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Tokyo Olympics loses first participant as Canada withdraws from Games over coronavirus concerns
- Casey Baseel
Mar 23, 2020 - Tweet
Canadian Olympic and Paralympic teams won’t be heading to Japan this summer, and one other nation is already following suit.
- Australia, Canada, Japan
- (2020 Olympics • coronavirus • coronavirus outbreak • Olympics • paralympics • sports • Tokyo Olympics)
Japan Airlines giving foreign travelers 100,000 free round-trip tickets during the Tokyo Olympics
- Casey Baseel
Dec 27, 2019
JAL wants visitors from overseas to see more than just Tokyo during the Tokyo Summer Games.
- Japan
- (2020 Olympics • airlines • awesome • COK • free • JAL • Japan Airlines • Olympics • Tokyo Olympics • travel)
Tokyo Olympics might allow you to take one, and only one, drink with you into sweltering stadiums
- Casey Baseel
Nov 16, 2019
Organizing Committee considers relaxing rules for the Games during Japan’s always hot and humid summer.
- Japan
- (2020 Olympics • COK • drinks • heat • heatstroke • Olympics • sports • Tokyo Olympics)
Tokyo loses 2020 Olympic marathon as IOC shifts race to another part of Japan
- Casey Baseel
Oct 17, 2019
Heat and humidity in the capital judged risks to athletes’ safety and performance, so another Japanese city with an Olympic past will play host.
- Japan
- (2020 Olympics • heat • marathon • Olympics • Sapporo • sports • Tokyo • Tokyo 2020 Olympics)
Naomi Osaka chooses Japanese citizenship over U.S., hopes to represent Japan at Tokyo Olympics
- Casey Baseel
Oct 11, 2019
Tennis star says “playing for the pride of the nation will be a very emotional experience.”
- Japan
- (2020 Olympics • Naomi Osaka • Olympics • sports • Tokyo Olympics)
Olympic medals and torch display held in Tokyo for a very limited time
- Master Blaster
Jul 31, 2019
Mr. Sato gets closer to Olympic gold than he ever dreamed possible.
- Global, Japan
- (2020 Olympics • 2020 Tokyo Olympics • COK • Mr. Sato • Olympic medals • Olympic torch • Olympics • SNOJ • sports • Tokyo • Tokyo Olympics)
Japanese artists anthropomorphise national flags into samurai characters for 2020 Tokyo Olympics
- Oona McGee
Jun 27, 2019
See what your country and national flag look like as a samurai warrior!
- Japan
- (2020 Olympics • anime • anthropomorphization • anthropomorphized characters • anthropormorphism • art • artists • flags • Olympics • samurai • social media • sports • Tokyo Olympics)
Japan unveils beautiful new yen coins for Tokyo Olympics, needs your help picking the best design
- Casey Baseel
Jun 19, 2019
They’re all great, but which one is the best?
- Japan
- (2020 Olympics • 500-yen coin • beautiful • coins • Ministry of Finance • money • survey • Tokyo Olympics • yen)
Kumamoto mascot Kumamon’s chance of being Olympic torch runner in jeopardy
- Master Blaster
Jun 5, 2019
Organizing committee seems to have a problem with a huge clumsy bear running around with an open flame.
- Japan
- (2020 Olympics • Kumamon • Kumamoto • Mascots • Olympic Torch Relay • Olympics • Tokyo Olympics • yuru-kyara)
Tokyo Olympics WILL allow you to share photos you take at the Games on social media
- Casey Baseel
Jun 4, 2019
Official assures us that posting pics from the Games is A-OK, and clarifies what you’re not allowed to share online.
- Japan
- (2020 Olympics • COK • Olympics • photography • social media • sports • Tokyo Olympics • weird)
Tokyo Olympics bans fans from posting videos of the Games on their social media accounts
- Casey Baseel
Jun 2, 2019
Your medal-worthy Olympic venue videos will have to stay within the confines of your phone, say organizers of 2020 Olympics.
- Japan
- (2020 Olympics • COK • Olympics • photography • social media • sports • Tokyo Olympics • weird)
Applications for the ticket lottery for Tokyo 2020 Olympics matches and ceremonies are now open!
- Dale Roll
May 10, 2019
If you plan to attend, get your application in before May 29!
- Japan
- (2020 Olympic Games • 2020 Olympics • Olympics • sports • tickets • Tokyo Olympics)
Is overtime work in Tokyo going to get worse thanks to the Olympics’ new last train schedules?
- Casey Baseel
Mar 20, 2019
Tokyo’s last trains are too early for many travelers and partiers, but they’re a God-send for overworked office employees.
- Japan
- (2020 Olympics • COK • last train • Olympics • overtime • society • subways • Tokyo • Tokyo Olympics • trains • travel)
Spirit of volunteering strong for Tokyo 2020 Olympics, but data suggests something may be off
- Koh Ruide
Dec 31, 2018
Outstanding Japanese student participation may not be what it seems.
- Japan
- (2020 Olympics • controversial • Japanese students • Japanese Twitter • Tokyo Olympics 2020 • volunteer)
Tokyo Olympics organizers offer to pay volunteers 125 yen 【US$1.13】 an hour, critics unimpressed
- Casey Baseel
Sep 20, 2018
Will the equivalent of one vending machine drink an hour be enough to gather the 80,000 volunteers the event is seeking?
- Japan
- (2020 Olympics • 2020 Paralympics • COK • Olympics • society • Tokyo Olympics • volunteers)
Coca-Cola gears up for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics with crazy tall vending machine in Japan
- Oona McGee
Aug 22, 2018
Want a bottle of coke? You’ll have to jump for it!
- Japan
- (2020 Olympics • Coca-Cola • cool • drinks • Olympics • sports • Tokyo • Tokyo 2020 • Tokyo Midtown Hibiya • vending machines)
Japan ministry urges universities to adjust curriculum to accommodate student Olympic volunteers
- Koh Ruide
Jul 30, 2018
The shortage of capable volunteers is causing the government to turn to universities for resources. But does it really help?
Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony preliminary ticket prices announced, wallets cry across Japan
- Casey Baseel
May 16, 2018
The real Olympic challenge might be scraping up enough cash to attend its start.
- Japan
- (2020 Olympics • Olympics • paralympics • sports • Tokyo Olympics)
Sexy, shirtless, heavily-armed Japanese centaur promotes ramen and sports, of course【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Mar 3, 2018
Believe it or not, there’s actually a perfectly logical reason this manly mythical beast needs both a sword and a gun.
- Japan
- (2020 Olympics • crazy • Cup Noodle • funny • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • music • Nissin • Olympics • sports • Tokyo Olympics • video • weird)
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics announces the winner of its adorable mascot election
- Casey Baseel
Mar 1, 2018
All six candidates were cute enough to do the country proud, but these two are the winners.
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- Japan
- (2020 Olympics • cute • Mascots • Olympics • paralympics • Tokyo Olympics)
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