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JAPAN
Feb 25, 2019

North Korea unable to receive information on Tokyo Olympics participation due to 'network issue': sources

North Korea's Olympic committee has been unable to receive information required for the country to participate in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, sources said Sunday, due to what has been described as a technical problem.
JAPAN
Nov 22, 2018

Applicants top 80,000 for 2020 Tokyo Olympics volunteer roles

The number of applications for volunteer jobs during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics has already topped the organizing committee's target of 80,000 one month ahead of the deadline.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 7, 2018

2020 Tokyo Olympics chiefs unveil pioneering face-recognition security system

Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic organizers are confident that security for the games will run smoothly and effectively after unveiling a pioneering face-recognition ID system Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 28, 2018

Yokohama to get aerial gondolas ahead of 2020 Olympics

Private-sector companies with the backing of the Yokohama Municipal Government plan to build seaside aerial gondolas in the port city, aiming to attract tourists coming from abroad for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 9, 2018

Olympics hack highlights emerging 'false flags' threat: researcher

The "Olympic Destroyer" computer virus used to attack last month's Pyeongchang Winter Games was embedded with forged code to make investigators believe the attack was done by hackers linked to North Korea, Russia's Kaspersky Lab reported Thursday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 13, 2018

Who to watch on Wednesday, Day 6 of the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics

10 a.m. Figure skating, pairs short program: The pair of Miu Suzaki and Ryuichi Kihara will compete. Kihara competed at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, pairing with Narumi Takahashi, but has been competing with Suzaki since 2015.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 13, 2018

North Korea dials down border propaganda after Olympics open

North Korea has lowered the volume of its border propaganda broadcasts at the inter-Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) since Friday's Winter Olympics opening ceremony, a senior military official stationed at the border said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 27, 2018

Abe and South Korean President Moon Jae-in to hold talks before opening ceremony for Pyeongchang Olympics

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korean President Moon Jae-in will hold a meeting Feb. 9 at a site near the venue of the opening ceremony for the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea, Japanese government sources have said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 19, 2018

LDP wants Japanese ready to vie for video game medals in future Olympics

The Liberal Democratic Party wants to legalize professional gaming tournaments, joining a groundswell that started last summer amid speculation that video games will become an Olympic medal sport by 2024.

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