TOKYO, Calif. (KSEE) — Three consecutive Olympics have taken place in Asia, and the latest home of the games, Tokyo, was also the first for the continent in 1964. The people of Tokyo say the city is very different today when compared to 57 years ago.

Coinciding with the 54th anniversary of the opening of the Olympic Games Tokyo 1964, NBC Olympics Wednesday unveiled the logo for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. With a design that honors Japanese traditions, embraces Tokyo’s modern spirit, and embodies ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - In October 1964, Japan became the first Asian nation to host an Olympics, showing off its growing technical prowess and returning to global society not 20 years after a crushing World War Two defeat left Tokyo in ruins. Elsewhere, Lyndon B.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dallas Long, a three-time NCAA shot put champion who won a gold medal at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, has died. He was 84. He died of natural causes Sunday in Whitefish, Montana, USC said Tuesday after being informed by a family member.

Tokyo, Sept. 30, 1964: Ralph Boston, holder of the world long jump record at 27 feet, 4¼ inches. Boston was one of the 159 U.S. athletes and officials first to arrive Sept. 30, 1964, in Tokyo for the 1964 Summer Olympic Games, the first Olympics to be ...

Kissena Park, a large 234-acre tract bounded by Kissena Boulevard, Oak Avenue, 164 th Street and Booth Memorial Avenue, is one-half “regular” city park with walkways and playgrounds, and half “natural” with bridle paths and heavily wooded areas ...

In 1964, America was still reeling from the previous November’s assassination of President John F. Kennedy, as the country’s youth were mesmerized by “Beatlemania.” Yet something positive of an American quality was missing. For Lou Bergonzi, and ...

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The first five gold medals of the Milan Cortina Games were handed out today, plus action continued in women's hockey, curling, luge and more