National Jun 19, 2022
Projected Tokyo Olympics total cost falls ¥30 billion to ¥1.42 trillion
The games' organizing committee will announce the official figure Tuesday, with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's burden lightened by ¥20 billion.
National May 28, 2022
Billed as an important Olympics legacy venue, Tokyo's National Stadium is becoming a burden
The stadium was originally planned to be privatized after the Olympics to reduce the cost to taxpayers, but that project has fallen far behind schedule.
National / Crime & Legal Dec 25, 2021
Buyers of Tokyo Olympic Village condos sue developers over delay
The plaintiffs were set to move into their new homes in late March 2023, but the coronavirus pandemic forced a one-year postponement of the Tokyo Games.
National Dec 22, 2021
Tokyo Games cost a total of ¥1.45 trillion, no extra funds needed
The price tag of staging the Games is nearly double the planned ¥734 billion submitted to the International Olympic Committee in 2013.
National Dec 16, 2021
Tokyo's contract with the International Olympic Committee states that the host city can only use Olympic decorations until the end of the year.
Summer Olympics Dec 9, 2021
Tokyo Games medal podiums to be donated to schools across Japan
"I can't think of a better way to share such a wonderful part of the games," Tokyo 2020 President Seiko Hashimoto said.
National Nov 28, 2021
More than ¥1.7 billion was spent in procuring the uniforms, with Japan preparing for at least 48,000 volunteers.
National Nov 8, 2021
Tokyo Paralympics helped foster greater understanding of disabilities, survey says
However, the number of people with disabilities who feel discriminated against has not dropped significantly since before the Games.
Culture Oct 31, 2021
Japanese LGBTQ icon Ai Haruna reflects on Paralympics, two months on
by Takahito Tamura
The TV personality and singer says the Games gave her the opportunity and space to rethink her life and reclaim her transgender identity.
National Oct 5, 2021
The scale of the attacks during the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics was less severe than that during the 2012 London Games and the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
Paralympics / Summer Paralympics Sep 23, 2021
Former Canadian Paralympian calls on Japan to be more inclusive
"We can't just have the world being excited and celebrating people with disabilities only at the Paralympic Games," said Stephanie Dixon.
Music | Sound Off Sep 22, 2021
How do you deflect a controversy? Keigo Oyamada blames the media.
by Patrick St. Michel
Musician Keigo Oyamada cries foul over how he was portrayed in a pair of magazine articles that ended up causing him a job at the Tokyo Olympics.