NAGOYA—Organizers of the Asian Games, the largest sports event on the continent, are preparing to evacuate athletes and rearrange competition schedules if Typhoon No. 25 threatens to hit the Nagoya area.
Asian Games are bigger than the Summer Olympics in athlete numbers | The Asahi Shimbun Asia & Japan Watch
NAGOYA—How big are the Asian Games?
Asian Games venues and athletes unharmed by extensive flooding in Nagoya, Japan
The mayor of Nagoya says athletes who’ve arrived early for the Asian Games were unharmed by extensive flooding that hit the central Japanese city
Asian Games: Common area, fitness facilities readied for athletes
NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- Athletes at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games will have access to an outdoor common area for events and socializing, as well as several f
Accommodation, transportation problems mar 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games - The Korea Times
NAGOYA, Japan — With more than 15,000 athletes and officials bringing a 16-day run to an end on Sunday, the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games came unde...
'Chaotic' Asian Games threaten Japan hopes of hosting Olympics again
The Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya saw a catalogue of mishaps, from athletes taken to the wrong venues to the North Korean national anthem played for the South Korean hockey team.
Asian Games in Japan plagued by troubles | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
The organizers of the 2026 Asian Games currently underway in Japan have unveiled container houses for athletes, amid calls from some overseas participants for improvements to those facilities.
By the numbers: A look at the Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan
The Asian Games are often identified as the second most important multisports event after the Summer Olympic Games. They date from the first edition in 1951 in New Delhi, India, and were last held in...
Asian Games open in Nagoya with glitzy ceremony after troubled buildup
Organizers hope the Asian Games opening ceremony will help resolve a rocky buildup filled with complaints from athletes and officials involving accommodation and transport
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.
Asian Games open in Nagoya with glitzy ceremony after troubled buildup
The 20th Asian Games opened in Nagoya on Saturday with a glittering ceremony of dance and fireworks following a buildup marred by operational gaffes and logistical problems.
'Failing, chaotic': Teams slam Asian Games organisers - Sports - The Jakarta Post
The biggest issue at the Aichi-Nagoya Games has been a shortage of rooms for the 17,000 participants, while some athletes have complained of cramped accommodation.
Asian Games: Common area, fitness facilities readied for athletes
Athletes at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games will have access to an outdoor common area for events and socializing, as well as several fitness facilities at their lodging base, which was opened to the media on Wednesday.
Nagoya mayor says sorry for Asian Games 'inconveniences'
NAGOYA: Nagoya's mayor apologised to athletes on Wednesday (Sep 30) for "inconveniences" at the Asian Games in the Japanese city following a string of complaints.The continent's biggest sporting eve
Asian Games chief defends 'functional' rooms after backlash
NAGOYA: Accommodation for Asian Games athletes in Japan is "functional" and efforts are being made to deal with numerous complaints from disgruntled teams, a chief organiser told AFP.More than 17,000 competitors and officials are expected at the continent's biggest sporting spectacular, which opens on Saturda
Ready, Set, Wait: Why Asian Games 2026 is Making the Wrong Headlines
Missing accreditation records, disputed room allocations, airport delays and an anthem blunder have overshadowed the opening of Aichi-Nagoya. The complaints extend beyond India, and the international media has been reporting them
2026 Asian Games
The 2026 Asian Games , officially the XX Asian Games (第20回アジア競技大会) and also known as Aichi–Nagoya 2026 (愛知・名古屋2026), is an ongoing multi-sport event which are being held in Aichi Prefecture in Japan from 19 September to 4 October 2026, with several events starting from 10 September. Nagoya is the third Japanese city to host the Asian Games, after Tokyo in 1958 and Hiroshima in 1994. The event is set to return to its traditional four-year cycle, after the 2022 edition was postponed to 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Games marked the 75th anniversary of the 1951 Asian Games held in New Delhi, India.
