Tokyo held its second official rehearsal Thursday for its final presentation before International Olympic Committee members vote Saturday on the host city for the 2020 Summer Olympics. The rehearsals were held in the same hall where the actual 45-minute presentations will take place. Rivals Tokyo, ...
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Tuesday he was distressed by remarks Imperial Household Agency Grand Steward Noriyuki Kazaoka made regarding Princess Hisako's attendance at the upcoming International Olympic Committee meeting in Buenos Aires. On Monday, Kazaoka said it was a "difficult decision" for the ...
Tokyo's bid team gears up to make final push for 2020 Summer Games
Tokyo prepares to make its last pitch to the International Olympic Committee before Saturday’s vote on the host of the 2020 Summer Olympics.
A look back at when Tokyo was awarded 1964 Olympics
It's been more than 50 years since Tokyo was awarded the 1964 Summer Olympics, and it was done before several landmark events that shaped the second half of the 20th century. Consider the following: ■ The IOC's decision on May 26, 1959, occurred in Munich, West ...
Tokyo 2020 Olympics bid committee delivers final briefing in Lausanne
Tokyo, Istanbul and Madrid, the three cities bidding to host the 2020 Olympics, made presentations to and answered questions from members of the International Olympic Committee on Wednesday. Tokyo is bidding to host the Games for the first time since 1964. The bid committee's six-member ...
Tokyo 2020's chances looking good
The much-anticipated IOC 2020 Evaluation Commission Report, which was made public on Tuesday, shines the spotlight on the strengths and weaknesses of the three candidate cities. Tokyo, Madrid and Istanbul now have a little more than two months to find ways to increase support ...
The International Olympic Committee has released its Evaluation Commission report for cities vying to host the 2020 Summer Olympics, giving Tokyo high marks for its proposal for a compact games in which 85 percent of the competition venues would be within an 8-km radius
The International Olympic Committee decides not to penalize Tokyo for Gov. Naoki Inose's disparaging comments about Istanbul's 2020 games bid.
Wrestling icons Yoshida, Icho promote Tokyo 2020 Olympic bid
The International Olympic Committee Evaluation Commission continued its tour of venues for Tokyo's bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics on Wednesday with a visit to Tokyo Big Sight. The sprawling complex next to Tokyo Bay would play host to wrestling, fencing and taekwondo if the ...
The International Olympic Committee's Evaluation Commission began its four-day inspection tour of Tokyo on Monday, with metropolitan officials expressing confidence about the capital's ability to host the 2020 Summer Games. At a morning ceremony in Tokyo, Gov. Naoki Inose said: "Nothing would make us happier ...
The International Olympic Committee held a disciplinary hearing on Monday for South Korean soccer player Park Jong Woo, who stirred controversy in London last summer by sending a political message in the bronze-medal match against Japan. The IOC will decide on Park's fate at a ...
