The Latest Breaking News from Tokyo

From Berlin streets to Sydney, global outpouring of support for Ukraine

By Cecile Mantovani and Stefica Nicol Bikes

Reuters · Feb 26, 2022

FIH Pro League: Manpreet & Co eye improved show against Spain

After Graham Reid took over the reins of the Indian men's hockey team, they have grown leaps and bounds with their biggest achievement being the Olympics bronze in Tokyo.

The Times of India · Feb 26, 2022

New facilities to carry on Tokyo Paralympics legacy

Japanese athletes came away from the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics with a near-record number of medals, providing the momentum to establish a better training environment for para-athletes that will serve as a legacy of the Games.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Feb 26, 2022

From Tokyo to New York, thousands protest against invasion of Ukraine

Protesters turned out on public squares and outside Russian embassies in cities from Tokyo to Tel Aviv and New York on Thursday to denounce the invasion of Ukraine -- while more than a thousand who tried to do the same in Russia were arrested.

Reuters · Feb 24, 2022

My Generation Can Spark Change

At her first Olympics in Tokyo, long jumper Tara Davis competed alongside the Black women she idolized as a young girl. Now, the 22-year-old is paving her own path and using her platform to popularize track and field and address racism in sports.

Sports Illustrated · Feb 24, 2022

Japan seeks to further ease border controls as Covid 6th wave wanes

TOKYO: Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Thursday that the Japanese government is considering further easing border restrictions as the country prepares to "exit the sixth wave" of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Bangkok Post · Feb 24, 2022

Celebrating with corsages

KYOTO -- Those commuting to a welfare facility for people with disabilities in Fukuchiyama, Kyoto Prefecture, make corsages for those attending school graduations and entrance ceremonies in the spring. They used paper and wires to make the corsages of paper roses in red, pink and white. They first drew petals…

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Feb 24, 2022

Glassware gains new shine in Skytree elevator

Tokyo Skytree, one of the capital's most famous landmarks, will mark its 10th birthday on May 22. Over the past decade, the 634-meter-high structure in Sumida Ward, Tokyo has proved a hit with visitors, welcoming sightseers from home and abroad. Even when it was forced to close temporarily due to…

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Feb 24, 2022

‘I creak quite a lot’: Jason Kenny calls time on record-breaking cycling career

The 33-year-old retires as Britain’s most decorated Olympian to take the role of British Cycling’s men’s podium sprint coach

The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2022

Australian Alex Porter's faulty handlebar that caused his cycling crash at Tokyo Olympics was not adequately checked or tested, report finds

A report into the crash that left Australian cyclist Alex Porter with facial injuries at the Tokyo Olympics finds the faulty part that caused it was not adequately checked, and says individuals "made it up as they went along".

ABC News · Feb 23, 2022