Tokyo Games: Opening ceremony director fired over Holocaust joke on Games eve
July 22, 2021Â On the eve of the Tokyo Games, organisers fired the director of the opening ceremony over a joke he made about the Holocaust, while media reported former…
Tokyo Olympics Could Be Held Behind Closed Doors – Games Chief
April 30, 2021 This summer’s virus-postponed Olympics could be held behind closed doors, Tokyo 2020 president Seiko Hashimoto told AFP on Friday, pledging to ensure the Games will be safe….
Tokyo Olympics torch relay begins in Japan
The long-awaited torch relay for the postponed Tokyo Olympics kicked off in the north-eastern prefecture of Fukushima on Thursday. This was in spite of persisting concerns about the Games going…
COVID-19: Most Japanese don’t want foreign fans to attend the Olympics – poll
Most Japanese do not want international spectators to attend the Tokyo Games this summer amid fears a large influx of visitors could spark a resurgence in new coronavirus infections, a…