Tag: Japan Olympic Team
Osaka governor wants to cancel Olympic torch legs in area
TOKYO — The governor of Osaka prefecture said on Thursday that he wants to cancel the torch relay legs going through Osaka later this...
Some medical experts unconvinced about holding Tokyo Games
TOKYO — The Tokyo Olympics open in under four months, and the torch relay has begun to crisscross Japan with 10,000 runners. Organizers say...
Overseas Tokyo ticket holders may get only partial refunds
TOKYO — Many fans living outside Japan who bought Tokyo Olympic tickets from brokers — so-called Authorized Ticket Resellers — will not get full...
Ex-Tokyo Olympics chief again criticized for sexist comment
TOKYO — Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, who resigned last month as president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee over comments criticized as...
Japanese PM Suga expects to invite Biden to Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Friday he expects to invite President Joe Biden to the Tokyo Olympics when he visits the...
Torch relay for Tokyo Olympics kicks off its 121-day journey
TOKYO — The torch relay for the postponed Tokyo Olympics began its 121-day journey across Japan on Thursday and is headed toward the opening...
Faceoff between Hanyu and Chen easily goes to Olympic champ
STOCKHOLM, Sweden — The faceoff between Yuzuru Hanyu and Nathan Chen was no contest.
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EXPLAINER: Torch relay not just a sideshow in time of COVID
TOKYO — The Olympic torch relay is usually just a sideshow for the real thing; the prelude, the buildup, the warm-up act that could...
Japan spends billions on technology for absent Olympic fans
TOKYO — Japan’s top telecommunications company is getting 7.3 billion yen — about $67 million — in taxpayer money to design mobile tracking software...
Volunteers from abroad ruled out for Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO — Volunteers from abroad will not be allowed into Japan for the postponed Tokyo Olympics, organizers said Monday.
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