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Olympic organizers on Thursday dismissed the opening ceremony director, Kentaro Kobayashi, following reports of his past remarks about the Holocaust. Kobayashi, a former comedian, had…

TOKYO (AP) — The world needs to see that Japan can stage a safe Olympics, the country’s prime minister told…

TOKYO (AP) — A third athlete at the Olympic Village in Tokyo has tested positive for COVID-19 with the Czech…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s Olympic committee said Saturday it removed banners at the Olympic athletes’ village in…

TOKYO, July 17 (Reuters) – Tokyo Olympics organisers on Saturday reported the first case of COVID-19 at the athletes’ village,…

Hana Gouda, a player from the table tennis team, will participate in the Tokyo Summer Olympics, which will be held…

The Japanese prefecture of Fukushima announced a ban on Olympic spectators on Saturday, joining a growing list of areas implementing curbs…

TOKYO (AP) — Japan is set to place Tokyo under a state of emergency that would last through the Olympics,…

(CNN) — If there was an Olympics of passports, Japan wouldn’t just be hosting it — it’d be winning the…

ATAMI, Japan (AP) — Rescue workers slogged through mud and debris Monday looking for dozens feared missing after a giant…