Archive for ' Sports'
Vote to drop wrestling from 2020 Olympics shocks Japan
The International Olympic Committee’s decision to drop wrestling from the 2020 Games knocked the wind out of wrestling powerhouse Japan, shocking athletes and sports officials. The severe blow could deprive the country of a “strong suit” after bringing home six [...]
February 14, 2013City upstarts looking to upset Real aristocrats
Upstart nouveau riche Manchester City will attempt to rattle aristocratic nine-times winners Real Madrid when they play their Champions League Group D [...]
September 19, 20122012 London Paralympics Concludes, Japan Wins 16 Medals
LONDON (Kyodo)–The 2012 Summer Paralympics Games concluded Sunday evening in London, the birthplace of organized sporting competition for disabled athletes. [...]
September 10, 2012Olympians cheered by 500,000
Some 500,000 people line the streets of Tokyo’s Ginza district as Japan holds its first Olympic parade to celebrate the team’s 38-medal [...]
August 21, 2012Olympic Medalists Parade In Ginza
TOKYO (Nikkei)–Japan’s medalists at the London Olympics participated in a parade in Tokyo’s Ginza district Monday morning. [...]
August 20, 2012Japan Ends London Games With Record 38 Medals
LONDON (Nikkei)–The closing ceremony of the London Olympics was held at the Olympic Stadium on Sunday, bringing an end to the 17-day [...]
August 13, 2012Murata Wins Gold In Men’s Middleweight Boxing
LONDON (Nikkei)–Japan’s Ryota Murata won the gold medal in the Middleweight division of men’s boxing at the London Olympics on Saturday. [...]
August 12, 2012IOC Plans To Examine S Korean Political Message
LONDON (Kyodo)–The International Olympic Committee plans to investigate allegations that a South Korean soccer player displayed a political message after his team [...]
August 12, 2012Japanese Women Take Bronze In Volleyball
LONDON (Nikkei)–Japan took the bronze medal in women’s volleyball at the London Olympics on Saturday, beating South Korea 3-0 in a third-place [...]
August 11, 2012Bested By U.S., Japan Settles For Silver In Women’s Soccer
LONDON (NQN)–The Japanese women’s soccer team fell to the U.S. here Thursday 1-2, but took the silver medal, the first time the [...]
August 10, 2012
