Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Torch Relays: Routes, Runners and Race Details
On June 1, the organizing committee of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games announced the route for the Olympic torch relay races, which will…
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See Your Own Giant Head Floating Above Tokyo’s Skies? Art Project “Masayume” Soliciting Participants
The Tokyo Tokyo Festival, an initiative led by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and Arts Council Tokyo to drum up excitement in the run-up to the…
Meet The New Tokyo Olympic Mascots…Who Have Superhero Powers
On Wednesday, a committee of organizers announced the two official mascots for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Ryo Taniguchi, a character designer and…
World’s First Skateboard Karaoke To Open In Kyoto
Karaoke is still one of Japan’s favorite leisure activities, so it comes as no surprise that karaoke system companies are always looking for ways to…
Tokyo 2020 Olympics Welcomes Akira Comparisons With Projection Mapping Event
Whatever the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Opening Ceremony turns out to be, it would be hard to imagine the proceedings not highlighting the many aspects of…
Tokyo 2020 Olympics Holding Mascot Design Contest, Offering ¥1 Million Prize
While anime character heavyweights such as Goku, Luffy, Sailor Moon, and Naruto have been named as official “ambassadors” of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, an…