The Japanese capital will host the prestigious international meet for the second time. The 1991 extravaganza was staged at the old National Stadium.
The Kenyan running great wins the high-profile race for the first time in 2 hours, 2 minutes, 40 seconds.
“I think it is extremely irresponsible to give [the Olympics] to a country that violates human rights as blatantly as the Chinese regime is doing.” —...
“You supported each other, even when your countries are divided by conflict,” he said. “May the political leaders around the world be inspired by your example...
Xi Jinping has promised a “splendid spectacle” with the Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics. No-one will be allowed to use the event to criticize him or...
The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics are about to begin and the stage is set for all the stars to shine, but global warming is casting its...
Associate Professor Masatoshi Murakami discusses military expansionism, human rights concerns, and the epic clash of democracies facing off against authoritarianism through the boycott.
Studies have shown that China’s homemade COVID-19 vaccines offer little to no protection against Omicron. With infections raging, the Games are turning into a logistical nightmare.
China’s former Foreign Minister Qian Qichen says in a book: “Japan was the weakest link in the western nations’ united front on sanctions on China.” Japan...
The former representative of the Dalai Lama addressed China’s human rights failings, stressing, “Japan isn’t doing itself any favors by being ambiguous about where it stands...
The original meaning has become lost, and there is too much emphasis on commercialism and winning at all costs, and excessive nationalism. It has become a...
Whiting has known baseball stars, wrestlers, politicians, media moguls, mafiosi, con artists, journalists, and countless average Japanese people. He writes about them all with the immediacy...