Japan weather firm looks to back 2020 Olympians with strategic data
A team from Weathernews Inc. is boosting efforts to amass data on air and road temperatures, humidity and other physical phenomena at venues for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, which are expected to take place amid sweltering heat. At the request of various sports ...
Visually impaired runner Misato Michishita aims for Paralympic gold
After claiming her third straight World Para Athletics Championships marathon title in April and securing a spot at next summer's Tokyo Games, visually impaired runner Misato Michishita said she plans to ride that momentum to the top of the Paralympic podium. "I want to stand ...
Olympic relief: Spectators may be allowed to bring own drinks into sweltering venues
Spectators might be allowed to bring their own bottled drinks into venues for the 2020 Olympics, marking a major departure from past security procedures, organizers hinted Thursday. The step is among a raft of countermeasures proposed by the organizing committee to protect visitors, volunteers and ...
Japan eyes boosted public spending to fend off post-Olympics economic slowdown
The government and the Liberal Democratic Party-led ruling coalition plan to boost public investment to counter a potential slowdown of the economy after the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, informed sources said Tuesday. The plan is expected to be a focal point in deliberations ...
IOC partners with Procter and Gamble to build 2020 Olympic podiums using recycled plastic
Olympic medalists will stand on podiums made of recycled plastic at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the International Olympic Committee said Thursday. The IOC said it will work with a Japanese arm of the Procter and Gamble group to collect and reuse plastic ...
Wheelchair-accessible hotel rooms still an issue ahead of Tokyo 2020 Paralympics and Olympics
A shortage of wheelchair-accessible hotel rooms remains an issue for Tokyo 2020 organizers, who say they are committed to using the Paralympic Games to make Japan a more inclusive place. As the clock ticks down to the Aug. 25, 2020, opening ceremony for the games, ...
Israel to hold ceremony in Tokyo during 2020 Games for victims of 1972 Munich attack
The Olympic Committee of Israel plans to conduct a ceremony at a Tokyo hotel during the 2020 Olympics to honor the 11 Israelis killed by Palestinian guerrillas during the 1972 Munich Olympics, according to its top official. International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach is expected ...
2020 Tokyo Olympics torch relay to pass through disaster-hit areas, World Heritage sites
The organizing committee of the 2020 Games said Saturday the Tokyo Olympics torch relay will pass through major Japanese landmarks, including World Heritage sites and areas devastated by recent natural disasters. According to the route revealed by organizers, the torch will travel to 857 municipalities ...
Toyota's committee-designed Japan Taxi becomes pricey symbol of Olympic budget-busting
Toyota Motor's Japan Taxi, born in a government committee and designed to be an all-things-to-all-people cab, has become a high-priced icon of Tokyo's budget-busting 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Launched in 2017, the indigo car is the realization of a government project to put a ...
Japan takes steps to prevent another water shortage during Olympics
Plans are in place to raise water levels in reservoirs serving Tokyo and surrounding areas in a bid to meet demand during next year’s Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.
Japan plans to tap high-wealth tourists with bid to attract luxury superyachts from abroad
The transport ministry is boosting efforts to attract superyachts, owned by wealthy foreign individuals, to Japan in the hope that their port calls bring a major boost to the country's economy. The ministry hopes that visits by superyachts, or large cruisers with a length of ...
Maya Nakanishi and Shunsuke Itani land deals to endorse prosthetic limbs
Top amputee athletes Maya Nakanishi and Shunsuke Itani feel like they have gotten a boost to aim high with one year to go until the Tokyo Paralympics. The two, both of whom compete in track and field, signed product sponsorship contracts with Iceland's artificial limb ...
