Seeing as Tokyo's slogan for the Games is “Diversity and Inclusion,” Japan’s Olympic delegation includes a number of athletes of mixed-race heritage. Rui Hachimura is a basketball star who ...
The selection of multicultural athletes to represent Japan at such moments--unthinkable a few decades ago--comes as organizers made “diversity and inclusion” an Olympic theme. But like many ...
When the Fujisawa Satsuki rink claimed the silver medal at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games, it looked like the ...
(Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- After amassing four gold medals at the Paris Olympics, the Japan women's wrestling ... who won a remarkable four straight Olympic gold medals in 63- and 58-kilogram ...
Japan, the birthplace of judo ... The 4-foot, 9.5-inch Tamura went on to win six world titles, another Olympic silver (as a heavy favorite in 1996) and an Olympic gold (2000). Recovering from a ...