Japan has announced emergency Covid measures in Tokyo and three other areas in a bid to curb rising infections, just three months before the country is set to host the Olympics. The government ... ( read original story ...)
Simone Biles Talks About Getting Ready for the Tokyo Summer Olympics: ‘I Train 7 Hours a Day’
Simone Biles is putting in the work as she prepares for the upcoming Tokyo Summer Olympics. During Thursday's episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the 24-year-old gymnast opened up about ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo declares state of emergency as COVID-19 cases spike
Yahoo Finance's Akiko Fujita breaks down the top stories around the world. Like us on Facebook to see similar stories Please give an overall site rating: ... ( read original story ...)
Guerrero: I hope Sinclair accepts my apology and we swap shirts
When they meet in Sapporo on 24 July, she will take the opportunity to say sorry to the legendary Canucks captain. Telling FIFA.com why, the 33-year-old Chile defender said: “I’m ashamed to say that I ... ( read original story ...)
Opening Osaka’s Super Nintendo World Last Month Seems Like A Mistake
After the park opened, Osaka became a covid hotspot within the country. “Today, Universal Studios Japan has decided to temporarily close our park due to the substantial business shutdown request ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks close lower on concerns over fresh virus emergency
TOKYO, April 23 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed lower Friday ... after its earnings forecast for this business year missed median analysts' expectations. Issues that fell outpaced those that rose by 1 ... ( read original story ...)
Parents sue father accused of hiding Kristin Smart’s body
The parents of missing California college student Kristin Smart on Thursday sued the father of the man charged with killing their daughter nearly 25 years ago. The lawsuit filed ... ( read original story ...)
New state of emergency declared in Tokyo just three months before Olympics
Japan declared a third state of emergency for Tokyo and three western prefectures on Friday amid skepticism it will be enough to curb a rapid coronavirus resurgence just three months ahead of the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo under ’emergency orders’ with Olympics 3 months away
TOKYO (AP) — Only three months before the postponed Olympics are set to open, Tokyo and Japan's second largest metropolitan area of Osaka have been placed under emergency orders aimed at stemming ... ( read original story ...)
Japan issues 3rd virus emergency in Tokyo, Osaka area
Japan is set to issue a third state of emergency for Tokyo and three western urban prefectures amid skepticism it will be enough to curb a rapid coronavirus resurgence ahead of the Olympics in July. ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.57%
Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors led shares lower. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks close lower ahead of virus state of emergency
Tokyo stocks closed lower Friday ahead of a new virus state of emergency set to be declared in Japan's capital and three other parts of the country. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index fell 0.57 percent or ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to declare state of emergency just three months out from Tokyo Olympics
Its latest series of Covid measures are aimed at Tokyo, Osaka and three other prefectures after a spike in cases in the capital. The measures are expected to be announced by Prime Minister Yoshihide ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to declare ‘short, powerful’ emergency in Tokyo, elsewhere
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will declare "short and powerful" states of emergency for Tokyo, Osaka and two other prefectures on Friday as the country struggles to contain a resurgent pandemic just three ... ( read original story ...)
Is Tito Mboweni labelling Tokyo Sexwale as ‘unhinged’?
veteran and prominent businessman Tokyo Sexwale – that billions of rands were siphoned from the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) – have been met with reactions and maybe even by Finance Minister Tito ... ( read original story ...)
Climate expert calls on China and Japan to end financing of coal plants in poorer nations
"That leaves Japan and China as the two countries still saying that they will finance coal overseas. We'll need this year for them to both find a way to get out of that commitment as well." Both China ... ( read original story ...)