Japan's Olympic delegation held a wrap-up ceremony at a Tokyo hotel on Thursday following a highly successful campaign at the Rio Games. Decathlete and Japan's flagbearer at the Games, Keisuke Ushiro, handed back the flag to Japanese Olympic Committee chief Tsunekazu Takeda before chef de ...
The Japanese Olympic Committee cast a satisfied eye over its biggest-ever Olympic medal haul at the Rio Games on Sunday but warned money must be spent to perform even better at Tokyo 2020. Japan headed into the final day of competition at Rio 2016 having ...
Rejecting calls by anti-doping officials for a complete ban of Russia, Olympic leaders give individual sports federations the task of deciding which athletes should be cleared to compete in next month's Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Former Olympic speed skater Seiko Hashimoto will make history as the first female Chef de Mission at the Summer Olympics, when she leads Japan's delegation to next year's Rio de Janeiro Games. The Japanese Olympic Committee on Tuesday named the seven-time Olympian to reprise the ...
Upper House member and Japanese Olympic Committee official Seiko Hashimoto on Saturday apologized for trouble caused by a report which claimed she sexually harassed Vancouver Olympic figure skating bronze medalist Daisuke Takahashi. "I am deeply sorry for the concern and the trouble I caused everyone ...
In a direct challenge to Haruki Uemura, the embattled All Judo Federation Chairman who insists on staying the course despite calls for him to resign, members of its regional council have proposed discussing his dismissal. The AJJF has agreed to reconvene a council meeting in ...
