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Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 25, 2021
Tokyo Olympic torch relay begins amid COVID-19 fears
The relay will be a crucial opportunity for organizers to convince people that it is capable of safely staging the games amid the pandemic.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Mar 24, 2021
Nadeshiko Japan hero Homare Sawa to miss Tokyo Olympic torch relay
Homare Sawa, the most valuable player and top goal scorer of the World Cup in Germany, is dealing with a long-term condition affecting her inner ear and will not run in the relay.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 23, 2021
Tokyo Olympic torch relay to offer cultural showcase amid pandemic
As well as being a momentum building exercise for the Olympics, the relay also serves as a much-needed PR opportunity for traditional sports in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 21, 2021
Few fans and online streaming: Olympic torch relay to come with numerous health protocols
With Tokyo still seeing a relatively high number of COVID-19 cases, officials are worried that there will be rising criticism against the Olympics if infections spread due to the relay.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Mar 20, 2021
Torch relay struggles highlight hurdles for pandemic Olympics
The withdrawal by Paralympian Rina Akiyama and more than a dozen celebrities from the relay, which starts Thursday, underscores the challenges facing organizers.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Mar 16, 2021
Nahomi Kawasumi confirms she won't take part in torch relay
Former Nadeshiko Japan veteran Nahomi Kawasumi has confirmed she will not take part in the Tokyo Olympics torch relay this month after deciding to withdraw from the event last year due to concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Remembering 3/11
Mar 11, 2021
Olympic torchbearer aiming to remind the world of 2011 disaster
Kenichi Kurosawa survived the earthquake and tsunami, and has been constantly encouraging his neighbors to stay strong ever since.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 9, 2021
Spectators barred from start of Tokyo Olympic torch relay
The Tokyo Organising Committee has decided to hold the ceremony in Fukushima Prefecture behind closed doors, only permitting participants and invitees to take part.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 25, 2021
Virus concerns loom for Japan with Olympic torch relay a month away
The relay begins March 25 in Fukushima Prefecture and what's normally a time of excitement and hope ahead of an Olympics will instead be held under the shadow of a pandemic.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Feb 19, 2021
New Tokyo Olympics chief Hashimoto has little time and a lot to do
The former athlete and minister will lead some 3,500 committee members as they grapples with low public support for the games, a health crisis and the aftermath of a sexism scandal.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 17, 2021
Shimane governor threatens to cancel participation in Olympic torch relay
The remarks could create a political domino effect among other local governors worried about their own ability to respond to increased infections if the Tokyo Games go forward.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 16, 2021
Dream of running Olympic torch relay now prompts feelings of guilt for Japan doctor
The Olympic torch relay is set to begin on March 25, even though Tokyo and nine other prefectures are set to remain under a state of emergency through March 7.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 31, 2021
No Plan B: Japan's sponsors shelve ads as mood sours over Olympics
Sponsors also worry that organizers have not told them what contingency plans there are in case the pandemic derails the games again this year.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Dec 16, 2020
Tokyo Olympic torch relay to still traverse Japan's 47 prefectures
The Tokyo Games organizing committee confirmed Tuesday that the domestic leg of next year's Olympic torch relay will pass through 859 municipalities across Japan's 47 prefectures, the same as planned before the games were postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Dec 10, 2020
Japan mulls keeping celebrities out of Olympic torch relay to control crowds
The Japanese government is considering a scheme to exclude celebrities from running in next year's Olympic torch relay in order to reduce the risk of coronavirus infection from roadside crowds coming to see them, a source with knowledge of the matter said Wednesday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Oct 27, 2020
Olympic flame to visit 14 prefectures before torch relay
The Olympic flame for the postponed Tokyo Games will go on a 14-prefecture tour from next month ahead of the scheduled start of the torch relay in March, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said Tuesday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Sep 28, 2020
Tokyo Olympic torch relay to start March 25 in Fukushima Prefecture
The Olympic flame was lit earlier this year at the site of ancient Olympia in Greece and arrived in Japan four days before the games were postponed on March 24.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 25, 2020
Organizers mulling simplified torch relay for Tokyo Games
The Tokyo Games organizing committee said Thursday they are considering simplifying the ceremonies celebrating the arrival of the Olympic flame along its route across Japan during the torch relay next summer.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Apr 18, 2020
Delay to games, while frustrating, may allow Kumamoto runner to showcase Aso Bridge rebuilt after earthquakes
As a torch relay runner for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, second year junior high school student Teppei Miyata had planned to run near the Aso Bridge in his village in Kumamoto Prefecture, which collapsed during the April 2016 Kumamoto earthquake. Then the games were postponed to next summer, due to the worldwide spread of COVID-19.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Apr 7, 2020
'Phantom Olympian' Kenichi Chida staying optimistic despite Tokyo Games postponement
When Tokyo won the rights to host the 2020 Summer Games in 2013, retired top fencer Kenichi Chida was determined to find a role to play, having been one of the "phantom athletes" who never made it to the boycotted 1980 Games in Moscow.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
In Japan, regional revitalization fails to halt population decline
Sakiyama elementary school in Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, in March .Over the past decade, the government has directed efforts toward policies designed to give young people incentives to base themselves in rural areas.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
Ukraine is far from doomed
When comparing Ukraine’s military situation in 2024 to Europe’s in 1941, Russia’s defeat seems entirely possible.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Tokyo's Koto Ward by-election a race unlike any other
Natsumi Sakai, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s candidate and one of four female candidates running in the by-election, touts her experience as a cancer survivor and midwife as having prepared her to tackle issues that women currently face.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Top U.S. and China diplomats talk tough amid warnings of new ‘downward spiral’
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Friday
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, who goes by Yoriyas, turned to photography, shooting motion while in motion himself, after an injury forced him to give up his career as a professional breakdancer.

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