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BWF World Championships: Saina Nehwal bows out; Kapila-Arjun, Satwik-Chirag cruise into quarterfinals

TOKYO: Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal was knocked out of the BWF World Championships after going down to Busanan Ongbamrungphan in a hard-fought women's singles pre-quarterfinals here on Thursday.

The Times of India

Kunlavut, Ratchanok reach last 16

Rising star Kunlavut Vitidsarn joined Thai compatriot Ratchanok Intanon in the last 16 of the BWF World Championships in Tokyo on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post

PM Modi may attend state funeral of Shinzo Abe

Japanese media report on the planned visit, India yet to make announcement

The Hindu

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Indian PM Modi expected at Abe funeral

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to attend a state funeral for former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, slated to be held at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on Sept. 27, several sources in both governments said.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

BWF World Championships: Prannoy stuns Momota, Lakshya sails into pre-quarters

TOKYO: HS Prannoy stunned second seed Kento Momota in straight games to record a sensational win while reigning Commonwealth Games champion Lakshya Sen also sailed into the men's singles pre-quarterfinals of the World Championships here on Wednesday.

The Times of India

BWF World Championships: Arjun-Kapila move to pre quarters, Ashwini-Sikki crash out

TOKYO: The Indian men's doubles pair of M R Arjun and Dhruv Kapila moved to the pre-quarterfinals but Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy made a second round exit from the BWF World Championships here on Wednesday.

The Times of India

Badminton | Mum’s the word for record-breaker Svetlana Zilberman

Nearly four decades after not getting picked for the Soviet Union’s badminton team, Svetlana Zilberman is playing on the sport’s highest stage and became the competition’s oldest-ever winner when she and her son, Misha, won their first-round mixed doubles match at the BWF World Championships

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Phittayaporn sets up Ratchanok clash

Thailand's Phittayaporn Chaiwan defeated Taiwan's Pai Yu-po 21-18, 21-13 in the opening round of the BWF World Championships in Tokyo on Tuesday.

Bangkok Post

BWF Worlds: Saina Nehwal wins, gets a bye in second round, advances to PQFs

Former world No.1 Saina Nehwal made it to the pre-quarterfinals of the BWF World Championships in Tokyo on Tuesday.

The Times of India

Hanae Mori obituary

Japanese fashion designer who married the worlds of east and west in her groundbreaking and elegant clothes

The Guardian - UK

Corporate group to rebuild Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Stadium

The aging Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Stadium in Tokyo will be rebuilt at a new location by a group comprising 14 companies, including Kajima Corp. and Mitsui Fudosan Co., the Japan Sport Council announced on Monday. The corporate group, called "Scrum for the new Chichibunomiya stadium," will also be in…

The Japan News/Yomiuri

BWF Worlds: Saina Nehwal advances to pre-quarterfinals, Gayatri-Treesa too win

TOKYO: London Olympic bronze medallist shuttler Saina Nehwal produced a fine performance to kick-off her BWF World Championships campaign with a straight game win over Hong Kong's Cheung Ngan Yi here on Tuesday.

The Times of India

Once the Games spotlight fades it’s easy for elite athletes to feel lost

Since the Tokyo Paralympics, I’ve felt pretty broken and always searching for the moment that helps me turn the page

The Guardian - AU

World Badminton Championships: Need to be in a good zone to beat Momota, says HS Prannoy

Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth and HS Prannoy eased into the men's singles second round of the BWF Badminton World Championships in Tokyo on Tuesday.

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BWF Worlds: Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth, HS Prannoy win, Praneeth loses

TOKYO: Commonwealth Games champion Lakshya Sen continued his impressive run, trouncing Danish Hans-Kristian Solberg Vittinghus in straight games to progress to the men's singles second round at BWF World Championships on Monday.

The Times of India

BWF Worlds: Lakshya Sen wins, Sai Praneeth loses

The Times of India

BWF World Championships: Praneeth losses, Ashwini-Sikki, Tanisha-Ishaan win on day 1

TOKYO: B Sai Praneeth failed to cross the opening hurdle after losing in three games but India registered twin wins in women's and mixed doubles competition on the opening day of the BWF World Championships here on Monday.

The Times of India

Onus on Lakshya, Prannoy and Srikanth as World Championships begins on Monday

The pullout of five-time medallist PV Sindhu notwithstanding Indians are expected to fare well at the BWF World Championships in Tokyo.

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Japan is due for a mega earthquake, with experts warning many people are unprepared — but an elite rescue squad is ready

Earthquakes are a fact of life in Japan, but authorities are warning the population is underprepared for a long-anticipated mega quake that could leave more than 4 million people stranded, and thousands dead.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Tokyo Games exec 'asked IOC to expedite OK of Aoki products'

Haruyuki Takahashi, the former Tokyo Games organizing committee executive arrested on suspicion of accepting bribes, allegedly asked the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to expedite its approval of Olympic-related products developed by Aoki Holdings Inc., according to sources.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Truly Tasteless: Japan's Plastic Food Artists Get Creative

From the "leaning tower of pizza" to a fish slicing and cooking itself and a dragon emerging from a dragon fruit, Japanese artisans' quirky plastic food sculptures went on display this week at an exhibition in Tokyo. The models were made with the same painstaking detail as the rock-solid noodle…

Bangkok Post

Thai test for Urawa as Kobe draw Jeonbuk in Asian Champions League

TOKYO: Two-time Asian Champions League winners Urawa Red Diamonds will take on Thailand's BG Pathum United in Monday's quarterfinals at Saitama Stadium with South Korea's Jeonbuk Motors facing J1 League strugglers Vissel Kobe.

The Guardian - UK

The sento owners making group bathing in Japan cool again

Covid accelerated a decline but a new breed of bathhouse is reimagining a Japanese tradition

The Hindu

National Para Athletics C'Ships | Sumit Antil, Yogesh Kathuniya create new world record

Tokyo Paralympic medallists Sumit Antil (javelin) and Yogesh Kathuniya (discus) set new world records in their sports at the Indian Open National Para Athletics Championships

The Times of India

National Para Athletics Championships: Sumit Antil, Yogesh Kathuniya create new world record

BENGALURU: Tokyo Paralympics champion Javelin thrower Sumit Antil and silver medallist discus thrower Yogesh Kathuniya created new world records at the ongoing fourth Indian Open National Para Athletics Championships at the Sri Kanteerava stadium here on Friday.

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