Tokyo

While in quarantine, Gus Kenworthy and Rutledge Wood drive around to get an inside-the-car view of Tokyo.

Dispensing everything from fish to suits, Japan’s 5 million vending machines have made the country the convenience capital of the world. But in recent years, vending machine culture has clashed with the need to reduce plastic waste. NBCLX storyteller Fernando Hurtado reports from Tokyo on the country’s efforts to battle climate change.

Tokyo is one of the busiest and biggest cities in the world. It’s also one of the cleanest. NBCLX storyteller Fernando Hurtado reports from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics about how cleanliness became etched into Japan’s national identity — and how hosting the Olympics in 1964 was a turning point in that evolution.

The Tokyo Olympic Stadium’s 68,000 seats won’t be filled during the events this year, so its incredible views will only be appreciated by a limited group. That includes NBCLX storyteller Chase Cain, who got access to take you on a behind the scenes tour — from the floor where the athletes will compete to the nosebleed seats to even its...

Olympians can’t roam around Tokyo or check out the sites because of virus protocols

The International Olympic Committee says organizers have done all they can to ensure a safe games as the coronavirus pandemic rages on.

Japan’s robot pair of Olympic and Paralympic mascots, Miraitowa and Someity, respectively, stopped by one of the NBC workspaces to deliver a show-stopping performance.

Blue Impulse, the aerobatic squadron of the Japan Air Self Defense Force, rehearse over Tokyo Bay ahead of the Olympics Opening Ceremony.

Learn how your favorite athletes are preparing to tackle the heat in preparation for one of the hottest Olympic Games in recent history.

NBC Sports’ Mike Tirico said Thursday he laments athletes won’t have parents with them at the Tokyo Olympics. “While I feel bad for the fans [who could not attend the Tokyo Olympics], the ones I feel the worst for are the parents,” he said. “Their parents have put in a lot of hours. It’s just so disappointing that they can’t...

The Tokyo Olympics are expected to cost the city upwards of $30 billion – more than four times its original estimate, according to the Associated Press.  And very little of that bill has anything to do with the COVID-19 pandemic. How could a host city leave its residents on the hook for such an enormous cost overrun?  Pretty easily, if…

“I don’t think I truly understood the scope of the financial struggle I’d be going through,” Mattis tells CNBC Make It.

Basketball star Breanna Stewart says closing the gender pay gap in sports is necessary because right now, female basketball players have to go overseas to make the majority of their money.

Water polo player Maggie Steffens’ mother plays mom’s water polo, her dad played in college and her sister won gold at the Olympics. Steffens says being surrounded by that athletiticism set the “standard very high” for her family.

Collin Morikawa won his second major championship just days ahead of the Tokyo Olympics.

The Tokyo Olympics are expected to cost the city upwards of $30 billion. How could a host city leave its residents on the hook for such an enormous cost overrun? Pretty easily. But by following these tips your city can avoid the same fate.

Kara Eaker’s parents said their daughter was vaccinated and thankfully isn’t showing any COVID-19 symptoms

After a one-year delay, weeks of bad headlines, and public backlash in Japan, the world’s most significant sporting event is set to open Friday.

Microsoft’s ad, part of a campaign called “Ticket to Tokyo,” will premiere during Friday’s opening ceremonies broadcast.

Over the weekend, a U.S. track and field team member started the rumor that the cardboard bed frames are too weak to support sex.