Tokyo Olympics to pick Mori replacement; is a woman likely?Mori tried last week to work behind the scenes to appoint 84-year-old Saburo Kawabuchi, the former head of the governing body of Japanese s...
16 Feb, 2021, 12.07 PM IST
Over half of Japan firms want Olympics cancelled or postponed: SurveyThe survey, conducted online on Feb. 1-8, showed 56.0% of the companies polled feel Japan should cancel or postpone the Games, up from 53.6...
15 Feb, 2021, 12.54 PM IST
Tokyo 2020 boss resigns over sexism row, but successor unclearThe resignation and the leadership vacuum left behind by the controversy add to the woes of organisers struggling to win over a sceptical p...
12 Feb, 2021, 12.22 PM IST
Tokyo Olympics boss Mori to resign over sexist remarksMultiple major Japanese media outlets, citing anonymous sources, said Mori has told officials of his wish to step down and intends to annou...
11 Feb, 2021, 11.02 AM IST
Tokyo Olympic organizers reiterate 'we will hold the games'The IOC has aggressively pushed back and says the Olympics will open on July 23 with 11,000 athletes and tens of thousands of judges, offic...
02 Feb, 2021, 07.21 PM IST
Next year's Olympics will be cancelled if pandemic not over: Games chiefThe postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics will be cancelled if the coronavirus pandemic isn't brought under control by next year, the organising co...
28 Apr, 2020, 11.44 AM IST
Tokyo Olympics rescheduled for July 23-Aug 8 in 2021Last week, the IOC and Japanese organizers postponed the Olympics until 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic. This year's games were sc...
30 Mar, 2020, 05.45 PM IST
COVID-19 impact: New Olympic date likely 'this week': OrganisersNew dates for the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics will likely be revealed this week, organisers said Monday after the coronavirus forced the hi...
30 Mar, 2020, 01.20 PM IST
There is no ‘Plan B’ for 2020 OlympicsThe dynamic growth of the Olympics makes any schedule change difficult. There is also the matter of millions of tickets sold, flights and h...
14 Feb, 2020, 11.21 PM IST
Diaspora greets Modi in KobeSlogans of “Bharat Mata Ki Jai” and “Vande Mataram” were also raised at community event after Modi concluded his speech, which was his maid...
28 Jun, 2019, 01.01 PM IST
Japanese Foreign Minister attends Republic Day event in Tokyo in an unprecedented gesture'Kono greeted the guests with ‘Namaskar” and stated in a lighter vein that after hearing Ambassador Chinoy deliver his remarks in fluent Ja...
27 Jan, 2018, 08.18 PM IST
Global dignitaries in Gandhi sesquicentennial committee86-year-old Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Peace Prize winner from South Africa, where Mahatma Gandhi spent his early years, is also in...
15 Nov, 2017, 10.41 PM IST
- IOC approves venues for new sports at Tokyo 2020
OLYMPICS-TOKYO:IOC approves venues for new sports at Tokyo 2020
07 Dec, 2016, 11.19 PM IST
- UPDATE 2-Olympics-IOC approves venues for new sports at Tokyo 2020
OLYMPICS-TOKYO/ (UPDATE 2):UPDATE 2-Olympics-IOC approves venues for new sports at Tokyo 2020
07 Dec, 2016, 10.49 PM IST
- UPDATE 1-Olympics-IOC approves venues for new sports at Tokyo 2020
OLYMPICS-TOKYO/ (UPDATE 1):UPDATE 1-Olympics-IOC approves venues for new sports at Tokyo 2020
07 Dec, 2016, 10.09 PM IST
Japanese ministers call on PM Narendra Modi"Final call-on before evening engagements. @SekoHiroshige, Minister of Economy, Trade and Investment calls on PM @narendramodi," Swarup sai...
11 Nov, 2016, 04.42 PM IST
Japanese Emperor Akihito, wife on 6-day visit to India from SaturdayThis will be their first to any South Asian country after being enthroned as Royal couple in 1990.
27 Nov, 2013, 05.01 PM IST