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TOKYO 2020

Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 20, 2020
Rikako Ikee looks back on leukemia fight
Rising swimming star Rikako Ikee called her recent therapy for leukemia the turning point in her life in a televised interview aired on Wednesday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 18, 2020
'United by Emotion' selected as Tokyo 2020 motto
"United by Emotion" was revealed as the motto for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics on Monday as organizers look to hammer home the message of diversity and inclusion.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Feb 14, 2020
J. League reaffirms commitment to safety for fans, players as new season approaches
After a record-setting 2019 season that saw larger crowds than ever attending games from Hokkaido to Okinawa, the J. League is committed to keeping both its fans and players safe.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 12, 2020
Tokyo Games tickets to go on sale worldwide in May
The organizing committee of the 2020 Tokyo Games said Wednesday that Olympic tickets will be made available to people living outside Japan starting in mid-May.
SOCCER
Feb 12, 2020
Barcelona B forward Hiroki Abe sidelined for five months
Barcelona B forward Hiroki Abe will be sidelined for five months after undergoing surgery for a ruptured tendon in his right hamstring, the Spanish team said Tuesday.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Feb 9, 2020
Thirteen-year-old diver Rikuto Tamai advances to final Olympic qualifier
Rikuto Tamai, Japan's 13-year-old men's national diving champion, overcame his nerves on Sunday and earned a spot in April's Diving World Cup, the final qualifying event for this summer's Tokyo Olympics.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS / Summer Paralympics
Feb 5, 2020
Paralympic basketball under threat as IPC instructs federation to reclassify players
Wheelchair basketball's governing body must reassess the eligibility of 50-75 players by late May or face removal of the sport from the Tokyo Games, an International Paralympic Committee official said Wednesday.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Feb 1, 2020
World Athletics approves Nike's controversial Vaporfly shoes for 2020 Games
World Athletics ruled Friday that a shoe recently developed by sports equipment manufacturer Nike Inc., can be used in competition at this summer's Tokyo Olympics.
Japan Times
Rugby / ADDING THE EXTRAS
Jan 31, 2020
Last dance for Sunwolves complicates matters in 2020 Super Rugby campaign
Lance Conrad wrote in "The Price of Nobility" that "only a fool would underestimate a man with nothing to lose."
OLYMPICS
Jan 30, 2020
Russia faces blanket track ban at 2020 Olympics
Russian track and field athletes may be banned from a second straight Summer Olympics after the Athletics Integrity Unit recommended severe sanctions be imposed on the Russian Athletics Federation on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 23, 2020
Yuka Osaki hopes to secure a spot on Japan national team after becoming a mother
Just over a year after giving birth to her first child, Yuka Osaki decided to return to the court with the goal of representing her home country at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jan 11, 2020
JOC chief Yasuhiro Yamashita becomes IOC member
Japanese Olympic Committee President Yasuhiro Yamashita was elected a member of the International Olympic Committee at its general assembly on Friday.
OLYMPICS
Jan 10, 2020
Hydrogen to fuel 2020 Olympic flame
Organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics unveiled a plan to use hydrogen as the fuel for its Olympic flame cauldron at a meeting of the International Olympic Committee general session on Friday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jan 9, 2020
Athletes' village features accessibility, scenic views
Details of the waterfront athletes' village for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games were revealed Thursday, with organizers emphasizing its accessibility and ease of use for para-athletes.
Japan Times
SOCCER / From the Spot
Jan 8, 2020
National Stadium less than sum of its parts
The new National Stadium is open for business, having survived a December opening gala featuring J-pop icons Arashi and the 2019 Emperor's Cup final with a number of online grumbles but few out-and-out disasters.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jan 6, 2020
Organizers unveil art posters for Tokyo Games
Organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics on Monday unveiled the official art posters for the games, including designs by manga artists, painters, calligraphers and photographers from Japan and overseas
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jan 6, 2020
Tomokazu Harimoto, Mima Ito headline Japan's 2020 table tennis squad
The Japan Table Tennis Association announced Monday the six players who will represent the Olympic host nation at the 2020 Tokyo Games.
PARALYMPICS / Summer Paralympics
Jan 3, 2020
Tokyo to see record number of competing nations in Paralympics
This year's Tokyo Paralympics will set a participation record with athletes from around 170 national organizing bodies competing, surpassing the record 164 bodies that took part in the 2012 London Games, a source with knowledge of the matter said Thursday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Dec 30, 2019
Tokyo to contain asbestos found at 2020 Olympics water polo venue
The Tokyo metropolitan government said Monday it will take urgent measures after asbestos was discovered in the structure of a swimming center to be used for water polo at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Dec 27, 2019
Russia confirms it will appeal four-year Olympic doping ban
Russia has confirmed that it will appeal against its four-year Olympic ban for manipulating doping data.

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Historically, kabuki was considered the entertainment of the merchant and peasant classes, a far cry from how it is regarded today.
For Japan's oldest kabuki theater, the show must go on