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Olympics

The Olympic and Paralympic Games bring together top athletes in competition that thrills the entire world. From the summer games in Tokyo in 2021 and Paris in 2024, to the winter events in Milano Cortina in 2026 and beyond, our articles focus on the preparations for the games, the athletes training for a chance at the medals podium, and much more.

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LATEST
Control of the COVID-19 Pandemic “Two or Three Years” Down the RoadINSIGHT | Aug 3, 2021
Emperor Naruhito’s Indirect Remarks on the Olympics and the PandemicINSIGHT | Aug 3, 2021
Olympics by the Numbers: Japanese Women’s Basketball and Volleyball Teams Stand Up to Taller RivalsCULTURE | Jul 30, 2021
“Yell for One” Singers Share 204 Anthems OnlineNEWS | Jul 29, 2021
World Number 1 Women’s Skateboarder Okamoto Misugu Taking on New Women’s Skateboarding Event at 15CULTURE | Jul 26, 2021
Momota Kento: Badminton Star Overcomes Suspension and Injury on the Way to TokyoCULTURE | Jul 23, 2021
Seto Daiya: Japanese Swimming Superstar’s Passion for Gold Unchanged by SuspensionCULTURE | Jul 22, 2021
Araki Erika: Looking to Lead Women’s National Volleyball Team to Tokyo GloryCULTURE | Jul 22, 2021
Why the Anti-Olympic Movement is Gaining MomentumINSIGHT | Jul 21, 2021
Fujita Yamato: Pitching/Batting Double Threat Aims to Join Japan’s Softball Legends CULTURE | Jul 21, 2021
Itō Mima: Young Japanese Ace Intent on Shaking up Table Tennis in TokyoCULTURE | Jul 21, 2021
Tokyo 2020 Volunteers to Lead Virtual Tours of Olympic NeighborhoodsNEWS | Jul 20, 2021
Many Remain Unvaccinated in Japan on Eve of OlympicsJAPAN LIFE | Jul 20, 2021
Badminton Pair Nagahara Wakana and Matsumoto Mayu Use Their Height to Reach for GoldCULTURE | Jul 20, 2021
Uchimura Kōhei: Japan’s Gymnastics King Aims for Perfection in Fourth Olympics CULTURE | Jul 16, 2021
Extent of IOC Influence Revealed as Tokyo Counts Down to GamesINSIGHT | Jul 13, 2021
Japanese Studies Find Long-Term Effects of COVID-19JAPAN LIFE | Jul 5, 2021
After Illness, Ikee Rikako Reasserts her Dominance in Dramatic Return to Swimming CULTURE | Jun 22, 2021