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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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Samurai Japan: The National Baseball Team Continues to Hope for GoldINSIGHT | Apr 7, 2020
Portrait of a Hopeful Olympian: Young Syrian Escapes War to Pursue Dream in JapanINSIGHT | Apr 3, 2020
Moving the Mammoth: Issues Raised by the Olympic DelayINSIGHT | Mar 27, 2020
Olympic Uncertainty: A Tokyo 2020 TimelineINSIGHT | Mar 17, 2020
Hashimoto Daiki: High School Hero Is Japan’s Newest Gymnastics HopeCULTURE | Feb 12, 2020
Building for Tokyo 2020: A Shift from Growth to MaturityINSIGHT | Jan 31, 2020
Japan in 2020: Key Events in the Year AheadINSIGHT | Jan 28, 2020
Wheelchair Tennis Iron Man: Saida Satoshi Prepares for His Seventh Paralympics CULTURE | Jan 14, 2020
Olympic Venue UnveiledCULTURE | Jan 10, 2020
The Games in Art: Tokyo 2020 Posters Go on DisplayINSIGHT | Jan 8, 2020
Japan Bolsters Olympic and Paralympic Security amid Heightened Terrorism Concerns INSIGHT | Dec 26, 2019
Table Tennis Player Doi Kentarō Rises to the Paralympic Challenge INSIGHT | Nov 21, 2019
Hokkaidō Marathon May Provide Blueprint for Olympic Event Switched to SapporoINSIGHT | Nov 14, 2019
Olympic Heatwave Possible Even for Events Relocated to SapporoINSIGHT | Oct 25, 2019
Cool Running: The Pleasant Temperatures of Japan’s October 1964 OlympicsINSIGHT | Oct 21, 2019
Fast, Furious, and Full Contact: Wheelchair Rugby Star Kurahashi Kae Set for Tokyo 2020CULTURE | Sep 25, 2019