But will the global athletics supremo’s comments give the Japanese capital a big boost in the next few years?
“This is a message of hope,” said IOC boss Thomas Bach. “Yes, it’s very different from what all of us imagined. But let us cherish this...
“This might be the last chance I get to see a glimpse of the Olympics in my home country, so I came here,” says Chiyoko Takasaki,...
Some of the crafts are primarily associated with the rebuilding of shrines and temples; others, in the building and refurbishment of traditional urban and farm houses.
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The December 15 opening ceremony for the New National Stadium in Tokyo inaugurated what is to be a major venue for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and...
Wednesday July 24 marked exactly one year until the start of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. In the Summer Games, the second...