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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 escuchó una conversación de su oponente japonés."Estaba hablando con otra chica japonesa", le dijo Osa...

Tokyo had the games back in 1964. author robert whiting had arrived injapan two years earlier. it's 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 it's like the city is like a ghost town. not quite a ghost town. tokyo is supposed to be under a state of emergency, but you wouldn't know it from the famous nightlife district...

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, japan's 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 holocaust. it's no wonder some people here think these games are cursed. newsreel: the world's biggest cit...

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, japan's 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 o...

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. it's 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. it's too bad, one of the really nice things about the '64 olympics was for two weeks — two and half weeks — the city was just filled with tourists and a...