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Japanese Public Softening Stance on Tokyo Games

(ATR) Public opposition to holding Tokyo 2020 is beginning to thaw, according to two new polls.

Japanese Table Tennis Legend Yoshihito Miyazaki joins T2 as Technical Director

Japanese Olympic Commitee partnership agreement with Netherlands NOC

The Japanese Olympic Committee signs a partnership agreement with Netherlands NOC in Lillehammer, Norway.

12 Year Old Japanese Becomes Youngest Ever Qualifier for ITTF World Tour Main Draw

Japan's Tomokazu Harimoto topped his group at the GAC Group 2015 ITTF World Tour Polish Open qualifications.

Japan Makes 1st World Championships Mixed Double Final Since 1977

The fifth day of the Qoros 2015 World Table Tennis Championships concluded with the Japanese mixed doubles duo Kasumi Ishikawa and Maharu Yoshimura becoming Japan's first mixed doubles finalists since 1977.

Japanese sit skiers hit form ahead of Panorama 2015

Japanese sit skiers showed they may be contenders for medals at the upcoming IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships with victories in the men's and women's super combined races on Thursday (26 February), the final day of the Noram Cup in Kimberley, Canada.

IPC and Tokyo 2020 to celebrate 50th anniversary of 1964 Paralympics

Starting on Saturday (8 November), the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee will launch five days of activity to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1964 Paralympic Games which were held in the Japanese capital.