Tokyo Review
All posts tagged "Tokyo Olympics"
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Politics
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics is a Manmade Disaster
Just days before the start of the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, social media was abuzz over stories in the western...
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Politics
The Case for Holding the Tokyo Olympics
Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games organizers announced that preparations for the global tournament are “continuing as planned”, stressing that they “never discussed”...
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Politics
Olympics Chief Mori’s Gaffe Exposes Suga’s Weakness
Exactly twenty years ago today, on February 9th 2001, the American submarine USS Greeneville collided with a Japanese high-school training boat, the...
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8.6KPoliticsWhat to Expect After the LDP Leadership Election
Shinzo Abe looks guaranteed to win a third term as LDP president - but what comes next? What political events will shape...
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6.7KSocietyThe Curious Case of the Criminal Tattooist
Last week, Taiki Masuda was fined ¥150,000 by the Osaka District Court, for the crime of conducting “medical practices” without a medical...
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5.5KSocietyAn Olympic Opportunity for Japan’s Progressives
Just as the 1964 Olympics laid the foundations for the modern perception of Japan, 2020 offers the nation a chance to reinvigorate...