TOKYO (Reuters) – Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike, often floated as a future Japanese premier, said on Monday the Olympics must go ahead next year as a symbol of world unity in overcoming the novel coronavirus, even as her city grapples with stubborn spikes in cas... More »
TOKYO (Reuters) – Tokyo on Tuesday said it will move away from numerical targets to contain COVID-19 and rely more on the advice of a committee of experts, to try to control the novel coronavirus and avoid another economic slowdown. The metropolis, with a popu... More »
TOKYO (Reuters) – Rock met kimonos as Tokyo kicked off its fashion week with a dazzling runway show that put a modern twist on the traditional Japanese garment. Models hit the runway in kimono-inspired outfits ranging from colorful shoulderless minidresses wit... More »
(Reuters) – Novak Djokovic may be one of the fittest athletes in the world but the world number one wrestled with rare feelings of being hopelessly out of shape during a workout with retired sumo professionals on Monday. The 32-year-old Serb, who is in Tokyo t... More »
TOKYO (Reuters) – With two years to go until the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the Japanese capital is hoping to use the Games as motivation to improve its environmental sustainability. Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike, who was previously Japan’s Minister of the Environment... More »
Models present creation of Bateeq brand by Indonesian designer Michelle Tjokrosaputro from her Autumn/Winter 2017 collection during Tokyo Fashion Week in Tokyo, Japan March 22, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Colorful embroidery, creative batik designs and fearle... More »
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach speaks during a news conference in Pyeongchang, South Korea, March 17, 2017. Yu Hyung-jae/Yonhap via REUTERS Olympic chief Thomas Bach hopes the golf club hosting the men’s and women’s tournaments at ... More »
Yoshiro Mori, Japan’s President of the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee, talks during a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, May 26, 2016. REUTERS/Thomas Peter Picture Supplied by Action Images Fukushima prefecture’s Azuma Baseball Stadium will host at least one ba... More »
Silver medalist Wilson Kipsang of Kenya celebrates at the Berlin marathon in Berlin, Germany, September 25, 2016. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch Former world record holder Wilson Kipsang believes he can reclaim the mark at this weekend’s Tokyo Marathon after a move o... More »
A woman is silhouetted against a monitor showing Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics emblems during the Olympic and Paralympic flag-raising ceremony at Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building in Tokyo, Japan, September 21, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai Problems surr... More »
Japan Olympic Committee President Tsunekazu Takeda speaks during a news conference in support of the Tokyo 2020 summer Olympics candidacy in Buenos Aires September 4, 2013. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci Tokyo prosecutors have questioned the president of the Japan O... More »
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike speaks in front of Tokyo 2020 Olympics emblem during an interview with Reuters at Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building in Tokyo, Japan, October 12, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai Tokyo’s governor said on Wednesday that now was the last ... More »
TOKYO Voters in the Japanese capital elected their first woman governor on Sunday, after two predecessors stepped down over scandals that clouded the city’s preparations to host the 2020 summer Olympic Games. Yuriko Koike, Japan’s first female defence minister... More »
TOKYO Tokyo 2020 organizers unveiled a new Olympic logo featuring traditional Japanese designs on Monday, seven months after they were forced to scrap the original motif over accusations of plagiarism. The new logo, chosen from more than 14,000 candidates, ado... More »
