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Tokyo reports 1st community transmission of Omicron variant
Tokyo reported on Friday its first case of community transmission of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 local media reported A doctor ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 39 COVID cases on Dec. 24
Tokyo registered 39 coronavirus infections on Dec. 24, following 37 new cases the previous day, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 chief Hashimoto and JOC head Yamashita 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, the Japanese government ... ( read original story ...)
Year in Review 2021: It was Rio 2016 all over again at Tokyo Olympics but Indian shooters shine elsewhere
The Indian shooters failed miserably when it mattered the most and on a stage where they were primed for success, making 2021 one of their worst years in recent memory. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei inches down as Tokyo’s Omicron cases dent sentiment
Japan's Nikkei index gave up small gains and inched down on Friday, as investor sentiment was dented by news about the first community infections of the Omicron coronavirus variant in Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
Japan to provide free COVID-19 tests in Osaka, Kyoto, Okinawa
The government has promised to provide free COVID-19 tests in Osaka, Kyoto and Okinawa, the three prefectures in Japan where infections of the Omicron variant have raised alarm. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Reports 1st Community-Acquired Omicron Case
The Tokyo metropolitan government said Friday that it has confirmed the first community-acquired omicron case of the novel coronavirus in the Japanese capital. You are now viewing Nippon.com, a freely ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo officials: Untraceable Omicron case detected
Tokyo Metropolitan Government sources say a case of the Omicron coronavirus variant was confirmed in the Japanese capital on Friday, with the route of infection not immediately clear. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo finds four Omicron cases, bolsters booster response
Japan's booster programme has covered just 0.3 per cent of the population so far. . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Japan won’t send government delegation to Beijing Olympics
Japan announced Friday it won't send a delegation of ministers to represent the government at the Beijing Games but three Olympic officials will attend, a mixed response to a U.S.-led move to boycott ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Approves Major Hike in Military Spending, With Taiwan in Mind
The budget increase, the biggest in decades, comes as officials warn that tensions over Taiwan could pull Japan into a conflict between the United States and China. ( read original story ...)
Japan says it won’t send government officials to Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics
Japan will not send any senior officials or Cabinet ministers to the Beijing Winter Olympics in February, the government said Friday -- but stopped short of calling the decision a diplomatic boycott. ( read original story ...)
Yokohama is getting the world’s largest dedicated music arena
Looking beyond 2022, Yokohama has a project set to change the city in 2023. Luxury real estate company Ken Corporation is building a massive arena which it says will be the largest purpose-built music ... ( read original story ...)
2,300 people in Tokyo had close contact with suspected omicron-variant carriers
The number of people in Japan's capital to have had close contact with individuals infected or suspected of being infected with the coronavir ... ( read original story ...)
Japan has ‘no plans to send govt officials’ to Beijing Olympics
Japan does not plan to send government officials to February's Beijing Olympics, Tokyo said Friday, after the US and other countries announced diplomatic boycotts over rights concerns. ( read original story ...)