It’s only right that karate, a centuries-old Japanese style of martial arts, will make its Olympic debut at the Tokyo Games. Believed to have originated on the Japanese island prefecture of Okinawa in ...

That is the question that will follow the Japanese martial arts' governing body as it continues the quest for karate to be included once again in the world's top sporting event. When Olympic ...

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TOKYO - Karate had its long-awaited moment at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics last week but does it deserve a place in future Games? That is the question that will follow the Japanese martial arts' governing ...