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Japanese journalist Yuki Kitazumi who was detained in Myanmar and charged with spreading false news during a crackdown on media after a military coup in February, speaks to media upon his arrival at ... ( read original story ...)

The IOC and local Tokyo Olympic organizers are wrapping up three days of planning meetings just two months before the postponed games are to open ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo could freeze all aid to Myanmar, Japan's foreign minister warned in an interview published Friday, as the military junta continues to use lethal force against opponents of its coup. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) -Nearly 70% of Japanese firms want the Tokyo Olympics either cancelled or postponed, a Reuters survey found, underscoring concerns that the Games will increase coronavirus infections ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's new Aegis missile-defence ships are expected to cost at least 900 billion yen ($8.27 billion), more than double the cost of two planned ground-based sites that the country cancelled last year, ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's core consumer prices fell for the ninth straight month in April as a record slump in cellphone fees offset rising energy prices, suggesting that weak demand and higher costs will weigh on a ... ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo 2020 Olympics are only two months away, but residents are deeply divided on whether they should go ahead mid-pandemic, after the Games were already delayed by a year due to COVID-19. A ... ( read original story ...)

"A nonresident alien in 2021 isn't eligible for the payment," according to the IRS. Non-American citizens living overseas who received the checks erroneously should void them and send them back, or ... ( read original story ...)

The vast majority of Japanese firms want the government to compile a supplementary budget this year to help the country cope with the coronavirus pandemic, a Reuters survey found. ( read original story ...)

US-OLYMPICS-2020-JAPAN-COMPANIES-POLL:Fretting about COVID, most Japan firms say Olympics should be cancelled or postponed: Reuters poll ... ( read original story ...)

The British sprinter has said ‘all hell will break loose’ if the IOC tries to ban athletes from taking the knee in Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)

Christian Taylor, the two-time Olympic and four-time triple jump world champion and one of American track and field’s biggest stars, will miss the upcoming Olympics after rupturing his achilles tendon ... ( read original story ...)

Tokushima Vortis are set to take on Nagoya Grampus on May 22 at Pocari Sweat Stadium, as they aim to restore their confidence in the second half of the J1 League season. Tokushima rescued their league ... ( read original story ...)

A Japanese instructor allegedly told a student from South Korea to "go back" to her country because she was receiving healthcare in Japan. ( read original story ...)

Yokohama FM host Kashiwa Reysol at the Nissan Stadium on Saturday for a clash in the J1 League. The hosts will be hoping to return to winning ways after last week's loss. Kashima Antlers ended Marinos ... ( read original story ...)

The International Olympic Committee currently no plans to cancel or postpone the Olympics and has reassured the public that the games will be safe, but the pressure to cancel the event is increasing ... ( read original story ...)