Mori is gone but gender issues remain for Tokyo Olympics

Japanese Olympic Committee head resigns amid bribery scandal

TOKYO (AP) — Tsunekazu Takeda is stepping down as the president of the Japanese Olympic Committee amid a vote-buying scandal that French investigators suspect helped Tokyo land next year's Olympics. Takeda announced Tuesday at the committee's executive board meeting that...

Tokyo's Diversity Olympics Dogged by Controversy

Since Tokyo 2020 can't really brag about tackling environmental issues, sustainability, cost cutting, or transparency, by default diversity and inclusiveness have become the branding agenda. This could be a positive legacy, but can the Olympics serve as a catalyst for Japan to reinvent itself? Probably not, due to the patriarchal elite's ethnonationalism and aversion to diversity and inclusion.

Tokyo's Diversity Olympics Dogged by Controversy

Since Tokyo 2020 can't really brag about tackling environmental issues, sustainability, cost cutting, or transparency, by default diversity and inclusiveness have become the branding agenda. This could be a positive legacy, but can the Olympics serve as a catalyst for Japan to reinvent itself? Probably not, due to the patriarchal elite's ethnonationalism and aversion to diversity and inclusion.

Indian medalist calls Japan-hosted Asian Games a 'sad' event for athletes

Official from Aichi-Nagoya organizing committee apologizes for logistical lapses

NOlympics Guide to Tokyo 2020

TOKYO 2020: A Disaster a Decade in the Making The Tokyo 2020 Olympics are over. They have exposed to the entire world the depths to which the IOC will play with our lives in order to satisfy TV and sponsorship contracts, and the media has largely echoed the fact that much of the world has now sour

Takeda corruption probe sullies 2020 Tokyo Olympics and IOC

Tsunekazu Takeda, the president of the Japanese Olympic Committee and a powerful IOC member, again denied corruption allegations against him, suggesting on Tuesday that any guilt was with others at the Japanese body.

Concerns and controversies at the 2020 Summer Olympics

A number of concerns and controversies arose leading up to the 2020 Summer Olympics, which took place in Tokyo, Japan. The games were postponed until July 2021 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The IOC stated that their Japanese partners and the former prime minister Shinzo Abe "made it very clear" in 2020, "that Japan could not manage a postponement beyond next summer [2021] at the latest".[1] Just weeks before the opening of the Tokyo Olympics, honorary patron Emperor Naruhito was said to be "extremely worried about the current status of coronavirus infections",[2] and was "concerned that while there [were] voices of anxiety among the public, the holding (of the events) may lead to the expansion of infections".[3]

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…

AI Needs Women More Than Women Need AI

Today is International Women’s Day. This is a structural argument, not a celebratory post.

At 82, Emperor Akihito of Japan Wants to Retire. Will Japan Let Him? (Published 2016)

The emperor spoke publicly for the first time about retiring, saying he feared it would become “more difficult” to fulfill his duties.

The AI Gender Gap: Here’s What It Will Take To Close It

Women are adopting generative AI technology at a significantly lower rate than men, creating an AI gender gap. What are the reasons behind it, and can it be closed?

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.

Hormone Levels Are Being Used to Discriminate against Female Athletes

Despite slim evidence, testosterone is keeping some women off the field

Olympic Council of Asia President wants to keep politics out of Asian Games

The buildup to the Aichi-Nagoya Games has been overshadowed by complaints from national team delegations over organizational issues.

What’s the Asian Games accommodation crisis, and where will athletes stay?

In a cost-cutting move, Japan decided against setting up a dedicated athletes' village but now faces a backlash.