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FILE - In this Nov. 24, 1964, file photo, Emperor Hirohito, background, reads prepared speech as he formally opened the 47th extraordinary Diet (parliament) in Tokyo. Every Japanese of a certain age has memories of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. Emperor Naurhito, whose grandfather Emperor Hirohito opened the Games, has his own memories. He was a 4 1/2 year-old child at the time and reminisced last week with guests, including American first lady Jill Biden. “I myself have a lasting memory of the clo...

28 Jul 2021 Olympic athletes competing in outdoor games have become increasingly vocal in their protests that Tokyo’s summer heat is a threat to their health, prompting tennis to reconfigure its schedule on Wednesday to the evenings to keep players out of the sun. The decision followed objections from Novak Djokovic, the world’s top tennis player and a favorite to win the gold medal, and a particularly excruciating match for world number two Daniil Medvedev, who protested to the umpire Tues...

TOKYO (AP) — From Emperor Naruhito on down, every Japanese of a certain age remembers the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. Even younger Japanese connect through parents or aunts and uncles who stored old photos, told stories or recalled getting a television set for the first time to watch the Games. These were the first Olympics broadcast live using satellites and the last to be run on a cinder track; a bridge between older Olympics and the modern. There are recollections of new bullet trains, urban expr...

26 Jul 2021 The headlines about challenges at the 2021 Olympics summer games have focused on the coronavirus. Though, it turns out the brutal summer heat and humidity are what’s wreaking havoc on athletes. Even moving start times to early morning has not been a winning strategy. A columnist with Yahoo News described the scene on Monday morning in Tokyo: The finish line of the men’s triathlon Monday morning looked something like a battlefield scene, bodies sprawled out on ground, trainers co...

Tokio: Naomi Osaka, la "tenista rebelde" que está cambiando Japón Mike Henson Pie de foto, Naomi Osaka cuenta una historia. Ocurrió en Florida, donde los mejores tenistas jóvenes del mundo se congregan y compiten. Osaka, de unos 10 años, se estaba preparando para un partido del prestigioso torneo Orange Bowl cuando escuchó una conversación de su oponente japonés. "Estaba hablando con otra chica japonesa", le dijo Osaka al diario Wall Street Journal. Final de Quizás también te intere...

Tokio: Naomi Osaka, la tenista rebelde que está cambiando Japón La tenista ha causado una verdadera revolución en Japón al poner sobre la mesa temas que en esa sociedad suelen ser un tabú. Getty Images Naomi Osaka encendió el pebetero de los Juegos Olímpicos. Naomi Osaka cuenta una historia.Ocurrió en Florida, donde los mejores tenistas jóvenes del mundo se congregan y compiten.Osaka, de unos 10 años, se estaba preparando para un partido del prestigioso torneo Orange Bowl cuando escuc...

Tokyo had the games back in 1964. author robert whiting had arrived injapan two years earlier. its too bad, one of the really nice things about the 64 olympics was for two weeks, two and half weeks, the city was just failed with tourists. and athletes mingling with each other. the nice thing about the olympics is that they are a global festival. it really was a festival atmosphere. it was quite nice, and you know, now its like the city is like a ghost town. not quite a ghost town. tokyo is suppo...

Then there were problems with the olympic logo. then there were allegations of corruption. and then covid hit and the whole games had to be moved by a year. and then this year, japans olympic chief had to step down over a sexism row. then the composer of music for the opening ceremony was forced out because of bullying allegations. and finally, one day before the games were due to open, the director of the whole opening ceremony has been fired because it turns out he made jokes about the holocau...

Ceremony will happen is surrounded by high fences, spectators kept far away. first, there was the enormous cost of the main stadium. then there were problems with the olympic logo. then there were allegations of corruption. and then covid hit and the whole games had to be moved by a year. and then this year, japans olympic chief had to step down over a sexism row. then the composer of music for the opening ceremony was forced out because of bullying allegations. and finally, one day before the g...

The games were due to open, the director of the whole opening ceremony has been fired because it turns out he made jokes about the holocaust. its no wonder some people here think these games are cursed. newsreel: the worlds biggest city, more than 10 million - population and still growing, tokyo prepares... it was all so different the last time tokyo held the games back in 1964. author robert whiting had arrived injapan two years earlier. its too bad, one of the really nice things about the 64 o...