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SEIKO

Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 24, 2021
Tokyo Olympic head says not considering cancellation amid virus surge
While Japan marked three months until the opening of the Olympics, there are many questions left unanswered, including whether spectators will be allowed at the games' venues at all.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 15, 2021
In break from official line, LDP No. 2 floats Tokyo Games cancellation
'What is the point of the Olympics if it helps spread the virus further?' said LDP Secretary-General Toshihiro Nikai on a television program.
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
JAPAN / FOCUS
Mar 24, 2021
How the Tokyo Olympics became one big public relations quagmire
Japan's Olympic organizers have all but lost control of any messaging, with no real strategy to generate any momentum toward holding the fast-approaching games.
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 18, 2021
Athens Olympics chief says Seiko Hashimoto can carry Tokyo Games to success
Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki, the first woman to head an Olympic organizing committee, says Hashimoto's appointment demonstrates progress towards gender equality in Japan and in sport.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 11, 2021
Ex-communications minister Seiko Noda denies she was wined and dined by NTT
A series of revelations, one of which led to the ousting of Yasuhiko Taniwaki as vice minister for policy coordination at the ministry, has dealt a blow to Suga's government.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Mar 9, 2021
Tokyo 2020 chief says games may ramp up virus testing frequency
Newly appointed Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee President Seiko Hashimoto said Tuesday initial guidelines requiring Olympic athletes to be tested for the coronavirus at least once every four days are being reconsidered.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 6, 2021
Fans from overseas likely to be barred from Tokyo Olympics
'I think it is not easy for the situation to improve to the point that we can welcome them with ease,' Tokyo Organising Committee CEO Toshiro Muto said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Mar 4, 2021
Can the Tokyo Olympics be held with spectators during the pandemic?
With most of the world still struggling to deal with the health crisis and more contagious variants of the virus spreading or yet to emerge, Japan is facing a tough problem.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 3, 2021
Tokyo Olympic spectators may be limited to Japan residents
An official said the decision on how many spectators will be allowed to support athletes in the stands at each venue will be made by the end of April.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 3, 2021
Twelve new female executives named for Tokyo 2020 committee
The new members bring the number of women on the 45-member board to 19, raising female participation to above the 40% target set by the committee's new president Seiko Hashimoto.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 27, 2021
IOC and Tokyo organizers to discuss the possibility of Olympic spectators next week
The International Olympic Committee and four other organizing bodies of this summer's Tokyo Games plan to hold a high-level meeting next Wednesday on the subject.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 25, 2021
Tokyo Olympic organizers could reveal policy for fans around March 25
Tokyo 2020 President Seiko Hashimoto said she wants to set a direction on the issue around that day.
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 19, 2021
How a student battled a culture of silence to help oust Tokyo's Olympic chief
In less than two weeks, Momoko Nojo's petition campaign gathered more than 150,000 signatures, galvanizing global outrage over sexist remarks by Yoshiro Mori.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 18, 2021
G7 to voice support for Tokyo Games in communique amid skepticism
A joint statement is expected to be released after a summit on Friday, Japanese government source said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 18, 2021
Olympics minister Seiko Hashimoto appointed Tokyo Games chief
Never has the position changed hands so close to the start of the Olympic Torch Relay, and nor have the games ever been held during an ongoing global pandemic.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 18, 2021
Hashimoto brings experience and connections in sports and politics to new role
The former Olympics minister appears to have only reluctantly accepted the post, and she may face questions about her relationship with her predecessor, Yoshiro Mori.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
Raising kids in Japan as a single parent? It takes a village.
Making things work as a foreign, single mother in Japan isn't easy, but these tips and tricks can help you through the hardest parts.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
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.
Putin’s war will soon reach Russians’ tax bills
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting in St. Petersburg on Friday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
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.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
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.
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.

Podcast

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