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Torchbearers for this summer's Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday ran through an empty park in Osaka after the flame relay in the western Japan prefecture was re-routed from public roads due to a sharp rebound ... ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo Olympics are getting closer and things are starting to stir around the venues, though not as much as you might expect. Many preparations are still up in the air as organizers try to figure ... ( read original story ...)

The postponed 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan are right around the corner. But some residents remain unsure the country is ready to host the Games. According to a recent survey by Kyodo News, 72 percent ... ( read original story ...)

SAPPORO -- The stay-at-home lifestyle necessitated by the coronavirus pandemic is boosting traffic numbers at e-libraries operated by local governments in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido. ( read original story ...)

By Jennifer Jett and Ben Dooley Japan said on Tuesday that it had decided to gradually release tons of treated wastewater from the ruined Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant into the ocean, describing it ... ( read original story ...)

Iwata showed talent for programming as a youngster. He was working part-time at Japan’s HAL Laboratory, known for the “Kirby” games and collaborating with Nintendo, before he graduated from the ... ( read original story ...)

More than 1m tonnes of contaminated water will be released from the destroyed nuclear station in two years’ time Last modified on Mon 12 Apr 2021 19.55 EDT Japan plans to release into the sea more ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's government has approved a plan to release over one million tonnes of treated water from the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Tuesday. ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Toho gas is the latest Japanese company to receive a liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo that has had its emissions offset by carbon dioxide (CO2) ... ( read original story ...)

Today, she’s aiming for gold all while working to get the sport in front of more eyes. “Around the world, it’s quite big almost everywhere else. New Zealand has a huge culture there based solely ... ( read original story ...)

Photograph: Getty Last modified on Mon 12 Apr 2021 15.05 EDT As coronavirus swept the globe last spring, Japan portrayed the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics until this summer as an ... ( read original story ...)

More than 70% of people in Japan said in a poll they are opposed to holding the Summer Olympics in Tokyo. A local poll taken from March 10 to 12 showed 39.2% of respondents said they would support the ... ( read original story ...)

He made the cut at the Masters as a 19-year-old amateur. He won the Japan Golf Tour money title as a rookie. When he played in the Presidents Cup at age 21, he had more wins that year than anyone on ... ( read original story ...)

By winning the Masters, the publicity-shy golfer will face a news media spotlight that trails every move of Japanese athletes abroad. ( read original story ...)

OSAKA, Japan - In a season all but erased by COVID-19, a handful of Canadian figure skaters will have one last chance to compete at this week’s World Team Trophy in Osaka, Japan. Nam Nguyen and Roman ... ( read original story ...)

After the 1971 World Table Tennis Championships in Nagoya, Japan, the US ping-pong team became the first American delegation to visit the People's Republic of China by invitation. The Chinese team ... ( read original story ...)