Tokyo organizing committee president Yoshiro Mori said if the Olympics cannot go off in the summer of 2021 as planned, they would be canceled rather than delayed any further. That would create ... ( read original story ...)
Game on: Japan group offers retro consoles to cooped-up kids
A group of Japanese retro video game enthusiasts is hoping that lockdown-induced boredom will convert today's children into fans of yesteryear's games, offering 100 classic Nintendo consoles. "A ... ( read original story ...)
Not all pachinko parlors in Tokyo shut, 600 still investigated
The Tokyo metropolitan government has clarified Gov. Yuriko Koike's statement that all pachinko parlors in Tokyo have complied with r ... ( read original story ...)
Paul Hollywood Eats Japan review – a flimsy, gap year-style food tour
The Bake Off judge explores Tokyo’s rich and varied food culture in this new series ... or at least he would if he looked beyond the gimmicks and misconceptions of his ‘exotic’ setting ... ( read original story ...)
Postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics could be canceled
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe previously said the Games would not be canceled and would be held, at the very latest, by the summer of 2021. ( read original story ...)
Hit With Late Coronavirus Surges, Japan and Singapore Shut Down Music Sectors
Taken together, Japan and Singapore are underscoring that no major music market has been immune from the global reach of the virus. ( read original story ...)
Japan Medical Association: Tokyo Olympics Difficult To Host Without Vaccine
Japan Medical Association president Yoshitake Yokokura says the Olympics would be difficult to hold without an effective coronavirus vaccine. ( read original story ...)
Japan Medical Association says Tokyo Olympics difficult without vaccine
The medical community in Japan is moving toward a consensus that holding next year’s Tokyo Olympics may hinge on finding a coronavirus vaccine. Japan Medical Association President Yoshitake Yokokura ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: How Shinzo Abe has fumbled Japan’s response
As countries around the world debate when and how to ease pandemic restrictions, coronavirus infections continue their steady rise in Japan. ( read original story ...)
Congress Has Now Introduced 32 Crypto And Blockchain Bills
There appears to be no shortage of interest in cryptocurrency and blockchain policy in D.C. as Members in the House of Representatives and U.S. Senators have introduced a total of 32 bills in the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics could be canceled if COVID-19 persists next summer, organizing leader says
Tokyo Olympics may never happen even after they were rescheduled for July 2021 due to the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis. The president of the organizing committee, Yoshiro Mori, and the president of the ... ( read original story ...)
Nissan Warns of Losses, Delays Earnings Report Due to Pandemic
Nissan Motor Co. warned that it expects to post a loss for the just-ended fiscal year, becoming the latest global automaker to be hit by the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics Will Be Canceled in 2021 if Coronavirus Pandemic Persists
The Tokyo Olympics, which were postponed a year because of the global coronavirus pandemic, may be canceled if the outbreak has not subsided by next summer. Tokyo 2020 President Yoshiro Mori said in ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics will be canceled, not delayed, if coronavirus pandemic still poses threat in 2021, top official says
Yoshiro Mori, president of Tokyo 2020, says the Games will not be rescheduled for a second time if they can't be safely held in 2021. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics in 2021 could be canceled, not postponed, without coronavirus vaccine
In my view, it would be difficult to hold the Olympics unless effective vaccines are developed,” Yoshitake Yokokura, a surgeon who heads the Japan Medical Association, told reporters in a video media ... ( read original story ...)
Officials in Australia lift COVID-19 restrictions; Japan fast-tracks drug approval
The number of coronavirus cases worldwide is near 3.1 million and the death toll has exceeded 211,000, according to Johns Hopkins University. ( read original story ...)