IOC chief Thomas Bach asked to intervene in Tokyo Olympic labor dispute
An international trade union wants IOC President Thomas Bach to intervene and investigate alleged labor and safety violations at venues being built for next year's Tokyo Olympics. The Building and Wood Workers' International has been critical for several years of workers' rights at Olympic venues. ...
Japanese and English languages present in run-up to Tokyo Olympics, but where's French?
The French language has been almost invisible during the drawn-out preparations for next year's Tokyo Olympics. News conferences in Tokyo are conducted in Japanese or in English — or with English interpretation. Signs around the organizing committee offices are in Japanese and English. Printed material ...
'World class' Tokyo Aquatics Centre and Ariake Arena unveiled ahead of 2020 Olympics
Organizers for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games unveiled the inside of two major venues to the media Thursday as they near completion, touting them as world-class facilities. Four out of six permanent venues for the games have been completed. The Tokyo Aquatics Centre, located ...
Airbnb to offer interactive experiences with Olympians ahead of Tokyo Games
Airbnb said Tuesday it will offer experiences that provide direct interactions with former and current Olympians ahead of the Tokyo Games next summer. The initiative, a partnership between the Japanese unit of the world's largest short-term lodging service and the International Olympic Committee, would allow ...
The 2020 Olympic men's marathon will be held on its originally scheduled date of Aug. 9 despite the event's relocation from Tokyo to Sapporo, sources close to the matter said Sunday. The International Olympic Committee's decision to shift the Olympic marathon and race-walking events to ...
Spectators will be allowed to bring drinks to Tokyo Games venues
Spectators at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics can each bring one bottled non-alcoholic drink up to 750 ml into venues as a "special measure" to combat sweltering temperatures, organizers said Friday. "(Bottled drinks) weren't allowed at the games in London and Rio (de Janeiro) for security ...
Japanese organizers confident Odaiba's water will be safe for Olympians to swim in
The organizers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics on Friday said they are confident next year's outdoor swimming races won't be canceled like the test run in August was, thanks to measures to keep E. coli bacteria at acceptable levels. Water-quality tests at Odaiba ...
The organizing committee for the Tokyo Games on Tuesday unveiled the designs of the bouquets that will be presented to medalists and revealed they will be created with flowers grown in the areas of northeastern Japan heavily hit by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. The ...
The second phase of next summer's Tokyo Olympics ticket lottery began for residents of Japan on Wednesday, with over one million tickets available for nearly all the Olympic events including the opening and closing ceremonies. Tickets for boxing, previously omitted due to issues surrounding the ...
Olympic champion Mizuki Noguchi named first Japanese runner in Tokyo 2020 torch relay
Athens Olympic women's marathon gold medalist Mizuki Noguchi will be the first runner from Japan to carry the flame on its journey to next year's Summer Games, the Tokyo organizing committee said Monday. Noguchi will be the second runner to take part in the Greek ...
Australia's public broadcaster has decided for the first time in almost 70 years not to buy radio rights to an Olympic Games. The Australian Broadcasting Corp. cited budgetary constraints and changes in the way audiences access content in announcing Monday that it would not broadcast ...
Athens marathon winner Mizuki Noguchi poised to be Japan's first torchbearer
Athens Olympics women's marathon champion Mizuki Noguchi will likely be named to carry next year's Tokyo Olympic flame in March as it begins its journey in Greece, sources close to the matter said Thursday. The flame is scheduled to be lit in Greece on March ...
