Games organisers agree to hold events without fans; Xavier Bettel to resume work this week after Covid treatment ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: IOC’s Bach arrives to Tokyo’s state of emergency
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach has arrived in Tokyo as Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihde Suga announced a state of emergency that could result in a ban on fans at the games. The ... ( read original story ...)
FACTBOX-Olympics-Tokyo Games in the shadow of coronavirus
With the clock ticking down to the opening of the Tokyo Olympics on July 23, Japan is preparing to host a Games like no other in history as it grapples with the coronavirus pandemic. Although the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to Impose COVID-19 Emergency in Tokyo During Olympics
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's government is going to place Tokyo under the fourth state of emergency on 12 July, which will last until 22 August and cover the duration of the Olympic Games, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan declares 4th state of emergency for Tokyo
The Japanese government decided Thursday to put capital Tokyo under the fourth state of emergency over COVID-19, covering the duration of the Olympics, in an effort to curb a recent surge in ... ( read original story ...)
Panasonic CEO says ready to back Tokyo 2020 on Olympic spectator decision
Olympic sponsor Panasonic will back any decision by Olympic 2020 organizers on whether to allow spectators at the Tokyo games as a rise in COVID-19 infections in Japan's capital triggers tighter ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Suga: coronavirus infections rising in Tokyo area due partly to Delta variant
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Thursday that the number of coronavirus infections was rising in the Tokyo area due partly to growing numbers of the Delta variant. ( read original story ...)
Lessons in openness from Japan’s “business reinvention”
This new book explains how Japan's economic resurgence in recent decades coincided with greater transparency, collaboration, and inclusivity. ( read original story ...)
Japan service sector mood up but renewed COVID curbs cloud outlook
Japan's service sector sentiment index rose for the first time in three months in June, a government survey showed Thursday, even as the government prepared to declare a state of emergency for Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Covid-19 emergency pushes Japan toward no-spectator Olympics
Virus policy czar Yasutoshi Nishimura told reporters that an advisory panel had approved an emergency in the capital from July 12 to Aug. 22 ... ( read original story ...)
Olympic events in Tokyo region to be held without spectators -newspaper
TOKYO, July 8 (Reuters) - Tokyo Olympic organisers will decide ... reaching billions of people worldwide every day. Reuters provides business, financial, national and international news to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan set to declare COVID-19 emergency for Tokyo as it mulls Olympics without fans
Japan is set to declare a state of emergency for Tokyo through August 22 to contain a new wave of coronavirus infections, a key minister said on ... ( read original story ...)
Moderate tremor of magnitude 4.1 just reported 89 km southeast of Ise, Japan
An earthquake of magnitude 4.1 occurred only 13 minutes ago 89 km southeast of Ise, Japan, Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED) rep ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo to host Olympics under COVID-19 state of emergency
The Osaka prefectural government has decided to ask the Japanese government to maintain business restrictions under a COVID-19 quasi-state of emergency, slated to expire July 11, until the end of the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo-based MoriX to Develop Biometric Payment Cards Featuring T-Shape Sensor
Fingerprint Cards has found another partner to help fuel its growth in the emerging biometric payment cards market. ( read original story ...)
Moderate magnitude 4.2 earthquake 29 km northeast of Matsuyama, Japan
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake near Matsuyama, Matsuyama-shi, Ehime, Japan, was reported only 15 minutes ago by Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resi ... ( read original story ...)