The 23-hectare (57-acre) market near Tokyo's swanky Ginza district is home to "not thousands but tens of thousands" of rats, attracted by fish offcuts and the market's maze of sewers, according to Tat... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 Announces Aquatics Schedule
Following an agreement with the IOC and FINA, the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee has announced the competition schedule for all of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic aquatics events. Swimming events will be held ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics committee to recruit 80K volunteers
The organizing committee of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Wednesday announced they were ... according to a statement by the committee, reports Efe news. The number of volunteers wanted tops the Rio 2016 ... ( read original story ...)
Organizers to start accepting applications from prospective Tokyo Games volunteers this month
sightseeing spots in Tokyo and at areas hosting the events. Applications will be accepted from Sept. 26 through early December, the organizers announced at a news conference at the Toranomon Hills com... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Triathlon Test Event confirmed for August 2019
The International Triathlon Union, the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee and the Japanese Triathlon Union have announced the dates for the 2019 Test Event for the Tokyo 2020 Games – World Olympic Qualif... ( read original story ...)
IOC backs daylight savings to ease Tokyo 2020 heat fears
"Yes -- we've observed the discussions that are happening in this country," Coates told a news conference ... with the handover to Tokyo taking place on March 19. The flame will then make its way acro... ( read original story ...)
Pope says he hopes to visit Japan next year, fulfilling wish
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis said Wednesday he hopes to visit Japan next year, a trip that would enable him to draw attention to both the legacy of Christian martyrs centuries ago and survivors of the ... ( read original story ...)
Russia’s Putin tells Japan’s Abe: ‘Let’s sign peace deal this year’
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Japanese officials had not communicated any response in private immediately after the session, Russia’s TASS news agency reported. Both Moscow and Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo battles rats as iconic Tsukiji fish market shuts
Tokyo: The operation must be ruthless, thorough and silent. Without alerting the watchful enemy, a unit of highly trained Japanese agents will throw up a ring of steel to block any escape from the vas... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo battles rats as iconic market shuts
The 23-hectare (57-acre) market near Tokyo’s swanky Ginza district is home to “not thousands but tens of thousands” of rats, attracted by fish offcuts and the market’s maze of sewers, according to Tat... ( read original story ...)
PlayStation Floods Tokyo Game Show 2018 Lead-Up With Slew of New Titles (Watch)
In the lead-up to Tokyo Game Show 2018, Sony held a special PlayStation LineUp Tour on Monday. The show was streamed online for those who couldn’t attend in person, which offered a montage of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan wants end to commercial whaling ban
FLORIANOPOLIS, Brazil -- Japan proposed an end to a decades-old ban on commercial whaling at an international conference Monday, arguing there is no longer a scientific reason for what was supposed to ... ( read original story ...)
Serena Williams vs. Naomi Osaka: How the U.S. Open Descended Into Chaos
Osaka, a shy, 20-year-old who was born in Japan but moved to ... Williams came to her postmatch news conference prepared to discuss the whole matter. One key issue was that Mouratoglou had already adm... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Open Winner Naomi Osaka Says She ‘Felt She Had to Apologize’ After Beating Serena Williams
U.S. Open winner Naomi Osaka appeared on the Today show on Monday, and broke her silence on the dramatic end to the final match between her and Serena Williams. Williams lost to Japan's Osaka on Satur... ( read original story ...)
Japanese, Haitian, and now a Grand Slam winner: Naomi Osaka’s historic journey to the U.S. Open
But Osaka is not entirely comfortable speaking in Japanese, which is understandable, considering that she left the country as a toddler. At news conferences last week, she took questions in Japanese b... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka wins maiden US Open title after Serena Williams implodes with anger
Osaka, who stunned her idol in the first round at the Miami ... Keep up to date with the latest on skysports.com/tennis We will bring you news, previews, live blogs, reports, reaction and expert analy... ( read original story ...)