Tokyo 2020 President Seiko Hashimoto said organizers are determined to host a successful Olympic Games without wasting any time for preparations.
To frustrate Pyongyang’s black propaganda, Japan should make other countries know the measures it is taking to deal with the coronavirus during the Olympics.
North Korea, which boycotted the 1988 Seoul Games, became the first nation to announce it will skip the upcoming Olympics amidst the global pandemic.
The 20-year-old won the women's 100-meter butterfly final at the Japan Swimming Championships. Ikee earned a spot on the 4x100-medley relay team.
To minimize COVID-19 risks, Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics organizers won’t allow foreign spectators to fly in. This can still work to Japan’s advantage.
"The decision regarding allowing spectators from overseas to attend the [Tokyo] Games will be made by the end of March," read part of a statement issued...
Can we not take it as an opportunity to share with one another aim of reaching the end of the tunnel, as we keep the “flame...
Towards the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the world tolerated China’s crackdown on Tibetans. Now it is Uyghurs, Hong Kong and more. Let’s not repeat the same mistake...
Olympics minister Seiko Hashimoto emerges as potential successor to Mori.
Mori's decision appears to be an acknowledgement of the risk that continued turmoil would negatively impact the remaining preparations for this summer's Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic...
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Committee meets on February 12 after hundreds of volunteers quit, and thousands call the host city government to denounce Yoshiro Mori’s comment.
“This is not something which Japan can do alone, I think the U.S. needs to take the lead, and the whole international community should follow.” -...