Japan through the lens of the Tokyo Olympics
/ edited by Barbara Holthus [and three others]
- 1 online resource (143 pages) : color illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Understanding Japan through the lens of Tokyo 2020 Olympics and the media Skateboarding : "f*** the Olympics" Political games Number games : the economic impact of Tokyo 2020 Climbing : new sport on the block Advertising the games : sponsoring a new era Karate : bowing to the Olympics in style Herculean efforts : what the construction of the Olympic Stadium reveals about working conditions in Japan Tokyo 2020 and neighborhood transformation : reworking the entrepreneurial city Ho(s)t city : Tokyo's fight against the summer heat Tokyo's architecture and urban structure : change in an ever-changing city Success story : the 1964 Tokyo Olympics San'ya 2020 : from building to hosting the Tokyo Olympics Baseball/softball : one more homer for Japan Outdoor sports in the periphery : far from the compact games Surfing : taken with a grain of salt Tokyo's 1940 "Phantom Olympics" in public memory : when Japan chose war over the Olympics Upgrading Tokyo's linguistic infrastructure for the 2020 Games Sexual minorities and the Olympics The Paralympic Games : enabling sports and empowering disability Sex in the city Games of Romance? Tokyo in search of love and unity in diversity The 2020 Olympic mascot characters : Japan wants to make a difference Olympic education : how Tokyo 2020 shapes body and mind in Japan Sex in the village Volunteering Japan-style : "field cast" for the Tokyo Olympics The difference between zero and one : voices from the Tokyo anti-Olympic movements Beyond 2020 : post-Olympic pessimism in Japanese cinema Tokyo 2020 from the regional sidelines Olympic leverages : the struggle for sustainable food standards Security for the Tokyo Olympics The Olympic and Paralympic Games as a technology showcase Tokyo 2020 : connecting the past with the future