South Korea To Start Own Food Service For Olympic Athletes
South Korea is all set to start its own full-fledged food service for its athletes and delegates from a hotel near the Olympic village in Tokyo, according to a report by the country’s Yonhap news agency. The decision reflects South Korea’s concerns that meals containing ingredients from Fukushima Prefecture, home to the disaster-stricken Fukushima No. […]
Toyota Cancels Tokyo Olympics TV Ads in Japan
Toyota Motor Corp. was a corporate sponsor of the Tokyo Olympics but it has now decided to pull out of the sponsorships and the Olympic-related ads in Japan. Japanese media speculated Monday that the decision was made because the car manufacturer fears association with the troubled Summer Games, which are deeply unpopular in Japan, may […]
Three Test Positive At Olympic Village, Fear Of Outbreak At Games
Two athletes have tested positive for the coronavirus in the Tokyo Olympic Village after a team colleague was also infected, officials said on Sunday, raising fears of a cluster just days before the opening ceremony. The first cases involving athletes in the Village come a day after a member of their entourage returned the first positive […]