Olympics / Summer Olympics Jul 31, 2020
How the postponement ended the Olympic dreams of athletes
by Kaz Nagatsuka
Some athletes have chosen not to wait another year to participate in the delayed Tokyo Games.
More Sports / Track & Field Jul 30, 2020
Sprinter Ryota Yamagata using Tokyo 2020 delay to refine technique
by Kaz Nagatsuka
The competition between Japanese sprinters has become intense in the past few years as more quality athletes have been added to the mix.
Olympics Jul 28, 2020
Brazil sets Olympic camp in Portugal due to pandemic at home
Brazil has set up its Olympic training camp in Rio... Rio Maior that is, a relatively small Portuguese city of 21,000 residents outside Lisbon. The Olympic committee feared its team would lag before the Tokyo Games next year after months of inactivity at home. So ...
Business Jul 26, 2020
Olympic postponement leaves makers of official merchandise reeling
Six official stores selling Olympic merchandise have closed over the pandemic and 17 more are due to shut next month.
National / Politics Jul 26, 2020
Abe's legacy seen as hinging on holding delayed Tokyo Olympics
Japan's longest-serving prime minister may have to call a snap election to keep his grip on power and prevent the cancellation of the games in March.
World Jul 25, 2020
The IOC apologized on Friday and deleted a Twitter message which some saw as celebrating Nazi Germany’s hosting of the 1936 Olympics. Joining a message thread on Thursday one year before the Olympic cauldron is lit at the postponed 2020 Tokyo Games, the International Olympic ...
National Jul 24, 2020
Synchronized fireworks light up skies across Japan to mark a year to go before Olympics
Fireworks were simultaneously launched from several sites across Japan on Friday to mark the 2020 Olympics, which would have started the same day had they not been delayed by a year over the coronavirus. Fireworks at 121 locations in the 47 prefectures were set off ...
Swimming Jul 24, 2020
Olympic swimming star Katie Ledecky staying focused amid pandemic
by Ayano Shimizu
The 15-time freestyle world champion is ready to make adjustments ahead of next year's postponed Tokyo Olympics.
Olympics Jul 23, 2020
Japan's athletes hitting reset button in preparation for postponed Tokyo Olympics
by Jason Coskrey
The Japanese Olympic Committee is sticking to its goal of winning 30 gold medals at the Tokyo Games.
National Jul 22, 2020
Doubt and uncertainty remain one year before postponed Tokyo Olympic Games
by Ryusei Takahashi
As organizers commemorate a benchmark originally anticipated to be a starting line, a number of key issues remain unclear, including whether the pandemic will have subsided by this time next year.
Olympics / Summer Olympics Jul 22, 2020
Tokyo 2020 President Yoshiro Mori against idea of holding Tokyo Games without spectators
On Friday, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach hinted at possible spectator reductions at the Tokyo Games following their one-year postponement
Olympics Jul 21, 2020
IOC's Dick Pound against locals-only crowds for Tokyo Olympics
by Morichika Nakamoto
The senior Olympic official believes that preventing fans from attending the games from overseas would run counter to the event's cosmopolitan spirit.