Tokyo 2020

— 21 January 2021

The ‘behind closed door’ option surfaced

Will the Tokyo Games take place in front of spectators? The question seemed settled. It was positive. But the new wave of the COVID-19 pandemic is bringing the subject... Read more »

— 20 January 2021

Vaccination will not be a condition

The Japanese authorities insist: the vaccination of accredited persons will not be a condition for the holding of the Tokyo Games in July and August 2021. A government spokesman,... Read more »

— 19 January 2021

A victory for man against the virus

With less than 200 days before the Tokyo Games, as the health crisis worsens around the world, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is standing upright in his boots. He... Read more »

— 18 January 2021

Gosper appeals to the United Nations

Strange idea. Kevan Gosper, the former IOC Vice-President and honorary member of the Olympic body, suggests that the fate of the Tokyo Games be decided not in Lausanne or... Read more »

— 15 January 2021

The end of the exemption for athletes

Logical and expected: Japanese authorities are toughening the rules for entering the country, due to the new wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. And athletes are no longer spared. The... Read more »

— 14 January 2021

The business world expresses its doubts

Public opinion is no longer the only one in Japan to express its doubts about the country’s possibility of hosting the Tokyo Games in 2021. The economic world is... Read more »

— 13 January 2021

The trend is confirmed

The polls follow each other in Tokyo, but their results are similar. An opinion poll carried out for the NHK, with a sample of 1 278 people, reveals that... Read more »

— 8 January 2021

Curtains on the olympic torches

Expected consequence of the state of emergency imposed in Tokyo since Thursday, January 7: the authorities of the Japanese capital have decided to suspend for several weeks the exhibition... Read more »

— 6 January 2021

The pandemic sets a new record

Bad news from Japan. According to the NHK, the number of people infected with the coronavirus reached a new record in Tokyo, this Wednesday, January 6. For the first... Read more »

— 5 January 2021

A squad of cybersecurity experts

The Tokyo Games organisers are not kidding about computer security. They announce that they have recently formed a squad of 220 cybersecurity experts in the run-up to the next... Read more »