Tag: Nagoya

The Tokyo Olympics are not inspiring Japan's fatalistic Gen Z. The young are coping with COVID-19, empty stadiums and economic stagnation ... ( read original story ...)

Dean Mouhtaropoulos/GettyThe Ugandan weightlifter who disappeared in Japan after failing to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics last week has been found.Julius Ssekitoleko, 20, left a note ahead of his ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Unwanted Olympics Japan’s Unwanted Olympics... Here is today’s Foreign Policy brief: Tokyo 2020’s key sponsor scraps ad campaign amid public discontent, Haiti’s interim prime minister resigns, ... ( read original story ...)

Japan has rebooted extra power plants, including a long-dormant nuclear reactor, and taken other steps to avoid a power crisis as temperatures soar and demand for cooling surges, especially in Tokyo, ... ( read original story ...)

A Ugandan athlete who fled during pre-Olympics training in western Japan last week has been found and is being interviewed by police, officials said Tuesday. Mie prefectural police in central Japan ... ( read original story ...)

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co said on Tuesday it agreed to supply an additional 50 million doses of Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine to Japan. Takeda CEO Christophe Weber had said in May that talks were ... ( read original story ...)

Beach volleyball players have already found sand too hot for their feet during practice ... ( read original story ...)

Host-nation Japan is projected to improve its medals haul at the Tokyo Olympics by 50% from the Rio de Janeiro Games, according to data analysts Gracenote. Japan won a record-breaking 41 medals in ... ( read original story ...)

An American gymnast and a Czech beach volleyball player were added to the tally Tuesday of people accredited for the Tokyo Olympics who have tested positive for COVID-19 this month. Tokyo Olympics ... ( read original story ...)

Skippy the yellow kangaroo with green paws was affixed to the first base dugout railing, watching the Australia Spirit become the first team to work out at Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium, seven ... ( read original story ...)

Toyota will have a subdued role at the Olympics in Japan this year, despite being one of the event's biggest sponsors. ( read original story ...)

Two big storms have formed in the waters of East Asia, both of which are expected to lash the region with strong winds and heavy rains in the coming days. ( read original story ...)

The president of Poland's swimming federation (PZP) has apologised after six athletes were sent home from the Tokyo Games due to an administrative error. ( read original story ...)

Temperatures in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido have been soaring recently, with Sapporo recording 35 degrees Celsius on July 1 ... ( read original story ...)

The heated exchange between Naomi Osaka and Megyn Kelly came hours after Osaka debuted her Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue cover ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese musician Keigo Oyamada has announced his intention to step down as a composer for the Tokyo 2020 opening and closing ceremonies after old interviews of bullying behavior resurfaced, days ... ( read original story ...)