Tokyo

Lotte Championship Begins Dash to Olympics and Solheim Cup

The 60-woman field for the Olympics Aug. 4-7 will include two players per country, unless a player is within the…

4 years ago

Two Sports, a Fast Time and Some Questions

The British track Olympian Beth Potter switched sports, but her stardom in triathlon came too late to qualify for Tokyo.…

4 years ago

Tokyo Olympics Official Resigns After Calling Plus-Size Celebrity ‘Olympig’

The departure came just a month after the president of the Tokyo organizing committee stepped down over a sexist remark.

5 years ago

An ‘Old Men’s Club’ Dominates Japan. The Young Just Put Them on Notice.

For a moment, it looked as if the most powerful people in Japan were three 20-something women. In a country…

5 years ago

Olympic chief shake-up in Tokyo casts light on wider sexism in Japanese sport

the leadership change also served as reminder of sexism and persistent claims of institutionalized harassment that tarnishes Japanese sport and…

5 years ago