A high-level Tokyo 2016 delegation is attending the IAAF World Championships in Berlin (15-23 August 2009). Hosting the event is the Berlin Olympiastadion, which mirrors Tokyo...More>
In the spirit of the pioneering founder of the modern Olympic Movement, Pierre de Coubertin, Tokyo 2016 today announced two major new academic partnerships with Osaka Universi...More>
Tokyo’s Bid to host the most compact, sustainable and athlete-focused Olympic and Paralympic Games in history was today boosted by the public backing of the President of the O...More>
Tokyo 2016 revealed inspiring plans to deliver the greatest ever legacy in the history of the Olympic and Paralympic Games to International Olympic Committee (IOC) Members at ...More>
Music filled the heart of Japan’s vibrant capital city last night as thousands of people from Tokyo and across Japan turned out to enjoy an elegant evening of classical entert...More>
Tokyo's top administrator has denied that North Korea's latest nuclear test will trigger regional instability and threaten the city's bid to host the 2016 Olympics.
"It's a...More>
Japan’s bid to host the most environmentally sustainable Olympic and Paralympic Games ever at the heart of its dynamic capital – today announced its full support for the COP15...More>
Around 1,000 athletes participants and enthusiastic spectators were given a latest glimpse into Tokyo 2016’s innovative Olympic and Paralympic Games venues plan for the Olympi...More>
Tokyo 2016's confidence continues to rise with the announcement today that more than 23 million people in Tokyo want Japan's dynamic capital to host the 2016 Olympic and Paral...More>
MILAN (Reuters) - Chicago used the popularity of U.S. President and former city resident Barack Obama to try to boost their 2016 Olympic bid on Friday, tweaking his famous slo...More>
International Olympic Committee (IOC) inspectors gave Tokyo's 2016 bid the thumbs-up Sunday, taking particular note of its financial strength.
Describing Tokyo as a "dynami...More>
The Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) announced today that seven companies, shown below, have signed agreements to join its new JOC Gold Partnership Program for first-class cor...More>
Japan Prime Minister Taro Aso expressed confidence Tokyo's financial strength will persuade the IOC to award the 2016 Games to the city when he welcomed bid inspectors Thursda...More>
Excitement built in Tokyo today as the Chair of the 13-member International Olympic Committee (IOC) Evaluation Commission, Nawal El Moutawakel, arrived ahead of the official s...More>
