Archive by category Tokyo 2016

Several Events Promote Tokyo 2016 Olympics

Tokyo 2016 has been promoting its bid and the Olympic Games through several events, the latest being its “Olympics for All” road show series, …

The Greenery Of Tokyo For 2016 Takes Step Forward

Tokyo 2016’s efforts to host the “greenest” and most sustainable Olympic and Paralympic Games took a step forward Saturday with the planting …

Tokyo Stages “Biggest” Anti-Terrorism Exercise For 2016 Bid

Straits Times reports that Tokyo staged its biggest ever anti-terrorism exercise Friday in its bid for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. According to the …

Tokyo 2016 Promotes Strategic Plan At World Sport Congress

Tokyo 2016 said in a press release its bid for the 2016 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games was strengthened at the 12th World Sport For All Congress 2008 …

Tokyo 2016 Refutes Media Reports On Concerns Over U.S. President-Elect

Despite media reports that Japanese Olympic officials are concerned that Barack Obama’s victory in the U.S. presidential election could hurt …

Tokyo 2016 Applauds Former JOC President’s Award

Tokyo 2016 is applauding the “extraordinary achievements” of former Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) President and swimming legend Hironoshin …

Tokyo 2016 President Inspects Greenery At School

Shintaro Ishihara, Governor of Tokyo and President of Tokyo 2016, walks barefoot on the grounds of an elementary school in Tokyo in celebration of the …

National Triathlon Championships in Tokyo Gives Preview of Tokyo 2016

The 14th Triathlon National Championships of Japan took place at Odaiba in Tokyo Bay this past Sunday – at the site of Tokyo 2016’s Musubi Cluster. …

Tokyo 2016 Bid To Benefit From Green Initiatives

Tokyo’s bid for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games got a boost following the announcement that the Tokyo Metropolitan Government adopted every environmental …