15, 2021 photo shows the Tokyo Olympic emblem being removed from the exterior wall of the Tokyo metropolitan government building.... Large wall stickers and other decorations featuring the emblems and games' mascots will be taken down, as Tokyo's contract with the International Olympic Committee states that the host city can only use such materials until the end of the year, officials said.... On Wednesday, work began to remove large emblems from the Tokyo assembly building's exterior wall, as

A Japanese Coast Guard boat patrols Tokyo Bay outside of the Olympic athletete's village ahead of the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 19, 2021, in Tokyo.... The data go back to July 1 and do not include athletes and staff who tested positive at pre-games training camps in Japan.... Font Size S M L Print Timeline 0....

This undated photo released by the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, shows Kentaro Kobayashi, a key director of the Tokyo Olympics' opening ceremony.... (( C) Tokyo 2020 via AP) TOKYO--Japanese comedian Kentaro Kobayashi has been dismissed from his position as show director of the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony, a source close to the organizing committee said on July 22, a day before the show.... The move came after the 48-year-old came under fire on social

The floor of Olympic Stadium is lit before the start of the opening ceremony at the 2020 Summer Olympics, on July 23, 2021, in Tokyo.... Dancers perform during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, on July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan.... Delayed for one year due to the pandemic, the 17-day Olympics through Aug....

People wearing face masks to help protect against the spread of the coronavirus walk under the banner of Tokyo Olympics on a street in Tokyo, on June 30, 2021.... Radio New Zealand reported earlier that Samoa's government had decided the previous day to withdraw the nation from the games entirely due to the number of new virus cases Japan is logging each day.... " We fully understand the logic behind the government decision, especially the need to protect Samoa from the virus, especially the n

This file photo shows Toshiro Muto, the CEO of the Tokyo Olympics organizing committee.... " We are conducting more than 30, 000 tests every day, quickly isolating any positive cases and taking appropriate steps to prevent the virus from spreading," Toshiro Muto told a press briefing.... Yuriko Koike has said high TV ratings suggest people are heeding calls to stay home....

The Olympic rings are seen on June 3, 2021, in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward.... " The Tokyo Olympics are a stage that I have dreamed of for a long time.... It is a huge honor to be given such a big role," Hachimura, who plays for the Washington Wizards in the NBA, said in a comment released by the Japanese Olympic Committee....

TOKYO( Kyodo)--Seventeen more people associated with the Tokyo Olympics have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total since the start of July to 276, games organizers said Monday.... Six are from overseas while 11 are residents of Japan, the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics organizing committee said.... None were staying at the athletes' village....

The Olympic flame burns during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, on July 23, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan.... The flame at Tokyo's National Stadium and another cauldron burning along the waterfront near Tokyo Bay throughout the games will be sustained in part by hydrogen, the first time the fuel source will be used to power an Olympic fire.... Unlike propane, hydrogen does not produce carbon dioxide when combusted....

In this July 10, 2021, file photo, the Olympic rings are illuminated outside Narita International Airport prior to the 2020 Summer Olympics near Tokyo.... In a recent online interview with Kyodo News, Chappelet contrasted Tokyo's first Olympics in 1964 with the firestorm of controversy that has engulfed this year's games, originally scheduled for 2020 but postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.... " Nobody was against the Olympics( in 1964)," Chappelet said....