Tag: Yokohama

Tennis superstar Naomi Osaka hopes to inspire younger generations and make her home country proud by winning an Olympic gold medal. Going for gold: The 23-year-old athlete, who will represent Japan ... ( read original story ...)

When NBCUniversal airs the Tokyo Olympics next month, expect coverage from a new type of “venue” far from the action at the pool or court. It could be a living room, a bar, or Main Street back home. ( read original story ...)

Home of J1 League club Yokohama F. Marinos, the International Stadium Yokohama has a long history of hosting football matches. Most notably, the 70,000-plus capacity stadium hosted the 2002 FIFA World ... ( read original story ...)

The games will bring thousands of foreign athletes, officials, sponsors and journalists to Japan during a pandemic. ( read original story ...)

The grand steward of the Imperial Household Agency, Yasuhiko Nishimura, shared the emperor's concerns at a news conference. ( read original story ...)

Japan's Emperor Naruhito is "extremely worried" that the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics could accelerate the spread of the coronavirus, the head of the Imperial Palace said Thursday with the games ... ( read original story ...)

Andy Murray will bid for a third consecutive Olympic gold medal after being included in Britain’s six-strong tennis team for the Tokyo Games — but his brother Jamie has surprisingly missed out on ... ( read original story ...)

Kazuma Ieiri was bullied at school, too poor to go to university, and spent years in his bedroom as a recluse. More than 20 years later, he’s aiming to take his startup public at a valuation of more ... ( read original story ...)

Since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Japan has had a system in which moderate cases of infection are treated in a hotel rather than hospital or at home. This is a way of killing two birds by ... ( read original story ...)

Emperor Naruhito appears worried the Tokyo Olympics will spread Covid-19, a senior aide said, a rare expression of opinion about current events by the imperial court. ( read original story ...)

Two documentaries about tennis stars, one coming out on Netflix this summer and the other originally released in 1982, couldn’t be streaming at a better time. ( read original story ...)

The BBC will be the ultimate destination for all the unmissable moments from this year’s Summer Olympics in Tokyo, with a jam-packed calendar of coverage across TV, radio and online ... ( read original story ...)

For most people, the answer is no. But Simone Biles is not like most people, or even most Olympians. Biles has four gymnastics skills named after her, an honor reserved for the first competitor to ... ( read original story ...)

"The anticipation for this year's Olympics is higher than ever, and we're proud to be showcasing the very best of the action," said Barbara Slater, director of BBC Sport. "There will be something for ... ( read original story ...)

Two-time Olympic gold medalist Andy Murray will defend his title in Tokyo after being named in Team GB’s team for the Tokyo Games ... ( read original story ...)

Naruhito said to be ‘extremely worried’ and shares widespread public unease over the Games ... ( read original story ...)