Click arrows to view gallery The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department conducts a security drill to prepare for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games Internati
01:24 An Olympic boxer from Syria is fighting "for all refugees" at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.After fleeing home six years ago, this boxer is working to make an impact, along with his
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike has announced the cancellation of all public viewings planned by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and other agencies during the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, NHK report
The Japanese government decided on Thursday to end the COVID-19 state of emergency covering Tokyo and eight other prefectures on June 20, as scheduled.Okinawa will remain under the restrictions until
Carlos Ghosn reacts during a news conference in Paris, France, September 15, 2017. /Reuters An American man and his son on Monday admitted in a Tokyo court that they illegally helped former Ni
A petition requesting the cancellation of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics has been rejected by the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly, broadcaster NHK reported on Monday.The bill to cancel the Games was
Japan started vaccinating Tokyo Games-bound athletes on Tuesday with officials saying that about 200 athletes were vaccinated with the BioNTech COVID-19 shot at a training center on the first day of
The Japanese government on Friday extended the COVID-19 state of emergency in Tokyo and eight prefectures from the end of May till June 20.
Japan's Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) will divert 30,000 tons of nuclear polluted water at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant to measure radioactive substances and prepare for the release o
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bachplans to visit Japan on July 12, 11 days before the opening ceremony of the delayed Tokyo Olympics, Kyodo reported citing IOC Vice President
Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) attends a news conference after an Executive Board meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland, March 4, 2020. /Reuters A visit by Inte
Japan on Friday extended the COVID-19 state of emergency in Tokyo and three other areas until May 31 to curb a surge in novel coronavirus cases just months before the Tokyo Olympics.
A magnitude-5.5 earthquake struck parts of eastern Japan on Monday, prompting brief suspension of shinkansen bullet train services, the weather agency and the train ope
China's national female volleyball team won 3-0 against Japan in the Tokyo Challenge 2021 match as a test for the official competition venue for Tokyo Olympics.
Tokyo Olympics organizers on Wednesday said they won't decide how many spectators - if any - can attend the Games until June, as coronavirus surges raise fresh uncertainty."As we look into the evolvi
Japan's government declared on Friday state of emergency in Tokyo and three western prefectures of Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo from April 25 to May 11, as the country is struggling to curb a resurgent pan
03:30 From the unprecedented coronavirus postponement to a ban on overseas fans, the path to staging the 2020 Tokyo Olympics has been far from smooth. With nearly 90 days to go until th