Tokyo 2020 President Mori to resign over sexist comments: Media, Asia News,TOKYO – Yoshiro Mori, president of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics organising committee, is set to step down over sexist remarks he made saying women talked too much, the Fuji News Network reported on Thursday (Feb 11). The comments,
China launches 'high pressure' crackdown campaign on Olympic IP infringement, China News,BEIJING – China is cracking down on any unauthorised use of the Olympics logo or athlete names as part of a special intellectual property protection campaign in the run up to the Feb 4-20 Winter Games
Tokyo Olympics must be 'reconsidered' due to Japan's failure to contain pandemic: Report, Asia News,Japan's inability to contain the Covid-19 pandemic means that plans to hold the Olympics in Tokyo should be reconsidered, health experts wrote in a commentary. The 2020 Games, alre
Transgender issue: Britain says sporting bodies must reserve women's sport for people born of the female sex, World News,LONDON — Britain's sports minister Nadine Dorries on Tuesday (June 28) said she expected sporting bodies to reserve women's competitions for those born of the femal
Prefectures near Olympic host Tokyo to seek Covid-19 emergency steps after cases surge, Asia News,TOKYO – Governors of three prefectures near Olympics host Tokyo are likely to ask the government to declare states of emergency for their regions, media said on Wednesday (July 28), after Covid-19 infec
South Korea passes law to allow BTS to postpone military service, Entertainment News,SEOUL – South Korea’s parliament on Tuesday (Dec 1) passed a bill to allow globally recognised K-pop artists such as BTS to postpone their mandatory military service to age 30. All able-bodied South Korean men aged
