Sapporo city has suspended activities to promote its bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics, saying it should first regain ...

SAPPORO--Record snowfall paralyzed transportation networks here and in its neighboring region, forcing a railway operator to ...

Sapporo is finally dropping out of the race to host the 2030 Winter Games, but may still try for 2034, Japanese media is reporting. Even as recently as this week Sapporo was described as “ramping up ...

Sapporo's bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics has been slowed — but not stopped — by fallout from the still-developing corruption scandal around the 2020 Tokyo Games. The pursuit could resume if Sapporo ...

Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto speaks during a news conference in Tokyo, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023. Sapporo and Japanese Olympic Committee on Wednesday officially announced a decision to withdraw the ...

Sapporo's Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto says a successful bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics is very important to Sapporo's future ©Getty Images The plan includes an opening message from ...

According to the Japan Times and Kyodo News, Sapporo Deputy Mayor Takatoshi Machida will confirm their plan to drop their bid in a meeting with IOC President Thomas Bach. Machida will also brief Bach ...

This picture taken on November 30, 2021 shows Olympic signage in front of the Sapporo Olympic Museum near the Okurayama ski jumping platform in Sapporo, Hokkaido prefecture. - International Olympic ...

Sapporo City, located in Hokkaido, is Japan’s northernmost designated city. The city has a population of approximately 2 million, making it the fourth largest in the country by population. Unlike many ...