It was this experience that ignited his Olympic ambitions. Jegathesan Manikavasagam ran though Merdeka Stadium during the torch relay for 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games. The year was 1957 and Jegathesan ...

A memorable Olympics as they are held in Asia for the first time with plenty of success for British athletes TOKYO had spent over £2 billion on new facilities and infrastructure for these Olympic ...

The UK team at the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo 1964 Paralympic Games The Opening Ceremony was held at the Oda Field located within the Olympic village, as nearly 5,000 spectators looked on. The ...

The economic and infrastructure rebuilding of postwar Tokyo was nothing short of a miracle. It culminated with being selected to host the 1964 Olympic Games becoming the first Asian country to win ...

Tokyo 1964: Designing Tomorrow brings together an array of artefacts from the 1964 Games, as a way of exploring their creative and technological legacy, as well as the event’s impact on ideas around ...

As a 10-year-old boy, Kengo Kuma fell in love with architecture the first time he saw Yoyogi National Stadium, built for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. Today, Kuma is a prominent architect in his own ...

The ball park and a neighbouring rugby stadium used for soccer during the 1964 Tokyo Olympics would be demolished under the plan, and hundreds of trees would be removed from what's been a Tokyo ...

The economic and infrastructure rebuilding of postwar Tokyo was nothing short of a miracle. It culminated with being selected to host the 1964 Olympic Games becoming the first Asian country to win ...