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Japan’s western region of Osaka will hold the Olympic torch relay in a park without spectators instead of on public roads, as record coronavirus infections prompted its government to ... ( read original story ...)

(CNN)The governor of Japan's western region of Osaka has canceled the upcoming public Olympic torch event amid a surge in Covid-19 cases. Olympic relay torchbearers will no longer be able to run ... ( read original story ...)

He also said the prefecture is discussing an alternative plan with the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee about holding the events at the Expo '70 Commemorative Park in the city of Suita without ... ( read original story ...)

SAPPORO -- The Sapporo Assistance for Foreigners in Emergencies (SAFE) group has been established in the capital of Japan's northernmost prefecture to support foreign victims in times of disasters. ( read original story ...)

Follow the Meiji Yasuda J1 League live Football match between FC Tokyo and Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo with Eurosport. The match starts at 12:00 on 7 April 2021. Who will come out on top in the battle ... ( read original story ...)

Kipchoge will be making his first appearance this year at the race as he also warms up for the delayed Olympics set for Sapporo, Japan. More than 70 athletes will also use the race to try to ... ( read original story ...)

Organisers of the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi and Nagoya have released a series of videos to mark 2,000 days until the event. Among the videos were messages from three athletes with connections to the ... ( read original story ...)

Yokohama Tire Corporation will open a new 430,000sqft distribution centre in Wilmer, Texas in summer 2021. The company will first distribute Yokohama’s OE tyres from the facility, about 15 miles ... ( read original story ...)

Yokohama Tire Corp. (YTC) plans to open a 430,000-sq.-ft. distribution center this summer near Dallas to allow the company to supply dealers in this strategically important part of the country. Do you ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Osaka prefecture issued a special warning Wednesday that a rapid surge in coronavirus cases is placing medical systems in the region at the verge of collapse and requested ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Osaka leg of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay will not run on public roads, the organising committee announced in a statement on Wednesday, due to a surge of COVID-19 cases in ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Wednesday he wanted to make a decision on the contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant soon. Plant operator Tepco has had to contend with ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's Financial Services Agency and the Bank of Japan will investigate high-risk trades by domestic financial firms after the Archegos fallout, the Nikkei business daily reported on ... ( read original story ...)

Toshiba is considering a $20 billion offer from private-equity firm CVC Capital Partners to take it private, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - The governor of Japan’s major western prefecture of Osaka, Hirofumi Yoshimura, said he would cancel Olympic torch runs slated to take place on the public streets due to a surge in ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's vaccination drive is far behind that of most major economies. About 1 million people in Japan have had at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot since February, which is less than 1% of the ... ( read original story ...)