Renowned Tokyo nightclubs Sound Museum Vision and Contact have been able to resume business after crowdfunding last summer, but due to repeated emergency declarations in the city, operations have been ... ( read original story ...)
Refugee team gets green light for Tokyo Games after positive case
The Olympic refugee team will start arriving in Tokyo later on Sunday, the International Olympic Committee said, ending speculation about their participation after one team official had tested ... ( read original story ...)
‘Shuttle Diplomacy Gone Bad’: How Japan’s investing star became embroiled in Toshiba board dispute
Hiromichi Mizuno’s connections, spanning from the Japanese government to Harvard University, made him a guiding voice among climate-focused investors worldwide. Now those ties have placed his own ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 Scare Hits Tokyo Olympics: Three Participating Athletes Test Positive Days Ahead Of Games Launch
The development gains much significance as two of the three athletes were also staying at the Olympic Village. ( read original story ...)
AP PHOTOS: Olympic guests get view of Tokyo — from the bus
As the bus rumbles along a Tokyo thruway, passengers steal a fleeting glance at the Olympic rings floating on a barge in the bay. Colorful shop signs that dot the Kabukicho entertainment district pass ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live: Boris Johnson will not isolate despite contact; two athletes test positive in Tokyo Olympic Village
British prime minister will take part in daily testing pilot after health secretary diagnosed with Covid; athletes are first to test positive on site ... ( read original story ...)
‘Naomi Osaka’ Netflix docuseries takes an intimate look at tennis star
It’s the tennis star’s unresolved questions that are the heart of “Naomi Osaka,” director-producer Garrett Bradley said of the series that was taped over a two-year period starting with the 2019 U.S. ( read original story ...)
Malaysia Airlines celebrates first year of joint business partnership with Japan Airlines
Malaysia Airlines and Japan Airlines (JAL) celebrate the first anniversary of their joint business partnership, reaffirming the relationship between both carriers by flying 44 Malaysian Olympic ... ( read original story ...)
Goodbye, Tokyo: Tea company Lupicia moves HQ to Niseko ski resort
Moving his company from the bustling capital Tokyo to the mountainous views of Niseko, Hokkaido, Hiroki Mizuguchi, chairman and president of tea store chain Lupicia is confident that the new ... ( read original story ...)
Five U.S. Women Looking for Redemption at the Tokyo Games
Whether they’re gunning for their first medal or another gold, these athletes have unfinished business in the Olympics. ( read original story ...)
A revived Jordan Chiles finds way to Tokyo through Houston
When Jordan Chiles talked her parents into buying a dog as a 2016 Christmas present, she named it Tokyo Gold, a name that embodied her goals and expectations for her gymnastics career. By 2018, ... ( read original story ...)
IOC backs transgender weightlifter’s selection for Tokyo, says to review rules later
The International Olympic Committee on Saturday backed New Zealand's selection of transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard for the Tokyo Olympics despite criticism, saying that under the current rules ... ( read original story ...)
A Greener Games? Tokyo’s Environmental Impact
TOKYO - Olympics organizers have pledged to prioritize sustainability ... But such programs are controversial. Activists accuse big business of paying for a quick fix rather than seeking to overhaul ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Games opening ceremony musician apologizes for past bullying of disabled classmates
Musician Keigo Oyamada, who recently came under fire online over past confessions in magazine articles that he bullied classmates with disabi ... ( read original story ...)
IOC executive director Dubi tells Japanese public to be proud of Tokyo Olympics
Christophe Dubi (on screen) speaks during a pre-Games press briefing in Tokyo, Japan, Feb. 17, 2021. (Xinhua/Du Xiaoyi) TOKYO, July 17 (Xinhua) -- The International Olympic Committee's Olympic Games ... ( read original story ...)
Confident to clinch medal at Tokyo, says Noida DM after securing berth
Noida District Magistrate and para-badminton player Suhas L. Yathiraj, who would be representing India in the upcoming Paralympics, is confident of winning a medal at Tokyo 2020 ... ( read original story ...)