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TOKYO 2020

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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Nov 21, 2015
Yasuo Hazaki: 'You should always have your own ambition'
Team tag creator on humor, communication and dancing fools
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Nov 16, 2015
'Proactive pacifism' makes Japan a target for Islamic terrorists: experts
The terrorist attacks Friday in Paris highlight the need for Japan to be on high alert as it prepares to host such high-profile events as next year's Group of Seven summit and the 2020 Summer Olympics.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 5, 2015
Tokyo Olympics website inaccessible for over 12 hours due to cyberattack
The organizing committee for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics said Thursday the home page of the games' official website was inaccessible for over 12 hours from Wednesday night due to a cyberattack.
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BUSINESS
Nov 5, 2015
Japan government looks to self-driving cars, drones to spur innovation
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will ease regulations to allow self-driving cars to be tested on public roads from fiscal 2017 with the aim of companies providing the service for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / HOTLINE TO NAGATACHO
Nov 4, 2015
Time has come for an 'honorable retreat' from Tokyo 2020 over Fukushima
Citing concerns over Fukushima, the former Japanese ambassador to Switzerland recently proposed that Japan should stage an 'honorable retreat' from hosting the 2020 Olympics while there is still time to select and prepare an alternative site.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Oct 26, 2015
Five more sports pushed for Tokyo 2020
Five additional sports have been recommended for inclusion at the 2020 Summer Games.
JAPAN
Oct 21, 2015
Japan's overseas tourist arrivals surpass those of last year in just nine months
Japan continues its popularity as a tourist destination for East Asians with a record number of visitors in September pushing the total for 2015 past all of last year, the Japan National Tourism Organization said Thursday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / HOTLINE TO NAGATACHO
Oct 21, 2015
Tokyo can feel less than welcoming to food allergy sufferers
Japan needs to improve labeling and education surrounding food allergies, and increase allergen-safe options.
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JAPAN
Oct 16, 2015
Tokyo 2020 organizers launch fresh search for Olympic logo
Tokyo 2020 organizers on Friday launched their search for a new Olympic logo with a call for the public to reclaim the games after the original design was scrapped last month following accusations of plagiarism.
JAPAN
Oct 10, 2015
Special lotteries planned to raise ¥16 billion for 2020 Olympics, rugby event
A group plans to offer special lotteries from fiscal 2016 to help raise some u00a516 billion for the construction of facilities related to both events.
JAPAN
Oct 3, 2015
City in Gunma dumps controversial designer's museum logo
The city of Ota, Gunma Prefecture, has ditched a public museum logo designed by Kenjiro Sano, whose work for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics was withdrawn amid a plagiarism controversy, Mayor Masayoshi Shimizu said Friday.
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JAPAN
Oct 1, 2015
New sports agency chief Suzuki pledges 'new direction' for 2020 Olympics preparations
Former Olympic swimming champion Daichi Suzuki believes the launch of Japan's new sports agency can help lift the gloom surrounding Tokyo's preparations for the games.
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JAPAN
Sep 24, 2015
Stadium officials 'failed to develop system to properly manage complex project,' report finds
Sports minister Hakubun Shimomura among those who failed to develop an organizational structure capable of handling the new National Stadium project, a report has found.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Sep 7, 2015
Let's discuss security for the Tokyo Olympics
The Metropolitan Police Department is planning security on an unprecedented scale for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympic Games.
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JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Sep 5, 2015
Death? War? What's next for the games?
Two years to the week that Tokyo won its bid over Istanbul and Madrid to host the 2020 Olympic Games, major stumbles in planning and preparation have caused the shining promise to take a nosedive.
JAPAN
Sep 4, 2015
Local logo contest organizers wary in wake of Olympics symbol scandal
The recent plagiarism allegations surrounding the 2020 Tokyo Olympics logo have put local governments on alert as they screen a huge number of logo candidates amid an increasing number of design competitions.
JAPAN
Sep 3, 2015
Tokyo Olympics committee may ease new logo selection rules
The Tokyo Olympics organizing committee will consider relaxing the submission requirements for the public competition to select a new logo, officials said Wednesday, a day after the original logo was scrapped amid plagiarism allegations.
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JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Sep 2, 2015
Olympics logo scandal highlights power of the Internet critic
As news broke Tuesday that the 2020 Tokyo Olympics organizing committee would scrap its official logo after weeks of plagiarism allegations surrounding the designer Kenjiro Sano, users of the popular 2channel gossip website posted a flurry of messages congratulating themselves.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 2, 2015
Olympian effort needed to save Tokyo's, Asia's heritage
The Hotel Okura is just the latest victim of Tokyo's penchant for tearing down its storied past to make way for a generic future.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2015
Disappointment, anger over Olympic logo 'embarrassment'
Many people reacted with disappointment and anger after the logo for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics was scrapped amid accusations of plagiarism.

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