| The New York Times | The Guardian | ||
Rank | Tokyo | Beijing | Tokyo | Beijing |
1 | Japanese public | Chinese government | Japanese people | Chinese capital |
2 | Japanese people | Chinese communist | Japanese public | Chinese Americans |
3 | Japanese players | Chinese officials | Japanese Prime (minister) | Chinese government |
4 | Japanese citizens | Chinese authorities | Japanese team | Chinese media |
5 | Japanese fans | Chinese leader | Japanese tennis | Chinese social (media) |
6 | Japanese health | Chinese state | Japanese architect | Chinese audiences |
7 | Japanese athletes | Chinese team | Japanese athlete | Chinese authorities |
8 | Japanese culture | Chinese across | Japanese buildings | Chinese citizen |
9 | Japanese diplomat | Chinese app | Japanese capital | Chinese club |
10 | Japanese enough | Chinese atrocities | Japanese citizenship | Chinese dumplings |
11 | Japanese flag | Chinese author | Japanese doll | Chinese embarrassment |
12 | Japanese former | Chinese capital | Japanese face | Chinese flag |
13 | Japanese musician | Chinese censors | Japanese gymnastics | Chinese friends |
14 | Japanese pair | Chinese citizens | Japanese heritage | Chinese goal |
15 | Japanese population | Chinese embassy | Japanese organisers | Chinese identity |
16 | Japanese residents | Chinese engineers | Japanese reporter(s) | Chinese internet |
17 | Japanese soccer | Chinese fans | Japanese speculation | Chinese language |
18 | Japanese sports | Chinese firms | Japanese television | Chinese lunar (new year) |
19 | Japanese sum | Chinese footage | Japanese users | Chinese military |
20 | Japanese summer | Chinese goods |
| Chinese mother |
21 | Japanese team | Chinese governance |
| Chinese names |
22 | Japanese temple | Chinese knots |
| Chinese nationalities |
23 | Japanese time | Chinese law |
| Chinese news |
24 | Japanese version | Chinese laws |
| Chinese Olympic (official) |
25 |
| Chinese lawyer |
| Chinese people |
26 |
| Chinese leaders |
| Chinese public |
27 |
| Chinese official |
| Chinese schools |
28 |
| Chinese pair |
| Chinese teachers |
29 |
| Chinese people |
| Chinese team |
30 |
| Chinese political |
| Chinese tennis |
31 |
| Chinese propaganda |
| Chinese volunteers |
32 |
| Chinese public |
| Chinese woman |
33 |
| Chinese Russian |
|
|
34 |
| Chinese society |
|
|
35 |
| Chinese translation |
|
|
36 |
| Chinese voices |
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