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OLYMPICS

Miho Takagi celebrates winning bronze in the women's 500m at the Milano Cortina Olympic Games in Milan, Italy, on Feb. 15.
OLYMPICS / Speedskating
Japan speedskating star Miho Takagi to get People¡¯s Honor Award next week
Takagi will be presented with the People¡¯s Honor Award at the prime minister¡¯s office on Aug. 4.
India's Varun Chakravarthy (left) is bowled out by England's Adil Rashid during their T20 international match at Trent Bridge Cricket Ground in Nottingham, England, on July 7.
OLYMPICS / Cricket
How cricket could become the IOC¡¯s gateway to India
By Karolos Grohmann and Amlan Chakraborty
Cricket offers the International Olympic Committee something no recent addition has: direct access to a fan base of more than 2 billion people.
Miho Takagi celebrates after the final race of her career in Heerenveen, Netherlands, on March 8.
OLYMPICS / Speedskating
Speedskater Miho Takagi to receive People¡¯s Honor Award
Takagi, 32, participated in four Winter Olympics and won a total of 10 medals, the most for a Japanese female Olympian.
Soccer fans and others wait for a train at the LAX Metro Transit Center on the day of a World Cup match in Los Angeles on June 15.
OLYMPICS
Jul 16, 2026
As the World Cup wraps in LA, the 2028 Olympics beckon
By Tim Arango
Los Angeles¡¯ public transit has been used by hundreds of thousands of fans to reach games and fan events, a notable achievement in a region where the automobile is king.
The logo of the Russian Olympic Committee is seen on the window of its headquarters in Moscow on December 17, 2020.
OLYMPICS
Jul 16, 2026
IOC defends decision to ease restrictions on Russian Olympic Committee
The IOC said the decision was provisional and did ?not signal a broader change in ?its position toward Russia.
International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry speaks during a news conference in Ecublens, Switzerland, on June 24.
OLYMPICS
Jul 9, 2026
International Olympic Committee eases restrictions on Russia
The move will see Russian athletes back in many international competitions including Los Angeles Olympic qualifiers
The cauldron at LA Memorial Coliseum is lit ahead of the ticket registration launch on Jan. 13.
OLYMPICS
Jun 11, 2026
LA 2028 working to avoid repeat of World Cup visa issues
IOC sports director Pierre Ducrey said there were dedicated people in the ?organizing committee working on the matter.
Athletes compete on an obstacle course during the modern pentathlon Asian championships on in Anjo City, Aichi Prefecture, on Nov. 15.
OLYMPICS
May 28, 2026
Modern pentathlon at LA Olympics to feature obstacles from ¡®Sasuke¡¯
TBS executive Katsuaki Setoguchi called the agreement a ¡°groundbreaking milestone¡± for both the program and modern pentathlon.
The Olympic rings are displayed in front of the the Olympic House in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Wednesday.
OLYMPICS
May 8, 2026
International Olympic Committee lifts all restrictions on Belarusian athletes
The IOC had recommended that Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials be banned from events since 2022 following Russia¡¯s invasion of Ukraine.
Lindsey Vonn skis during a training run at the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, on Feb. 6.
OLYMPICS
Apr 9, 2026
Lindsey Vonn looks back on Milano Cortina Games with ¡®no regrets¡¯
Vonn told ESPN in an interview on Tuesday that despite the catastrophic end to her Olympics and the possible end of her career, she would ¡°do it all again¡°.

America¡¯s cyberforces grapple with cluster of deaths by suicide
The U.S. Cyber Command building (center) stands on the National Security Agency campus at Fort Meade, Maryland.
Many Indonesians named after Japanese anime characters
Some people in Indonesia are named Doraemon, the name of a lead character of the blockbuster anime series with the same title.
Yasukuni Shrine introduces ban on military attire and cosplay
People gather in front of thousands of lanterns on display at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 15 during the Mitama Matsuri, one of the capital's largest summer o-Bon festivals.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
J. League enters new era as league kicks off first fall-spring campaign
Players from each J. League club pose during a kickoff event on Monday ahead of the start of the 2026-27 campaign.
Speaking Japanese at the movies with ¡®Chiikawa¡¯
A "Chiikawa The Movie" poster is seen at Toho Cinemas in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo.
How Â鶹´«Ã½ racehorses find second careers away from the track
TCC Therapy Park is supported financially by racing organizations as well as donations from members of the public.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
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Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
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