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Tokyo governor apologizes for slurring Olympic...
Tokyo Governor Naoki Inose speaks to reporters at the Tokyo metropolitan government offices in Shinjuku Ward on April 30. (Wataru Sekita)
Tokyo Governor Naoki Inose has been forced to backpedal and apologize after The New York Times quoted him as describing Islamic countries as "fighting with each other" in...
OLYMPICS/ Abe: Tokyo an inspirational choice for...
A woman stands near a campaign poster to promote Tokyo to become a host city for 2020 Summer Olympics, in Tokyo on March 1. (AP Photo)
Tokyo would be an inspirational choice to host the 2020 Olympic Games, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told Olympic officials on March 4, with Japan keen to showcase its recovery...
OLYMPICS/ Global wrestling federations pledge fight ...
The Asahi Shimbun
The decision by the International Olympic Committee to drop wrestling as a core Olympic sport in 2020 has stunned the global wrestling community, transcending political...
OLYMPICS/ Public support for Tokyo 2020 on the rise
An illustration of the design for the new National Stadium, which will become the central venue for the 2020 Summer Olympics if Tokyo is chosen as host (Provided by Japan Sport Council)
Public support for Tokyo's bid to host the 2020 Olympics is on the rise according to a recent survey conducted by bid organizers.
OLYMPICS/ Murofushi removed from athletes' IOC...
Koji Murofushi (The Asahi Shimbun)
LONDON--Two candidates voted by London Games athletes to represent them as International Olympic Committee members have been removed from the election for breaking rules by...
OLYMPICS/ BADMINTON: Chinese media also blame rule...
Unidentified official talks to world doubles champions Yu Yang, left, and Wang Xiaoli, as South Korea's Jung Kyung-eun, right, and Kim Ha-na, listen during their women's doubles badminton match at the 2012 Summer Olympics on July 31 in London. Wang and Yu and their South Korean opponents were booed loudly at the Olympics for appearing to try and lose their group match in Wembley Arena to earn an easier draw. (AP Photo)
BEIJING -- The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Badminton World Federation must shoulder some responsibility for the match-throwing scandal at the 2012 Games,...
OLYMPICS/ IOC's Rogge promises 'great' London Games
IOC President Jacques Rogge (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
LONDON -- The London Olympics will be a "great Games" and will not be affected by poor weather or last-minute disruptions, International Olympic Committee President Jacques...
INTERVIEW/ IOC eyes sponsor expansion in Asia by...
BERLIN -- Chinese companies are in talks to join the Olympic top sponsor program as the International Olympic Committee seeks to extend its reach in Asia, but also keep a limit ...
OLYMPICS/ IOC review Sochi ticket sales after...
LONDON-- The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is reviewing the sales process for the 2014 Sochi Winter Games after media allegations that tickets for London had ended up...
OLYMPICS/ IOC launches inquiry over ticket...
LONDON--The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is investigating a media report that National Olympic Committees and Authorized Ticket Resellers broke rules over the sale of...
OLYMPICS/ IOC launches inquiry over ticket...
LONDON--The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is investigating a media report that National Olympic Committees and Authorized Ticket Resellers broke rules over the sale of...
OLYMPICS/ IOC completes briefing with 2020 bid...
LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- The six cities vying for the 2020 Olympics completed a two-day IOC briefing Nov. 4 on the bid process, including a shorter international campaign phase ...
JAPAN SPORTS CENTURY: Mizuno VP gets up close and...
This year, the Japanese Olympic Committee and the Japan Sports Association marked their 100th anniversary. This is Part Six of a series looking back on the past century of...
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