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![Downtown Tokyo’s Homeless Fear Removal Ahead of Olympics Downtown Tokyo’s Homeless Fear Removal Ahead of Olympics](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-01-23.jpg)
Downtown Tokyo’s Homeless Fear Removal Ahead of Olympics
By Associated Press
Like the United States, Japan has a relatively high poverty rate for a wealthy nation.
![Japan’s Olympic Committee Chief Retires Amid Corruption Probe Japan’s Olympic Committee Chief Retires Amid Corruption Probe](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-08-22_20-18-37.jpg)
Japan’s Olympic Committee Chief Retires Amid Corruption Probe
By Thisanka Siripala
The scandal-hit JOC chief will step down - despite denying any wrongdoing - after growing pressure to resign.
![Japan Olympic Committee Chief Faces Criminal Corruption Investigation Japan Olympic Committee Chief Faces Criminal Corruption Investigation](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_18879408501.jpg)
Japan Olympic Committee Chief Faces Criminal Corruption Investigation
By Thisanka Siripala
Tokyo’s successful bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics has been marred by a corruption scandal.
![The Game of the Great Games: How the Olympic Fad Hurts the Postcolonial World The Game of the Great Games: How the Olympic Fad Hurts the Postcolonial World](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-1200px-pyeongchang_olympic_plaza_in_2018.jpg)
The Game of the Great Games: How the Olympic Fad Hurts the Postcolonial World
By Krzysztof Iwanek
Seeking international recognition through grand sport events exacts a heavy price on Asian cities.
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Tokyo's 2020 Olympic Dream
Japan’s capital is bidding to host the summer games with Istanbul and Madrid also vying for the prize.
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