Tag - fc-tokyo

 
 

FC TOKYO

Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 21, 2021
Couple sues Japanese government for not recognizing gender transition
Tokyo's Meguro and Ota wards have refused to recognize a woman's gender transition due to the legal status of same-sex marriages in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 21, 2021
It’s official (for now): 10,000 fans to be allowed at Olympic events
If an emergency is declared in the capital or anywhere venues are located after July 12, organizers said restrictions will be brought in line with whatever measures are put in place.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 21, 2021
These Olympics will be about doctors, not athletes
For medical personnel, eliminating spectators could mean the difference between controlling the pandemic at the doorstep or being overrun by a fresh outbreak.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jun 21, 2021
New Zealand's Laurel Hubbard to become first transgender Olympian
'I am grateful and humbled by the kindness and support that has been given to me by so many New Zealanders,” Hubbard said in a statement Monday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jun 20, 2021
Kenya unveils its team for the Tokyo Olympics
The East African nation is an athletics powerhouse and boasts some of the world's top athletes, who regularly win medals at elite competitions in Europe, Asia and North America.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jun 20, 2021
Soccer player Kumi Yokoyama comes out as transgender: 'It would be harder to live closeted'
The former Nadeshiko Japan striker, who plays for the NWSL's Washington Spirit, has received a flood of support from athletes and LGBTQ advocates following their announcement on Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 20, 2021
Uganda Olympic team member first to test positive for COVID-19 upon arrival in Japan
The discovery comes just over a month before the opening ceremony and amid concerns of another spike in infections once the games begin on July 23.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jun 20, 2021
Returning U.S. Olympians rely on experience for another shot at glory
Earning a place on the United States Olympic team is tough at the best of times — but booking your ticket to a third, fourth or even fifth games during a pandemic is an enormous challenge.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / The World of Translators
Jun 20, 2021
Morgan Giles: ‘I’m astounded by the sense of community among literary translators’
The World of Translators series wraps up with Morgan Giles, whose first full-length work, Yu Miri's “Tokyo Ueno Station,” won the National Book Award for translated literature in 2020.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jun 19, 2021
Japanese reporters largely cede the game to the West on Naomi Osaka
Naomi Osaka's willingness to speak out on issues such as Black Lives Matter sets her apart from other Japanese athletes working internationally.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jun 19, 2021
Spotify gets visual in a new TV Tokyo show about podcasting
Spotify dips its toe into broadcast television with a new show that will either be a boon for podcasts or chain restaurants.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 18, 2021
Japan's top COVID-19 adviser seeks Olympics without spectators
It would be 'desirable' to hold the games without fans in the stands to lower the risk to public health, Shigeru Omi and other experts recommended.

Longform

Sociologist Gracia Liu-Farrer argues that even though immigration doesn't figure into Japan's autobiography, it is more of a self-perception than a reality.
In search of the ‘Japanese dream’