Fujinami, a 20-year-old Olympic debutante, capped a dominant run in Paris with a display of technical superiority in the 53-kilogram division final.
In Paris, oversized Chinese flags were abundant while even small items supporting Taiwan were systematically seized, raising questions of Olympic fairness.
The bombing of the Christian center of Nagasaki illustrates deeply troubling questions about the morality of war and laws designed to protect the innocent.
Its surfers weren't competing but the South Koreans objected anyway to an Australian Olympian's surfboard design based on Japan's Rising Sun naval ensign.
Japan is the only nation that directly suffered from atomic bombing. Yet, a strong nuclear deterrent posture is also important to prevent being attacked.
With poor results at the Paris Olympics, Japan's swimming brain trust needs unified leadership and must convey a sense of urgency to make reforms.
After eight races in the opening series and then the Olympic medal race, the Japanese sailors proved that they are among the world's top mixed dinghy...
The two-time major winner will have a long way to go to get back into contention in the Olympic women's golf tournament in the final two...
After an M7.1 earthquake hit Miyazaki on August 8, Japan issued an alert for a Nankai Trough megaquake, which could potentially cause 100,000s of deaths.
After taking a 2-0 lead over Sweden in the men's table tennis team semifinals, Japan dropped the next three matches at the Paris Olympics.
A Russian doping scandal and the appeals process delayed the rewarding of the medals to figure skaters. The United States and Japan received upgraded medals.
Kusaka trailed 2-0 after the first period in the 77-kg class wrestling final, but he came on strong in the second by scoring five straight points...