SAPPORO--The city of Sapporo’s hopes of hosting the Winter Olympics in 2038 were dashed after hugely popular Hokkaido Governor Naomichi Suzuki called on the municipal government to scrap the idea.

SAPPORO--After withdrawing Sapporo’s bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics amid declining public support, Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto plans to keep the city’s candidacy alive for the 2038 Games ...

South Korean athletes competing in the upcoming Asian Winter Games held their delegation launch ceremony in Seoul on Friday, ...

After winning three gold medals in the Paris Olympics, the Philippines is setting its sights on a first-ever medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics.“We’ve a ...

The Sapporo Dome hosted the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the 2017 Asian Winter Games and is one of the planned venues for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, hosting football. Other venues for the Games ...

They also won bronze at the 2017 Asian Winter Games in Sapporo, Japan ... eun gave cosmetics and the two mascots of the Pyeongchang Olympics to Ryom for her birthday. The Korean women hockey ...

Canadian ski jumping sensation Alexandria Loutitt claimed her second career World Cup victory on Saturday with a gold medal ...

Philippine low cost carrier Cebu Pacific has launched its inaugural A320neo flight from Manila to Sapporo, Japan ...

including the figure skating at the 2014 Sochi Olympics. He used to work for the Sapporo bureau and reported on many winter sports.

Qantas Airways has announced a new direct flight from Sydney to Sapporo, Japan. The new route will take passengers from sunny Australian beaches to the snowy ski-hubs of Japan. The flights, which will ...