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The 2021 World Triathlon Championship Series and Para Series Yokohama were the first events of their kind to be delivered under the ‘bubble’ restrictions this year, taking place with less than 10 ... ( read original story ...)

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has called Tokyo the "best ever prepared city" to host the Olympics with 10 days to go until the opening ceremony. ( read original story ...)

"It can only inspire the next generation," says out athlete Poppy Starr Olsen, who is competing for Australia. ( read original story ...)

Three-time world champion Peter Sagan will miss the Tokyo Olympics after he had surgery to treat an infection in his right knee that occurred following a crash at the Tour de France. ( read original story ...)

Japan will send a third batch of donated COVID-19 vaccines to Taiwan this week, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Tuesday, in a further show of support for the Chinese-claimed island ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said on Tuesday that a sufficient number of hospitals combined with a speed-up in the vaccination rollout among the elderly meant the city will be able to hold "safe and ... ( read original story ...)

This was Bach's first face-to-face meeting with the committee since finishing his three-day quarantine after arriving in Tokyo.Organizers last week announced that spectators would be banned from ... ( read original story ...)

Nagoya is Japan’s fourth-largest city, with a population of more than 2.3 million people, so you can pretty much count on Nagoya Station, the city’s main rail hub, having a lot of people in it at any ... ( read original story ...)

Watch "Mattel announces Naomi Osaka Barbie Doll as part of their role model series", a CBSN video on CBSNews.com. View more CBSN videos and watch CBSN, a live news stream featuring original CBS News ... ( read original story ...)

Two Americans and two British nationals contracted to work for the Tokyo Olympics have been arrested on suspicion of violating drug laws by using cocaine, the police and organizers of the Games said ... ( read original story ...)

Japan believes rising tension surrounding Taiwan requires its attention “with a sense of crisis” as China intensifies military activities in the area and the United States steps up support for the ... ( read original story ...)

Japan will send a third batch of donated COVID-19 vaccines to Taiwan this week, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Tuesday, in a further show of support for the Chinese-claimed island ... ( read original story ...)

Growing military tensions around Taiwan as well as economic and technological rivalry between China and the United States threaten peace and stability in East Asia as the regional power balance shifts ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's government is communicating closely with the Bank of Japan on responses to issues ranging from climate change to the coronavirus pandemic, Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)

Japan will send a third batch of donated COVID-19 vaccines to Taiwan this week, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Tuesday, in a further show of support for the Chinese-claimed island ... ( read original story ...)

Fresh off the historic but controversial approval of its Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm with Biogen Inc. in the U.S., Japanese pharmaceutical company Eisai Co. says it’s pushing ahead with its second ... ( read original story ...)