Fukushima's chance to reap the benefits of the Olympics look bleak
While food from the prefecture is being served in the athletes village, the opportunity to welcome tourists and spectators has disappeared.
As virus cases rise, true cost of Tokyo Games comes into focus
The prioritization of the global sporting event over public health has added anger to the desperation weighing on the shoulders of an already exhausted nation.
Sprinter Chisato Fukushima upbeat about training in new environment
Chisato Fukushima holds the national records in the 100 and 200 meters and has won numerous national titles. She has made three trips to the Summer Olympics, starting with the 2008 Beijing Games. All of these accomplishments have made her one of the greatest Japanese ...
Former Olympian Hopkins, long jumper at 1964 Tokyo Games, dies at 74
Gayle Hopkins, who advanced to the final round in the men’s long jump at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Olympics, died in his sleep on Sunday night or early Monday morning in Tucson, Arizona, according to sources close to the matter. Hopkins was 74. He was a ...
