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.
Tokyo 2021 internet domains snapped up as Olympic delay confirmed
At least 59 internet domains containing phrases related to the Tokyo Olympics and 2021 were obtained on Tuesday, the day the spectacle was postponed, it was learned Thursday. Many are believed to have been acquired for resale, with one being auctioned for ¥1.9 million. An expert ...
Leukemia-stricken swimmer Rikako Ikee discharged from hospital
Swimming star Rikako Ikee, who was diagnosed with leukemia earlier this year, said Tuesday she has been discharged from hospital and hopes to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The 19-year-old was considered a medal favorite for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics but was forced to ...
Iconic Harajuku Station, located in Tokyo's hub of pop culture, to be rebuilt after Olympics
The nearly 100-year-old Harajuku Station, sited in a hub of Tokyo pop culture, will be dismantled and rebuilt after the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, as its fire-resistance capability does not meet requirements, East Japan Railway Co. said Tuesday. The Western-style wooden station building, completed ...
2020 Tokyo Olympics: Democracy in the spotlight
Democracies must accept they are in a contest of political ideas, especially in Asia.
French investigators focus on Dentsu partner in sports corruption probe
French authorities investigating corruption in international sports believe a Swiss partner of Japanese advertising giant Dentsu Inc. played a "central and essential role" in deals used to embezzle sponsorship money and have asked Switzerland to raid its office and seize evidence, according to a ...
Culturally inspired medal designs revealed exactly a year before start of 2020 Tokyo Paralympics
The medals for next year's Tokyo Paralympics were revealed Sunday, exactly one year to the day before the games kick off in the Japanese capital. The bronze, silver and gold medals, which for the first time can be distinguished by touch for those with visual ...
Beating the heat at the Tokyo Olympics
Hosting the games will call on the best of Japanese expertise, innovation and imagination to bring out the best in the athletes competing in very challenging conditions.
Decades after Moscow boycott, petition launched to include affected Japan athletes in Tokyo Olympics
The Japan Sports Society began collecting signatures Thursday for a petition asking that former athletes who missed out on the 1980 Moscow Games due to Japan's Cold War-era boycott be included in some way in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The group will solicit support until ...
Tokyo must plan ways to use new venues beyond the Olympics, says IOC's Coates
John Coates, chairman of the International Olympic Committee's Coordination Commission for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, said Monday that the Japanese capital needs to strategize beyond the games. In an exclusive interview with Kyodo News, Coates said while organizers deal with the pre-Olympic madness, they must ...
Astronaut 'ambassadors' to encourage Tokyo 2020 torchbearers from space
Japanese astronauts will broadcast messages of encouragement from space during the torch relays for both the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, according to Olympic organizing committee officials. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronauts Soichi Noguchi and Akihiko Hoshide will send the messages to torchbearers from ...
Cyberthreats bound to expand ahead of 2020 Games, experts warn
As Japan gears up for the 2020 Olympics in just over a year, it needs to brace for sophisticated cyberattacks, experts say. With the proliferation of smart devices and drones, such attacks are likely to increase not only in number, but also in complexity. Previous Olympic ...
