Japan's restaurant industry experienced a series of transformative events in 1971. (Nikkei)

Karate made its Olympic debut at the Tokyo Games, and the final bout on Saturday took a dramatic turn. (NHK)

In Japan, coronavirus infections have been surging across the country. The number of new cases exceeded 15,700 on Saturday. It was a new record for the fourth straight day. (NHK)

A man arrested in a recent random knife attack on passengers on a commuter train in Tokyo had difficulties in his personal relationships, including being rejected in online dating, according to investigative sources. (Japan Times)

With the Tokyo Olympics finishing on Sunday, Japan will pass the Olympic torch to France, which will host in 2024. (aljazeera.com)

Police scuffled with protesters as they gathered in front of the Japanese Olympic Committee headquarters in Tokyo on Sunday to demonstrate against the Olympic Games, as the closing ceremony got underway. (Ruptly)

Japan's Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide has thanked the country's people for helping to host the Tokyo Olympics. (NHK)

The Tokyo Olympic Games, that took place as coronavirus infection cases surged in the host city, concluded on Sunday. (NHK)

Japan will douse its more than year-old Olympic flame on Sunday, closing out a Tokyo Games that were upended by the pandemic and transformed by the drama of politics, dazzling sport and deeply personal turmoil. (dawn.com)

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Germany’s modern pentathlon coach Kim Raisner will not be part of Saturday’s men’s individual competition at the Tokyo Olympics after she hit a horse with her fist and urged rider Annika Schleu to “really hit” the horse when it refused to jump. (Japan Times)

ABC News' James Longman reports from Tokyo on animal cafes beloved by the Japanese people, where visitors can have their coffee and relax with pigs, reptiles or otters. (ABC News)

Japan reached the milestone of one million coronavirus cases on Friday, domestic media reported, as infections surged in Olympic host Tokyo to other urban areas and the country grapples with an unprecedented speed of spread of the Delta variant. (ndtv.com)

Mayu Mukaida snatched the third gold medal for Japanese female wrestlers at the Tokyo Olympics on Friday, downing China's Pang Qianyu 5-4 in the 53-kilogram final. (Kyodo)

A knife-wielding man who rampaged through a Tokyo commuter train was arrested on Saturday. He reportedly told police he wanted to kill a woman who "looked happy" -- but anyone would do. (NHK)

As the curtain falls on Tokyo’s Olympics, delayed and curtailed by the coronavirus, Japan’s athletes can chalk it up as a triumph, having bagged more gold medals than ever before. For Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga it’s more of a letdown, unlikely to improve his chances in a looming general election or provide much of a boost to the economy. (Japan Times)

As Japan moves to limit COVID-19 hospitalizations to at-risk patients amid surging cases, medical equipment makers have ramped up output of oxygen concentrators and other at-home care products to ensure a steady supply. (Nikkei)

Gyoda city north of the Japanese capital Tokyo has earned a reputation for creating some of the world's largest works of art. (South China Morning Post)

Salaried workers at Japan's major companies received smaller bonuses this summer, and those in the non-manufacturing sector saw the largest drop. (NHK)

The Tokyo metropolitan government on Saturday reported 4,566 new coronavirus cases, up 51 from Friday. (Japan Today)

Japan on Thursday won its 42nd medal of the Tokyo Olympics, breaking its previous record of 41 set at the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro. (Kyodo)

An outspoken central Japan mayor has faced a barrage of criticism for abruptly biting the Olympic gold medal won by a member of the Japanese women's softball team at a celebratory event, with the act described as "lacking respect" for her and "insensitive" amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Nikkei)

Karate has finally made its Olympic debut at the Tokyo 2020 Games and Japan has now won two medals in the new Olympic sport. (timeout.com)

They are among the Games’ earliest risers and some of its hardiest competitors, waking well before dawn for a race start at 6:30 a.m. that requires diving into a hot, polluted bay that one competitor likened to a "warm puddle.” (Japan Times)

The Tokyo Olympic organizing committee says officials are carefully watching an approaching tropical storm in order to prepare for a possible impact on the Games. (NHK)