Olympic history, Olympians, Olympic bids — you name it — is all fascinating stuff, I think.

Here are a few of my articles related to the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and Tokyo’s 2020 Olympic bid.

Billy Mills looks back at the 1964 Games and how that experience shaped his life.

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/08/31/more-sports/olympics/nearly-50-years-after-epic-win-mills-backs-tokyo-for-2020/#at_pco=tcb-1.0&at_ab=-&at_pos=1&at_tot=8

Revisiting what was reported in 1959, when Tokyo won the bid for the 1964 Olympics.

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/08/24/more-sports/olympics/a-look-back-at-when-tokyo-was-awarded-1964-olympics/#.UictxdLwlOI

My analysis of the 2020 IOC Evaluation Commission Report.

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/06/29/more-sports/olympics/tokyo-2020s-chances-looking-good/

Students in Japan’s foreign community get involved in promoting Tokyo’s 2020 Olympic bid.

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2013/06/23/more-sports/olympics/asij-student-mcneill-helping-to-boost-tokyo-2020s-bid/