Tag: Nagoya

Tokyo hit another six-month high in new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, one day before the Olympics begin, as worries grow of a worsening of infections during the Games. Thursday’s 1,979 new cases are the ... ( read original story ...)

Olympic Games is well underway as organisers remain determined to press ahead despite COVID clusters and executive scandals. Follow Newsweek's live blog for the top Olympic events and news. ( read original story ...)

Fans will not be filling the arenas but the host nation still expects a taste of glory on Japanese soil after their Rio bonanza ... ( read original story ...)

Kentaro Kobayashi Kobayashi was fired “after a joke he had made in the past about a painful historical event was brought to light,” the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee said in a statement. ( read original story ...)

SPAIN begin their Olympic challenge with a clash against Egpyt in Sapporo. With a host of youthful talent, the Spanish are one of the favourites to take the gold medal this summer. Start time: ... ( read original story ...)

The Latest on the Tokyo Olympics, which are taking place under heavy restrictions after a year’s delay because of the coronavirus pandemic: Host Japan beat Mexico 3-2 in softball to improve to 2-0 at ... ( read original story ...)

Goto stranded five runners over the final two innings and Mana Atsumi singled in the winning run in the bottom of the eighth as Japan beat Mexico 3-2. ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka’s first match in nearly two months will come against 52nd-ranked Zheng Saisai of China in the opening round of the Olympic tennis tournament. The second-seeded Osaka, who represents host ... ( read original story ...)

"We found out that Mr. Kobayashi, in his own performance, has used a phrase ridiculing a historical tragedy," the organizing committee stated. ( read original story ...)

A Tokyo 2020 official said they became aware of the director's past remarks about the Holocaust, which he made in 1998, on Wednesday morning. ( read original story ...)

The pandemic, and the IOC’s stubbornness, have transformed the Games into a made-for-TV spectacle with a stale aftertaste ... ( read original story ...)

Preventing a spread of infections by implementing strict infection-prevention measures is our priority, but we also want to make it possible for athletes to participate in the events,” Olympics ... ( read original story ...)

American fencer Alen Hadzic, under investigation for allegations of sexual misconduct, is participating at the Olympics but facing restrictions there. ( read original story ...)

According to AFP, local police are now looking for the bear, which was seen on the softball field, but haven't been able to locate it. ( read original story ...)

Long restricted by the International Olympic Committee, such protests within limited parameters are now permitted at the Games inside the field of play. Unlike in sports like the ... ( read original story ...)

IOC and Tokyo 2020 officials ban their social media accounts from running pictures of protests during the Olympics, according to a Guardian report. ( read original story ...)