JOC executive Kaori Yamaguchi says Tokyo Games should be held without spectators
Yamaguchi said the government was "confusing" the public by asking them to stay at home and imposing curbs while putting on the global sports showpiece.
JOC executive board member says Tokyo Olympics have already lost meaning
"The power of sports" is of little comfort to people worried about the medical situation and their future lives.
Olympic saga reveals Japanese sports world's lack of influence
The unprecedented decision to postpone the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics for a year amid the spread of the coronavirus has highlighted the impotence of Japan's sports community. Although the decision was finalized at a lofty political level, it only happened after individual athletes forced the ...
Sports governing bodies in Japan fail to meet goal of female promotion: poll
The ratio of female board members at sport governing bodies in Japan stood at 16.1 percent, compared with the 40 percent target set by the government, a Kyodo News survey showed Saturday. Of 1,089 executive posts at 58 governing bodies that will participate in the ...
The All Japan Taekwondo Association decided Monday to call for the mass resignation of its entire board of directors, including President Noboru Kanehara, amid an ongoing dispute with athletes over training policies. The decision was made at an extraordinary board meeting in Tokyo, where it ...
