Japan is scrapping controversial plans for an expensive new centerpiece stadium for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced Friday. Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid’s ...

Japan's summer Olympics are still five years away, but there is major controversy over the centerpiece of the games. The design for the new Tokyo stadium is expected to be finalized next week and ...

The parents of a worker on Japan's Olympic stadium who committed suicide have petitioned the government to recognise it as "death by overwork", an official said on Thursday, with media saying he ...

TOKYO (AP) Japan's government has approved a plan to reduce the seating and slash the construction cost of the main stadium for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after public opposition to the initial design.

The Japanese government said it would scuttle plans to build an 80,000 showcase stadium for the 2020 Summer Olympics after the price tag had nearly doubled to a stunning $2 billion. At one point ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday called for a complete review of plans for Tokyo’s 2020 Olympic stadium amid growing public anger over its eye-watering US$2 billion price tag.

TOKYO (AP) Japanese political leaders said Thursday the new main stadium for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics is too costly and called for cost-cutting efforts to reduce the burden on taxpayers.

TOKYO (AP) — Japan scrapped the design of the Olympic stadium for the 2020 Tokyo Games because of soaring costs Friday and said it will reopen bidding for a new plan, in a stunning reversal that ...

TOKYO — With millions around the world watching, Rui Hachimura walked onto the gleaming white floor of Japan’s Olympic Stadium on Friday waving the country’s red-and-white flag. The 6-foot-8 ...

The Olympics, assuming the star MLB players are able participate, should be awesome. Dodger Stadium is the perfect venue to play host, and it'll be interesting to see if Japan gets a little bit of ...

Japan is scrapping controversial plans for an expensive new centerpiece stadium for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced Friday. Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid’s ...