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OLYMPICS

Lindsey Vonn skis during a training run at the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, on Feb. 6.
OLYMPICS
Lindsey Vonn looks back on Milano Cortina Games with 'no regrets'
Vonn told ESPN in an interview on Tuesday that despite the catastrophic end to her Olympics and the possible end of her career, she would "do it all again".
The Olympic rings are pictured outside the International Olympic Committee in Lausanne, Switzerland, March 26.
OLYMPICS
Ukraine wants IOC to examine 'neutral' status of Russian athletes
The IOC allowed a limited number of athletes from Russia and Belarus ?to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics and the 2026 ?Milano Cortina?Winter ?Games with no flags or anthems.
South Africa's Caster Semenya leads the field in the women's 800-meter race during a Diamond League event in Doha in 2019.
OLYMPICS
Caster Semenya labels IOC stance on eligibility a disrespect to women
The IOC?reinstated genetic testing to determine female sex on Thursday.
The Olympic rings are pictured during an International Olympic Committee executive board meeting at the Olympic House in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Thursday.
OLYMPICS
Mar 27, 2026
Transgender athletes barred from female category events at Olympics
By Karolos Grohmann
All athletes wanting to qualify or take part in female category events from the LA2028 Olympics onwards will have ?to undergo ?an SRY gene test to determine their eligibility.
Eric Ciotti salutes his supporters after winning the second round of mayoral elections in Nice, France on Sunday.
OLYMPICS
Mar 25, 2026
New Nice mayor poses a 'real problem' for 2030 Winter Olympics
By Katia Dolmadjian
Eric Ciotti wants the ice hockey to be moved from the stadium of the city's football club and to cancel the organizers' plans to build a skating arena.
The Olympic rings in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, last month.
OLYMPICS
Mar 18, 2026
IOC urged to drop reported gender test plans for female athletes
The IOC has long declined to apply any universal rule on transgender participation ?and in 2021 instructed international federations to ?come up with their own rules.
LA28 officials alongside more than 300 Olympians and Paralympians ahead of the launch of ticket registration for the 2028 Olympic Games at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Jan. 13
OLYMPICS
Mar 17, 2026
LA28 ticket registration nears deadline as first Olympic qualifiers emerge
By Rory Carroll
Fans who register by the March 18 deadline will be eligible for a lottery to receive a purchase window for the first ticket release.
Gold medalist USA's Alysa Liu poses following the victory ceremony for the women's single free skating final during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan on Feb. 19.
OLYMPICS / Figure skating
Mar 9, 2026
Olympic champion Alysa Liu withdraws from world championships
By Janina Nuno Rios
Liu became the first American woman since 2002 to capture Olympic figure skating gold in women's singles at the recent Milano Cortina Games.
Members of the U.S. Olympic men's hockey team attend U.S. President Donald Trump's State of the Union address in Washington on Tuesday.
OLYMPICS / Ice Hockey
Feb 27, 2026
U.S men's hockey players regret response to Donald Trump remarks on women's team
Both Trump's remarks and the team's reaction have drawn intense criticism.
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
By Jim Armstrong
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.

New Zealand officials reject statue remembering 91²Ö¿â comfort women
A statue symbolizing former South Korean comfort women in Seoul
Head of U.S. military in South Korea calls for ¡®kill web¡¯ linking Seoul, Tokyo and Manila
U.S. Army Gen. Xavier Brunson (center), commander of U.S. Forces Korea, walks on a pontoon bridge with U.S. and South Korean Army soldiers during a U.S.-South Korea joint river-crossing exercise, part of the annual Freedom Shield joint military training, near the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas, in Yeoncheon, South Korea, on March 14.
Japan considers making language programs a factor in residency screenings
The government is considering creating a Japanese language program for foreign people that would be a factor in residency screenings.
Yen soars as Japan intervenes after issuing 'final' warning
Pedestrians walk past a stock quotation board showing the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the Japanese yen, outside a brokerage in Tokyo on Thursday.
'RikuRyu' signs off in emotional farewell
Figure skating pair Riku Miura (left) and Ryuichi Kihara pose for photos at a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday. The pair have announced their retirement from competitive skating.
Head of U.S. military in South Korea calls for ¡®kill web¡¯ linking Seoul, Tokyo and Manila
U.S. Army Gen. Xavier Brunson (center), commander of U.S. Forces Korea, walks on a pontoon bridge with U.S. and South Korean Army soldiers during a U.S.-South Korea joint river-crossing exercise, part of the annual Freedom Shield joint military training, near the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas, in Yeoncheon, South Korea, on March 14.
The Japanese dietitian who keeps the Blue Jays¡¯ engines running
Sports dietitian Yuka Sanui works behind the scenes to ensure Blue Jays players get the most out of their bodies when they step on the field.
The American chef reconnecting with Japan through a Kyoto restaurant
SoNoMa chef partner Kyle Connaughton (right) and chef de cuisine Keita Tominaga both have ties to Sonoma County in Northern California, the restaurant¡¯s namesake. Connaughton rose to prominence there with SingleThread, while Tominaga¡¯s father ran a Japanese restaurant in the region.
Inkonbini: Slice-of-life, cozy gaming from Japan¡¯s convenience stores
Alongside the simplified management of a convenience store, Inkonbini asks players to help a small cast of regular shoppers with not only their shopping but problems in their personal lives.
Japanese developers worry over construction supply shortages amid Iran war
Paul Nikel, President of West Canada Homes, with an increasingly rare supply of plastic foam

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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Projects like the BuddhaBot aim to re-create dialogue once lost to time, raising questions about whether AI can extend the teachings of Buddha or merely simulate them.
Can AI replace a priest? Japan¡¯s temples and shrines are testing the limits.
By Alex K.T. Martin

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