Japan

Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Japanese telco KDDI has agreed a regional sponsorship deal for Asian Football Confederation national team competitions during the 2021-24 period. KDDI's regional rights cover the territory of Japan
Athletics
Events

The Japan Association of Athletics Federations has lodged a bid to host the 2025 World Athletics Championships, according to Kyodo News
Basketball
Media

Filipino sports media platform Tap Digital Media Ventures has acquired digital and linear television rights for Japanese B.League basketball for the 2021-22 season
Cricket
Media

The International Cricket Council has agreed a deal with Cricket Australia which will see the world governing body for cricket stream Australia's forthcoming summer matches in some markets in Europe and…
Football
Events

The Japan Football Association has elected to drop its hosting rights to this year’s Fifa Club World Cup amid the ongoing Covid-19 restrictions in the country, according to Kyodo News.
Para Sport
Events

The president of the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee Seiko Hashimoto said she was “proud” of Japan for hosting the delayed Olympics and Paralympics despite the ongoing challenges around the Covid-19 pan…
Multiple Sports
Events

Seth I. Kirby, lecturer in sport and leisure management in the School of Science and Technology at Nottingham Trent University, discusses the impact of climate change and the blistering summer heat on Tokyo 2020, and asks whether there is any hope that future Games organisers will take the crisis seriously
Events

Andrew Parsons, the president of the International Paralympic Committee, has said that the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games have exceeded all expectations, despite being held during the Coronavirus pandemic
Para Sport
Events

The Tokyo 2020 Paralympics officially opened yesterday (Tuesday), with organisers hailing the biggest-ever athlete contingent for making it to the Games against a challenging pandemic backdrop
Gymnastics
Events

The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) has postponed the inaugural Parkour World Championships for a third time due to Covid-19
Para Sport
Media

The upcoming Tokyo 2020 Paralympics will be shown by more than 150 broadcasters in a record 177 territories after the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) detailed coverage plans for the Games
Motorsport
Events

Two major Asian motorcycle races have fallen victim to the pandemic in the last 24 hours, with the Malaysian MotoGP at Sepang International Circuit in October and the Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance World Championship…
Football
Media

Sports streaming service DAZN has announced a media rights deal in Japan covering all Asian Football Confederation club and national competitions for the next eight years
Motorsport
Events

Formula 1 has announced today (Wednesday) that this year’s Japanese Grand Prix has been cancelled due to the “ongoing complexities” surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic. T
Para Sport
Events

The upcoming Paralympic Games in Tokyo will go ahead without spectators amid ongoing Covid-19 restrictions in the Japanese capital
Para Sport
Events

Tokyo 2020 Paralympic organisers look set to hold competitions without spectators at the majority of venues, due to the surge in Covid-19 cases in the Japanese capital following the Olympics
Football
Media

Japanese pay-television broadcaster Sky PerfecTV, the Bundesliga’s rights-holding broadcaster in Japan, is launching the Bundesliga Live App to deliver a tailored viewing experience for fans.
Multi-sport
Sponsorship & Marketing

Despite the challenges, Tokyo 2020 delivered on the Olympic promise of uniting people around the world through sport, says Kathryn Rhodes associate director, business development, at CSM Asia.