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The Australian government on Tuesday said members of the Olympic team would be vaccinated under a priority group which includes health-care workers, Indigenous people aged over 55 and people older ... ( read original story ...)

Double Olympic silver medallist James Guy and British record holder Molly Renshaw are among 24 swimmers added to the Team GB squad for the Tokyo Games. ( read original story ...)

Heptathlete Holly Mills is thrilled to be "there or thereabouts" for Tokyo Olympic selection after recent performances. ( read original story ...)

The head of the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday took part in an event marking Japan's LGBTQ pride week at a center in the capital, as activists and dozens of lawmakers also pushed for an equality law to be ... ( read original story ...)

Hokkaido is adored worldwide for its staggering range of sightseeing opportunities. While trendy cities like Sapporo and Otaru are enough to satisfy some, for others, Hokkaido’s true charm lies in its ... ( read original story ...)

Central Japan Railway Co. on Tuesday reported its first annual red ink since its founding in 1987 in the business year ended in Marc ... ( read original story ...)

Unfortunately though, panty theft isn’t unheard of, and so ordinarily someone getting arrested for stealing panties wouldn’t be all that noteworthy in and of itself. However, an incident that took ... ( read original story ...)

The Osaka prefectural government confirmed 1,231 new coronavirus infections on April 27, the prefecture's second highest daily count after the 1,242 cases reported on April 21. The latest daily tally ... ( read original story ...)

The daily number of new coronavirus cases in Osaka Prefecture came to 1,231 on Tuesday, topping 1,200 for the first time in six days and marking the second-highest figure on record for the western ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo 2020 President Seiko Hashimoto visited Japan's first permanent LGBTQ centre on Tuesday and emphasised Tokyo Olympic organisers' commitment to facilitating the public's understanding of issues ... ( read original story ...)

Federal government says athletes ‘deserve the opportunity to compete’ while Olympic committee argues they needed ‘comfort and certainty’ ... ( read original story ...)