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Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 13, 2019

IOC partners with Procter and Gamble to build 2020 Olympic podiums using recycled plastic

Olympic medalists will stand on podiums made of recycled plastic at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the International Olympic Committee said Thursday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jan 19, 2019

Ollan Cassell thinks embattled JOC chief Tsunekazu Takeda should step aside in wake of French probe

With serious allegations of corruption and bribery linked to Japanese Olympic Committee chief Tsunekazu Takeda, a prominent member of the global sports community issued a call for Japanese authorities to sever ties with him.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Dec 1, 2018

IOC leader Thomas Bach speaks out on many issues

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said the organization is still reviewing multiple proposals concerning the possibility of extreme heat during the 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 15, 2018

JAAF promotes Marathon Grand Championship as vital preparation for 2020 Olympics

Japan's runners who earn spots for the Summer Olympics will gain significant experience running on a nearly identical course during the trial for the 2020 Tokyo Games on home soil.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 31, 2017

Samurai Japan taps Inaba to lead Tokyo 2020 tilt

Atsunori Inaba hadn't even been officially unveiled as the next Samurai Japan manager for 10 minutes when NPB commissioner Katsuhiko Kumazaki told him he carried the hopes and dreams of the public into the upcoming Tokyo Olympics in 2020 and World Baseball Classic in 2021. Samurai Japan Strengthening...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 2, 2017

Private country club must equalize membership rules to host Olympic golf competition: IOC

Kasumigaseki Country Club will be stripped of hosting the Tokyo 2020 Olympic golf tournament if it does not allow women to become full members, the International Olympic Committee warned on Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / GEARING UP FOR THE GAMES,GEARING UP FOR THE GAMES
Jan 4, 2017

Japan's rising sports stars look to raise the bar at Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Setting new records, Japan's Olympians managed to haul in a very respectable 38 medals at the 2012 London Games and 41 last year in Rio de Janeiro. Their efforts are certainly something for the nation's up-and-coming young athletes to duplicate or even surpass, as there are many potential stars out there who could become household names by the time Tokyo hosts the Olympics about 3u00bd years from now.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 22, 2016

Tokyo Olympics organizers settle on price tag for 2020 Games, eye further cost-cutting

Tokyo Olympic organizers on Wednesday slapped a first official price tag of ¥1.6 to ¥1.8 trillion on the 2020 Games.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 27, 2015

Japan should tap Olympics to bolster flagging English skills, says language school boss

Japan should use its opportunity as 2020 Olympics host to bolster English proficiency amid figures showing a worsening trend, says the Japan president of the official English language-training supplier for next year's Rio Games.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 2, 2015

Olympics minister says first task is to address stadium funding feud

The newly appointed minister of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games says his immediate priority is to build trust between the central government and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government over funding the international sporting extravaganza.
JAPAN
Jan 8, 2015

Tokyo to set up free call center for Olympic interpretation services

Tokyo plans to set up a 24-hour call center this year so tourism-related businesses can obtain free interpretation in three languages ahead of the 2020 Olympics.
JAPAN
Jan 15, 2014

Shimomura announces plans to launch Tokyo 2020 Olympics organizing panel

Tokyo and Japan will launch an organizing committee on Jan. 24 to start preparations for the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics, education minister Hakubun Shimomura said Wednesday.
JAPAN / View from Osaka
Oct 19, 2013

Will Olympic glory carry beyond Tokyo?

If Tokyo's reaction to winning the 2020 Olympics, especially among the cash-strapped TV stations and other media types who rely on bread and circuses-type events to pay the bills, made you feel like Alice in Wonderland or a character in a Samuel Beckett play, you're not alone.
Japan Times
LIFE / WEEK 3
Sep 14, 2013

Olympic stars of the future look forward to 2020

Thursday night was warm and clear in Yokohama. A cloudless, gradually darkening sky stretched over the 400-meter track at the Yamato Sports Center — seemingly boundless in its ability to absorb the shouts and laughter coming from the 20 boisterous young members of the Yokohama Athlete Club, who had...
JAPAN
Sep 10, 2013

The biggest Olympic beneficiaries? Tokyo Bay developers

Tokyo Bay area property prices stand to benefit the most in the lead-up to the 2020 Olympic Games, adding to the recovery in the capital's real estate values after 20 years of declines
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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