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A woman walks past an advertisement for the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Nagoya. The Japanese Olympic Committee plans to fight back against online abuse of athletes during the upcoming event.
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Apr 9, 2026
You’re being watched: Japan battles online abuse of athletes
Japanese Olympic Committee officials tried to combat online abuse against athletes during the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics and plan to do so again at the Asian Games.
Kanoa Igarashi, seen during the 2024 Paris Games, has his sights set on a world title and Olympic gold.
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Apr 2, 2026
In pursuit of world title and Olympic gold, Kanoa Igarashi looks back with gratitude
The “little kid” might have been lost when he debuted at 17 years old, but the man he is now is more confident in what he can do on a surfboard.
Pairs figure skaters Riku Miura (left) and Ryuichi Kihara with their medals during a news conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan on Wednesday
OLYMPICS
Feb 26, 2026
Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara vow to remain together after Olympic triumph
Of the 24 medals Japan won, a record for the nation at a Winter Games, the gold for Miura and Kihara was arguably the most memorable.
Team Japan medalists pose at a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday.
OLYMPICS
Feb 25, 2026
Team Japan hails best-ever Winter Olympics performance
Japan’s total of 24 medals was six higher than the previous record set at the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022.
An office set up by the Japanese Olympic Committee in Milan to address abusive and defamatory comments posted online during the Milan-Cortina Olympics.
JAPAN / Society
Feb 24, 2026
JOC identifies 1,919 online posts defaming Milan-Cortina Olympians
Monitoring operations were conducted around the clock by a special Japanese Olympic Committee team organized to protect athletes.
Japanese athletes participate in the closing ceremony of the Milano Cortina Olympics in Verona, Italy, on Sunday.
OLYMPICS
Feb 23, 2026
Japan proved its winter sports prowess at the Milano Cortina Games
The 24-medal haul ranked Japan fifth in the world, while the number of gold matched the country’s all-time high at a Winter Olympics, set at the 1998 Nagano Games.
Silver medalist Kaori Sakamoto (left) and bronze medalist Ami Nakai, both of Japan, celebrate after the figure skating women's single free skating final at the Milano Cortina Games in Milan on Thursday.
OLYMPICS
Feb 22, 2026
Even as Sakamoto exits, Japan’s figure skating future looks bright
The country’s Olympic skaters have made one thing clear at this year’s Winter Games: Team Japan need not worry about its future.
The Netherlands' Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong skates to Olympic gold in the women's 1,500 on Friday in Milan.
OLYMPICS / Speedskating
Feb 21, 2026
Netherlands’ Rijpma-de Jong takes gold as Takagi finishes sixth in 1,500
Takagi looked to be on pace to challenge for gold but her pace fell off dramatically in the final lap and she finished well back in seventh.
Rin Nikaido jumps during the first round of the men's super team ski jumping event at the Milano Cortina Olympics in Predazzo, Italy, on Monday.
OLYMPICS / Ski jumping
Feb 20, 2026
Japan’s ski jumpers express mixed feelings about super team format at Olympics
The event, which features two jumpers per nation ​taking multiple rounds, was introduced as a fresh addition to ‌the Olympic ‌program.
Silver medalist Kaori Sakamoto shares a laugh with teammate Ami Nakai, who took bronze, after the women's free skate on Thursday at the Milano Cortina Olympics.
OLYMPICS / Figure skating
Feb 20, 2026
U.S. star Alysa Liu tops Kaori Sakamoto and Ami Nakai to take Olympic gold
Sakamoto, skating in her final Winter Games, came just short of winning her first Olympic gold medal.
Gold medalist Mari Fukada (left) and her teammate, bronze medalist Kokomo Murase display their Olympic medals on the podium after the snowboard women's slopestyle final on Wednesay in Livigno, Italy.
OLYMPICS / Snowboarding
Feb 19, 2026
Japan’s Mari Fukada wins gold in women’s slopestyle
Zoi ​Sadowski ​Synnott, ‌the 2022 champion, took ‌silver for New ​Zealand, ​while ​Fukada’s ⁠compatriot Kokomo Murase ​earned bronze. 
Japan's Taiga Hasegawa competes in the men's slopestyle final during the Milano Cortina Olympics in Livigno, Italy, on Wednesday.
OLYMPICS / Snowboarding
Feb 18, 2026
Japan’s Taiga ‌Hasegawa takes silver in men’s slopestyle behind China’s Su Yiming
The medal builds on the record haul for Japanese snowboarders at the 2026 Winter Games.
Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara react after performing in the free skating at the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics in Milan on Monday.
OLYMPICS / Figure skating
Feb 18, 2026
Tears, a pep talk and a nap: How Kihara and Miura rebounded to win gold
Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara overcame despair to stage a stunning free skate comeback, fueled by belief and a timely nap.
Japan's Kaori Sakamoto cheers after completing her short program in the women's singles competition at the Milano Cortina Olympics on Tuesday.
OLYMPICS / Figure skating
Feb 18, 2026
Japan skaters shine as Sakamoto prepares to ‘say goodbye’ to Olympic stage
Kaori Sakamoto, Ami Nakai and Mone Chiba all put themselves in contention for medals on Tuesday in the women’s short program.
Japan's Miho Takagi leads her team during the bronze-medal skate against the U.S. on Tuesday at the Milano Cortina Olympics.
OLYMPICS / Speedskating
Feb 17, 2026
Takagi wins milestone 10th Olympic medal as Japan takes bronze in team pursuit
Takagi is just the second speedskater ever to win double-digit medals on the oval.
Akito Watabe has said the Milano Cortina Olympics will be his last.
OLYMPICS / Nordic combined
Feb 17, 2026
Watabe savoring every moment at sixth and final Winter Olympics
The 37-year-old veteran said his motivation had always been rooted in ⁠curiosity and enjoyment ​rather than results alone.
Ikuma Horishima (right) hugs Mikael Kingsbury following the men's moguls event at the Milano Cortina Olympics in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 12.
OLYMPICS
Feb 17, 2026
How mogul stars Horishima and Kingsbury pushed each other to new heights 
“He’s an inspiration,” Mikael Kingsbury said of Ikuma Horishima after the moguls event on Feb. 12, in which the two won medals.
Japan's Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara pose with their gold medals after their free skate at the Milano Cortina Olympics on Monday in Milan.
OLYMPICS / Figure skating
Feb 17, 2026
‘Pure magic’: Japan’s Miura and Kihara take pairs gold after brilliant free skate
Miura and Kihara put together their best free skate of the year on Monday, earning 158.13 points, thunderous applause and, most importantly, an Olympic gold medal.
Kaori Sakamoto performs during the team event at the Milano Cortina Olympics in Milan on Feb. 8.
OLYMPICS
Feb 16, 2026
Kaori Sakamoto and United States’ ‘Blade Angels’ ready to chase gold
One sure thing is that ​a new champion will be crowned as Russia’s Anna Shcherbakova, who won gold in Beijing, will not be in the field.
Viewers in Japan are temporarily adjusting their schedules to watch athletes like Kaori Sakamoto during the Milano Cortina Games despite an eight-hour time difference.
OLYMPICS
Feb 16, 2026
Why we love the Olympics — even if we’re not sports fans
Even in Japan — where baseball, soccer and sumo command loyal followings — the Games pull in everyone: the casually interested, the indifferent, even the self-declared non-fan.
Japan triples departure tax in push to combat overtourism
Tourists in Yanaka Ginza, Tokyo, on Wednesday. Japan tripled its International Tourist Tax (departure tax) to ¥3,000 from ¥1,000 on Wednesday for all travelers leaving Japan, regardless of nationality.
‘My dream is broken’: Japan visa rules push out foreign residents
A man orders from a kebab shop in the Okubo district in Tokyo.
More facilities in Japan placing sanitary bins in men’s restrooms
A sanitary bin with an awareness sticker placed in a men's restroom in the Nagasaki Municipal Government building
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
Why is the yen so weak and what can Japan do about it?
Japan spent ¥11.7 trillion ($73 billion) between late April and late May to prop up the weak yen.
Six of the best: rikishi of note in each sumo division
Kazuma (right) faces off against future <i>yokozuna</i> Onosato during the All Japan Amateur Sumo Championships at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo in December 2020.
Some startups see opportunity in an aging Japan
Yasmin Baba, CTO of Amilis, wins the Grand Prize at the Pitch2Tokyo Grand Final on Feb. 19.
Japan’s fertility system offers few safe paths for same-sex couples
A Tokyo Pride parade participant holds a sign that says "we want to be a married couple, not a couple."
Life inside Japan’s largest prison for women
Western-style rooms spanning the size of four tatami mats with hardwood floors, a toilet and soft mattresses on bed frames are designated for foreign nationals and those with health conditions at Tochigi Prison.
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.

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