The Ministry of Sports on Thursday called for mutual respect after a banner was vandalized at a training base for Taiwan's Asian Games athletes in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.
Japanese Pro-Pyongyang group calls for cheering squads for North’s athletes at Asian Games
The organization, Chongryon, said the sports festival is a time to “show off” its members with the “patriotic business” of supporting the delegation.
'Taiwan' towel incident stirs controversy at Asian Games - Focus Taiwan
Tensions over Taiwan's identification at Olympic-affiliated events resurfaced last week after a spectator at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games was asked to put away a towel bearing the word "Taiwan."
Fan stopped from waving ‘Team Taiwan’ towel at Asian Games | Taiwan News | Sep. 26, 2026 18:03
Spectators chant ‘Team Taiwan’ in protest after tournament staff challenge fan | Sep. 26, 2026 18:03
Asian Games bans ROC flag from baseball game - Taipei Times
The Asian Games banned the Republic of China and Imperial Japan’s Rising Sun flag at yesterday’s baseball super round, following an incident on Friday, when a staffer demanded that a spectator put away a cloth that read “Taiwan,” saying that the competition bans political messages.The incident occur
Korea sports body receives apology from Asian Games organizers over mishaps - The Korea Times
The top Korean sports organization said Wednesday it received a formal apology from the organizers of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games over a series of...
Taiwanese Fans Defy Asian Games Flag Ban with Slogans
Taiwanese Fans Defy Asian Games Flag Ban with Slogans Spectators waved Taiwan towels; some changed into flag-bearing clothes post-entry despite ban
Officials defend containers, cruise ship as Asian Games lodging
The Olympic Council of Asia is attempting to quell complaints about lodging for athletes and officials at the Asian Games, which includes the use of converted wooden containers.
Games-South Korea team condemn Asian Games organisers over logistical 'shortcomings'
NAGOYA, Japan, Sept 22 : South Korea's Chef de Mission Lee Sang-hyun criticized Asian Games organisers on Tuesday for logistical failures that had inconvenienced athletes and said concrete measures must be taken to ensure the problems are not repeated.Lee told Reuters his delegation had requested a meeting wi
Respectability politics
Respectability politics, or the politics of respectability, is a political strategy wherein members of a marginalized community will consciously abandon or punish controversial aspects of their cultural-political identity as a method of assimilating, achieving social mobility,[1] and gaining the respect of the majority culture.[2]
Athletes' container huts face complaints ahead of Asian Games in Japan
South Korea's delegation slams the wooden containers housing its athletes at the Asian Games in Nagoya city.
Athletes 'can't take it any more' as Asian Games issues mount
The Asian Games in Japan were facing more accusations of poor organisation Friday with a world champion gymnast "totally exhausted", the public drafted in to rescue stranded athletes and South Korea…
Games-Organiser says sorry for logistical headaches at Asian Games
NAGOYA, Japan, Sept 26 : The chief organiser of the Asian Games apologised on Saturday for the logistical headaches plaguing the event, saying a late influx of athletes and officials had made it difficult to extend smooth service. The number of participants at the continental showpiece ballooned to 17,000 fo
Inside The Games • Sheikh Joaan warns against politics amid Taiwan row
The Olympic Council of Asia leader declared that government interference must stay out of athletic arenas, following a high-profile diplomatic dispute during official welcoming proceedings at the Aichi-Nagoya 2026.
[ASIAN GAMES] Asian Games organizers apologize for volleyball team's bus mix-up - The Korea Times
NAGOYA, Japan — The organizing committee of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Tuesday apologized to the South Korean men's volleyball team for a...
Asian Games organizers defend cramped accommodation | The Asahi Shimbun Asia & Japan Watch
NAGOYA―Local organizers of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games again defended the athletes’ accommodation on Thursday after local residents added their voices to concerns about the shipping-container style huts.
North Korea at Japan’s Asian Games: sports diplomacy or propaganda stunt?
Pyongyang is sending its largest-ever delegation to Japan, signalling a calculated bid to test Tokyo and pave the way for US re-engagement.
