<p>South Korea’s Olympic team were told to remove banners hung on balconies at the Athletes’ Village here in Tokyo after its message upset officials from a far-right Japanese political party.</p>
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...
South Korea makes Asian Games complaint over Japan warlord ceremony
SEOUL: South Korea's Olympic committee said on Friday (Sep 18) it filed a complaint with Asian Games organisers in Nagoya for featuring a Japanese warlord at a welcoming ceremony.The event on Tuesday included a person dressed as Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who led Japan's invasions of Korea in 1592-1598, and the cere
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…
South Korea Olympic boss gives Asian Games organisers an ‘F’
The head of the South Korean Olympic committee on Thursday blasted organisers of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, saying he would give them a failing mark for operational issues at the multi-sport event. Problems with accommodations and transportation had affected South Korean teams and Ryu Seung-min told South Korean media in…
'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."
Korea protests Japanese warlord's appearance at Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games welcome ceremony
The Korean Sport & Olympic Committee demanded assurances after a ceremony in Nagoya featured Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the warlord behind Japan's 16th-century invasions of Korea.
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
S. Korea files official complaint for highlighting Japanese warlord in ceremony
NAGOYA, Japan, Sept. 17 (Yonhap) -- The top South Korean sports body said Thursday it has filed an official complaint with the organizing committee of the Aichi
[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...
‘String of blunders’ at the Asian Games is drawing growing criticism in Japan…Is the cause ‘ditching big corporations’?
From the ‘Toyotomi Hideyoshi’ controversy to inadequate lodging and meals, misdirected buses, and even the North Korean anthem played instead of the South Korean national anthem. Issues around the ...
Hockey: South Korea have North Korean anthem played at Asian Games
Organisers have apologised for playing the North Korean national anthem for the South Korean men's hockey team at the Asian Games in Japan.
Asian Games offer 'deepest apologies' for South Korea anthem blunder
The Asian Games organisers played the North Korean national anthem as South Korea’s hockey team lined up to face Bangladesh.
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
Operational blunders at Asian Games disrupt Korean team - The Korea Times
Japan's organization of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games is drawing criticism over a string of missteps, from playing the wrong national anthem to poor...
'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.
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
