The estimated cost of the 2020 Olympic Games has increased astronomically since Tokyo won the right to host it. On Dec. 22, Asahi Shimbun reported that the estimated price could be as much as ¥1.8 trillion. The original bid estimate for constructing new Olympic ...
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics organizing committee said the name of the games' official mascot will not be taken from the general public but from creative professionals. Once a panel selects the design of the mascot through a public competition, organizers will open the process to ...
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics are projected to generate economic effects worth ¥32.3 trillion across Japan, according to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. The total includes ¥20.4 trillion in Tokyo. It is the first time that the Tokyo government has reflected so-called legacy effects, such as ...
The eyes of the world will be on Tokyo for more than just the 16 days that it hosts the 2020 Olympics.
Brazil's fueding parties lost no time in trying to politicize a judoka's gold medal performance.
Golfers, along with stars from other already enriched sports, have no place in the Olympics.
Timber officials in the Okhotsk area in Hokkaido are setting their sights on the 2020 Tokyo Olympics main stadium after Kengo Kuma's design featuring rich use of wooden materials was selected for the project. The new National Stadium is expected to incorporate wood in the ...
The 2020 Olympics in Tokyo should be a cause for celebration but this may depend on who you talk to. Takajima Publishing released a book by Yoshinari Ichinomiya in June 2014 titled "2020 Black Money and the Tokyo Olympics" that portrays the event as an ...
The government plan to establish an athlete-nurturing Sports Agency ahead of the 2020 Summer Olympics should not overlook the need for a stronger sports foundation nationwide.
The Tokyo governor's remarks about Olympic Games rival Istanbul shows that he is not yet quite ready to participate in international society, let alone host the games.
