Japan officially unveiled its team for the eighth Asian Winter Games on Thursday during a ceremony, with Japanese Olympic Committee president Tsunekazu Takeda imploring the athletes to boost their nation along its journey to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. "The Asian Winter Games were first competed ...
The Japanese Olympic Committee mistakenly used the photo of China's synchronized swimming team instead of Japan's in its annual calendar for 2017, an informed source said Saturday. It has come to light after someone with the Japanese national team pointed out to the JOC, and ...
Shunichiro Okano, former president of the Japan Football Association and member of the International Olympic Committee, died Thursday of lung cancer at a Tokyo hospital, sources close to the situation said Friday. He was 85. Okano, who won one cap during his playing days, helped ...
The Japanese Olympic Committee said Wednesday it has received a report from the Aichi prefectural and Nagoya municipal governments confirming their agreement to seek to co-host the 2026 Asian Games. With the submission of the document under the names of Aichi Gov. Hideaki Omura and ...
Japanese medalists from the Rio Olympics and Paralympics will parade through central Tokyo on Oct. 7 over a 2.5-km course from the Ginza area to the Nihombashi district, a source close to organizers said Wednesday. The route will be significantly longer than the parade held ...
The Japanese Olympic Committee on Tuesday approved Aichi Prefecture and its capital Nagoya as joint candidate hosts for the 2026 Asian Games. The JOC executive board met in Tokyo and decided the two local governments will have to submit an official document attesting that they ...
Japan's Olympic delegation held a wrap-up ceremony at a Tokyo hotel on Thursday following a highly successful campaign at the Rio Games. Decathlete and Japan's flagbearer at the Games, Keisuke Ushiro, handed back the flag to Japanese Olympic Committee chief Tsunekazu Takeda before chef de ...
The Japanese Olympic Committee cast a satisfied eye over its biggest-ever Olympic medal haul at the Rio Games on Sunday but warned money must be spent to perform even better at Tokyo 2020. Japan headed into the final day of competition at Rio 2016 having ...
Top-ranking officials of the Japanese Olympic Committee delegation spoke on Monday about the country's prospects for a strong performance at the upcoming Rio Olympics, expressing their hope for 14 gold medals as the team gears up for the 2020 Tokyo Summer Games. Japan is hoping ...
The Japanese Olympic Committee said Monday it is sending a total of 331 athletes to the Rio de Janeiro Games. The JOC said 167 men and 164 women will represent Japan in Rio next month. It is Japan's third-largest group at the Olympics after Tokyo, ...
Japanese gold medalists at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics will receive a ¥5 million ($46,400) bonus, up ¥2 million from four years ago, the Japanese Olympic Committee announced on Tuesday. Japan is targeting 14 gold medals in Rio. The money for a silver and bronze will ...
The JOC announces the three-man team that will look into whether there was any illegality connected to Tokyo’s 2020 bid.
