About 1,000 people attended the ceremony at the Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo, one-sixth the number in a usual year. The dignitaries included Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and Prime Minister ...
Japanese judoka Chizuru Arai obliged the Russian Olympic Committee athlete, using a chokehold that forced her opponent to pass out on the mat at the Nippon Budokan. The powerful move put Arai in the ...
he said at a solemn ceremony at the Budokan hall. “In the world where tragic battles have persisted, Japan will continue its effort to maintain and strengthen the rules-based, free and open ...
The footage includes the never-before-seen final performance at the Nippon Budokan hall on July 2. Of the five performances, audiences were at their most frantic during the last show ...