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WEIGHTLIFTING

Thin is commonly considered beautiful in Japan, but the members of the Strongirls powerlifting group have different ideas on the ideal body type.
LIFE / Lifestyle
Aug 15, 2026
At Â鶹´«Ã½ all-women powerlifting contest, strength is beautiful
Despite a thin-is-beautiful aesthetic dominating popular beauty trends in Japan, the Strongirls Japan powerlifting group takes a more muscular approach to femininity.
Squats are a good way to exercise your legs and glutes, just don't neglect exercising your mind when it comes to new vocabulary.
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Oct 10, 2024
Studying Japanese is like exercise: The more you do it, the better you¡¯ll feel.
Get to know the language of weight training as experts say strengthening muscles is key to remaining comfortable and injury-free in your old age.
Nihon University headquarters in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward
JAPAN
Jul 15, 2024
Official at Nihon University¡¯s weightlifting club defrauding members
The official pocketed money for nonexistent fees for 10 years, using most of it for private purposes.
MORE SPORTS / Weightlifting
May 7, 2024
Ukrainian two-time European champion weightlifter dies in war
Oleksandr Pielieshenko ranked fourth at the Rio 2016 Olympics in the men¡¯s 85 kg category.
North Korea's Kim Il Gyong competes in the women's weightlifting 59-kg division at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Monday.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 3, 2023
North Korean weightlifters continue Asian Games domination
The performances of the North Koreans on Monday, which included another world record and two golds, shocked some of their competitors in Hangzhou.
North Korea's Ri Song Gum salutes during the podium ceremony after winning the women's 49-kg final at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Weightlifting
Oct 1, 2023
North Korean sets weightlifting world record after four-year absence
North Korean weightlifters have not taken part in international competition since 2019 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Mar 23, 2022
Kazakh weightlifter Nijat Rahimov stripped of Rio gold over doping
The 28-year-old, who was found guilty of doping for a second time following a two-year suspension in 2013, will be banned from the sport for eight years.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Dec 10, 2021
Skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing included in initial program for Los Angeles Olympics
The inclusion of the three sports was a major success among young viewers during the Tokyo Olympics.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 18, 2021
IOC backs transgender weightlifter¡¯s selection for Tokyo
Laurel Hubbard is set to become the first transgender athlete to compete at the Games after she was selected for the New Zealand team in the women¡¯s superheavyweight weightlifting category.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
May 8, 2021
Former weightlifter says women being told to ¡®be quiet¡¯ when complaining about transgender competitor
New Zealand¡¯s Laurel Hubbard is on track to become the first transgender athlete to compete at an Olympics.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
May 6, 2021
Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard poised to become first transgender Olympian
Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard is set to become the first transgender athlete to compete at an Olympics after qualifying for the rescheduled Tokyo Games due to a rule change, the Inside the Games website reported on Wednesday.
Japan Times
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Mar 9, 2021
Strong is beautiful for Tokyo weightlifting hopeful Sarah Davies
The 2018 Commonwealth Games 69-kg silver medalist and beauty pageant competitor hopes to serve as a role model both in the gym and on the stage.
Slowly but surely, Tokyo is becoming a hot spot for chicken rice
One of Singapore's most iconic dishes, the humble chicken rice is given an upscale treatment at a new Marunouchi cafe.
South Korea fires warning shots after North Korean soldiers crossed DMZ
North Korea's propaganda village Gijungdong as seen from a South Korea's observation post inside the Joint Security Area on the Demilitarized Zone in March 2023
Takaichi drops ¡®remorse¡¯ in her first war memorial address
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks onstage during a memorial service ceremony marking the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, at Budokan Hall in Tokyo on Saturday.
U.S. to tell partners they must pick sides in AI race with China?
People march as they protest against Pax Silica, a U.S.-led initiative, in Manila on Thursday.
New shinkansen model delivered to Taiwan
A new Taiwan High Speed Rail train car is unloaded from a cargo ship at a port in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on Saturday.
Unrelenting Russian anti-war protesters in Japan fight through inescapable doubt
Anti-war Russians protest Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in February.
How U.S. bombing survey in Japan shed light on civilian sentiments of WWII
Residents are seen walking beside rubble in the city of Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, in this undated photo taken soon after the end of World War II.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Takaichi needs Aso on her side to solidify position in LDP
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends a Liberal Democratic Party meeting alongside LDP Secretary-General Shunichi Suzuki (left) and LDP Vice President Taro Aso in Tokyo earlier this month
Ikarigata closer to emulating older brother Fujinokawa than many think
The future Fujinokawa (third from left) and Ikarigata (right) compete against each other at ages 5 and 3, respectively.

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