The Tokyo resident makes his views clear with a message that reads, “Why don’t we postpone the Olympics?” in the capital s Taito Ward on May 13. (Yosuke Fukudome)
A 74-year-old pensioner admits to feeling bashful about parading daily along a shopping street in Tokyo’s Asakusa district with a message emblazoned front and back that reads, “Why don’t we postpone the Olympics?”
“I am embarrassed to do this,” he said. “If I had some other choice, I would not want to do this.”
But the resident of the capital s Taito Ward reckons he has no other option. He wants to make a point and have his voice heard, so he decided on a silent protest.
Training begins for volunteer leaders of Tokyo Olympics
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Apr 23, 2021
Japan had a special place in the heart of the American sculptor Isamu Noguchi (1904-88), and not only because it was the homeland of his largely absent father.
From the origami paper-folding Noguchi learned as a child to the Zen gardens he studied as an adult, Japan provided the inspiration that fueled his rise into the top ranks of 20th-century art. It is therefore fitting that a large retrospective of his work, opening this month in Tokyo, credits the many ways in which Japanese culture influenced his development as a sculptor.
Sculptor Isamu Noguchi | © ASAHI SHIMBUN
Originally scheduled for last fall but postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, “Isamu Noguchi: Ways of Discovery” will run from April 24 to Aug. 29 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum. Drawing its title from the name Noguchi gave to one of the featured works, the exhibition traces a remarkable creative journey that culminated in the stone sculptures of Noguchi’s later years, made
Training begins for volunteer leaders of Tokyo Olympics
Training began Thursday for leaders selected to manage volunteers who will assist at competition venues and the athletes village for this summer s Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, even as public skepticism remains high over whether the games should be held amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The training targets around 6,000 of the roughly 80,000 volunteers who have signed up for the games, with Thursday s session the first of around 20 to be held until May.
Masaya Ninomiya, an adviser at The Nippon Foundation Volunteer Support Center, speaks at an online training in Tokyo on April 22, 2021. (Photo courtesy of Tokyo 2020)(Kyodo)
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Masaya Ninomiya, an adviser at the Nippon Foundation Volunteer Support Center, speaks during an online training session for volunteers at the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. | TOKYO 2020 / VIA KYODO
Kyodo Apr 23, 2021
Training began Thursday for leaders selected to manage volunteers who will assist at competition venues and the athletes village for this summer’s Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, even as public skepticism remains high over whether the games should be held amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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