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Tokyo Olympics
![How Japan Got the Pandemic Right – and Wrong How Japan Got the Pandemic Right – and Wrong](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-10-14-123145.jpg)
How Japan Got the Pandemic Right – and Wrong
By Trevor Incerti and Hikaru Yamagishi
As Japan reopens, a look back at its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic from the beginning.
![Japan Looks Back at the Tokyo Olympics Japan Looks Back at the Tokyo Olympics](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-08-23-6.jpg)
Japan Looks Back at the Tokyo Olympics
By Priyanka Borpujari
The highly-controversial and expensive Tokyo Olympic Games stirred up mixed emotions among Japanese.
![Japan Was Right to Hold the Tokyo Olympics Japan Was Right to Hold the Tokyo Olympics](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-06-03-7.jpg)
Japan Was Right to Hold the Tokyo Olympics
By John Lee
The Games are a brave testament to the possibility of living with COVID-19, while keeping the worst effects at bay.
![Olympic Champion Hidilyn Diaz Deserves an Apology From the Philippine Government Olympic Champion Hidilyn Diaz Deserves an Apology From the Philippine Government](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-07-29-3.jpg)
Olympic Champion Hidilyn Diaz Deserves an Apology From the Philippine Government
By Mong Palatino
The Philippines’ first-ever gold medalist had an earlier claim to fame: being accused of conspiring against the Duterte administration.
![Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony: The Attendees and the No-Shows Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony: The Attendees and the No-Shows](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-07-23-4.jpg)
Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony: The Attendees and the No-Shows
By Thisanka Siripala
Japan’s spectatorless Opening Ceremony welcomes world leaders and sponsors amid a COVID-19 state of emergency.
![Noriko Hama on the Tokyo Olympics and Japan’s Economy Noriko Hama on the Tokyo Olympics and Japan’s Economy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-05-26-9.jpg)
Noriko Hama on the Tokyo Olympics and Japan’s Economy
By Shannon Tiezzi
The Olympics will end up being a "net negative" for Japan, Hama predicts.
![President Moon Decides Against Olympic Visit to Japan President Moon Decides Against Olympic Visit to Japan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-06-09-6.jpg)
President Moon Decides Against Olympic Visit to Japan
By Mitch Shin
After a Japanese senior diplomat’s lewd comment about Moon was reported, South Korea decided to stop negotiating with Japan over a presidential summit in Tokyo.
![Is Japan’s Olympic Bubble About to Burst? Is Japan’s Olympic Bubble About to Burst?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-06-03-7.jpg)
Is Japan’s Olympic Bubble About to Burst?
By Thisanka Siripala
Gaping holes in the Tokyo Olympics bubble could derail the safety of athletes in the village and entire competitions.
![Will Japan’s Rapid COVID-19 Rebound Set Back the Tokyo Olympics? Will Japan’s Rapid COVID-19 Rebound Set Back the Tokyo Olympics?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-06-29-6.jpg)
Will Japan’s Rapid COVID-19 Rebound Set Back the Tokyo Olympics?
By Thisanka Siripala
The COVID-19 outlook for Tokyo ahead of the Olympics looks bleak, with the infection rate expected to rise.
![South Korea and Japan Must Stop Politicizing the Olympic Games South Korea and Japan Must Stop Politicizing the Olympic Games](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-06-07-11.jpg)
South Korea and Japan Must Stop Politicizing the Olympic Games
By Eunjung Irene Oh
President Moon’s potential visit to Tokyo is the object of a diplomatic tug-of-war. Both sides should treat it as an opportunity, not a bargaining chip.
![Japan Welcomes Domestic Spectators for Tokyo Olympics Despite Warnings From Experts Japan Welcomes Domestic Spectators for Tokyo Olympics Despite Warnings From Experts](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-06-23-8.jpg)
Japan Welcomes Domestic Spectators for Tokyo Olympics Despite Warnings From Experts
By Thisanka Siripala
While restaurants and bars in Tokyo face COVID-19 restrictions, local fans will be allowed at Olympic venues, fanning fears of a coronavirus rebound.
![No Cheers: Tokyo Olympic Village Considering Ban on Alcohol No Cheers: Tokyo Olympic Village Considering Ban on Alcohol](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-06-09-4.jpg)
No Cheers: Tokyo Olympic Village Considering Ban on Alcohol
By Stephen Wade
These are going to be the "no cheers" Olympics, with testing and vaccinations taking priority over fun and games.
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