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Why Japan’s Queer Athletes are not Coming Out at the Olympics
VICE World News speaks to former National fencer, Fumino Sugiyama, and National rugby team player, Airi Murakami, to find out why it’s hard to come out as a queer athlete in Japan.
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Japan's Youth Sports Leagues Hide Dark History of Abuse, Suicide
The practice of "taibatsu," or corporal punishment, has deep roots in Japan's youth sports programs. VICE News meets Satoshi Araya, the father of a son who committed suicide after being bullied by his coach, as he searches for justice.
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The Afghanistan Wheelchair Basketball Teams Is Fighting For A Spot At The Paralympics
For the first time in Afghanistan's history, its men and women’s teams are training to qualify for the Summer Paralympics, to be held in Tokyo in 2021.