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Shooter Foroughi wins Iran’s first gold at Tokyo 2020

TEHRAN – Javad Foroughi became the oldest Iranian athlete to win an Olympic medal, earning gold in men’s 10-meter air pistol. Foroughi set an Olympic record with 244.8 points, finishing 6.9 ahead of silver medalist Damir Mikec of Serbia. China’s Pang Wei, the 2008 gold medalist, took bronze. The 41-year-old Foroughi surpasses weightlifter Mahmoud Namdjou, […]

The Excitement Around the Tokyo Olympics is Growing

The rising tide of media coverage about the Summer Olympics in Tokyo shows that they claim not only to be the most problematic major sports tournament in history. The Tokyo Olympics, postponed from 2020 because of the coronavirus, will begin July 23. At the July 20 session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Tokyo, […]

Greenwashing the Tokyo Olympic Games

“The gap between rhetoric and reality is a persistent one when looking at the sustainability of commitments of Olympic Games hosts”. Martin Müller, European Urban and Regional Studies, 2015 The organisers of the Olympics have always been into appearances and grand theatre.  And the International Olympic Committee has always been keen in keeping them up, […]

Why Won’t the South Korean President Go to Tokyo?

The author has repeatedly told his readers about the complexities of Japan-ROK relations and the role that militant nationalism and President Moon’s policies play in them. Here’s another story of how, on the eve of the Olympics, the South Korean President, pinned down by the situation, made an unsuccessful attempt at reconciliation and how it […]

Anti-Olympics protesters gather near Tokyo stadium

Anti-Olympics protesters on Friday marched from Harajuku to Sendagaya ahead of the Olympic Games opening ceremony. Protesters have criticized the Japanese government for what some say is prioritizing the Olympics over the nation’s health. Spectators have been banned from all venues in the Tokyo area, with limited audiences allowed at a few outlying sites, in […]

Japan Olympic superfan celebrates Tokyo 2020 Games

A Tokyo Olympics spectator ban means superfan Kyoko Ishikawa will miss her first Summer Games since 1992 — so instead she’s turning her home into a flag-waving, whistle-blowing virtual stadium. The 51-year-old businesswoman is determined not to let coronavirus spoil the fun as the Games land in her home city, despite organisers banning fans from […]

The Most Stunning Photos From The Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony

The Tokyo Olympics may be muted because of the coronavirus pandemic, but that didn’t stop Friday’s opening ceremony from being a riot of color. Stunning fireworks, intimate dance performances and even a treadmill set the scene for the next two weeks of sporting endeavors ― even though spectators were largely banned from the National Stadium. […]

Tokyo 2020: Team Iran walk in Parade of Nations

TEHRAN – The Iranian delegation, led by flagbearers Samad Nikkhah Bahrami and Hanieh Rostamian, took part at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games opening ceremony on Friday. Only 25 of the 66-athlete delegation took part in the Parade of Nations. Athletes from more than 200 nations begin the Olympic parade at Japan’s empty national stadium. Tokyo […]

1,800 drones above the National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan form a globe at the #Tokyo2020 Olympics opening ceremony.

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Tokyo New Virus Cases Near 2,000 A Day Before Olympics Open

TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo hit another six-month high in new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, one day before the Olympics begin, as worries grow of a worsening of infections during the Games. Thursday’s 1,979 new cases are the highest since 2,044 were recorded on Jan. 15. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, who is determined to hold the […]

Director Of Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony Fired For Holocaust Joke

TOKYO (AP) — The Tokyo Olympic organizing committee fired the director of the opening ceremony on Thursday because of a Holocaust joke he made during a comedy show in 1998. Organizing committee president Seiko Hashimoto said a day ahead of the opening ceremony that director Kentaro Kobayashi has been dismissed. He was accused of using […]

WHO Chief: COVID-19 Risk Inevitable At Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO (AP) — The Tokyo Olympics should not be judged by the tally of COVID-19 cases that arise because eliminating risk is impossible, the head of the World Health Organization told sports officials Wednesday as events began in Japan. How infections are handled is what matters most, WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a […]

Tokyo COVID-19 Infections Surge To 6-Month High Just 2 Days Before Olympics Open

TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo’s COVID-19 infections surged to a six-month high Wednesday with the Olympic host city logging 1,832 new cases just two days before the Games open. Tokyo is currently under its fourth state of emergency, which will last until Aug. 22, covering the entire duration of the Olympics that start Friday and end […]

Tokyo Olympics: Australian showjumper tests positive for cocaine on eve of Games

Australian equestrian athlete and showjumper Jamie Kermond has been provisionally suspended from the Tokyo Olympics after a sample tested positive for cocaine, the country’s governing body for equestrian sports said in a statement on Wednesday. Kermond was quoted by The Australian newspaper as saying that he expressed remorse and was “extremely upset” about his actions. […]

Total COVID-19 Cases Rise To 71 At Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO (AP) — An American gymnast and a Czech beach volleyball player were added to the tally Tuesday of people accredited for the Tokyo Olympics who have tested positive for COVID-19 this month. Tokyo Olympics organizers said 71 people have now tested positive. The total includes 31 people among the tens of thousands of international […]

The No-Fun Olympics: How Athletes Are Preparing For Tokyo And Its Strict COVID-19 Rules

Sydney McLaughlin turns 22 three days after the final of the 400-meter hurdles, in which she might win Olympic gold and may even lower her current world record. Her big birthday plans? “Try and find a cupcake and then blow out the candles by myself,” McLaughlin said. Welcome to the no-fun Olympics, where celebrations and […]

Tokyo Olympics: First Resident Of Olympic Village Tests Positive For COVID-19

TOKYO (AP) — The first resident of the Olympic Village has tested positive for COVID-19, Tokyo Olympic organizers said on Saturday. Officials said it was not an athlete with the Games opening in just under a week on July 23. Tokyo officials including Seiko Hashimoto, the president of the organizing committee, confirmed the case and […]

Flying Solo: Jill Biden Confirmed as Head of U.S. Delegation to Tokyo Olympics

The White House confirmed Tuesday that First Lady Jill Biden will lead the official U.S. delegation to the Tokyo Olympics, leaving President Joe Biden to stay at home alone. Biden will attend the opening ceremony on her first solo trip abroad as first lady, AP reports. “First Lady Jill Biden will travel to the Opening […]

Hamed Amiri withdraws from Tokyo Paralympics due to injury

TEHRAN – Iranian thrower Hamed Amiri will miss 2020 Paralympic Games after suffering a back arm injury. The thrower said that he cannot train because of the injury which suffered in the training camp. Amiri won a silver medal at the men’s shot put F55 in the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio. His withdrawal will […]

Tokyo Governor Says City Ready For ‘Safe’ Olympics Amid COVID-19 Surge

Tokyo’s governor assured reporters this week the city’s medical system was prepared to hold a “safe and secure” Olympic Games as Japan is set to host thousands of athletes from around the world beginning next week. Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike told Reuters on Tuesday that the city was planning a last-minute vaccination blitz to better […]

Giant 3D cat becomes Tokyo’s latest photo hotspot

At Tokyo’s busy shopping and business area of Shinjuku, a giant 3D cat is displayed on a 4K billboard to greet people. “I thought it was a real cat,” says a pedestrian while passing by and taking photos. Some students say the cat looks really cute and bigger than what they saw on social media. […]

3D giant cat billboard turning heads in Tokyo

Towering over the street below, this feline friend is attracting an audience. The huge 3D cat meows from its perch in Shinjuku in Tokyo. For a city known for pushing the boundaries of technology, the huge display is the latest novelty. It measures 8.16 metres tall and 18.96 metres wide – one of the biggest […]

Woman shooter Rostamian named Iran’s flagbearer in Tokyo

TEHRAN – Woman shooter Hanieh Rostamian was named as Iran’s flagbearer at the 2020 Olympic Games opening ceremony. She will carry the nation’s flag at the 23 July ceremony to open the Tokyo Games. Rostamian is a member of Iran’s women’s 10m air pistol at Tokyo. Basketball player Samad Nikkhah Bahrami had been already named […]

Emperor Of Japan ‘Worried’ About Tokyo Olympics Amid Pandemic

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito is “extremely worried” that the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics could accelerate the spread of the coronavirus, the head of the Imperial Palace said Thursday with the games opening in one month. The games will bring thousands of foreign athletes, officials, sponsors and journalists to Japan during a pandemic, despite […]

New Zealand Enters Biological Male Into Women’s Tokyo Olympics Weightlifting Team

New Zealand has entered a biological male who identities as female to compete in the women’s weightlifting event at the Tokyo Olympics this summer. 43-year-old Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard will become the first transgender athlete to compete at the Olympics. He had previously competed in men’s weightlifting competitions before transitioning in 2013. “I am grateful and […]

The Safest Way To Hold Tokyo Olympics Is ‘No Fans,’ Top Medical Adviser Says

TOKYO (AP) — The safest way to hold the Tokyo Olympics is without any fans, the top medical adviser to the Japanese government said in a report on Friday. Dr. Shigeru Omi’s recommendation seems to put him at odds with organizers and the International Olympic Committee with the Olympics opening in just five weeks on […]

Shaping the Washington-Tokyo-Seoul Triangle

In one of his past articles the author promised to discuss in more detail how anti-Japanese sentiments in Seoul began to diminish with Joe Biden’s accession to power. The first signs of this development were observed at the end of 2020, when there was already a concern that the Seoul-Tokyo feud might have a negative […]

Tokyo Olympics Set to Slap Ban on Cheering & Eating

A cafe owner in California is charging people who wear face masks an extra $5 dollars, which is donated to charity, while offering those who throw their masks away a 50% discount. “I don’t think $5 to charity is too much to ask from mask-wearing customers who claim to care so much about the community […]

Tokyo Olympics Looking More And More Like A Fan-Free Event

TOKYO (AP) — The president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee hinted Friday that even local fans may be barred from venues when the games open in just under two months. Fans from abroad were ruled out months ago as being too risky during a pandemic. The prospect of empty venues at the postponed Olympics […]

Tokyo Olympics Will Go On Despite State Of Emergency, IOC Says

TOKYO (AP) — The IOC vice president in charge of the postponed Tokyo Olympics said Friday the games would open in just over two months even if the city and other parts of Japan were under a state of emergency because of rising COVID-19 cases. John Coates, speaking from Australia in a virtual news conference […]

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