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The opening ceremony of the postponed Tokyo Olympics should have taken place this evening and what was always going to be a melancholy week for its organisers has turned out to be even more depressing ... ( read original story ...)

Thursday marks one year until the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics, postponed to 2021 due to the pandemic. TODAY senior international correspondent Keir Simmons reports on how the city and ... ( read original story ...)

The son of former Nissan Motor Co chairman Carlos Ghosn made about $500,000 in cryptocurrency payments to one of the two Massachusetts men who helped him escape from Japan, U.S. prosecutors ... ( read original story ...)

As fans of the series may know, Inuyasha changes form on the New Moon every month. The cafés offer variations on Inuyasha's beef sandwich and cranberry soda float on certain days. Check the individual ... ( read original story ...)

July 24, 2020 would have marked the start of the Tokyo Summer Olympics. The coronavirus pandemic led to the postponement of the Games until 2021, leaving thousands of athletes in limbo. Nathan Adrian, ... ( read original story ...)

The city of Tokyo announced a record 366 new daily coronavirus cases on Thursday, exceeding 300 for the first time as Japan begins a four-day weekend. ( read original story ...)

If all had gone according to plan, Tokyo would awake tomorrow to the opening day of the 2020 Summer Olympics. Instead, the city is grappling with a spike in coronavirus infections, with 366 new cases ... ( read original story ...)

With her gym shut down and not much else to do, Simone Biles let herself process her disappointment after learning the Games would be postponed. ( read original story ...)

The United States has begun talks with Japan about deploying mobile U.S. Marine units in Okinawa armed with anti-ship and air defence missiles that would work closely with Japanese forces on islands ... ( read original story ...)

I was ready to do my bit for the environment as Japanese stores finally began to charge a tiny fee for disposable plastic bags. But even before I paid, it all felt rather futile. The pastries I ... ( read original story ...)

Katie Ledecky would have been in Tokyo this week, where she likely would have added to her trove of Olympic swimming medals. ( read original story ...)

NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- Central League leaders the Yomiuri Giants overpowered the Chunichi Dragons 6-1 on Thursday, with Kazuma Okamoto driving in the go-ahead run as part of a five-run rally in the eighth. ( read original story ...)

The dead just kept coming in 2017. Now, a new report by international nonprofit Global Fishing Watch explains why. ( read original story ...)

More than 300 new coronavirus infections have been reported in Japan's capital of Tokyo, domestic media said on Thursday. The daily figure was a record, topping the previous high of 293 cases reported ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (AP) — The Tokyo Olympics have hit the one-year-to-go mark — again. But few are in a mood to celebrate. Tokyo observed the original date a year ago. That was before the ... ( read original story ...)

With backing of almost one billion dollars, the IOC "has large reserves and insurance so I don't think it is in danger", says Jean-Loup Chappelet, professor emeritus at the Lausanne-based Swiss ... ( read original story ...)