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Japan to widen COVID-19 emergency after record spike amid Games
Japan is set to expand the coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo to neighboring areas and the western city of Osaka on Friday in the wake of ... Coronavirus -
Tokyo Olympics could be hit by tropical storm: Reports
A tropical storm could make landfall near Tokyo later this week on Tuesday, disrupting ongoing events at the Olympic Games, local media reported ... Coronavirus -
Olympics organizers set to decide on domestic spectators for Tokyo 2020
Olympic organizers are expected to decide later on Monday whether and to what extent domestic spectators will be allowed into venues in a decision ... World News -
Experts agree to ease COVID-19 curbs in Tokyo but warn of risks: Minister
Japanese Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said on Thursday that a panel of government-appointed experts had approved a plan to downgrade the ... Coronavirus -
Olympics organizers to unveil “playbook” as IOC’s Coates arrives in Tokyo
Olympics organizers prepared on Tuesday to unveil their latest “playbook” of rules to control COVID-19 infections as Japan’s government pondered ... Coronavirus -
Japan leans toward holding the Olympics with local spectators: Media
Japan is leaning towards allowing domestic spectators at the Tokyo Olympics despite the COVID-19 pandemic, media reported on Wednesday, with ... Coronavirus -
Anti-Olympics campaign in Japan gathers 350,000 signatures
An online petition calling for the cancellation of the Tokyo Olympics has garnered 350,000 signatures, the campaign’s organizer said on Friday.For ... Coronavirus -
Tokyo Olympics: More COVID-19 tests, no quarantine in updated rules
Tokyo Olympic organizers and the IOC are to unveil new plans this week to explain how 15,400 Olympic and Paralympic athletes can compete in Japan when ... Coronavirus -
With 100 days to go, Tokyo scrambles to stage pandemic Olympics
When Japan won the bid to host the Olympic Games eight years ago, it billed Tokyo as a reliable and secure location, contrasting it with rivals ... Coronavirus -
Tokyo Olympics to be held on time regardless of COVID-19 developments: Committee
The pandemic-postponed Olympics will go ahead this summer “however the coronavirus evolves”, Tokyo 2020 president Yoshiro Mori said Tuesday, brushing ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: Japan considers issuing new COVID-19 emergency declaration
Japan will consider issuing a new emergency declaration after governors in the capital region urged action to tackle a record surge in COVID-19 cases, ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: Tokyo Olympics officially postponed to 2021
The International Olympic Committee and Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe have concluded the Tokyo 2020 Olympics must be postponed, and held no later ... Sports -
Japan to temporarily close Disneyland amid coronavirus concerns
Tokyo Disneyland will be closed starting from Saturday through to March 15 due to concerns about coronavirus infections spreading in Japan, its ... Variety -
Tokyo marathon to cancel entries from general public: Tokyo Shimbun
Tokyo marathon organizers have decided to cancel entries from the general public for the event scheduled on March 1 due to the coronavirus outbreak, ... Sports -
Olympics: Tokyo 2020 organizers establish task force to counter coronavirus
Tokyo Olympics organizers have set up a task force to coordinate with public health authorities on how to respond to the growing coronavirus epidemic. ... Sports -
Japan hopefully has time to build virus defenses before Olympics: Professor
Vaccines against the coronavirus, also known as corona, that has killed 170 people in China probably won’t be ready by the start of the Tokyo ... Sports -
Yamaha warns musicians not to climb in instrument cases after Ghosn escape
Yamaha Corporation has warned people not to try and squeeze inside musical instrument cases after reports that former Nissan Motor boss Carlos Ghosn ... Variety -
Japan's Naruhito hopes for a year without natural disasters
Japan's new Emperor Naruhito said Thursday he hoped for a year without natural disasters, delivering his first New Year speech since ascending the ... Variety -
Japan gov't proposes Fukushima water release to sea or air
Japan's economy and industry ministry has proposed gradually releasing or allowing to evaporate massive amounts of treated but still radioactive water ... World News -
The Tokyo taxi driver: Suit and tie - white gloves optional
Very few countries deliver better service than Japan: in shops, in restaurants, or in taxis. It’s called “Omotenashi” and translates ... Variety -
Latest Tokyo Olympic ticket lottery: 1 mln offered: 23 mln sought
Tokyo’s Olympic tickets continue to be very hard to find - particularly in Japan. Organizers on Wednesday said there were 23 million tickets ... Sports -
Abe opens Tokyo 2020 National Stadium
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hailed the completion of the National Stadium built for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Sunday, his speech at the Kengo ... Sports -
‘Anti-terrorism drills’ with dogs conducted ahead of Tokyo 2020 Games
Japanese officials undertook ‘anti-terrorism’ drills involving dogs trained to detect suspicious items, including explosives, at Tokyo ... World News -
Tokyo Olympics water survey shows mixed results on E.coli levels
A survey of the water in Tokyo Bay, where the swimming leg of the triathlon will be held in the 2020 Olympics, produced mixed results, with excess ... Sports -
More than 60 endangered turtles disappear from Japan zoo
More than 60 endangered turtles have disappeared from a zoo in Japan’s southernmost province in a suspected theft, officials said ... Variety -
Sadako Ogata, first female UN refugee chief, dies at 92
Japan’s Sadako Ogata, the first woman appointed to head the UN’s refugee agency UNHCR, has died at the age of 92, Japan’s foreign ... Variety -
Over $1.8 million diamond stolen from Japan jewelry fair
Japanese police are investigating a 200 million yen ($1.84 million) diamond allegedly stolen from an international jewelry trade show near Tokyo. The ... Variety -
IOC plans to move Tokyo Olympic marathon to Hokkaido due to heat concerns
The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday announced a plan to move the marathon and race walking at Tokyo 2020 to Japan’s northernmost ... Sports -
Seven dead, 15 missing as fierce typhoon pounds Tokyo
Seven people were killed and 15 were missing after the most powerful typhoon to hit Japan in decades paralysed Tokyo, public broadcaster NHK said on ... World News -
Fierce typhoon paralyzes Tokyo, causing floods, damage across Japan
One of the most powerful typhoons to ever hit Tokyo paralyzed the Japanese capital on Saturday, leaving millions confined indoors and streets deserted ... World News