Surfer Kanoa Igarashi keen to get on board for Japan at 2020 Olympics
World Surf League Championship Tour professional Kanoa Igarashi said Monday he aims to surf for Japan at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. "My family and relatives are Japanese. I want to show everyone (that I'm a representative of Japan)," said Igarashi, who is a dual citizen ...
APBC title gives Atsunori Inaba vital managerial experience on road to Tokyo Olympics
Samurai Japan manager Atsunori Inaba could've found himself caught between two worlds in the aftermath of Japan's championship-clinching victory over South Korea at the Asia Professional Baseball Championship on Sunday night. Inaba, in his first turn as a manager anywhere, had just won the tournament ...
Japan men's judo coach Kosei Inoue lauds Tokyo 2020 prospects
Kosei Inoue, Japan men's judo head coach, suggested things were looking up for the 2020 Olympics following the conclusion of the two-day Kodokan Cup on Sunday. "The 2020 generation of international athletes have arrived and the prospects are bright," he said. "We must keep striving ...
The men’s road cycling race at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics is expected to cover a 270-km route starting in the Tokyo suburbs of Chofu, going past Lake Yamanaka and the foot of Mounbt Fuji, and finishing at Fuji Speedway in Shizuoka Prefecture, a source ...
World Karate Federation presents plan for three weight classes in 2020 Tokyo Olympics
The World Karate Federation has presented the International Olympic Committee with a proposal for three weight classes each for men and women in the sport's kumite competition at the 2020 Tokyo Games, an official of the world governing body for karate said Tuesday. Toshihisa Nagura, ...
Police address security blind spots at condos ahead of 2020 Olympics
Police in Tokyo are attempting to eliminate blind spots in security linked to high-rise condominiums lining the waterfront, where many of Olympic events will be held in 2020.
U.S. to set up 2020 Olympics base at Tokyo American Club
Tokyo American Club has been reserved as the site for USA House at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the country's Olympic committee revealed there on Wednesday. USA House serves as the hospitality and organizational headquarters of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) during the Olympics. According to ...
Samurai Japan taps Inaba to lead Tokyo 2020 tilt
Atsunori Inaba hadn't even been officially unveiled as the next Samurai Japan manager for 10 minutes when NPB commissioner Katsuhiko Kumazaki told him he carried the hopes and dreams of the public into the upcoming Tokyo Olympics in 2020 and World Baseball Classic in ...
Sustainability remains a major challenge and key theme for Tokyo Olympic Games in 2020
Preparations for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics have kicked into full gear, with the world's biggest quadrennial sports event just three years away. One of the biggest challenges facing any host city for the Olympics is how to make the event sustainable. For Tokyo, organizers are ...
Playing at the main softball venue for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, world No. 1 Japan beat the United States 5-3 on Sunday to clinch their three-game series. A night after she struck out swinging for the fences in a 5-4 loss to the second-ranked Americans, ...
The International Olympic Committee on Friday approved the Tokyo 2020 Olympic event program in a move that will increase female participation while reducing the total number of competitors. The decision by the IOC's executive board will see 15 more events than were competed in last ...
Tokyo weighs staggered shifts, teleworking in bid to curb traffic congestion in 2020 Olympics
The government began studying ways Thursday to curb traffic congestion during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, including promoting staggered work hours and teleworking. At its first meeting to promote the smooth flow of traffic during the international sporting event, participants including games organizing committee ...
