Salt Lake, Sapporo head race to 2030 Olympics

Under its revised but opaque bid process, the IOC appears to have four possible candidates. Three have held Winter Olympics before: Sapporo (1972), Salt Lake City (2002), and Vancouver (2010). There ... ( read original story ...)

Russia bans entry to Japan’s PM, officials

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, together with his Cabinet ministers, has been banned indefinitely from Russia. (AP pic) MOSCOW: Russia said today it has banned entry to several dozen Japanese ... ( read original story ...)

2,999 new COVID cases reported in Tokyo on May 4

TOKYO -- The Japanese capital recorded 2,999 coronavirus cases on May 4 after seeing 3,357 cases the previous day, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced. Japan is currently in the middle of ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo reports 2,999 new coronavirus cases

The Tokyo metropolitan government on Wednesday reported 2,999 new coronavirus cases, down 358 from Tuesday and down 3,053 from last Wednesday. The number of infected people hospitalized with severe ... ( read original story ...)