The Tokyo Metropolitan Government confirmed 38 new COVID-19 infections on Saturday, up from 28 a week before. The seven-day average of daily infection figures stood at 33.7, up from 21.6 a week before ... ( read original story ...)
Jaw-dropping sport moments of 2021: Simone Biles at the Tokyo Olympics
The greatest gymnast in history opened up about her mental health issues in Tokyo – and collected a bronze medal ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Confirms 38 New COVID-19 Cases
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Tokyo Starts Free COVID-19 Tests
The Tokyo metropolitan government on Saturday started free COVID-19 screening for anyone who wishes to get tested though having no symptoms. The move followed the discovery of the first ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Paralympics bronze is a gold medal for me, says Manoj Sarkar
Indian shuttler Manoj Sarkar might have won bronze in the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics but the medal is no less than gold for the athlete. Manoj had won a bronze medal after defeating Japan's Daisuke ... ( read original story ...)
Japan firm flooded with orders for ‘vaxxed’ masks as more people out in Tokyo area
A sewing company in this northern Japan town has been swamped with orders from people in the greater Tokyo area for its masks featurin ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Fukuoka finds Omicron case in possible community transmission, governor says
Japan's Fukuoka prefecture has confirmed its first infection with the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, its governor Seitaro Hattori said on Saturday. ( read original story ...)
Deadly Osaka arson prompts call for improved building safety laws
The arson at a clinic on the fourth floor of the small multi-tenant building engulfed its only emergency staircase, leaving no escape route for the victims. ( read original story ...)
Expert Calls for Law over Emergency Staircase after Osaka Arson
An expert called for legislation to tackle the issue of commercial buildings having only one emergency staircase, after a recent arson attack at a building in the western Japan city of Osaka that left ... ( read original story ...)
Food Recall Warning – Various prepared meals sold by certain Osaka and T&T Supermarkets in British Columbia recalled due to Salmonella
Food Recall Warning - Various prepared meals sold by certain Osaka and T&T Supermarkets in British Columbia recalled due to Salmonella ... ( read original story ...)
Buyers of Tokyo Olympic Village condos sue developers over delay
The plaintiffs were set to move into their new homes in late March 2023, but the coronavirus pandemic forced a one-year postponement of the Tokyo Games. ( read original story ...)
Free COVID test campaign starts in Tokyo
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has begun offering free coronavirus tests to all people who want them. The campaign began on Saturday, the day after authorities reported the capital's first apparent ... ( read original story ...)
CM Patnaik felicitates para-Olympians for their performance in Tokyo
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has felicitated the Para badminton players who won the medals at the recent Tokyo Paralympics and congratulated them on their spectacular performance in Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
Hosting Tokyo Olympics, Paralympics chosen as top 2021 domestic news
Hosting the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics amid the coronavirus pandemic has been picked as the top domestic news story of 2021 by senior editors of Kyodo News and its member or subscriber newspapers ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 chief, JOC head to attend Beijing 2022
Tokyo 2020 organizing committee president Seiko Hashimoto and Japanese Olympic Committee president Yasuhiro Yamashita will attend the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games, announced the Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Postcard from Kyoto, Japan: ‘Even without tourists Christmas is big news’
Rudolph is still prancing across many a shop window here, and in the elegant Isetan department store an official in jacket and tie has been walking around with ... ( read original story ...)