月: 2021年8月

1. Japanese featherweight Irie Sena has taken boxing gold with a unanimous decision in the final of the Tokyo Olympics. She’s the first female Japanese boxer to win an Olympic title. 2.In the final Olympic men’s gymnastics contest (Horizontal Bar), the host nation’s Hashimoto Daiki took his second gold of the Games. The 19-year-old first took the top tier on the medal podium after his stellar performance in the men’s individual all-around last week. 3. New Zealand’s Laurel Hubbard has become the first openly transgender athlete to compete at the Olympics. She competed in women’s weightlifting at the Tokyo Games, but did not win any medals. All eyes were on the 43-year-old veteran in the over-87-kilogram category. Hubbard was born male, but changed her name eight years ago and underwent hormone therapy to transition before resuming weightlifting.

1. Temperatures in western to northern Japan are soaring on Monday. The mercury hit 35 degrees Celsius or higher before noon in some areas. Weather officials are urging people to rest frequently an stay hydrated to avoid heatstroke.
2. Japan’s coronavirus state of emergency has taken effect in Osaka and three prefectures neighboring Tokyo due to a surge in new cases in those areas.
3. Sources say an athlete from Belarus taking part in the Tokyo Olympic Games has expressed her wish to seek asylum in a third country. Krystsina Tsimanouskaya told NHK that she was about to be sent home because of her social media post, which was regarded as criticism of the Belarusian government.