Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said on Thursday she would ask the central government to impose emergency measures in the capital region to stem a surge of COVID-19 infecti
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said Friday its executive board has decided to grant accreditation only to people who have essential and operational roles for the Tokyo Olympics amid the
TOGOC President Seiko Hashimoto speaks at a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, March 5, 2021. /CFP Seiko Hashimoto, president of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games Organizing Committee (TOG
TOGOC President Seiko Hashimoto (R) speaks at a press conference next to TOGOC CEO Toshiro Muto after a video conference with the IOC executive board in Tokyo, Japan, February 24, 2021. /CFP T
Tokyo 2020 Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori resigned on Friday and apologised again for sexist remarks that sparked a global outcry, leaving the troubled Olympics searching
Tokyo 2020 Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori resigned on Friday and apologized again for sexist remarks that sparked a global outcry, leaving the troubled Olympics searching for a chief five months from
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike speaks at a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, January 15, 2021. /CFP Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said on Friday the Olympic Games were facing a "major issue" after t
IOC President Thomas Bach and local organizers are pushing back against reports that the postponed Tokyo Olympics will be canceled.Now set to open July 23, the Tokyo Ga
Japan declared a state of emergency in Tokyo and three nearby areas on Thursday as coronavirus cases continue to surge, hitting a daily record of 2,447 in the capital.P
The Japanese capital, Tokyo, and three nearby prefectures have asked the national government to declare a state of emergency to curtail the surging spread of the corona
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga came to office on a wave of popularity, pledging to combat the coronavirus and fix Japan's languishing economy.Three months after he took
Japan on Monday picked "mitsu," used repeatedly in calls to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, as its kanji, or Chinese character, of 2020.The character "mitsu"(密) is a catchphrase used
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike /CFP Tokyo Olympics, which was postponed by a year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, will happen in 2021 despite the recent spike of coronavirus cases in Japan, sai
Japan paused its domestic "Go To Travel" promotion campaign in two cities following sharp rises in COVID-19 infections, a government minister said on Tuesday, a blow to Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga'
IOC President Thomas Bach does not plan any early decisions about the Tokyo 2020 Games. /VCG Just a day after Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike reinforced Japan's commitment to hold the Olympic Game
A Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games signage in Tokyo, August 24, 2020. /VCG Japan is making an aggressive move to grab enough coronavirus vaccine to inoculate its population four times over, a push the
The Tokyo metropolitan government reported 258 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, dipping below Thursday's 339 cases, but remaining above the average seven-day tally of 256
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