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| 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 |
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| 34 |
| Chinese society |
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| 35 |
| Chinese translation |
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| 36 |
| Chinese voices |
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