Seiko Hashimoto

Tokyo 2020 Olympics organisers decided on Wednesday against selling alcohol at venues amid the coronavirus pandemic, while also defending plans to allow thousands of spectators with 30 days left until the start of the Olympic Games.…

Japan’s top medical experts warned on Friday that holding the Olympics during the COVID-19 pandemic could increase infections, and said banning all spectators was the least risky option, setting up a possible collision with organisers. The…

Tokyo 2020 would be "grateful" if Group of Seven (G7) countries could support the Summer Games going ahead as planned, Tokyo 2020 organising committee president Seiko Hashimoto told a news conference on Friday. She added that the…

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games cannot happen if no athletes can make it to Japan for the event, Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee President Seiko Hashimoto said at a news briefing held on Friday. She said that the decision on whether to host…

The head of the Tokyo Olympics assured the world that the postponed games will open in just over three months and not be cancelled despite surging COVID-19 cases in Japan. Organising committee president Seiko Hashimoto was asked at a…

Japan has decided to stage this summer’s Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics without overseas spectators due to public concern about COVID-19, two government sources with knowledge of the matter said. The Olympics, postponed by a year because…