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Six months from the start of the rearranged Olympics, Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto is cautiously hopeful that successful rollouts of COVID-19 vaccines can help lead to the safe and successful staging ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (AP) — Japan is publicly adamant that it will stage its postponed Olympics this summer. But to pull it off, many believe the vaccination of its 127 million citizens for the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)

Some members of the ruling coalition are reported to have developed cold feet, but Tokyo and the IOC insist the show will go on. ( read original story ...)

The Japanese government has Olympics will go ahead this summer despite reports that the already postponed games will be cancelled amid growing concern about the ... ( read original story ...)

At around 10 a.m. on Wednesday morning, a customer at a convenience store in Osaka’s Kita Ward found two startling things inside the shop’s toilet: a pair of handcuffs and a loaded gun. The customer ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese government is determined that the Tokyo Olympics will go ahead, organizers said Friday, following an unconfirmed report that cancellation of the Games might be imminent. ( read original story ...)

A total of 20 people became infected in two coronavirus cluster cases that occurred at venues in the western Japan city of Higashiosaka where ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese government is determined that the Tokyo Olympics will go ahead, organizers said Friday, following an unconfirmed report that cancellation of the Games might be imminent. ( read original story ...)

Scott Morrison says any leader must put population’s health first amid continued speculation about Tokyo 2020 ... ( read original story ...)

Japan doubled down on its commitment to host the Tokyo Olympics this year and flatly denied reports on Friday of a cancellation, in a move that is unlikely to temper public fears of holding the event ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese metropolis Yokohama (pictured) announced on Thursday the timeline for its request-for-proposal (RFP) stage for the city’s tilt at having a casino complex or integrated resort (IR). The RFP ... ( read original story ...)

It would be the first cancellation of any Olympics that had nothing to do with a worldwide war. The next games would be the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics in just more than 12 months. ( read original story ...)

Organisers of the Tokyo Olympics said all event partners, including the Japanese government and the International Olympic Committee, were "fully focused" on host ... ( read original story ...)

With much of Japan under a state of emergency due to a third wave of COVID-19 infections, organisers of the Tokyo Olympics will mark six months to go on Saturday with little fanfare, no fireworks and ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Friday that he was determined to realise the Tokyo Olympics. His comments came after a media report said the government concluded the Games would have to ... ( read original story ...)

Suicides increased in Japan during 2020 after a decade of declines, with the number of women committing suicide surging amid the emotional and financial stress caused by the coronavirus pandemic even ... ( read original story ...)