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Japan beats China to win historic Olympic table tennis gold, ends China’s medal streak since 2004

According to Kyodo News, the Japanese duo Jun Mizutani & Mima Ito won a dramatic victory against long-invincible Chinese couple Xu Xin & Liu Shiwen after a seven-game thriller. Making history Reuters reported that it was the first Olympic gold for both Japanese paddlers.China has dominated the sport since it was introduced in the 1988 […]

Chinese Embassy Blasts Reuters For Using Ugly Photo Of Weightlifter Who Won Gold

TOKYO| The Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka criticized Reuters for its photo choice about Zhihui Hou’s first-place finish in the Women’s 49kg Weightlifting competition. Hou set Olympic records in three different categories — snatch, clean and jerk, and total — bagged gold on July 24 with a total of 210 kilograms (462.971 pounds) and created a […]

The Flowers For Olympic Medalists Carry Deep Meaning In Japan

JAPAN| Of course, an Olympic medal has significance. But the bouquet of flowers that every medal winner is being handed at the Tokyo Olympics has deeper meaning. Much deeper. The sunflowers and all the other flowers in the bouquet were grown in the three northeastern Japanese prefectures that were devastated by the 2011 earthquake, tsunami, […]

Meet 15 women married to the world’s biggest despots

Behind every great man is a great woman, as they say. But who stands behind the world’s dictators?In good times and in bad, the ladies of the Dictators’ Wives Club sure put up with a lot: corruption, political uprisings, and often other wives. Some, like Rwandan first lady Jeannette Kagame, use their position to advocate […]

The 5,000 medal cases for the Tokyo Olympics were all hand-made by a handful of craftsmen in a town with a population of 4,400 in Hokkaido.

JAPAN| The 5,000 medal cases for the Tokyo Olympics were all hand-made by a handful of craftsmen in a town with a population of 4,400 in Hokkaido. The design of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games medal case is inspired by the Tokyo 2020 Games emblem. Each case pays tribute to the Olympians who have reached […]

Universal Studios Japan is opening a new Demon Slayer ride

JAPAN| Get ready for the most thrilling train ride of you life. Universal Studios Japan will unveil a new Demon Slayer ride at the park in September. This ride was inspired by 2020’s box office smash ‘Demon Slayer – Mugen Train’. It surpassed Titanic and’Ghosted Away to become Japan’s highest-grossing film. It was a huge success in Japan, […]

Japan Is Working To Create The First Ever “Space Elevator”

Advances in science and technology are taking us by surprise yet again! New and innovative pieces of technology are getting us closer and closer to space, including the recent development of a “space elevator”. A team of scientists in Japan are working to create the first ever “space elevator,” that will launch us nearly 60,000 […]

Japanese Artists Reimagined Countries And Their Flags As Anime Characters For 2020 Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO| While Tokyo is busy with the preparations for the 2020 Olympics, people are already psyched for it. Some Japanese artists have created an unofficial promotion campaign for the big event, drawing inspiration from a subject they are incredibly passionate about Anime. They’ve been reimagining the participating countries as badass characters who are ready to […]

An San, South Korean Olympic Archer, Criticized for Her Short Haircut But Fans shows of online support

The misogynistic abuse comes following a rise in anti-feminist sentiment in South Korea, with some companies indulging the hate. The ab*se began with a post on a predominantly male online community page, criticising An’s short hair and labelling her a feminist. The post read: “Women who attend women’s universities and have a short cut are […]

Olympics boss refers to Japanese people as ‘Chinese’

TOKYO | IOC President Thomas Bach referred to his Japanese hosts as Chinese when he appeared in public on Tuesday for the first time since arriving in Tokyo last week. Giving a pep talk at the headquarters of the Tokyo Olympics organizing committee, Bach’s opening remarks were, “You have managed to make Tokyo the best-ever […]