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Women fight Tokyo election in male-dominated Japan
AFP via Yahoo News UK· 21 hours agoPolls opened Sunday to elect a new Tokyo governor with incumbent Yuriko Koike challenged by opposition figure Renho, two prominent women in Japan's...
Tokyo Votes for Governor in a Race That’s Key to PM’s Fortunes
Bloomberg· 1 day agoTokyo voters went to the polls Sunday to elect a governor in a race that poses a test for struggling...
Tokyo Governor Koike set to win re-election, exit poll shows
Reuters· 12 hours agoTokyo Governor Yuriko Koike has won re-election to a third term on Sunday, fending off challenges...
Durant slowed by sore calf at U.S. training camp
ESPN.co.uk· 1 hour agoDurant could become the first four-time gold medalist in Olympic men's basketball history this summer, after helping the Americans win titles at London...
Giddey, Mills spearhead Australia's NBA-heavy Olympic basketball quest
AFP via Yahoo Sport· 22 hours agoJosh Giddey and veteran Patty Mills headline eight NBA stars tasked Sunday with bettering the bronze...
This Olympics Could Be the Hottest Yet. Here’s How Athletes Are Preparing.
The New York Times via Yahoo News UK· 9 hours agoThe Tokyo Olympics in 2021 were the hottest in history. But the Paris Games could soon edge them out...
'Fashion power': Zarny, the Myanmar refugee turned Tokyo designer
AFP via Yahoo News UK· 3 days agoHaving fled Myanmar for Japan with his parents as a child, Shibuya Zarny began his fashion career as...
A station a day on Tokyo's teeming Yamanote Line
AFP via Yahoo News UK· 4 days agoIn service since 1885, the Yamanote is Tokyo's most important and most famous train line, with millions cramming into the 35-kilometre (22-mile) route's...
Jessica Springsteen doesn't qualify for US equestrian team at Paris Olympics
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Sport· 1 day agoSpringsteen was part of the silver-medal winning U.S. jumping team at the Tokyo Olympics with Ward...
This Olympics Could Be the Hottest Yet. Here’s How Athletes Are Preparing.
New York Times· 9 hours agoTalya sweated through many T-shirts while reporting from the Tokyo Olympics. The Tokyo Olympics in...