Tag: Japan

Planned Hiroshima venue to go beyond football

Article posted by Coliseum, April 12^th, 2021

The City of Hiroshima (Japan) recently announced the winning consortium for its project – a new football stadium which will serve as the digs of the J-League Division 1 (J1) football club – Sanfrecce Hiroshima – after four consortia presented their respective proposals. The... » Read more

Overseas fans likely ‘no’ for Tokyo Olympics

Article posted by Coliseum, March 9^th, 2021

Japan is mulling on allowing limited spectators in the Tokyo Olympics this summer as the country has reported a rise in coronavirus cases again. Public opinion polls in Japan have suggested persistent concern about the safety of hosting the Games. Tokyo is currently under a ‘state of emergency’... » Read more

Quake damage assessment of Tokyo 2020 venues

Article posted by Coliseum, February 17^th, 2021

Tokyo 2020 Olympic venues are to be assessed for damage following an earthquake off the eastern coast of Japan. A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck northeastern Japan on the night of February 13th. More than 120 people have been reported injured. Japan’s Meteorological Agency believes this was an... » Read more

Fiscal bailout for COVID-crushed Tokyo Dome

Article posted by Coliseum, December 30^th, 2020

Tokyo-based real estate developer Mitsui Fudosan Company has emerged as a savior for the pandemic-crushed Tokyo Dome (Japan). Mitsui Fudosan will acquire Tokyo Dome with Japanese media company Yomiuri Shimbun Group. Recently, the property developer informed that it will acquire Tokyo Dome Corp.... » Read more

Tokyo 2020 postponement comes at a (price)

Article posted by Coliseum, December 14^th, 2020

Organizers of 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games spelt out on December 4th the full extent of the cost of postponing the sporting showpieces as it was being worked out who would account for an extra JPY294bn (£2.1bn/€2.3bn/$2.8bn) required to stage the events next year. A huge price being paid as... » Read more

FIFA Club World Cup™ in Japan, not China

Article posted by Coliseum, December 9^th, 2020

The FIFA Club World Cup™ expansion has been delayed and the 2021 chapter of the fixture will now be held in Japan. This announcement was made by the highest governing body of football recently. The FIFA Club World Cup™ is an international men’s association football competition organized by... » Read more

Yokohama Stadium pilot events a huge success

Article posted by Coliseum, November 11^th, 2020

A three-day pilot run held at Yokohama Stadium (Japan) to gauge the viability of fans returning by the horde has been a success and the Japanese authorities have welcomed the same with further pilots scheduled. The trial run took place from October 30th to November 1st (Friday to Sunday) and... » Read more