Municipalities face balancing act in hosting foreign Olympic athletes
Local governments are dedicating energy to ensuring athletes' safe stays while considering how to allow local residents to cheer them on without direct interaction.
Olympics buzz fades as Japan loses training camps
Most of the cancellations so far have been in the 500 or so municipalities involved in the Olympics "host town" program.
More local governments give Tokyo Olympic training camps the boot
As of Wednesday, 78 municipalities decided to cancel training camps or exchange programs for athletes and local residents.
Tokyo: One of the few cities capable of holding the Olympics amid pandemic
The athletes, officials and members of the press will import the virus into an Olympic host city during an ongoing pandemic. That can only be assumed.
Governors refuse to allot hospital beds for Olympians with coronavirus
Governors' reluctance to set aside hospital beds for the Olympics comes as dozens of Japanese towns have abandoned plans to host Olympic athletes.
Coronavirus crisis stalling interactions for Tokyo 2020 host towns
Many municipalities are facing difficulty creating opportunities for interactions as they have to prioritize infection prevention measures.
Around 270 elementary and junior high school students got to meet American sprinter and Olympian Mike Rodgers on Sunday, when he coached a training event in Narita, Chiba Prefecture. Rodgers, who participated in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, as well as hurdler Sharika Nelvis ...
Olympic 'host towns' for 2020 join Tokyo summit to swap information
A state-backed summit saw officials from about 130 prefectures and municipalities converge on Tokyo over the weekend to exchange information on their plans as registered "host towns" for the 2020 Olympics. At the summit Sunday, participants exchanged information on their welcome plans for the athletes, ...
Towns across Japan vie to host foreign athletes ahead of Tokyo Games
More than 250 local governments have offered to serve as host towns for foreign athletes who will take part in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, in a bid to promote exchanges with participants. The central government has been soliciting ideas from local authorities willing ...
Japan's Olympic host towns aim to promote educational and sports exchanges
The 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games are taking place in Tokyo. But under a central government plan to build national support for the games, residents from Hokkaido to Kyushu will have the opportunity to see and interact with the athletes coming from around the ...
