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Maurice Shelton, Japan, racial profiling, theGrio.com
April 16, 2024
A civil lawsuit accusing Japanese police of racial profiling opened on Monday, April 15, 2024, in Tokyo.
October 22, 2023
After making his first tour semifinal appearance at the U.S. Open, Ben Shelton won his maiden tour title in Japan.
September 25, 2022
Floyd Mayweather Jr. easily knocked out Mikuru Asakura in the second round of an exhibition match in Japan Sunday.
July 8, 2022
Kazuki Takahashi, the creator of the “Yu-Gi-Oh!” manga comic and trading card game, has died, apparently while snorkeling in southwestern…
July 8, 2022
Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was in heart failure after apparently being shot during a campaign speech Friday in…
May 26, 2022
Though Osaka lost in the first round, the remaining players see and hear the products of her frank conversation about…
Allyson Felix thegrio.com
August 19, 2021
Allyson Felix made history at the Tokyo Olympics and tells theGrio about feeling fulfilled by the record-breaking experience.
August 4, 2021
Sydney McLaughlin won the 400-meter hurdles title, finishing in 51.46 seconds in yet another history-making day on the speedy Olympic…
July 30, 2021
Japan expanded a coronavirus state of emergency to four more areas in addition to Tokyo on Friday following record spikes…
July 30, 2021
If you thought they were fast on the track, try asking a sprinter about Sha’Carri Richardson at the Tokyo Olympics.
July 28, 2021
Tokyo reported 3,177 coronavirus cases, setting an all-time high and exceeding 3,000 for the first time days after the start…
Simone Biles thegrio.com
July 27, 2021
Simone Biles has opened up about her big withdrawal Tuesday morning, saying that she didn't want to compromise her team.
July 23, 2021
The virus-delayed Tokyo Summer Olympics finally opened Friday night with cascading fireworks and made-for-TV choreography.
July 17, 2021
Tennis superstar Naomi Osaka revealed she was targeted with racial backlash for her decision to represent Japan in the 2021…
July 17, 2021
The first resident of the Olympic Village has tested positive for COVID-19, Tokyo Olympic organizers said on Saturday.
Olympics thegrio.com
July 6, 2021
The pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics are shaping up as a TV-only event with few spectators — if any — being allowed.
June 21, 2021
A sharply limited number of fans will be allowed to attend the Tokyo Olympics, organizers announced Monday.
May 9, 2021
The virus and its spreading variants are taxing Japan’s health-care system with only 2% of the population vaccinated.
Naomi Osaka thegrio.com
May 3, 2021
Tennis star Naomi Osaka recently announced she is expanding her tennis academy to Haiti and Los Angeles, California.
Olympics thegrio.com
March 20, 2021
The decision was announced Saturday after an online meeting of the International Olympic Committee, government officials and organizers.