JUDOs chairman and Japan’s national men’s judo team coach Kosei Inoue says the visiting athletes’ growth will raise the level of judo in the world and...
Approval for the Suga Cabinet dropped nearly 10 points to 43%, while 69.5% of Japanese signaled disapproval of it’s handling of the COVID-19 crisis.
Stakeholders and opponents clash in a war of words over the decision to press ahead with this summer's Olympic and Paralympic Games.
“With the long-standing effects of pandemic, the determining factor in recovery will become the vaccine…I plan to stand at the fore, and make sure that the...
Cooperation at all levels, local, national and from the vaccine suppliers, is urgently needed in order for the vaccine rollout to proceed smoothly, and bring a...
"There is great apprehension that if we don’t [act now], the increase in infections happening in the large cities could increase around the whole country", said...
Tokyo 2020 President Seiko Hashimoto said organizers are determined to host a successful Olympic Games without wasting any time for preparations.
The two-time Olympic hammer throw medalist will undergo a stem cell transplant as part of his medical treatment.
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.
"The torch of Tokyo 2020 will become a bright light for hope for Japanese citizens and citizens in the world and a light at the end...
The 2018 Asian Games MVP will enter the 50- and 100-meter women's freestyle races and the 50- and 100-meter butterfly events.