Tokyo holds meeting for paralympics, barrier-free society
June 10, 2019
Tokyo–The Tokyo metropolitan government held Monday a conference for the success of the 2020 Paralympic Games and further efforts to create a barrier-free society. Participants in the first meeting of the conference included scholars, Paralympic athletes, kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo
Tokyo Olympic torch to visit landmarks, disaster areas
June 1, 2019
Tokyo–The 2020 Tokyo Olympic torch relay will pass through areas hit by major earthquakes as well as landmarks such as UNESCO World Heritage sites across Japan, the Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee said Saturday. The 121-day relay, which will cover
EXCLUSIVE: Japan eyeing traffic restriction near Tokyo Games venues
May 29, 2019
Tokyo–Japan’s transport ministry, the Tokyo metropolitan government and other parties concerned are considering making private parking lots near the competition venues of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics reservation-only and restricting vehicles without such reservations from using ordinary roads near
Olympic Torch Seen Going to Miracle Pine Tree, Kumamoto Castle
May 26, 2019
Tokyo- The “miracle lone pine tree” and Kumamoto Castle will likely be among disaster-related monuments to be visited by the 2020 Tokyo Olympic torch, it has been learned. The pine tree in the city of Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan,
Japanese surfer Kanoa Igarashi triumphs in the World Surf League
May 25, 2019
Japan’s Kanoa Igarashi celebrates after winning the the World Surf League men’s championship tour surfing event at Keramas in Gianyar on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali on May 25, 2019. (Photo by SONNY TUMBELAKA / AFP) Jiji Press
Shogi master Habu ties record number of victories
May 24, 2019
Tokyo–Yoshiharu Habu, a 48-year-old Japanese shogi master, Thursday tied the record number of victories in official professional games. The ninth-dan holder marked his 1,433rd victory by defeating ninth-dan Koji Tanigawa, 57, in a league match to choose the challenger for
IOC board recommends boxing for 2020 Tokyo Olympics
May 23, 2019
Lausanne, Switzerland–The International Olympic Committee’s Executive Board recommended Wednesday that boxing keep its place at the 2020 Tokyo Games. The board also recommended that the IOC’s recognition of the International Boxing Association, known as AIBA, be suspended because its reform
Trump may present trophy to winner of sumo tournament
May 13, 2019
Tokyo–U.S. President Donald Trump may present a specially made trophy to the winner in the makuuchi top Japanese professional sumo division at the ongoing summer grand tournament on May 26, the final day of the competition, it has been learned.
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