Could these Tokyo Olympics still be cursed by the Tokugawa shoguns?
Right up to the opening ceremony, the Games have been dogged by trouble
Tokyo 2020 opening ceremony composer steps down after bullying reports
Keigo Oyamada told a Japanese magazine published in 1995 how he bullied classmates
Japan’s grand Olympics vision continues to falter amid political failures
Government’s handling of coronavirus pandemic means Games remain in doubt
New Tokyo Olympics chief understands the ‘great public concern’ over Games
Seiko Hashimoto is the new head of organising committee for delayed 2020 Games
Tokyo Olympic committee to select woman as new chief
Public broadcaster reports Seiko Hashimoto to replace Mori after sexist comments furore
Tokyo 2021 could yet thrill the world with a female face presiding over it
Female successor to Yoshiro Mori would help enormously in recovery from this debacle
Money trumps principle even in defeat
Resignations of senior figures unlikely to herald new age of accountability
Yoshiro Mori expected to resign after comments about women
President of Tokyo 2020 Olympics organising committee made derogatory comments
IOC says Tokyo 2020 chief's comments ‘absolutely inappropriate’
About 440 volunteers have quit and organisers received more than 5,500 complaints
IOC’s Dick Pound ‘can’t be certain’ Tokyo Olympics will go ahead
‘I can’t be certain because the elephant in the room would be the surges in the virus’
Simplified Olympics on cards as organisers rule out ‘grand splendour’
Tokyo Olympics organisers look to streamline Games and reduce costs
Tokyo Olympics in 2021 at risk of cancellation admits Japan’s PM Abe
‘The Olympic Games must be held in a way that shows the world has won its battle’
Tokyo Olympics ‘not contingent’ on coronavirus vaccine
Senior IOC member says organisation will ‘continue to plan’ for 2021 Games in Japan
Confirmed: Tokyo Olympics to start on July 23rd 2021
IOC and local organisers agree on a new date for postponed Games after Monday meeting
Confirmed: Olympics and Paralympics postponed until 2021
Focus for Team Ireland now will be on protecting and safeguarding the Irish athletes
Canada withdraws from 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Australia told athletes to prepare for Olympics next year as pressure mounts on IOC
Head of Japan’s Olympic Committee indicted for corruption
Tsunekazu Takeda is helping organise Japan’s hosting of the 2020 Olympic Games
Tokyo golf venue bows to pressure and lifts restrictions on women
Board of Kasumigaseki Country Club voted unanimously to extend full membership
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