Nomura, an actor who took the role in 2018, is best-known for his roles in kyogen, a traditional form of comedy theatre. "I think the structure is already finished," he said. "There are still a lot of ...

A dance from Japan's indigenous Ainu community has been controversially dropped from the Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony ©Getty Images Ainu dancers had been expecting to feature in the Opening Ceremony, ...

Sue Bird was one of the flagbearers, sharing that role with baseball’s Eddy Alvarez. Bird is a five-time Olympian in women’s basketball. She remembers 2004 when the U.S. women’s basketball team got to ...

The festivities of the Opening Ceremony took a brief pause, as athletes and officials observed a moment of silence in remembrance of both the lives lost to the COVID-19 pandemic, and those killed ...