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OLYMPICS

Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Dec 15, 2016
Five-time Olympic diving champion Wu retires
Five-time Olympic gold medalist Wu Minxia, China's most successful female diver, announced her retirement on Thursday due to her "physical condition."
JAPAN
Dec 13, 2016
Tokyo Olympics budget may be released next week
The budget for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics may be revealed as early as Dec. 21, when the cost-reviewing group will meet via a teleconference, according to an organizing committee source.
JAPAN
Dec 12, 2016
Japan's Olympic host towns aim to promote educational and sports exchanges
The 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games are taking place in Tokyo. But under a central government plan to build national support for the games, residents from Hokkaido to Kyushu will have the opportunity to see and interact with the athletes coming from around the world.
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Dec 10, 2016
IJF announces new regulations
The International Judo Federation on Friday announced new regulations that will apply for the next Olympic cycle at the 2020 Tokyo Games.
EDITORIALS
Dec 10, 2016
Keeping Olympic costs down
Solid efforts have been made to cut the cost of hosting the Olympics, but even more should be done.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 9, 2016
IOC chief Bach says Tokyo 2020 Games costs can be capped at ¥1.7 trillion
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach says even that figure could be too high, and vows further efforts.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 8, 2016
Yokohama gets baseball, softball as IOC decides Tokyo 2020 venues
The International Olympic Committee made the choice, along with venues for four other new sports, at an executive meeting on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Dec 7, 2016
JBA hopeful new plan helps strengthen men's national team
The Japan Basketball Association recently announced plans to hold training camps more often as it becomes more serious, and desperate, about developing the men’s national team ahead of the 2019 FIBA World Cup and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Dec 7, 2016
Refugee team unsure for Tokyo 2020
The newly formed refugee team competing at this year's Olympics was one of the highlights in Rio de Janeiro but it is not clear if it will compete at the 2020 Games in Tokyo, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said Tuesday.
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JAPAN
Dec 4, 2016
Paris organizers confident they can avoid Tokyo's Olympic mess
The head of Paris' bid for the 2024 Olympics has branded Tokyo's original 2020 Games proposal "a fairy tale" and believes the French capital can avoid the kind of after-the-fact revisions bogging down Japan's organizers.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Dec 1, 2016
Japan Basketball Association dismisses men's national team coach Hasegawa
Since his appointment two years ago, Kenji Hasegawa has firmly developed the Japan men's national team.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 1, 2016
Tokyo Olympic chiefs weigh private-sector venue funding
Tokyo 2020 Olympic organizers are entertaining the idea that venues built for the games could be financed and run by private-sector companies.
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JAPAN
Nov 29, 2016
Estimated cost for Tokyo 2020 Olympics jumps to ¥2 trillion
The figure is about 2.5 times the initial estimate in Tokyo's 2013 bid presentation to win the right to host the sporting extravaganza.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 28, 2016
2020 Games venues to be finalized Tuesday: IOC exec
The fate of several Olympic venues targeted for relocation will likely be decided Tuesday now that the group tasked with hashing out the technical issues has met, an International Olympic Committee executive says.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 28, 2016
Koike describes pressure to succeed as Rio Games debriefing begins
As the International Olympic Committee kicked off a three-day debriefing session Monday on the Rio Games, Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike said she feels pressured to ensure the Tokyo Olympics succeeds in 2020.
JAPAN
Nov 27, 2016
Students gain journalistic experience from Olympic cultural program
Junior high and high school students took part in a cultural program linked to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games on Sunday to gain experience in journalism.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 27, 2016
Haneda airport set for major renovation ahead of 2020 Olympics
Tokyo's Haneda airport will undergo a major renovation to prepare for the surge in flights expected for the 2020 Summer Olympics, officials at the transport ministry said.
JAPAN
Nov 22, 2016
Organizers reportedly aiming for ¥2 trillion Olympics bill
The Olympics organizing committee is aiming to settle its overall budget for the 2020 Summer Games at around u00a52 trillion.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 21, 2016
World swimming body expects smooth sailing in Tokyo, unlike Rio
The head of swimming's international governing body says he is not expecting the new aquatics center for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics to have any of the headaches that organizers in Rio were forced to deal with.
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Nov 21, 2016
Japan softball manager Utsugi targets Olympic gold in 2020
New Japan national women's softball team skipper Reika Utsugi said Monday she will put everything she has experienced as a player and in coaching capacities at stake to fight for the gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Harry Kewell fired by Yokohama F. Marinos
Yokohama F. Marinos coach Harry Kewell before an Asian Champions League match against Ulsan Hyundai, in Ulsan, South Korea, on April 17
Statue of A-bombed Japanese girl in Seattle stolen
The Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes statue in Seattle's Peace Park. The statue was reported missing on Friday by the city government of Seattle.
'Super spicy' potato chips land Japan students in hospital
High school students were taken to hospital in Tokyo on Tuesday after eating "super spicy" potato chips.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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