“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,...
The Real Madrid winger lived up to expectations as one of Japan's brightest young stars.
“It’s a face that makes us think about our existence” said the artist, Haruka Kojin. And overcoming a year’s postponement due to the pandemic, it’s part...
Mana Iwabuchi scores in the 84th minute as the host nation salvages a draw in the teams’ Olympic opener.
How are people in Japan planning to watch the Olympic Games? JAPAN Forward hit the streets to find out.
Do you love sports - or any kind of movement? This exhibit shares great insights into the bodies that produce what the organizers call that amazing...
“Sports have the power to bring people together,” says Inoue. “The Olympics will go ahead as planned, and all we can do is our utmost to...
Leading Japan’s TV coverage of the Tokyo Games, NHK plans to air more than 1,200 hours of broadcasting across five channels.
“The Tokyo 2020 Olympics is a great opportunity for Japan to show its organizational power again,” Nikkei Toshihiko Tan says. “But in my opinion, this Olympiad...
Young stars elevate national team’s talent level as it gears up for first Olympic appearance since 1976.
"For women, it’s our time to get involved in every aspect of life. And sports is a big one." ーMarie-Claude Deslières, former Canadian Olympian (water polo)...
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...