Tourist attractions and enterprising tour guides are using technology to emulate the look, feel and taste of a trip to Japan. ( read original story ...)
Japan to widen virus emergency after record spike amid Games
Japan is set to expand the coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo to neighboring areas and the western city of Osaka on Friday in the wake of record-breaking surge in infections while the capital ... ( read original story ...)
Japan OKs administration of AstraZeneca shots after delay – media
Japan on Friday approved the administration of AstraZeneca Plc's COVID-19 vaccine after a few months' pause due to fears about potential side effects, local media reported. Regulators approved the ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo kids plant marigolds to decorate Olympic marathon course
In an effort to decorate the courses for the Tokyo Olympic marathon and race walking competitions, which will be held in Sapporo, about elementary school pupils in the northern Japan city planted pots ... ( read original story ...)
South African sets 1st individual swim world record in Tokyo
South Africa’s Tatjana Schoenmaker set the first individual swimming world record at the Tokyo Olympics on Friday. On another busy day at the pool, Evgeny Rylov completed a backstroke double and Emma ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 Olympics: more swimming gold for Australia, athletics blasts off and more – live!
Join our writers for all the latest news and action in Tokyo, as the track and field begins in Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Suni Lee gets her own official day in Minnesota after winning gold at Tokyo Olympics
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Saint Paul Mayor Melvin Carter are both declaring Friday "Sunisa Lee Day" after the Olympic gymnast won a gold medal for the all-around competition at the Tokyo Olympics. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s output, job availability jump as overseas demand eases COVID pain
Japan's factory output jumped in June and job availability rose to the highest level in nearly a year, data showed, a sign robust overseas demand was offsetting the drag to consumption from the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to expand state of emergency as COVID-19 shadows Olympics
Japan's government on Friday proposed states of emergency through Aug. 31 in three prefectures near Olympic host Tokyo and the western prefecture of Osaka, as COVID-19 cases spike to records, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s factory output rises, job availability at near 1-year high
Japan's factory output rebounded in June and job availability rose to the highest level in nearly a year, data showed, a sign robust overseas demand was offsetting the drag to consumption from the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 Olympics: athletics blasts off, swimming and more – live!
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Sunisa Lee gave a statement performance in Tokyo. So did Simone Biles.
Appreciate the courage shown by the first Hmong American to compete at the Olympics. And remember her teammate's too. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 Olympics: China top medal table, Covid worries build – live!
Join our writers for all the latest news and action in Tokyo, on the eve of the first athletics events ... ( read original story ...)
In shadow of Japan’s Fukushima disaster, the Olympic message of ‘recovery’ rings hollow
A decade later, many people remain displaced from the devastation left by the an earthquake, tsunami and meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear plant. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus Cases Surge in Tokyo and Throughout Japan
The chief cabinet secretary to the prime minister of Japan said the country has reported a record number of new infections due to the Delta variant spreading throughout the region. This came as the ... ( read original story ...)
German official sent home from Tokyo Olympics after making racist remarks
The director for Germany's cycling federation was sent home after making racist remarks during an Olympic road time trial. ( read original story ...)