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After a yearlong delay and a string of scandals, the 2020 Summer Olympics is officially opening in Tokyo on Friday. ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo 2020 opening ceremony is set to take place today despite COVID and controversy - follow it live on the Newsweek live blog. ( read original story ...)

Summer Olympics formally kick off Friday with the opening ceremony after the Games were delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic. Follow here for the latest news on the Summer Olympics. ( read original story ...)

Focus on weightlifting at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: THE ABSOLUTE BASICS * The winners are determined by the total weight of the barbells lifted. * Athlet ... ( read original story ...)

Disputed, locked down and running a year late, the Tokyo Games begin at last on Friday night, a multinational showcase of the finest athletes of a world fragmented by disease — and an event steeped in ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka's opening match has been pushed back from Saturday to Sunday, raising speculation on whether the tennis superstar has a role to play in Friday's opening ceremony. ( read original story ...)

Japan's Naomi Osaka has had her opening match in the Olympic women's singles event pushed back by a day to Sunday following a request from Tokyo 2020 organisers, the International Tennis Federation ... ( read original story ...)

Organizers did not immediately provide a reason for Naomi Osaka's first match in the Olympic tennis tournament being moved from Saturday to Sunday. ( read original story ...)

Japan's Naomi Osaka will return to the spotlight on Saturday, kicking off her Olympic campaign in the first match on Centre Court as a home crowd favourite after taking a mental health break two ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Naomi Osaka will return to the spotlight on Sunday, kicking off her Olympic campaign as a home crowd favourite after taking a mental health break two months ago. Osaka, a four-time Grand ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's prime minister met with Pfizer's CEO in an unusually high-profile setting Friday to make sure the drugmaker would deliver the COVID-19 vaccine as promised by this fall as the nation faces ... ( read original story ...)

A pair of golden ornaments taken from the roof of Nagoya Castle in central Japan and put on display for about four months have been returned to their rightful home. ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo Olympics officially begin with the opening ceremony on Friday, but there has been a lot of action already. Stay up to date. ( read original story ...)

Not the Japanese public, which according to recent polling overwhelmingly opposed hosting the Olympics as a new wave of the pandemic hit the country. Not leading corporate sponsors like Toyota, whose ... ( read original story ...)

Kashiwazaki-Kariwa is the biggest nuclear power station in the world. Tucked away on a remote Sea of Japan coastline, the plant can generate almost eight gigawatts of electricity from its seven ... ( read original story ...)

France's Olympic men's football campaign got off to a dreadful start when they were thrashed 4-1 by Mexico, while Argentina suffered a shock 2-0 loss to Australia as the group stage kicked off on ... ( read original story ...)