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By Ian Marshall An all Chinese affair commenced proceedings, the women’s singles class 5 title at stake. It proved a tense affair. Saved match points Eventually, Zhang Bian, the top seed, overcame Pan Jiamin, the no.3 seed (12-14, 5-11, 11-8, 13-11, 11-7) but she came perilously close to defeat; in the fourth game, she saved […] ....
May 01, 2021 Richard Margarey (centre) as Ladybaby in kawaiicore band Babybeard with bandmates (from left) Suzu and Kotomi. While J-pop fandom can be intense, Ladybaby says he can escape whenever he wants because ‘I take off the dress, and I look like other white guys’. Facebook/Babybeard Just now, Japanese pop/heavy metal star Ladybeard might be the celebrity the world needs. Onstage a five-year-old girl, offstage he is Richard Margarey, 37, from Adelaide in Australia. Since moving to Japan in 2013, he has performed with a series of so-called kawaiicore bands - a genre blending elements of J-pop and heavy metal, the most famous of them called Ladybaby. ....
Japanese athletes among those anxiously awaiting Paralympic classifications Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If you re not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/ Tomoya Ito celebrates after winning the men s 400-meter T52 final at the Beijing Paralympics on Sept. 12, 2008. | REUTERS KYODO Feb 22, 2021 Over 30 Japanese athletes who have qualified for the Tokyo Paralympics, or are still vying for their spots, have yet to receive their international classifications due to the ongoing pandemic and potentially could be ruled out of competing this summer, Kyodo News learned Sunday. Para-sports bodies said the athletes, including those who have won gold medals at previous Paralympics, have not found out which categories they will compete in, and it is likely many will not be classified prior to the games’ start. ....