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Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2013

At stake in bid — ¥3 trillion

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government estimates that hosting the 2020 Summer Olympics will produce economic effects worth ¥3 trillion from Hokkaido to Okinawa.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 31, 2013

Nearly 50 years after epic win, Mills backs Tokyo for 2020

Billy Mills' rise to prominence began nearly 50 years ago. Now, as he looks back on his highly successful career as a distance runner, author, humanitarian and motivational speaker, he reflects on how significant a role the 1964 Tokyo Olympics played in his life.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
May 14, 2013

Inose's slurs anger, bemuse Turks in Tokyo but may boost Istanbul's Olympic bid

It's prayer time at Tokyo's biggest mosque and the congregation is pondering God, community and Naoki Inose, the city's governor, who many here say has revealed himself to be, well, a bit of a bigot.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Aug 8, 2021

In pictures: Day 15 of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics

In the field, India collected its first gold medal ever and on the track, Team USA's cemented its legacy in the women's 4x400 meter relay. Oh, and Japan finally ruled the Olympic baseball diamond.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Aug 6, 2021

In pictures: Day 13 of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics

This was the day that the host nation surpassed its own national record for most gold medals, including two from a pair of wrestling sisters.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Aug 2, 2021

In pictures: Day 9 of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics

It was a day of firsts at the Tokyo Olympics, most notably Emma McKeon becoming the first female swimmer to win seven medals at a single Olympic Games.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Jul 31, 2021

In pictures: Day 7 of 2020 Tokyo Olympics

It was a day of upsets (Ethiopia's Selemon Barega felled the reigning world 10,000-meter Olympic champion, Novak Djokovicu00a0was denied a gold) and a great day at the BMX races.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Jul 29, 2021

In pictures: Day 5 of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Anna Kiesenhofer of Austria celebrates winning gold in the woen's road race on Sunday. | POOL / VIA REUTERS
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Jul 26, 2021

In pictures: Day 2 of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Rudy Gobert of France in action at the rim with Damian Lillard and Devin Booker of the United States at Saitama Super Arena on Sunday | REUTERS
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Mar 13, 2021

Climbing gyms and athletes look to regain footing after Tokyo 2020 delay

The pandemic has put the aspirations of Japanese competition climbers on hold, and affected the operations of climbing gyms they rely on for training.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 9, 2021

IOC calls remarks of Tokyo Games chief Yoshiro Mori 'absolutely inappropriate'

The IOC did not mention any further action against Mori but said the Tokyo Organising Committee also considered its own chief's comments as inappropriate.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 25, 2020

Domestic sponsors agree to extend contracts for delayed Tokyo Games

Tokyo 2020 organizers expect more than u00a522 billion in additional contributions from them.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 10, 2020

Kanoa Igarashi poised to ride wave of momentum into Tokyo Olympics

The Japanese surfer and Olympic medal hopeful was preparing for the biggest year of his life when 2020 decided it had other plans.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Nov 19, 2020

Tokyo Olympics in the balance as COVID-19 surges around world

Proceeding with plans to host the postponed 2020 Games during what could be an ongoing pandemic is, at best, a gamble with increasingly high stakes and a dubious payoff.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Mar 29, 2020

Disappointed Naomi Osaka voices support for postponement of Tokyo Olympics

Tennis star Naomi Osaka, the poster girl of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, took to social media on Saturday to show her support for the decision to postpone the games until next year.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Dec 19, 2019

2020 Olympic organizers unveil course for Sapporo marathons

The course for the men’s and women’s marathon competitions in Sapporo for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics has been set, the organizers announced on Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 5, 2018

2020 Tokyo Games: Costs related to Japan's scorching summers being factored into the budget

Organizers and the head of the International Olympic Committee's inspection team for the Tokyo 2020 Games on Wednesday said the rising costs associated with preventing heat-related illnesses and injuries to athletes and spectators due to the country's increasingly hotter summers are being factored into...
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Nov 8, 2018

Kanagawa natives set out to master new yachting class

The wind was more like a zephyr, so the yacht was not running as swift as it could have.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 12, 2018

Torch relay for 2020 Summer Games to start in Fukushima Prefecture

The Tokyo Organising Committee president said it will symbolize the region's recovery, and offer a chance to show gratitude for the global support received after the Great East Japan Earthquake.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 6, 2018

Track mentors developing ambitious plans for Japan's runners before 2020 Olympics

Japan's track and field athletes have enjoyed some notable achievements in recent years, including medal-winning feats by the men's 4x100-meter relay team and Yuta Shitara's recent national marathon record-breaking performance.
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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
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