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JAPANESE OLYMPIC COMMITTEE

Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Mar 17, 2019
JOC head voices intention to resign amid bribery probe
The president of the Japanese Olympic Committee has expressed his intention to resign to a person close to him, sources with knowledge of the situation said Saturday, at a time when French authorities are looking into bribery allegations related to Tokyo's successful bid to host the 2020 Summer Games.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jan 22, 2019
JOC president Tsunekazu Takeda vows to clear his name in corruption probe
Tsunekazu Takeda, who is under investigation by French authorities, told the Japanese Olympic Committee executive board on Tuesday he will work to fight bribery allegations linked to Tokyo's successful bid to host the 2020 Olympics.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jan 19, 2019
Ollan Cassell thinks embattled JOC chief Tsunekazu Takeda should step aside in wake of French probe
With serious allegations of corruption and bribery linked to Japanese Olympic Committee chief Tsunekazu Takeda, a prominent member of the global sports community issued a call for Japanese authorities to sever ties with him.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Sep 13, 2018
Sapporo set to give up bid for 2026 Winter Olympics
The capital of Hokkaido had planned to make its final decision on the bid this fall, but made up its mind earlier following damage from the recent earthquake.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 3, 2018
Asian Games combed for tips ahead of 2020 Games
Japanese officials have been busy over the past two weeks observing operations in and around the Asian Games venues in Indonesia to learn things that could help Tokyo put on a successful Olympics and Paralympics in 2020.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Aug 20, 2018
Japanese basketball players punished for soliciting sex
The Japanese Olympic Committee has penalized four players on the men's Asian Games basketball team for buying sex in Jakarta and sent them back home, a senior official said Monday.
OLYMPICS
Jun 5, 2018
JOC to set target of 30 gold medals for 2020 Olympics: sources
The Japanese Olympic Committee plans to set the host nation's gold-medal target at 30 for the 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo, several sources said Monday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jan 23, 2018
Sara Takanashi to replace Noriaki Kasai as flag-bearer for opening ceremony
Sara Takanashi will replace fellow ski jumper Noriaki Kasai as Japan's flag-bearer during the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics' opening ceremony, the Japanese Olympic Committee announced Tuesday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jan 18, 2018
Skeleton sliders Hiroatsu Takahashi, Katsuyuki Miyajima named to Japan Olympic team
Skeleton sliders Hiroatsu Takahashi and Katsuyuki Miyajima booked tickets for next month's Pyeongchang Winter Games, the Japanese Olympic Committee said Thursday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jan 16, 2018
JOC selects speedskater Nao Kodaira as team captain for Pyeongchang Olympics
The Japanese Olympic Committee on Tuesday named speedskater Nao Kodaira as team captain for the Pyeongchang Winter Games next month.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Nov 22, 2017
Sapporo considers bid to host 2026 Olympics
The city of Sapporo has expressed its interest in bringing the Winter Olympics back to Japan's northern island in 2026.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Sep 12, 2017
IOC set to postpone Takeda's retirement
The International Olympic Committee is moving to postpone the retirement of member Tsunekazu Takeda until after the 2020 Tokyo Games, sources told Kyodo News on Monday.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Feb 16, 2017
Team Japan unites for Asian Winter Games with eye on building momentum for 2020 Olympics
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.
OLYMPICS
Feb 11, 2017
JOC accidentally puts China synchronized swimming team in calendar: source
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.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Feb 3, 2017
Ex-JFA chief, IOC member Okano dies at 85
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.
SPORTS
Sep 21, 2016
Aichi-Nagoya bid for 2026 Asian Games finalized
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.
SPORTS
Sep 13, 2016
JOC gives nod to Aichi, Nagoya as candidate hosts for 2026 Asian Games
The Japanese Olympic Committee on Tuesday approved Aichi Prefecture and its capital Nagoya as joint candidate hosts for the 2026 Asian Games.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 25, 2016
Japan Olympic delegation reflects on Rio success
Japan's Olympic delegation held a wrap-up ceremony at a Tokyo hotel on Thursday following a highly successful campaign at the Rio Games.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 22, 2016
Japanese Olympic Committee hails record medal haul, states case for more funding
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 Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 2, 2016
Japan targets 14 gold medals in Rio: JOC
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 says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate'
The National Diet building in Tokyo
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
The 'outsiders' creating some of Japan's greenest spaces
Rows of irises resemble a rice field at the Peter Walker-designed Toyota Municipal Museum of Art.
Japan drops to 70th in press freedom rankings
A businessman reads a newspaper outside a train station in Tokyo.
Traders spooked by intervention risk trim record yen shorts
Traders edged back from record bets on yen weakness this past week, in a period that included a likely bout of intervention by Japan to prop up the currency.
'Monster' Inoue ready to tear down Luis Nery in title defense at Tokyo Dome
Naoya Inoue (left) and Luis Nery following a pre-fight news conference in Yokohama on Saturday, two days ahead of their super bantamweight title fight.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Sapporo court ruling on Ainu fishing rights presents tough questions
A traditional Ainu preserved food called <i>satchep</i> (dried fish) being made at the government-run National Ainu Museum and Park, nicknamed Upopoy, in the town of Shiraoi, Hokkaido, on Dec. 25. The Sapporo District Court ruled last month that the Raporo Ainu Nation's rights as an Indigenous people did not extend to having an inherent right to fish for commercial reasons.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.

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