At 18, Kimura competed in the 2008 Beijing Paralympics. He then won a total of six medals in 2012 and 2016, but not a gold among...
“I'm driven by the thrill of taking on new challenges and discovering my hidden potential," said Tsuchida, who made her Paralympic Games debut in 1994.
The Olympics were a respite from the harsh reality of COVID. It was the Games where we were more connected than ever before.
“It brought home to me how exciting it is to represent your country in sports,” said a sixth-grade elementary school girl after watching the Olympic soccer...
Tokyo will be the first city to host the Paralympic Summer Games a second time, overcoming a global pandemic and standing alongside the Olympics in full...
Some of the world’s most successful Para athletes are returning to the spotlight at the Tokyo Games.
But will the global athletics supremo’s comments give the Japanese capital a big boost in the next few years?
There were few cheering crowds at the Tokyo Olympics but the praise for Japan in the international media is unprecedented.
The Olympic flame is no longer flickering in the nation’s capital, but so many memories remain vivid and meaningful.
The ceremony helped the athletes feel the vibrancy of walking down the streets of Harajuku or dancing in a typical Japanese summer festival.
With 58 medals, including 27 gold, at the Tokyo Games, Japan’s Olympians collected 17 more medals than the nation’s previous record. The host nation received medals...
Tokyo 2020 has closed, but the heroic individual journeys of each one of the athletes transcends whether they won a medal, or what color that medal...