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Shoya Narita, a physical education teacher at Obu Minami Junior High School, gives a lecture about water safety in a classroom.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Regional voices: Chubu
Jul 22, 2025
Swimming lessons disappearing from Japan¡¯s public junior high schools
Aging pool facilities are prompting teachers to switch to giving classroom lectures on water safety.
China's Wang Haoyu celebrates winning the men's 4x100m freestyle relay final at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha in February 2024.
MORE SPORTS / Swimming
Jul 14, 2025
China swimmers dope-tested most ahead of World Aquatics Championships
From Jan. 1, Chinese swimmers had an average of 8.8 anti-doping tests, while those from Britain were tested 2.2 times, a report said.
A swimmer dives in into the River Seine in Paris on Saturday.
WORLD
Jul 5, 2025
¡®Childhood dream¡¯: Seine reopens to Paris swimmers after centurylong ban
The seasonal opening of the Seine for swimming is seen as a key legacy of the 2024 Paris Olympics.
China's Sun Yang swims to win the men's 1500m freestyle final during the World Swimming Championships at the Sant Jordi arena in Barcelona in August 2013.
MORE SPORTS / Swimming
Aug 21, 2024
China¡¯s Sun set to return to the pool after long doping ban
The swimmer will represent Zhejiang province at the National Summer Swimming Championships, which start on Sunday in Hefei.
The volunteer lifesavers of Nishihama Surf Lifesaving Club never know what's in store at the start of their day.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Society / Longform
Aug 19, 2024
It¡¯s no simple day at the beach for Japan¡¯s volunteer lifesavers
Protecting beachgoers from drowning, heatstroke and possible tsunami, lifesavers are seeking formal recognition for what they do.
Paris La Defense Arena will host swimming events during the 2024 Paris Olympics.
OLYMPICS / Swimming
Jul 16, 2024
World Aquatics to strengthen testing of Chinese swimmers at Games
The first aquatics events of the Paris Games are set to take place on July 27.
Katie Ledecky competes in the women's 400 freestyle swim during preliminaries for the Olympic Swimming Trials in Indianapolis, Indiana, on June 15.
OLYMPICS
Jun 25, 2024
Dressel and Ledecky lead U.S. Olympic swim team with eyes on Australia
The intense nine days of the U.S. trials concluded Sunday and produced a team of 46 swimmers.
Michael Brinegar in action at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha on Feb. 8
MORE SPORTS / Swimming
Jun 25, 2024
Former U.S. Olympian Brinegar hit with four-year doping ban
American swimmer Michael Brinegar, who competed in the 800 and 1,500 meters events at the Tokyo Olympics, has been handed a four-year suspension for blood doping, the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) said on Monday.
A World Anti-Doping Agency logo is seen at the WADA Symposium in Lausanne, Switzerland, on March 12, 2024.
MORE SPORTS
May 2, 2024
USADA slams WADA for making ¡®half-truths¡¯ in China doping case
WADA has been under fire since last month, when the New York Times reported 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for trimetazidine before the Tokyo Games.
Twenty-three Chinese swimmers tested positive for a banned substance before the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
MORE SPORTS
Apr 26, 2024
WADA asks ¡®independent prosecutor¡¯ to examine its handling of China case
The United States Anti-Doping Agency branded WADA¡¯s announcement of an independent investigation ¡°self-serving.¡±
WADA President Witold Banka attends the World Anti-Doping Agency Symposium in Lausanne, Switzerland on March 12.
OLYMPICS
Apr 25, 2024
Britain and Australia call for WADA review amid China scandal
WADA has been under fire since confirming media reports that 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for the banned substance trimetazidine.
China's Olympic gold-medal winning 4 x 200 meter freestyle relay team celebrates on the podium at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre on July 29, 2021. Zhang Yufei (third from left) is among 23 top Chinese swimmers who tested positive for a banned substance in the lead up to the Games.
OLYMPICS
Apr 20, 2024
Top Chinese swimmers tested positive for banned drug, then won Olympic gold
The episode sharply divided the anti-doping world, where China¡¯s record has long been a flashpoint.
Daiya Seto in action during the men's 400m medley final at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha on Feb. 18.
OLYMPICS / Swimming
Apr 2, 2024
Japanese swimming veteran ready to make waves at Paris Olympics
Daiya Seto wants to be a voice for meaningful change in the domestic sport.
Joseph Schooling of Singapore celebrates after winning the men's 100m Butterfly final at the 2016 Rio Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in August 2016.
OLYMPICS
Apr 2, 2024
Singapore¡¯s only Olympic champion Schooling retires
The swimmer was mired in controversy in 2022 after confessing to taking cannabis overseas.
Australia's Mack Horton celebrates after winning gold in the men's 400 freestyle final at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, on April 5, 2018.
MORE SPORTS / Swimming
Jan 22, 2024
Australian swimming star Mack Horton retires ahead of Olympics
Horton, a fierce anti-doping campaigner, called time on his career on Sunday just months ahead of the Paris Olympics.
Canada's Summer McIntosh and Katie Ledecky of the U.S. celebrate medal wins with Leah Smith of the U.S. at the FINA World Championships in Budapest in June 2022.
MORE SPORTS / Swimming
Dec 1, 2023
McIntosh topples Ledecky in U.S. Open 400m free
Summer McIntosh, a four-time world champion, handed Katie Ledecky her first defeat in the event in a U.S. pool in 11 years.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø
Sep 27, 2023
¡®Pool fever¡¯ cases reach highest level in a decade in Japan
Local governments are calling for infection prevention measures such as washing hands and gargling.
Kurara Okuno first encountered mermaiding in 2020, not long before she jumped into the deep end of the aquatic subculture.
LIFE / Lifestyle
Aug 19, 2023
Move over Ariel: Meet Japan¡¯s professional merpeople
While mermaiding is still a niche activity in Japan, it is possible to slip on a tail and dive in.
The community pool is a great place for exercise and meeting your neighbors.
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Jul 31, 2023
Figuring out the rules at a Japanese community pool can be an ongoing education
If you¡¯re headed for the community pool, be prepared: Japanese pool rules are an ongoing education.
France's Leon Marchand poses with his gold medal after winning the men's 200-meter individual medley during the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka on Thursday.
MORE SPORTS / Swimming
Jul 30, 2023
Bob Bowman says Leon Marchand can handle Paris Games pressure
With three gold medals and a world record, the French sensation has been one of the competition¡¯s stars at this week¡¯s world championships in Fukuoka.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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