National | Regional Voices: Hokkaido Feb 28, 2022
The region has joined the boom, and has seen professional teams sprouting up one after another in anticipation of further growth and the Hokkaido Esports Festival.
Winter Olympics Feb 20, 2022
Controversial Beijing Olympics reach finish line
by Dan Orlowitz
Japan had its best-ever showing at a Winter Games with 18 medals in an event that will be remembered for its complicated circumstances as much as its thrilling athletic displays.
Commentary / World Feb 17, 2022
Future proofing the Olympics: Lessons from Beijing and Tokyo
by Charles E. Morrison
The most obvious future-proofing strategy is to spread the Olympic Games in any one year to multiple venues, much as a company enhances resilience by diversifying markets or supply chains.
Olympics / Winter Olympics Feb 13, 2022
At Beijing press conferences, the questions tell their own story
by Andrew Keh
There were 12 questions asked in English on Saturday, and 11 were about a doping scandal. There were seven questions asked in Chinese, and they were about, basically, anything else.
Editorials Feb 4, 2022
With celebrations and controversy, the 2022 Winter Olympics begin
There are fears that China will use COVID-19 protocols to affect competitions, disqualifying some athletes to ensure the “proper” outcomes.
Asia Pacific Jan 18, 2022
China decides not to sell Olympics tickets to Chinese public
by Steven Lee Myers
Authorities in China, who had pressed ahead defiantly to fill the venues with spectators, have now had to bow to the grim realities of the pandemic.
Winter Olympics Jan 1, 2022
The International Olympic Committee and Japanese officials have been holding behind-the-scenes talks that could secure Sapporo's bid.
World Dec 20, 2021
With its human rights record in question, China turns to an old friend
by Li Yuan
Perhaps no international organization has a more symbiotic relationship with Beijing than the IOC.
Olympics Dec 14, 2021
No regrets in awarding Olympic Games to China, IOC's Dick Pound says
The United States, Canada, Britain and Australia are among the countries that recently announced a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Games over the China's human rights record.
Commentary / World Dec 10, 2021
Diplomatic boycott of China's Winter Games is the right move
China will dismiss the boycott as persecution rather than protest and will use the COVID-19 pandemic to excuse a diminished diplomatic presence.
National Dec 1, 2021
Buzzwords in Japan 2021: Ohtani and Tokyo Olympics loomed large
by Tadasu Takahashi
The language of the pandemic, while still present, took a back seat to phrases and words inspired by Shohei Ohtani, Thomas Bach, Yoshiro Mori and other sports-related figures.
Olympics Nov 27, 2021
In IOC’s ‘quiet diplomacy,’ critics see whitewash of China’s actions
by Tariq Panja and Steven Lee Myers
For the its many critics, the guarded language the IOC used when referring to the Peng case was just the latest proof that it will not take any action that might upset China’s government.