Summer Olympics Jun 25, 2021
Many athletes remain torn between wanting to live out their Olympic dreams and potentially playing a role in an unfolding public health disaster.
National | FOCUS Mar 24, 2021
How the Tokyo Olympics became one big public relations quagmire
by Yuki Hagiwara
Japan’s Olympic organizers have all but lost control of any messaging, with no real strategy to generate any momentum toward holding the fast-approaching games.
National Mar 18, 2021
Tokyo 2020 creative chief quits over Naomi Watanabe 'Olympig' pitch
by Ryusei Takahashi
Hiroshi Sasaki floated the idea of comedian Naomi Watanabe descending from the sky in porcine form during the opening ceremony, a magazine reports.
National Feb 12, 2021
Mori resigns as Tokyo 2020 hopes to move on from sexism outrage
by Ryusei Takahashi
The 83-year-old former prime minister finally succumbed to an onslaught of criticism triggered by comments he made about women earlier this month.
National Feb 4, 2021
Tokyo Olympic head Yoshiro Mori says he won't resign despite uproar over sexist remark
During an online meeting of JOC councilors Wednesday, Yoshiro Mori said women talk too much in meetings and suggested speaking time for women should be limited.
Olympics Mar 25, 2020
Tokyo Olympic torch relay canceled following postponement of games
The Japan leg of the Tokyo Olympic torch relay, scheduled to begin Thursday, has been canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak, Yoshiro Mori, president of the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee, said Tuesday. The move comes after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and International Olympic Committee President ...
Summer Olympics Mar 24, 2020
It's official: Tokyo Olympics delayed until 2021 due to coronavirus
by Ryusei Takahashi
In a stunning but foreshadowed move, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced late Tuesday night that Japan had reached an agreement with International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games to be postponed until next summer at the latest as ...
Olympics Feb 18, 2020
"United by Emotion" was revealed as the motto for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics on Monday as organizers look to hammer home the message of diversity and inclusion. Tennis player Naomi Osaka narrated the motto's promotional video. "We are each different, and all so much ...
More Sports / Athletics Oct 17, 2019
IOC planning to move Tokyo Olympic marathon north to Sapporo in bid to avoid heat
by Ryusei Takahashi
The plan is the latest in a series of countermeasures being taken to protect athletes, spectators and volunteers from the nation’s infamously hot summer heat.
Olympics Aug 4, 2016
Baseball set for return as IOC approves five sports for Tokyo Olympics
by Andrew McKirdy
Japan will aim to win Olympic baseball gold on home soil after the sport was formally approved for inclusion at the 2020 Tokyo Games along with four other events on Wednesday. The International Olympic Committee gave the green light to add a joint baseball/softball bid, ...
Olympics Jun 2, 2016
Five sports, including baseball, skateboarding and surfing, are set to feature at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after the IOC on Wednesday recommended them to attract a younger audience and boost local support for the games. The International Olympic Committee must now rubber-stamp the inclusion of ...
National Dec 22, 2015
Design by architect Kengo Kuma picked for Tokyo's new Olympic stadium
by Shusuke Murai
Kengo Kuma's blueprint prevails in the contest to redesign the new National Stadium after the initial plan was scrapped amid a national uproar over cost and other factors.