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Mori touts transformative power of sports
Yoshiro Mori, a former prime minister and the current president of the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, believes sports has the power to connect people's hearts and encourage them to overcome obstacles. That belief motivated Mori to make a major contribution ...
Number of passengers at rail stations in rush hour could double during 2020 Olympics: study
People traveling to venues at the same time as commuters are expected to cause serious congestion at railway stations in the city during the games.
Team Japan targets short- and long-term success at Asian Games
Team leader Yasuhiro Yamashita promised that Japan would do its best at the upcoming Asian Games in Indonesia, but added that it would also serve as a significant stepping stone for the athletes toward Tokyo 2020. "As we have the Tokyo Olympics in two years' ...
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government on Monday tested sprinklers on a street in the capital to see how effective it could be in countering scorching heat as officials look for ways to keep athletes and spectators cool during the 2020 Tokyo Games. The experiment, conducted on ...
Social media takes a dim view of the daylight saving proposal for the 2020 Olympics
People in Japan have been complaining about the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics since Japan’s capital was awarded the games. Netizens have railed against everything from the apparent insensitivity of hosting the two-week competition while the Tohoku region continues to recover from the Great ...
Japanese sailors make history by winning gold at world championships
The Japanese crew of Ai Yoshida and Miho Yoshioka are aiming for a gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics following their historic triumph on Thursday in the women's 470 class at the Sailing World Championships in Denmark. The victory in the coastal city of ...
Local organizers announced the road cycling courses for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Thursday and declared them "extremely difficult." The 244-km route for the men's race starts in suburban western Tokyo and winds its way through Kanagawa and Yamanashi prefectures before finishing at Fuji Speedway ...
Public-private project launched to ease congestion during 2020 Tokyo Games
A public-private project was launched Wednesday with a goal of alleviating traffic congestion in Tokyo during the 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics through the distribution of a traffic projection map and other initiatives. "To make the quadrennial event a success, it's of paramount importance to ...
Tokyo police will beef up security in waterfront areas to guard against terrorist attacks from the sea during the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Events for the Tokyo Games are scheduled to take place at 43 venues in nine prefectures, and 14 of them, as ...
Boxer Katsunari Takayama files for arbitration in bid to compete at Tokyo 2020
Five-time minimumweight world champion Katsunari Takayama filed an application Monday with a sports arbitration body to overturn a decision by Japanese amateur boxing authorities preventing him from competing at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The first Japanese fighter to have been crowned champion in four major ...
President of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee Yoshiro Mori met with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to discuss the possibility of introducing daylight saving time during the 2020 Games.
Doping cases mar Japan's fair play image ahead of 2020 Games
Revelations about doping in recent years have shaken the very foundations of the Japanese sporting world and its reputation for fair play. Many cases from cycling, swimming, speed skating and other disciplines are viewed as careless violations, with athletes thoughtlessly buying sports supplements without regard ...
