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Japanese expert speaks out on using Paralympics to build respect for people with disabilities
A leading expert on accessibility says Japan needs to undergo a basic shift in how it thinks about people with disabilities as the government pushes a campaign to make the country more accessible ahead of the 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo. While the games can potentially ...
Tokyo works to boost Paralympic profile before 2020 Games
Nearly half of Tokyo's residents can't name a single Paralympian, and international sporting officials are worried about the capital's readiness to accommodate athletes. As the 2020 Games approaches, Tokyo has work to do. "If the Paralympics are not a success, the Tokyo Games are not ...
Reigning 66-kg world champion Hifumi Abe has agreed to a management contract under a new company established by three-time Olympic judo champion Tadahiro Nomura, the company announced Thursday. Although it is unusual for Japanese judoka to be managed while still attending college, the 20-year-old Abe ...
2020 Olympic torch relay focused on highlighting Japan's recovery from disaster
The torch relay for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will showcase Japan's recovery from the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, local organizers said Tuesday. Upon its arrival in Japan, the Olympic flame will be put on display at various locations in Tohoku to help ...
Track mentors developing ambitious plans for Japan's runners before 2020 Olympics
Japan's track and field athletes have enjoyed some notable achievements in recent years, including medal-winning feats by the men's 4x100-meter relay team and Yuta Shitara's recent national marathon record-breaking performance. But with the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in just over two years, the sport's leaders here ...
Saitama to find homestays for families of Tokyo 2020 athletes
Saitama Prefecture authorities from April will launch a project aimed at offering homestays to families of foreign athletes competing in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. The homestay project in the prefecture, where Olympic basketball, soccer, golf and shooting events are to take place, will ...
Japan Golf Association offers national team coaching position to Ai Miyazato for 2020 Olympics
Former world No. 1 Ai Miyazato has been offered a position as national women's team coach for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Japan Golf Association executive Hiroshi Yamanaka said Thursday. Yamanaka said the JGA's committee in charge of Olympic-related matters sent the retired golf pro an ...
Florian Busch, the architect who floated the Tokyo 2020 Olympic stadium
Japan-based German architect warns that Tokyo risks squandering a historic chance to offer an ambitious, sustainable vision in 2020.
IOC to facilitate North Korea's participation in Tokyo 2020 Games
Sticking to its neutrality policy, the International Olympic Committee will help North Korean athletes participate in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, too, IOC President Thomas Bach says.
Kanoa Igarashi named to Japan national surfing team for first time
Twenty-year-old surfer Kanoa Igarashi, a dual citizen of Japan and the United States, has been named to the Japan national team for the first time, the Nippon Surfing Association said Tuesday. Along with 55 other men, including 2015 U.S. Open of Surfing winner Hiroto Ohara, ...
Japan has been working to convert its traditional squat toilets to Western-style commodes to accommodate the growing influx of foreign tourists. With many foreign visitors puzzled over how to use squat toilets and even shunning them as "unsanitary," the government has been promoting toilet modernization ...
From heat to terrorism to quakes, doctors prepare for all eventualities ahead of Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Japanese doctors are preparing for the widest-possible range of medical contingencies they may face during the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics in Tokyo, from the provision of general first aid to major responses to anticipated sweltering weather or a possible terrorrist attack. Organizers estimate that some ...
