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World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

World Athletics President Sebastian Coe (L) attends a press conference at National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2025, the final day of the World Athletics Championships, alongside Mitsugi Yamagata, president of the local organizing committee of the championships.

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World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

World Athletics President Sebastian Coe (L) attends a press conference at National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2025, the final day of the World Athletics Championships, alongside Mitsugi Yamagata, president of the local organizing committee of the championships.

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2028 WorldSkills Competition Japan Organizing Committee Establishment Event

Event marking the establishment of the Japan Organizing Committee for the 2028 WorldSkills Competition. The photo shows, from left in the front row, Aichi Prefecture Governor Hideaki Omura, Keidanren Chairman Yoshinobu Tsutsui, and Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Takamaro Fukuoka.=August 7,2025,Tokyo

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2028 WorldSkills Competition Japan Organizing Committee Establishment Event

Event marking the establishment of the Japan Organizing Committee for the 2028 WorldSkills Competition. Photo shows Yoshinobu Tsutsui, Chairman of Keidanren.=August 7,2025,Tokyo

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Saori Minami

Saori Minami=Date: November 2, 1971, Place: Japan

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Ken Takakura

Ken Takakura on the set of the movie “Abashiri Prison”=Date : December 10, 1971, Place : Sounkyo, Hokkaido

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Tomisaburo Wakayama

Tomisaburo Wakayama=Place: Akasaka, Japan

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Tetsuko Kuroyanagi

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Milan-Cortina games organizing committee chief

Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics and Paralympic organizing committee CEO Andrea Varnier speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on April 16, 2025.

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UK: Protesters Gather Outside Glasgow Hampden Park Ahead Of Women’s Euro 2025 Qualifier Versus Israel

Protesters gathered outside Hampden Park stadium in Glasgow on Friday, May 31, ahead of the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifier match between Scotland and Israel to protest against Israel's military operation in Gaza.

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UK: Pro-Palestine Protest In Glasgow Ahead Of World Athletics Indoor Championships

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered in Glasgow on Tuesday, February 27, ahead of the World Athletics Indoor Championships, which will start on March 1, protesting against the participation of Israeli athletes.

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JAPAN-WAR CRIMES-EVIDENCE

(230903) -- TOKYO, Sept. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Noboru Kubota, former chairman of the Shinshu War Exhibition for Peace Organizing Committee and the Iida City Peace Material Collection Committee, poses for a photo in front of his home in Iida City, Japan, Jan. 13, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Who's covering up Japan's war crimes with evidence on notorious bacteriology unit kept invisible to public?" (Xinhua/Guo Dan)

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JAPAN-WAR CRIMES-EVIDENCE

(230903) -- TOKYO, Sept. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Noboru Kubota, former chairman of the Shinshu War Exhibition for Peace Organizing Committee and the Iida City Peace Material Collection Committee, receives an interview with Xinhua at home in Iida City, Japan, Jan. 13, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Who's covering up Japan's war crimes with evidence on notorious bacteriology unit kept invisible to public?" (Xinhua/Guo Dan)

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Ex-Tokyo Olympics operations exec arrested over bid rigging

Journalists gather in front of a building housing the head office of leading Japanese advertising agency Dentsu Inc. in Tokyo after prosecutors arrested a former operations executive at the Tokyo Olympics organizing committee the same day on suspicion of playing a leading role in bid rigging for contracts related to games test events. The executive and Dentsu officials are suspected of collusion.

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Universities, Tokyo 2020 partnered

TOKYO, Japan - Executives of Tokyo 2020, the organizing committee for 2020 Olympics and Paralympics, pose for photos at Waseda University in Tokyo on June 23, 2014, after signing a partnership arrangement with 552 universities from every prefecture in Japan to promote Olympic values.

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Tokyo Olympic chief Mori to resign

TOKYO, Japan, Feb. 11 Kyodo - Tokyo Olympic organizing committee chief Yoshiro Mori (L) and former Japan Football Association President Saburo Kawabuchi are pictured during a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2020. Mori decided in February 2021 to step down over making controversial remarks blasted both in Japan and abroad as sexist, with Kawabuchi likely to replace him.

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Likely new Tokyo Olympic organizing committee head

TOKYO, Japan, Feb. 11 Kyodo - Photo taken Dec. 15, 2020, shows former Japan Football Association President Saburo Kawabuchi. He may replace Yoshiro Mori, who decided in February 2021 to resign as Tokyo Olympic organizing committee head over his Feb. 3 remarks slammed in Japan and abroad as sexist.

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Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO, Japan, March 30 Kyodo - A Tokyo Olympic countdown clock set up near JR Tokyo Station shows on March 30, 2020, the number of days remaining until the games. The Tokyo Olympics, which were postponed due to the global coronavirus pandemic, will be held from July 23 to Aug. 8 in 2021, the organizing committee said the same day.

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200 days to Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 6 Kyodo - Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics organizing committee head Yoshiro Mori (front C) raises his fist with employees of the organization in Tokyo on Jan. 6, 2020, exactly 200 days before the opening of the Summer Olympics.

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IOC chief Bach in Tokyo

TOKYO, Nov. 28 Kyodo - International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach speaks at a meeting with the secretariat of the organizing committee of the Tokyo 2020 Games on Nov. 28, 2018, in Tokyo.

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IOC chief Bach in Tokyo

TOKYO, Nov. 28 Kyodo - International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach holds dolls of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic mascots during his visit to the secretariat office of the organizing committee of the Tokyo 2020 Games on Nov. 28, 2018, in Tokyo. Seen at the left is Yoshiro Mori, the Tokyo Games organizing committee chief.

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Doctors prepping to keep Tokyo safe and healthy during 2020 Olympics

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 25 Kyodo - Undated file photo shows Yasufumi Miyake, a Teikyo University emergency medicine professor. He is a member of a panel set up within the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee to study measures that can be taken to combat the anticipated high temperatures that athletes and spectators will have to endure during the games.

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Olympics: Mori speaks about Tokyo Gov. Koike

TOKYO, Japan, June 20 Kyodo - Tokyo Olympic organizing committee President Yoshiro Mori speaks to reporters in Tokyo on June 20, 2017, after Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike announced her plans for the relocation of Tsukiji fish market and the opening of the No. 2 ring road between the Olympic Park and the Olympic village by the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. Mori said, "I cannot help but wonder why it took her this long to reach a decision. It's a bit disappointing."

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IPC meets with 2020 Paralympic organizing panel

TOKYO, Japan - Xavier Gonzalez, chief executive officer of the International Paralympic Committee, addresses a joint meeting in Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2014, with the organizing committee for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Japan's capital. The meeting was held to discuss progress in preparations for the event, the first such meeting between the two organizations.

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Tokyo 2020 chief Mori at coordination meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (C), head of the organizing committee for the 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo, addresses a coordination meeting in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2014. Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe and Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Minister Hakubun Shimomura are sitting left and right, respectively, to Mori.

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COO of 2015 AFC Asian Cup LOC, JFA deputy president hold cup

TOKYO, Japan - Mark Falvo (L), chief operating officer of the local organizing committee of the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, and Kozo Tashima, vice president of the Japan Football Association, hold the cup in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2014.

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IOC's Coates in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - International Olympic Committee Coordination Commission Chairman John Coates (L) shakes hands with former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, president of the organizing committee for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, during a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Nov. 19, 2014. Coates was visiting Tokyo for the second time to monitor the progress of the city's preparations for the Games.

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IOC proposes new venue for 2020 Olympic basketball

TOKYO, Japan - John Coats (L), chairman of the Coordination Commission of the International Olympic Committee, and Yoshiro Mori, head of the organizing committee for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, speak to the press in the Japanese capital on Nov. 19, 2014, about Coats' proposal to hold the basketball competition in Osaka, western Japan, at the Summer Games.

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IOC's coordination panel visits 2020 Olympic venue

TOKYO, Japan - John Coates (C in front row), chairman of the International Olympic Committee's Coordination Commission, and others visit an alternative venue in Chofu, western Tokyo, on Nov. 18, 2014, for the badminton competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics as the organizing committee is seeking to change its original venue plan for cost reasons.

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Japan, IOC discuss preparedness for 2020 Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - John Coates, chairman of the International Olympic Committee's Coordination Commission, makes a speech at a Tokyo hotel on Nov. 18, 2014, during the second round of talks with the Japanese organizing committee for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics to review progress in preparations for the Summer Games.

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Japan, IOC discuss preparedness for 2020 Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, head of the organizing committee for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, speaks at a Tokyo hotel on Nov. 18, 2014, during the second round of talks with the International Olympic Committee's Coordination Commission to review progress in preparations for the Summer Games.

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Japan, IOC meet on preparedness for 2020 Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - John Coates (R), chairman of the International Olympic Committee's Coordination Commission, and former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, president of the country's organizing committee for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, attend the second round of talks at a Tokyo hotel on Nov. 18, 2014, to review progress in preparations for the Summer Games.

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14 cities in Japan vie to host 2019 Rugby World Cup games

TOKYO, Japan - Akira Shimazu, secretary general of the organizing committee for the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan, announces in Tokyo on Nov. 5, 2014, a list of 14 cities across the country seeking to host matches.

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Tokyo gov. meets with former CEO of London Olympic Committee

LONDON, United Kingdom - Yoichi Masuzoe (R), the governor of Tokyo, and Paul Deighton, former CEO of the London Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, meet for talks in London on Oct. 31, 2014.

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Mori briefs Dutch royal couple on 2020 Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (R), president of the organizing committee of the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, explains the games' plans to visiting Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima at Tokyo's Toranomon Hills skyscraper on Oct. 31, 2014.

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Tokyo 2020 President Mori unveils cost estimate

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, president of the organizing committee for the 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo, delivers a speech in the Japanese capital on Oct. 24, 2014, saying that nearly 1 trillion yen will be needed to implement the initial construction plan for the event.

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Rio committee president Nuzman in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Carlos Nuzman (C), president of the Rio 2016 Organizing Committee, and Japanese Olympic Committee President Tsunekazu Takeda (2nd from L) visit the National Stadium in Tokyo on Oct. 11, 2014, before the stadium is disassembled for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

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Tokyo Olympics organizers, students compare notes

SAPPORO, Japan - Senior officials of the organizing committee for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games exchange views with students at the campus of Hokkaido University in Sapporo in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on Sept. 22, 2014.

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Sports cycling body wants permanent track in Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Brian Cookson, president of the Union Cycliste Internationale, calls on the organizing committee of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games to build a permanent cycling track rather than a temporary course in an interview in Tokyo on Aug. 13, 2014.

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2020 Tokyo Olympics CEO Muto speaks at interview

TOKYO, Japan - Toshiro Muto, chief executive officer of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics organizing committee, speaks at an interview in Tokyo on July 10, 2014, on upcoming challenges in the preparation of the summer games.

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IOC mulls Tokyo 2020 Olympic venue changes

TOKYO, Japan - International Olympic Committee Vice President John Coats (L) and Yoshiro Mori, chief of the organizing committee for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, shake hands following a press conference in Tokyo on June 27, 2014. Coates and other members of the commission were visiting Tokyo for the first time since the Japanese capital won the right to host the Summer Games.

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IOC mulls Tokyo 2020 Olympic venue changes

TOKYO, Japan - International Olympic Committee Vice President John Coats (L) and Yoshiro Mori, chief of the organizing committee for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, attend a press conference in Tokyo on June 27, 2014. Coates and other members of the commission were visiting Tokyo for the first time since the Japanese capital won the right to host the Summer Games.

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IOC Coordination Commission members visit Tokyo Big Sight

TOKYO, Japan - John Coates (3rd from R, front row), chair of the International Olympic Committee's Coordination Commission, poses with Yoshiro Mori (3rd from L), head of the organizing committee for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, and others during their visit to Tokyo Big Sight, a candidate site for a main press/broadcasting center and some events, in Tokyo on June 26, 2014.

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IOC coordination panel, Japan's Olympic organizing panel hold talks

TOKYO, Japan - Members of IOC's Coordination Commission for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics and Japan's Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games meet at the Tokyo Metropolitan government building in Tokyo on June 25, 2014. The meeting, the first since the International Olympic Committee last September selected Tokyo as the venue for the 2020 Olympics, will be held for three days.

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IOC coordination panel, Japan's Olympic organizing panel hold talks

TOKYO, Japan - John Coates (R), chairman of IOC's Coordination Commission for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, Yoshiro Mori (2nd from R), president of Japan's Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, attend a meeting of their two panels at the Tokyo Metropolitan government building in Tokyo on June 25, 2014. The meeting, the first since the International Olympic Committee last September selected Tokyo as the venue for the 2020 Olympics, will be held for three days.

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IOC coordination panel, Japan's Olympic organizing panel hold talks

TOKYO, Japan - John Coates (standing), chairman of IOC's Coordination Commission for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, speaks at a meeting between the coordination panel and Japan's Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games at the Tokyo Metropolitan government building in Tokyo on June 25, 2014. The meeting, the first since the International Olympic Committee last September selected Tokyo as the venue for the 2020 Olympics, will be held for three days.

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Olympic champion Murofushi named sports director

TOKYO, Japan - Olympic hammer throw champion Koji Murofushi (R) is appointed by the Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games as the sports director on June 24, 2014, in Tokyo. Standing beside him is organizing committee president Yoshiro Mori.

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Tokyo Olympic head Mori visits IOC for 1st time

LAUSSANE, Switzerland - Yoshiro Mori, president of the organizing committee for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, visits the International Olympic Committee headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, for the first time on June 18, 2014.

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Governor wants Tokyo Olympic Games torch relay in Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Yuhei Sato (R), governor of Fukushima Prefecture, shakes hands with Yoshiro Mori, a former prime minister who heads the organizing committee for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, on June 17, 2014. Sato said at a press conference after his meeting with Mori that he hopes to invite torch runners for the Tokyo Olympic Games to run through his prefecture to demonstrate its recovery from the 2011 earthquake and nuclear crisis.

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Tokyo Olympics organizer visits Miyagi Stadium

SENDAI, Japan - Former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, chairman of the organizing committee for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, visits the Miyagi Stadium in Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on June 16, 2014.