RSS Feed for Japan Today http://www.japantoday.com/feed Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:21:00 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.japantoday.com/category/olympics/view/curtain-comes-down-on-beijing-olympics-as-baton-passes-to-london A celebrity ensemble, featuring guitar legend Jimmy Page of the rock band Led Zeppelin, electrified the audience at the Bird's Nest national stadium on Sunday… Mon, 31 Aug 2009 07:06:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/olympics/view/london-takes-on-olympic-mantle-with-quirky-party Pop stars, choirs, dancing policemen and a boisterous singalong to "We Are The Champions." After the orderly precision of the Beijing Olympics, it was time… Mon, 31 Aug 2009 01:41:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/olympics/view/rogge-says-olympics-opened-up-china Giving the Summer Games to China proved to be the right thing to do and will pay benefits beyond sports, the International Olympic Committee said… Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:32:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/olympics/view/phelps-looking-ahead-to-2012-olympics Look out London, Michael Phelps is coming to the 2012 Games and he's thinking about adding even more events to his repertoire. The Beijing Olympics… Sun, 30 Aug 2009 21:44:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/olympics/view/us-beats-spain-for-mens-basketball-gold The United States won the gold medal in Olympic men's basketball Sunday with a 118-107 victory over Spain. Culminating a three-year mission to end years… Sun, 30 Aug 2009 20:25:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/olympics/view/us-wins-gold-medal-in-mens-volleyball The U.S. men's volleyball team won the Olympic gold medal Sunday, defeating defending champion Brazil to complete a perfect run through a tournament shadowed by… Sun, 30 Aug 2009 16:25:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/olympics/view/rogge-london-should-play-up-its-diversity IOC president Jacques Rogge has urged organizers of the 2012 London Olympics to top Beijing -- not by bigger venues or more volunteers, but by… Sun, 30 Aug 2009 15:53:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/olympics/view/kenyas-wanjiru-wins-mens-marathon-japans-ogata-13th Kenya's Samuel Wanjiru set a new Olympic record to win the men's marathon while Japan's Tsuyoshi Ogata could only manage 13th place on the final… Sun, 30 Aug 2009 13:23:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/olympics/view/south-korea-wins-gold-in-baseball South Korea captured the gold medal with the country's biggest win yet in international baseball, a 3-2 victory over defending champion Cuba on Saturday night… Sun, 30 Aug 2009 06:42:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/olympics/view/aussie-diver-prevents-chinese-from-golden-sweep Matthew Mitcham of Australia, earning four perfect 10s on his last dive, won the men's 10-meter platform in an upset Saturday night that prevented China… Sun, 30 Aug 2009 02:29:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/olympics/view/wariner-anchors-us-team-to-victory-in-4x400-relay Jeremy Wariner has anchored the U.S. team to victory in the men's 4x400-meter relay in an Olympic record. LaShawn Merritt, the 400-meter champion, 400-meter hurdles… Sun, 30 Aug 2009 02:20:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/olympics/view/brazil-defeats-us-3-1-for-womens-volleyball-gold Brazil won its first gold medal in women's volleyball Saturday, ending the United States' dramatic run. Brazil defeated the Americans three sets to one to… Sun, 30 Aug 2009 02:18:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/olympics/view/us-womens-basketball-team-wins-fourth-straight-gold Lisa Leslie capped off her illustrious Olympic career with a fourth straight gold medal, scoring 14 points in a 92-65 victory over Australia on Saturday.… Sun, 30 Aug 2009 02:11:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/olympics/view/omega-finally-releases-phelps-photo-sequence It really was that close between Michael Phelps and Milorad Cavic. Official timekeeper Omega released a digital photo sequence of last week's riveting 100-meter butterfly… Sun, 30 Aug 2009 00:42:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/olympics/view/argentina-beats-nigeria-1-0-for-soccer-gold Angel di Maria provided the finish to another piece of magic from Lionel Messi, helping Argentina defeat Nigeria 1-0 for its second straight gold medal… Sat, 29 Aug 2009 21:26:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/olympics/view/japan-5th-in-synchronized-swimming Japan's Olympic synchronized swimming medal streak came to a disappointing end Saturday after the country finished tied for fifth in the team event at the… Sat, 29 Aug 2009 19:03:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/olympics/view/2016-olympic-bids-count-on-heads-of-state All four bid cities for the 2016 Olympics met at a reception Saturday and agreed on one thing -- they'll have their heads of state… Sat, 29 Aug 2009 15:50:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/olympics/view/us-downs-japan-for-baseball-bronze Taylor Teagarden hit a tiebreaking two-run double and Jason Donald followed with a two-run homer in the fifth inning Saturday as the United States defeated… Sat, 29 Aug 2009 15:42:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/olympics/view/mlb-wants-baseball-back-in-olympics IOC president Jacques Rogge says baseball could improve its chances of returning to the Olympics if it included top major league stars such as Alex… Sat, 29 Aug 2009 14:14:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/olympics/view/japan-claims-historic-bronze-in-mens-4x100-meter-relay Japan won the bronze medal in the men's 4x100-meter relay at the Beijing Games on Friday, achieving the country's best-ever Olympic result in men's sprint… Sat, 29 Aug 2009 06:19:00 +0100