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Flawed Strategy, Mistakes Jeopardizing Tokyo's Bid To Host 2020 Olympics05 / 22 / 13With just over three months until the IOC votes on the 2020 Olympic host city, the bid "seems adrift and still lacking a cogent message about why Tokyo should host the biggest global sporting event," according to Jack Gallagher of the JAPAN TIMES. Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose’s recent "unfortunate c... |
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Japan Committee Cuts Judo Funding
The Japanese Olympic Committee said Tuesday that it "has cut funding for the All Japan Judo Federation and ordered it to take preventive measures as punishment for coaches' abusive training of female judokas," according to the AP. The JOC also cancelled a $260,000 "annual subsidy for the federation ...
J.League Announces Losses For 2012
The J.League reported higher than budgeted revenue for the final nine months of '12 "partically due to donation towards earthquake disaster relief," according to JIJI. J.League budgeted 9.6B JPY, which was 58M JPY more than budgeted. Total expense was 9.8B JPY, which was 235M JPY less than budgeted. ...
IOC Concludes 'Impressive' Tokyo Tour
The IOC's Evaluation Commission called Tokyo's effort in the bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympics "very impressive," as it wrapped up a four-day inspection of the Japanese capital on Thursday, according to Dave Hueston of KYODO. IOC Evaluation Commission Chair Craig Reedie said, "Our role is to make ...
Tokyo 2020 Bid Gaining Support
British Olympic Association President Sebastian Coe said that the ability of Tokyo, Istanbul and Madrid "to provide a convincing reason why they want to stage the Olympic Games and not just prove that they can will be the key to winning the right to host the 2020 edition," according to REUTERS. Coe ...
Japan PM: Tokyo An Inspirational Choice
Japan PM Shinzo Abe told Olympic officials on Monday that "Tokyo would be an inspirational choice to host the 2020 Olympic Games," with Japan keen to showcase its recovery from a devastating '11 earthquake and tsunami, according to Elaine Lies of REUTERS. Abe made sure that an in ...
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Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovych said Friday that the country "may put in a joint bid for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games with neighbors Poland and Slovakia" ( R-SPORT, 2/22 ). ... The Japan Wrestling Federation "has launched an online petition site seeking 100,000 signature ...
ONE World Partners With Yomiuri Giants
English-language network ONE World Sports has entered into a licensing agreement with free-to-air broadcaster Nippon Television Network Corp. to bring Japanese baseball team Yomiuri Giants to fans in North America. The Yomiuri Giants are the reigning champions of the Nippon Professional Baseball lea ...
Sports Endeavors Finds Japanese Partner
Sports Endeavors, Inc. has formed a partnership with Japan's women's football Nadeshiko League team NTV Beleza. The deal will see the company produce and sell original Beleza themed apparel merchandise in the U.S. The partnership, coordinated by LeadOff Sports Marketing, marks the first time that th ...
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JOC Seeks To Eliminate Violence
The Japanese Olympic Committee interviewed representatives of 31 Olympic national sport federations over two days last week as part of its new initiative to eliminate violence from sports. No incident of violence or harassment has been reported. The JOC will conduct further investigations with top a ...
ManU Adds Japan To Preseason Tour
ManU announced on Tuesday that it will visit Japan as part of its preseason tour of Asia, "giving a chance for Japanese midfielder Shinji Kagawa to dazzle his home fans," according to the AFP. ManU will play J.League side Yokohama F. Marinos on July 23 "in its first game on Japanese turf for five ye ...
