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Tag: Tokyo Olympics

Posted inPostcard from Japan

Japan counts the cost as Olympic hangover sets in

by Robert Whiting October 5, 2021October 8, 2021

The 2021 Tokyo Olympics is over and, in some respects, it was a successful one. The nation was entranced by the performance of Japanese athletes, who won a record number of medals (27 golds) with 33 of the overall total of 58 won by women. Their success, and smiling faces, helped people forget, if temporarily, […]

Posted inOpinion

Tokyo Games prove Olympics are more irrelevant than ever

by Sonali Kolhatkar August 7, 2021August 6, 2021
Posted inJapan

Record cases in Tokyo as more regions eye emergency

by AT Contributor July 28, 2021July 28, 2021
Posted inOpinion

WHO and IOC are playing with lives at the Olympics

by Macintosh Ross July 23, 2021July 24, 2021
Posted inOpinion

Tokyo’s Olympics processes are hideous, its people fabulous

by Mike McKnight July 22, 2021July 22, 2021
Posted inAT+

Korea’s ‘innotech’ economy maddens analog Japan

by William Pesek June 16, 2021June 17, 2021
Professional Esport players at a tournament. They talk to each other via microphones. Photo: iStock
Posted inOpinion

India needs eSports policy to manage industry’s rapid growth

by Biren Ghose June 3, 2021June 3, 2021
Posted inJapan

Japanese Olympics sponsors worry about the costs

by Etienne Balmer June 1, 2021June 1, 2021
Posted inAT+

Fourth wave hits Japan at worst possible moment

by William Pesek April 20, 2021April 21, 2021
Posted inNorth Korea

‘Worst ever’ threat to Kim Jong Un’s rule

by Daniel Sneider April 12, 2021April 16, 2021
Posted inNorth Korea

Setback for Seoul as North pulls out of Olympics

by Andrew Salmon April 6, 2021April 8, 2021
Posted inAT+

Suga’s failings are Xi’s opportunities

by William Pesek February 1, 2021February 3, 2021
Posted inAnalysis

Japan’s Suga crawls but needs to sprint

by William Pesek October 29, 2020November 1, 2020
Posted inTokyo Olympics

Tokyo to skip Olympic countdown due to virus

by AT Contributor June 6, 2020June 6, 2020
Posted inAT Finance

No Tokyo 2020, what to do with Athletes’ Village?

by Shingo Ito and Richard Carter March 25, 2020March 25, 2020
Posted inTokyo Olympics

Olympics critics regret Games weren’t canceled

by Kyoko Hasegawa March 25, 2020March 25, 2020
Posted inTokyo Olympics

Japan accepts Olympics delay

by Kyoko Hasegawa and Miwa Suzuki March 25, 2020March 25, 2020
Posted inTokyo Olympics

Tokyo Olympics postponed to 2021: IOC

by AT Contributor March 24, 2020March 25, 2020
Posted inAT Finance

What would Olympics cancellation cost Japan?

by Etienne Balmer March 12, 2020March 12, 2020
Posted inAT Finance

Stock rally hit as virus surges

by Umesh Desai February 21, 2020February 21, 2020

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