The UN Guiding Principles can contribute to the promotion of human rights during the management of mega-sporting events MSEs...However, there are some cases that highlight that host countries, local organizing committees, and companies have failed in respecting, supporting and promoting human rights during MSEs… CRT Japan acknowledges that the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games (the 2020 Tokyo Games) offers a significant opportunity for the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles…In 2015, the Group of Experts for Sustainable Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games (Group of Experts).. was formed to make the 2020 Tokyo Games contribute to environmental, labour and human rights issues arising from the preparations for the Games…Responding to the public interest and concern, CRT Japan and the Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB) produced a ‘Proposed Human Rights Statement for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2020’…In addition to the Human Rights Statement, CRT Japan and IHRB produced a ‘Proposed Sustainable Sourcing Policy’…RT Japan is now striving to establish grievance mechanisms in Asia/ASEAN region for Japanese companies [to help] elicit the voice of rights-holders, identify locally-specific human rights issues, and mitigate and effectively manage business-related human rights risks.