The International Olympic Committee's executive board unanimously decided to propose the Australian city of Brisbane as the host of the 2032 Olympics and Paralympics on Thursday. The decision still needs to be put to a vote of members on the second day of the IOC ...
Of the 230 doctors and 310 nurses considered necessary per day at most, the organizing committee has secured 90% and 80% of them, respectively.
Local fans lose out as events linked to Tokyo Olympics canceled or repurposed
With the country in the midst of its third state of emergency, promotional events for domestic fans have become a gamble some are no longer willing to take.
What is really behind the calls to cancel the Olympics?
If the Asahi genuinely believes that the Olympic Games should be canceled, why does the paper not withdraw its sponsorship from the games?
More local governments give Tokyo Olympic training camps the boot
As of Wednesday, 78 municipalities decided to cancel training camps or exchange programs for athletes and local residents.
An inexplicable lack of urgency stalls Japan’s vaccination campaign
Japan has the lowest rates of confidence in vaccines in the world, with just 30% of Japanese saying they “strongly agreed” that vaccines are safe and effective.
Dear Japan, the Olympics are a bureaucracy, not a democracy
While Tokyo could theoretically pull the plug right now — two months from the rescheduled start date — the city is contractually obliged to go ahead.
Tokyo Olympics sponsor Asahi Shimbun joins cancellation chorus
Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto said it was "natural" that "different media organizations have different views," but acknowledged that people are "anxious."
Tokyo: One of the few cities capable of holding the Olympics amid pandemic
The athletes, officials and members of the press will import the virus into an Olympic host city during an ongoing pandemic. That can only be assumed.
U.S. House speaker calls for diplomatic boycott of China's 2022 Olympics
Criticizing China for human rights abuses, Democrat Nancy Pelosi said global leaders who attend would lose their moral authority.
'Impossible' to hold Olympics during pandemic, Japan doctors union warns
The statement comes as Japan battles a fourth wave of virus infections, with several areas including the capital under a state of emergency.
U.S. drugs giant Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech on Thursday announced a deal with the International Olympics Committee to provide vaccines to competitors and staff at the Tokyo Games. In a statement, the firms said they would coordinate with national sporting bodies to make ...
