STEPHEN WADE

January 24, 2020 at 2:51 am

Tokyo Olympics reach 6-months-to-go mark with some fireworks VIEW

TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo put on a flashy fireworks display on Friday to mark the 6-months-to-go milestone for this year's Olympics. The show took place...

January 23, 2020 at 8:01 pm

Six months to go: A look at the Tokyo Olympic medal count

TOKYO (AP) — The Tokyo Olympics open in exactly six months, and the United States and China are picked to finish 1-2 in the overall...

January 21, 2020 at 8:15 pm

Electronic sign stealing: A scandal two decades ago in Japan

TOKYO (AP) — If anyone thought that using technology to steal catchers' signs had only blemished Major League Baseball and the Houston Astros — or...

Sports

January 15, 2020 at 1:53 am

‘Armless Archer’ Stutzman and his disarming sense of humor

TOKYO (AP) — Matt Stutzman has no arms. He was born that way. But he has — pardon the pun — a disarming sense of...

January 8, 2020 at 10:12 pm

An Olympic First: Cardboard beds for Tokyo Athletes Village

TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo Olympic athletes beware — particularly larger ones. The bed frames in the Athletes Village at this year's Olympics will be made...

Business

December 19, 2019 at 10:50 pm

Tokyo Olympics say costs $12.6B; Audit report says much more

TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo Olympic organizers said Friday they are spending 1.35 trillion Japanese yen — about $12.6 billion — to stage next year's games....

Business

December 18, 2019 at 12:24 am

Latest Tokyo Olympic ticket lottery: 1M offered; 23M sought

TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo's Olympic tickets continue to be very hard to find — particularly in Japan. Organizers on Wednesday said there were 23 million...

December 17, 2019 at 9:01 pm

The Tokyo taxi driver: Suit and tie — white gloves optional VIEW

TOKYO (AP) — Very few countries deliver better service than Japan: in shops, in restaurants, or in taxis. It’s called “Omotenashi” and translates roughly as...

December 15, 2019 at 2:37 am

Tokyo’s new stadium: A masterpiece by Japan’s Kengo Kuma VIEW

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe spoke at Sunday's official completion of the new national stadium, the venue for the opening and closing...

December 12, 2019 at 9:19 pm

Tokyo being billed as ‘Recovery Olympics’ — but not for all VIEW

FUTABA, Japan (AP) — The torch relay for the Tokyo Olympics will kick off in Fukushima, the northern prefecture devastated almost nine years ago by...

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