Aug 10, 2024; Paris, France; Kyle Douglas Dake (USA) and Hetik Cabolov (Serbia) during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Champ-de-Mars Arena. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports PARIS — Sakura Motoki won Japan’s sixth wrestling gold of the Paris Olympics on Saturday, underlining her country’s domination of the mat at the Champ…
Shinnosuke Oka of Japan performs on the floor exercise during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Bercy Arena. Mandatory Credit: James Lang-USA TODAY Sports PARIS — Japan’s Shinnosuke Oka displayed nerves of steel to capitalize on early errors by top contenders and fended off a late challenge by China’s Zhang Boheng to win the…
On two recent occasions, a foreign tourist walked into Shoji Matsumoto’s barbershop, through a front door that grates loudly when opened more than halfway, wanting a haircut. One was Italian, the other British. Mr. Matsumoto, who is 75 and speaks neither of their languages, didn’t know what to tell them. He picked up his scissors…
