2020 Olympics
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Organizers find a way to let vision-impaired kids express their opinion of which of the adorable characters best represents Japan.
These six mascots take their inspiration from sakura cherry blossoms, shrines, and Japanese fairy tales.
Chairman singles out two aspects of Japanese traditional culture that people of other nations “wouldn’t understand.”
One of the bleakest depictions of Tokyo in all of film is part of Olympics celebration projection mapping project.
Japan hasn’t hosted the Summer Olympics since 1964; three years from now marks their big chance to impress everyone on the world stage.
The ashtrays in front of Japanese convenience stores aren’t there for people to smoke around.
After some seriously high-profile involvement, Nintendo characters aren’t part of newest promotional push for 2020 event.
Proposed tax hike aims to reduce the number of people lighting up before the Olympic flame comes to Tokyo.
The pallor of smoke that covers so many restaurants and bars in Japan may become a thing of the past.
The three new designs give us a sneak peek at what McDonald’s has in store for the Tokyo Olympic Games.
It seems controversy over the new National Stadium for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics isn’t over yet.
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