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No spooky sights yet at ‘haunted’ official residence: Japan PM
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Monday he’s sleeping soundly after becoming the first premier in nine years to inhabit the official ... Life -
Japan govt condemns ‘brutal’ Halloween stabbing, fire attack on Tokyo train
The suspect in a Halloween stabbing and fire attack on a Tokyo train expressed admiration for infamous comic villain the Joker, Japanese media ... World News -
Man dressed as Joker terrorizes Tokyo train, injures 10 people
A 24-year-old man dressed in Batman’s Joker costume attacked passengers on a Tokyo train line on Sunday evening, injuring about 10 people as many ... World News -
Japan to extend COVID state of emergency in Tokyo area until last week of September
The Japanese government plans to extend a state of emergency in and around Tokyo until the last week of September in a further bid to contain the ... Coronavirus -
Afghan Paralympian Zakia Khudadadi makes debut after top-secret evacuation
Afghan taekwondo athlete Zakia Khudadadi competed in the Paralympic Games on Thursday, becoming the first female Afghan to do so since Athens 2004, ... Life -
Two injured in acid attack at Tokyo subway station
Two people suffered burns in an acid attack at a Tokyo subway station with the perpetrator still at large, police and local media said Wednesday.The ... World News -
Saudi Olympic champion Hamedi greeted with surprise celebration in Jeddah airport
Saudi Arabian Olympic champion and Karate player Tarek Hamedi was welcomed with a grand celebration at Jeddah airport following his silver medal win ... Gulf -
At least 10 passengers stabbed on underground train in Tokyo, man arrested
A man with a knife stabbed at least 10 passengers on a commuter train in Tokyo on Friday and was arrested by police after fleeing, fire department ... World News -
Japan warns of unprecedented COVID-19 spread as cases hit record in Tokyo
Japan warned on Wednesday that coronavirus infections were surging at an unprecedented pace as new cases hit a record high in Tokyo, overshadowing the ... Coronavirus -
Belarus government trying to humiliate athlete Tsimanouskaya: US envoy
Poland and Japan have helped the Belarusian athlete Krystsina Tsimanouskaya evade attempts by President Alexander Lukashenko’s government to humiliate ... World News -
Olympics’ organizers collect spit from 30,000 people daily as COVID-19 measure
They spit. They wait. They hope. About 30,000 people from scores of nations are spitting into tiny plastic vials at the Olympics in a daily routine ... Coronavirus -
Activists urge Olympic Committee to suspend title of IRGC athlete after win
The “United for Navid” group has called on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to open an ethics investigation and to suspend the Tokyo Olympics ... Middle East -
Japanese officials sound alarm as cases hit record highs in Tokyo
Japanese officials sounded the alarm on Thursday as Tokyo reported record-breaking coronavirus cases for the third straight day with the Olympics well ... Coronavirus -
Olympics: Two Games-related COVID-19 cases hospitalized, say organizers
Two Games-related people from overseas with COVID-19 have been hospitalized but neither case is serious, Tokyo 2020 spokesman Masa Takaya said on ... Coronavirus -
Olympic host Tokyo neighbors to seek COVID-19 emergency steps after cases surge
Governors of three prefectures near Olympics host Tokyo are likely to ask the government to declare states of emergency for their regions, media said ... Coronavirus -
Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz wins Philippines’ first-ever gold medal at Tokyo Olympics
The Philippines finally won its first Olympic gold medal ever at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo with weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz taking home first place ... Sports -
Naomi Osaka eliminated from Tokyo Olympics tennis tournament
The host country’s superstar is out of the Tokyo Olympics.Naomi Osaka lost to former French Open finalist Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic ... Sports -
Support for Japan’s PM dwindles as COVID-19 casts shadow over Olympics
Millions of Japanese watched the Olympics opening ceremony and many are cheering on their athletes, but the shadow of COVID-19 is so far preventing ... Coronavirus -
Tahani al-Qahtani gets Saudi online support ahead Tokyo match against Israeli athlete
Saudi Arabia’s Tahani al-Qahtani, one of 33 athletes representing the Kingdom at the Tokyo Olympics this year, has received widespread support online ... Sports -
Tokyo reports 1,763 cases of COVID-19 on third day of Olympic Games
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 1,763 COVID-19 cases on Sunday, the third day since the Olympic Games began in the Japanese capital.For ... Coronavirus -
Intense heat, humidity at Tokyo Olympics may force games to be rescheduled
Intense heat and humidity could force competition schedule changes at the Tokyo Olympics and the International Olympic Committee said on Sunday it ... Sports -
Tunisia’s 18-year-old Hafnaoui wins gold at Tokyo Olympics’ 400m freestyle swim
Tunisia’s Ahmed Hafnaoui was so shocked to see his name in the gold medal position for the 400m freestyle on Sunday he did not believe his eyes but ... Sports -
Masks ‘a must to have’ at Tokyo Olympics medal ceremony: IOC Chief
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Sunday that masks are a “must to have” at Tokyo medal ceremonies after swimmers were seen taking off ... Coronavirus -
Yasmeen al-Dabbagh: Saudi Arabia’s fastest woman takes on the Tokyo Olympics
Yasmeen al-Dabbagh, Saudi Arabia’s fastest woman, is representing the Kingdom at the Tokyo Olympics in Japan’s capital this year.Al-Dabbagh will be ... Features -
Fireworks get Tokyo’s no-frills Olympics opening ceremony underway
The sky over the National Stadium in Tokyo exploded in indigo and white as fireworks marked the start of the opening ceremony for the Olympics on ... World News -
Olympic opening ceremony director fired for Holocaust joke
The Tokyo Olympic organizing committee fired the director of the opening ceremony on Thursday because of a Holocaust joke he made during a comedy show ... World News -
Olympics chief, Tokyo governor to meet as COVID-19 cases rise
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach and Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike were set to meet on Thursday, the metropolitan government said, ... Coronavirus -
Tokyo enters state of emergency to curb COVID-19 rise ahead of Olympics
Olympic host city Tokyo entered a fresh state of emergency on Monday, less than two weeks before the Games begin amid worries whether the measures can ... Coronavirus -
Tokyo Olympics organizers bow to pressure for ‘stay home’ Games
After weeks of insisting that the Tokyo 2020 Games could go ahead with spectators, organizers finally bowed to political pressure and rising COVID-19 ... Coronavirus -
‘Our heroes’: Saudi Arabia sends its largest ever delegation to Tokyo Olympics
Saudi Arabia is sending its largest delegation of participants in the history of the Olympic Games to Tokyo to represent the Kingdom, the Minister of ... Gulf