Olympics: Japan table tennis teams advance to semifinals in Paris

Japanese women's and men's table tennis teams reached the semifinals of the Paris Olympics on Tuesday, with both remaining in the chase for their nation's second medal of the games in the sport.The reigning Olympic silver medalist women's team beat Thailand 3-0 at South Paris Arena for its second straight whitewash and will now face either India or Germany who play each other on Wednesday.Fresh off her bronze in the singles, Hina Hayata teamed up with Miu Hirano to win the first match over Sawettabut Suthasini and Paranang Orawan. Then, Miwa Harimoto took down Sawettabut's sister Jinnipa in…READ FULL ARTICLE