An exhibition on Japanese Paris Olympians began at the Japan Olympic Museum in Tokyo on Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/10/japan/paris-olympics-exhibit-tokyo/ #japan #2024parisolympics #japanolympicmuseum #misakiemura #shigeyukinakarai
Exhibition on Japanese Olympians at Paris Starts in Tokyo

The event showcases items of clothing and equipment used by the athletes during the Games.

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Team Japan celebrated a record medal haul three years ago in Tokyo. If the nation's athletes are to come close to reaching that high in Paris, these athletes are likely to play a major part. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2024/07/26/japanese-athletes-to-watch/ #olympics #2024parisolympics #rimnakamura #akarifujinami #shigekix #misakiemura #tatsurusaito #daikihashimoto #harukakitaguchi #hifumiabe #utaabe #keiseitominaga #hinahayata
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris

Team Japan is looking to build on the momentum from three years ago in Tokyo, where the nation earned a record medal haul.

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The Japanese Olympic team was given a rousing send-off in Tokyo on Friday by a large and enthusiastic crowd of mostly children as the athletes enjoyed a moment in the spotlight together before the 2024 Paris Games, which begin later this month. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2024/07/05/olympic-send-off-japan/ #olympics #2024parisolympics #mitsugiogata #japaneseolympiccommittee #misakiemura #shigekix
Japanese athletes get rousing send-off ahead of Paris Olympics

Three years after hosting the Tokyo Olympics, Japan is preparing to send almost 400 athletes to the Games in the French capital.

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Fencer Misaki Emura won her second consecutive world sabre title Thursday in Milan, making her the first Japanese man or woman to do so at the world championships. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/07/28/more-sports/emura-retains-sabre-title/?utm_content=buffercac39&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #moresports #misakiemura #worldfencingchampionships
Misaki Emura defends women's sabre title at world championships

Emura, ranked first in the world, defeated Greeces Despina Georgiadou 15-11 in the gold medal match.

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