New Tokyo Games chief Hashimoto at work

New Tokyo Games chief Hashimoto at work

Hashimoto Seiko gets to work as new president of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee.

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Hashimoto Seiko becomes Tokyo Olympic organizing chief

Hashimoto Seiko becomes Tokyo Olympic organizing chief

Japan’s former Olympic minister Hashimoto Seiko assumes the post of president of the Tokyo Games organizing committee, a...

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Mori resigns as Tokyo Games organizing chief

Mori resigns as Tokyo Games organizing chief

Mori Yoshiro resigns as president of the Tokyo Games organizing committee amid growing criticism over his sexist remarks...

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Final Olympic qualifier for artistic swimming postponed

Final Olympic qualifier for artistic swimming postponed

The international governing body for swimming postpones the final qualifying competition in artistic swimming for the To...

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Nurse-boxer gearing up toward Tokyo Olympics

Nurse-boxer gearing up toward Tokyo Olympics

A nurse is training in the hopes of competing in boxing at the Tokyo Olympics amid concerns over the coronavirus.

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IOC VP touches on possibility of Tokyo Olympics without spectators

IOC VP touches on possibility of Tokyo Olympics without spectators

IOC Vice President Anita DeFrantz touches on the possibility of holding the Tokyo Olympics without spectators in an inte...

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Tokyo Games without spectators to incur economic losses of 2.4 trillion yen

Tokyo Games without spectators to incur economic losses of 2.4 trillion yen

An honorary professor estimates that the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics would incur economic losses of over 2.4 trillion...

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Coronavirus outbreak among top rugby players in Japan

Coronavirus outbreak among top rugby players in Japan

More than 40 players in Japan’s top professional rugby league have tested positive for the coronavirus, prompting the c...

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Tokyo Olympic host town woes

Tokyo Olympic host town woes

Local towns across Japan registered as host towns for foreign national teams that will compete in the Tokyo Olympics and...

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Doctor torn over running in Olympic torch relay

Doctor torn over running in Olympic torch relay

A doctor in central Japan has mixed feelings about running in the Tokyo Olympic torch relay considering his role as lead...

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