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FILE - Oksana Masters, of the United States, on her way to a silver medal in the Biathlon Women's 12.5km Sitting event during the 2018 Winter Paralympics at the Alpensia Biathlon Centre in Pyeongchang, South Korea, March 16, 2018. Masters credits resiliency, determination and being headstrong for what she is today -- an eight-time Paralympic medalist. Masters persevered through 7 1/2 years in Ukrainian orphanages and with birth defects believed to be the aftermath of Chernobyl, the world's worst nuclear accident. That malnourished orphan eventually was adopted by her American mom. She will compete at the Paralympics in Tokyo in road cycling this week. In six months, she also plans to defend her cross-country skiing Paralympic titles in Beijing. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, file)
Masters cruises to Paralympic gold in hand-cycle time trial

By Pat Graham Aug. 30, 2021 02:18 AM EDT

Olympic volunteer Atsushi Muramatsu shows business-card size flyers to express gratitude for support from overseas, during an interview with The Associated Press in Rifu, Japan, Thursday, July 29, 2021. He made the flyers to hand out to foreign media covering the 2020 Summer Olympics at Miyagi Stadium, where he is serving as a volunteer. (AP Photo/Chisato Tanaka)
Olympic volunteers strive to share stories of 3/11 disaster

By Chisato Tanaka Aug. 01, 2021 11:31 PM EDT

An Olympic worker is silhouetted against clouds at the Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium ahead of a baseball game between Japan and the Dominican Republic at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Fukushima, Japan. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Fukushima laments a recovery without Olympic witnesses

By Jake Seiner Jul. 30, 2021 01:43 AM EDT

Russian Olympic Committee's artistic gymnastics women's team, Liliia Akhaimova, Viktoriia Listunova, Angelina Melnikova and Vladislava Urazova listen to music from a Russian composer during the medal ceremony after receiving theirs gold medals at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
GLIMPSES: Medalists' bouquets hold deeper meaning for Japan

By Stephen Wade Jul. 29, 2021 02:01 AM EDT

Today in History

By The Associated Press Apr. 26, 2021 12:00 AM EDT
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Today in History

By The Associated Press Apr. 12, 2021 12:00 AM EDT
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Buddhist monks offer a prayer for victims of the 2011 massive earthquake and tsunami, at a memorial cenotaph near former high school building, background, in Kesennuma, Miyagi prefecture, Japan Thursday, March 11, 2021. Thursday marks the 10th anniversary of the massive earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that struck Japan's northeastern coast. (Yohei Nishimura/Kyodo News via AP)
Still recovering, Japan marks 10 years since tsunami hit

By Mari Yamaguchi Mar. 11, 2021 07:50 AM EST

Two women take a selfie with the Olympic rings in the background in the Odaiba section of Tokyo, Thursday, March 12, 2020. Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike spoke Thursday after the World Health Organization labeled the spreading virus a "pandemic," a decision almost certain to affect the Tokyo Olympics. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Torch relay among final hurdles for postponed Tokyo Olympics

By Stephen Wade Mar. 10, 2021 05:19 AM EST

A portion of a highway is blocked by a landslide after an earthquake hit the city, in Soma, Fukushima prefecture, northeastern Japan, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021. A strong earthquake hit off the coast of northeastern Japan late Saturday, shaking Fukushima, Miyagi and other areas, but there was no threat of a tsunami, officials said.(Hironori Asakawa/Kyodo News via AP)
Powerful Japan quake sets off landslide, minor injuries

By Yuri Kageyama And Mari Yamaguchi Feb. 13, 2021 11:43 PM EST

A lamp is used during an outage following an earthquake in Ichikawa, Chiba prefecture, about 230 kilometers (143 miles) away from Fukushima Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. The Japan Meteorological Agency says a strong earthquake has hit off the coast of northeastern Japan, shaking Fukushima, Miyagi and other areas. (Keiko Hatto via AP)
Strong quake hits Japan's northeast coast; no tsunami alert

By Yuri Kageyama Feb. 13, 2021 12:36 PM EST

Japanese writer Yu Miri speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020. Miri's novel "Tokyo Ueno Station" has won the National Book Award 2020 for Translated Literature in the United States. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
Novelist Yu Miri: Olympics not helping Fukushima rebuilding

By Mari Yamaguchi Dec. 23, 2020 08:34 AM EST

The Tokyo Skytree, the tallest tower in Japan, is illuminated with the color of the Olympic Torch, to commemorate 100 days until the torch relay begins, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Tokyo Games relay opens in 100 days with 10,000 torchbearers

By Stephen Wade Dec. 15, 2020 03:25 AM EST

Nuclear power plant north of New York City to start shutdown

By Mary Esch Apr. 29, 2020 09:30 AM EDT
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — With the push of a red button, one of the two operating nuclear reactors at the Indian Point Energy Center along the Hudson River north of...