It is ‘The IOC Presents the 2020 Olympics Live From Tokyo on NBC, minus Japanese people,’” said Peter Williams, a media entrepreneur who has lived here for 30 years. And these Olympics will prompt ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s top entrepreneur offers valuable lessons for Malaysian companies
As a matter of fact, they did something the previous LDP administration had not dared to do: To allow Japan's national carrier JAL, with its astronomical debt of ¥2.322tril yen and a share face value ... ( read original story ...)
Will Tokyo Olympics be a game-changer in how we view athletes’ mental health?
Whether it was in Russian, Spanish, English or other languages, athletes in Tokyo showed striking willingness to acknowledge their mental health woes. ( read original story ...)
Empty venues and extreme heat – things to forget from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Here, the PA news agency looks at the moments to forget from the Japanese capital. Even the most spectacular performances have not been able to make up for the fact these Olympics have been held ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics a Hit for Japan Athletes, Not for Its Leader
As the curtain falls on Tokyo’s Olympics, delayed and curtailed by the coronavirus, Japan’s athletes can chalk it up as a triumph, having bagged more gold medals than ever before. For Prime Minister ... ( read original story ...)
REVIEW Olympics-Tennis-Surprise medallists as Osaka, Djokovic succumb to pressure
For Japan's Naomi Osaka, the Tokyo Games were a chance to stage a victorious comeback on home turf after several weeks out of the spotlight to focus on her mental health. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics closing ceremony marks end of strangest games on record
The Tokyo Olympics, christened with "2020" but held in mid-2021 after being interrupted for a year by the coronavirus, glided to their conclusion in a COVID-emptied stadium Sunday night as an often ... ( read original story ...)
23 Shocking Olympics Moments You Probably Missed From the Tokyo 2020 Games
The Olympics represents the pinnacle of sporting competition featuring thousands of athletes participating in a wide variety of events while millions around the world watch on, entranced. At its best, ... ( read original story ...)
The Tokyo Olympics end with Closing Ceremony
Summer Olympics are closing today after the Games were delayed for almost a year because of the coronavirus pandemic. Follow here for the latest news on the Summer Olympics. ( read original story ...)
Closing Ceremony Ends Dour Tokyo Olympics After Battle With Covid-19 and the Japanese Public
The closing ceremony marks the end of the Games after 17 days in which the world’s biggest sporting event coped with a new, aggressive wave of Covid-19 and a Japanese public that remained uninterested ... ( read original story ...)
Moderate magnitude 4.5 quake hits 65 km southeast of Nemuro, Japan early evening
An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 occurred early evening on Sunday 8 August 2021 at 7:37 pm local time near Nemuro, Nemuro-shi, Hokkaido, Japan, as reported by Japan's National Resea ... ( read original story ...)
Live updates from Olympics closing ceremony: Bidding farewell to Summer Games in Tokyo
After a year-long postponement due to COVID-19, the Tokyo Olympics are finally coming to a close. Follow along with our crew at the closing ceremony. ( read original story ...)
How Tokyo Olympic organizers managed to keep COVID-19 mostly in check
Aggressive testing, tracking apps and restrictions prevented a widespread COVID-19 outbreak from derailing the Olympics, but there were problems. ( read original story ...)
Factbox – Biles, Belarus and sports drama: Tokyo’s Olympics were full of surprises
In an action-packed Tokyo Olympics that were held in the shadow a pandemic, the upsets were not just confined to the stadiums and sports fields. Arguably one of the most dramatic moments of the Games ... ( read original story ...)
US tops overall and gold medal count in Tokyo, thanks in part to women’s dominance
The U.S. finished the Tokyo Olympics with 113 overall medals to China's 88, with American women winning 66 of those medals. ( read original story ...)
Japan has its best Olympic medal haul: 27 gold, 58 overall
Despite the pandemic, the one-year delay and the soaring costs, the Japanese public may still find a sweet spot for the Tokyo Olympics, the way it did for the storied 1964 Games. Why? ( read original story ...)