Tag: sapporo

Hosting the Games 57 years ago helped transform Tokyo from ‘a polluted, fetid mess’ – this year’s contrast could not be greater ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo 2020 organizers report that an unnamed Olympic Village resident has tested positive for COVID-19, the first positive case in the village. ( read original story ...)

Organisers in Japan confirm that a visitor from abroad who is involved in organising the Games has tested positive ... ( read original story ...)

For the past year and a half, the cloud of COVID-19 has loomed over the Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The Games have already been postponed a year, a majority of Japanese citizens do not want the Olympics ... ( read original story ...)

Struggling businesses forced to temporarily shut down around Olympics venues. Olympic visitors ordered to install invasive apps and allow GPS tracking. Minders staking out hotels to keep participants ... ( read original story ...)

A post on Facebook falsely claims the Japanese fear of armed citizens dissuaded them from invading the U.S. after the attack on Pearl Harbor. ( read original story ...)

Usain Bolt is disappointed with how Jamaican men's sprinting has developed since he retired and predicts his compatriots will find it tough in Tokyo after his glorious domination of the last three ... ( read original story ...)

From the youngest and oldest Olympians to the cost of COVID-19 testing, a look at the numbers behind the Tokyo Olympic Games. ( read original story ...)

As global interest in women's football approaches fever pitch, former champions Japan are eyeing a return to glory with the country's first professional league for female players. ( read original story ...)

On Thursday 15 July, one day following their match against the Australia Women’s National Team in the MS&AD CUP 2021, the Nadeshiko Japan (Japan Women’s National Team) arrived in Sapporo, where they ... ( read original story ...)

Yokozuna Hakuho and ozeki Terunofuji stretched their perfect runs at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament to 13 straight wins on Friday, leaving them on a collision course for the final-day title decider ... ( read original story ...)

Christopher Harding portrays Japan through the lives of five figures from history. ( read original story ...)

The Los Angeles Times has a new Olympics Telegram channel. The channel, which readers can access via the Telegram app on iPhone and Android smartphones, is a space where you can chat directly with ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s End of the World is determined to break out of the bounds of J-pop to deliver its music to a global audience. ( read original story ...)

Officials discovered that Ugandan athlete Julius Ssekitoleko, who arrived in Japan mid-June but did not end up qualifying for the Olympics, was missing on Friday ... ( read original story ...)

The four-time All Star said she has been having panic attacks this month. "I need to take care of myself mentally and physically," she said. ( read original story ...)