The one-year anniversary is the time to consider the tangible and intangible assets the Tokyo Games left behind and how they can help society in the...
“I think we were able to present a new image of rugby to the Japanese audience,” noted the new league’s executive director, Hajime Shoji.
There were few cheering crowds at the Tokyo Olympics but the praise for Japan in the international media is unprecedented.
The world’s fastest supercomputer, Fugaku, calculates that, if 10,000 spectators observed appropriate measures in the National Stadium, there would effectively be zero new infection. At least...
“This is a race between the spread of the Delta variant and the vaccine rollout”, said Yasutoshi Nishimura, key decision maker in COVID-19 prevention policymaking.
“If the Games can be a time where people can see how much effort the athletes have put in and collectively have the courage to move...
The Tokyo Organizing Committee will decide the specific number of spectators for various venues by late June. A ticket lottery is under consideration.
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.
Sumo is a sport that has a long tradition in Japan, which spreads far and wide in the country. Even the tiny city of Fukushima,...
