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[Odds and Evens] Tokyo OlympicsーA Conundrum in Real Time
“Nobody knows anything.” That was the late screenwriter and novelist William Goldman’s assessment of Hollywood man
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Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Officially Postponed for One Year
It was in the works, but by the evening of Tuesday, March 24 (JST), the decision was official: […]
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Cancellation Is Not An Option: Tokyo Awaits Olympic Torch After Relay Kicks off in Athens
The Olympic torch “relay” kicked off in Athens on March 12, held for the first time in history without […]
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Amid Cancellation Speculation, IOC Preparing As Planned for Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Says Japan
Japan’s Minister for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, Seiko Hashimoto, said on Wednesday, February 26, that the I
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Coronavirus Crisis Becomes Sword Hanging Over Tokyo 2020 Games
Since the COVID-19 outbreak was declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization, the International
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[Mythbusters] First, A Flag. Now, A Moustache. What Will South Koreans Whinge About Next?
In the last two months of 2019, two South Korean complaints — allegedly based on the period during which Korea […
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Tokyo Olympics Opens Second Round Lottery for Tickets November 13-26
TOKYO — Residents in Japan are given another opportunity to enter a lottery for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games tickets, the [&
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EDITORIAL | Can Sapporo be Prepared for the Olympic Marathon in Just 9 Months?
The surprise decision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to relocate the marathon and race walking events of t
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EDITORIAL | Tokyo Should Protest IOC’s Transfer of 2020 Olympic Marathon to Sapporo Without Consultation
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is poised to move the 2020 Summer Olympic marathon and race walking events f
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As PyeongChang Paralympics Begins, the IOC Needs to Watch and Learn
The Paralympic Games have begun. The participation by 570 athletes from 49 countries and regions this year makes it [&
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Editorial: On to Tokyo Olympics!
The PyeongChang Winter Olympics came to a close on February 25. Let’s review the lessons of these games as we […]
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Editorial: Nao Kodaira’s Gold Medal Reminds Us of Olympic Values
On February 18, Nao Kodaira won the gold medal in the women’s 500-meter speed skating event at the PyeongChang [&helli