tokyo Olympics stripped by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) after Team GB sprint relay teammate CJ Ujah's doping violation

Daily Mirror

Japan 'fully behind' Australia over laser incident involving China in Arafura Sea, says ambassador Yamagami Shingo

Ambassador Yamagami Shingo says Tokyo shares Australia's concerns about what happened off the coast of the Northern Territory last week and says his country is "fully behind Australia on this matter".

ABC News

Tokyo's Katsushika Ward updates website to include 108 languages

Tokyo's Katsushika Ward has revamped its website to make content available in 108 languages, thereby increasing convenience for non-Japanese residents.

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Daily Mirror

British Olympics boss issues damning statement after CJ Ujah cost Team GB Tokyo silver

After CJ Ujah's doping violation cost Team GB silver in the men's 4x100m spint relay at the Tokyo Olympics, Andy Anson has called for drugs cheats to be banned from competing for their country ever again

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Calls to review Meiji Jingu Gaien plan to cut down 100-yr-old trees

There is both hope and dissent over the planned redevelopment of the Meiji Jingu Gaien area, which includes the National Stadium that served as the main venue of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.

The Independent UK

Richard Kilty insists he will never forgive CJ Ujah after losing Olympic medal

Great Britain will be stripped of the 4x100m relay silver won at the Tokyo Games after Ujah tested positive for a banned substance

Sports Illustrated

Naomi Osaka Says She ‘Regrets’ Experience at Tokyo Olympics Via Instagram Post

The tennis star plans to make the most of her experiences moving forward

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It’s Not Easy Being in ‘Sports Prison’ at the Beijing Olympics

Last summer’s Games in Tokyo were a challenge, but these have been exponentially harder, with the Chinese government’s COVID-19 protocols and the “closed loop” system presenting an extra layer of difficulty for athletes.

Reuters

Tokyo daily coronavirus cases up from a week earlier to 13,516 -NHK

Tokyo recorded 13,516 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, up 1,751 from a week earlier, national broadcaster NHK reported.

ABC News

Great Britain stripped of Tokyo Olympics 4x100m silver medal as Chijindu Ujah doping violation upheld

Great Britain is stripped of its men's 4x100m relay silver medal from the Tokyo Olympic Games after the Court of Arbitration for Sport upholds Chijindu Ujah's anti-doping rule violation.

Daily Mirror

CJ Ujah's GB teammate Richard Kilty 'heartbroken' after stripped Tokyo Olympic silver

Richard Kilty has spoken of his devastation at Team GB being stripped of their 4x100m sprint relay silver medals at the Tokyo Olympics after CJ Ujah's doping violation

The Independent UK

Richard Kilty ‘devastated’ by loss of Olympic medal over CJ Ujah positive test

Great Britain were stripped of their silver from the men’s 4×100 metres relay at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Friday.

Daily Mirror

British Olympic chiefs fury after CJ Ujah's doping violation cost Team GB Tokyo silver

Team GB were stripped of their 4x100m sprint relay silver medal from the Tokyo Olympics by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) after CJ Ujah's doping violation

The Independent UK

Team GB stripped of Olympic 4x100m relay silver over CJ Ujah doping violation

The BOA said Ujah’s plight should serve as a “salutary message” to other athletes.

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