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OLYMPICS

Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 22, 2015
Mori denies role in failed stadium bid
The head of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games' organizing committee referenced soaring construction costs but denied responsibility for the now-rejected National Stadium project.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 22, 2015
Abe conjures himself up as the people's champion
The cancellation of Zaha Hadid's stadium smacks of cheap politicking by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS / SPORTS SCOPE
Jul 21, 2015
International Stadium Yokohama should be primary venue for a 2020 'Japan' Olympics
Here we go again.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Jul 20, 2015
Let's discuss the plan for a new National Stadium in Tokyo
The complicated design of Tokyo's new National Stadium meant only a limited number of contractors could tackle the project and was the biggest cause of its budget blowout.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 18, 2015
National Stadium architects return fire, say design not behind high costs
Zaha Hadid Architects hit back at the decision to scrap their plan for Tokyo's new National Stadium, insisting the ambitious design was not responsible for spiraling construction costs.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 17, 2015
Abe pulls plug on costly Olympic stadium plan
To reduce the estimated construction cost of u00a5252 billion and ease growing criticism, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says the new National Stadium to be built for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will be redesigned from scratch.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 17, 2015
Tokyo Bay fireworks festival may be an Olympics loser, ousted by construction work
This summer could be the final time the Tokyo Bay Grand Fireworks Festival is held, ending a spectacular annual celebration that began in the feel-good years of the late 1980s.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 16, 2015
Government considering changing Olympic stadium construction plan in face of huge cost
The government is considering modifying the construction plan for the new National Stadium, exploring ways to curb the unexpectedly high construction costs of ¥252 billion, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 16, 2015
Tokyo Olympics' national stadium mutates into a meme
Due to its high price tag and controversial design, the New National Stadium, slated to host events of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, has received a lot of heat this year. A meme emerged in which netizens vented their discontent ... and showed off their mad Photoshop skills. Here are some highlights:
EDITORIALS
Jul 13, 2015
National Stadium boondoggle
The government should adopt a simpler design for the new National Stadium to reduce its ballooning construction costs.
JAPAN
Jul 13, 2015
Two new Tokyo subway lines being planned
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has proposed building two new subway lines from central Tokyo, one to Shinagawa and the other to the waterfront districts of Harumi, Toyosu and Ariake.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 8, 2015
As Tokyo shrinks, Olympics may be last blast
Half a century ago, the Tokyo Olympics ushered in a golden age for Japan's capital, as industrial prowess made it the largest urban complex in history. Now the games are returning to mark the end of that growth.
JAPAN
Jul 7, 2015
Unique stadium design biggest reason for cost blowout: sport council
The complicated design of Tokyo's new National Stadium meant only a limited number of contractors could tackle the project and was the biggest cause of its budget blowout, the Japan Sport Council revealed Tuesday.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 2, 2015
JAAF reveals marathon selection process for 2016 Rio Olympics
The Japan Association of Athletics Federations clarified the selection process for the men's and women's marathons for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics in Tokyo on Thursday.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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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