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The torch relay shows the organizers' determination to proceed with the Games, despite public skepticism. It is set to crisscross the country and arrive at the opening ceremony in Tokyo on July 23. ( read original story ...)

Local organizers and the International Olympic Committee hope the relay will help turn public opinion in Japan in favor of the beleaguered Tokyo games. ( read original story ...)

There would have been plenty to cheer about on Thursday night in Yokohama — if fans were allowed to cheer. Instead, the 8,356 in attendance at Nissan Stadi ... ( read original story ...)

Official run-up to the COVID-postponed Summer Games gets underway in the beleaguered Fukushima region, under a shroud of uncertainty. ( read original story ...)

The Olympic torch relay set off from Fukushima on Thursday on the start of a 121-day journey around Japan before the summer games open in Tokyo on July 23. ( read original story ...)

The spectacle risks sacrificing public health on the altar of an Olympic tradition — one established by the Nazis, no less. ( read original story ...)

But the Grand Start of the Olympic Torch Relay in Fukushima was closed to the public on Thursday, as members of Japan's women's football team prepared to kick off the flame's 121-day domestic journey ... ( read original story ...)

Official run-up to the COVID-postponed Summer Games gets underway in the beleaguered Fukushima region, under a shroud of uncertainty. ( read original story ...)

Torchbearers ran through sparsely populated streets in Fukushima as large crowds and cheering were discouraged due to the pandemic Justin McCurry in Tokyo Tokyo 2020 President Seiko Hashimoto applauds ... ( read original story ...)

SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) - North Korea launched two suspected ballistic missiles into the sea near Japan on Thursday, underscoring the country’s weapons advancements, fueling tension ahead of the Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)

NAGOYA--Aichi prefectural police searched the former office of a political campaign to oust the governor for evidence related to the massive number of forged signatures discovered in its recall ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA -- Two men were arrested on March 24 on suspicion of breaking into a high-rise apartment in this western Japan city and stealing cash and luxury items worth some 270 million yen (about $2.48 ... ( read original story ...)

A year later than expected, Japan has finally kicked off its Olympic torch relay. Athletes will now carry the flame across all of the country to arrive in Tokyo for the opening ceremony on 23 July. ( read original story ...)

Hokkaido Prefectural Police launched an investigation after the discovery of a woman's corpse in a river in Sapporo City on Monday ... ( read original story ...)

Scaffolding on a heritage-listed bridge in the South Coast of New South Wales fell into a fast-flowing flooded creek, on March 23, cutting local residents’ key transport route.Yui Sapporo filmed a ... ( read original story ...)

The torch relay for the postponed Tokyo Olympics began its 121-day journey across Japan on Thursday and is headed toward the opening ceremony in Tokyo on July 23. The ... ( read original story ...)