A total of 754 relay runners covered 118.1km during the torch relay, which made courtesy calls to six different major cities in Japan. The theme of the Opening Ceremony was “Hope,” because the Nagano ...

Parabbit is the friendly mascot of the Nagano 1998 Paralympic Winter Games, where about 560 athletes competed in 122 medal events across five sports. Get to Know: The Design and Symbolism Parabbit is ...

Nagano offers some of the best skiing and snowboarding in Japan. It did host the Winter Olympics, after all. There are a dizzying number of slopes to choose from. For skiing outside of Hakuba ...

With a record entry of 60 athletes to the 18th Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan in 1998, China strived for its first gold medal but finished with six silvers and two bronzes. Chinese short-track ...

During a meeting organized by ‘All Japan’ on Tuesday ... and sledding are proposed to be held in Nagano, which hosted the 1998 Winter Olympics. Nagano 1998 Opening Ceremony (ATR) Sapporo ...

In central Japan, just under two hours from Tokyo by bullet train, Nagano is known for its world ... they were the stage for the 1998 Winter Olympics - we are not here to carve through powder.

The following year, she became a household name at the Winter Olympic Games in Lillihammer ... Focused on the 1998 Olympics in Nagano, Japan, Picabo began a rehabilitation that included rigorous ...