More than four years after the Tokyo Summer Olympics and Paralympics in 2021, efforts are underway to rescue the new Japan National Stadium from the potential fate of becoming a white elephant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/21/japan/japan-new-national-stadium-use/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #japannationalstadium #2020tokyoolympics

The former chairman of publishing giant Kadokawa has been sentenced to two years and six months in prison for bribes linked to sponsorship contracts for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/22/japan/crime-legal/kadokawa-ruling/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #2020tokyoolympics #corruption #businessethics #kadokawa #japanesecourts #haruyukitakahashi

Upholding lower court rulings, Japan's Supreme Court has ordered advertising giant Dentsu Group to pay a fine of ¥300 million over bid-rigging related to the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics in 2021. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/10/japan/crime-legal/dentsu-court-fine-bid-rigging/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #dentsu #2020tokyoolympics

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group has bought Japan National Stadium naming rights for five years, with the financial services company seeing opportunity in the investment. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/10/15/more-sports/mufg-national-stadium/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #nationalstadium #tokyo #2020tokyoolympics #mufg #banks #sponsorship #advertising

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is in talks to acquire naming rights for Japan's National Stadium, the main venue for the Tokyo Summer Games held in 2021, people familiar with the matter said Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/10/08/more-sports/mufj-financial-national-stadium-naming/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #nationalstadium #mitsubishiufjfinancialgroup #tokyo #2020tokyoolympics

After the COVID-hit Olympics, the fan experience at the World Athletics Championships was arguably more important than any other event. So how did Tokyo’s National Stadium fare with its big do-over? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/21/more-sports/world-athletics-fan-experience/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #worldathleticschampionships #tokyo #nationalstadium #2020tokyoolympics

For many athletes competing at the world championships in Tokyo this week who also competed at the COVID-hit Summer Games, the experience has been like night and day. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/18/more-sports/tokyo-world-athletics-covid-memories/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #worldathleticschampionships #covid19 #covid19injapan #2020tokyoolympics

Years after hosting the Olympics behind closed doors, Tokyo's National Stadium will be in the spotlight as much as the star athletes during the World Athletics Championships, which begin this week. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/11/more-sports/national-stadium-world-championships/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #worldathleticschampionships #2020tokyoolympics #sebastiancoe #kengokuma #zahahadid

The Tokyo High Court on Thursday upheld a lower court ruling ordering advertising giant Dentsu Group to pay ¥300 million in fines over bid-rigging related to the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics in 2021. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/31/japan/crime-legal/dentsu-bid-rigging-uphold/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #dentsu #2020tokyoolympics #advertising #corruption #japanesecourts #2020tokyoparalympics

The Fair Trade Commission slapped fines totaling ¥3.3 billion on advertising giant Dentsu Group and six other ad agencies and event organizers for bid-rigging over the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/23/ftc-fines-dentsu-group-others/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #ftc #dentsu #2020tokyoolympics