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Spectators are told to refrain from shouting and cheering — and ideally, watch online — as the flame passes through Japan. ( read original story ...)

Five days after securing her fourth grand slam singles title, Japanese sensation Naomi Osaka has taken time to reflect on a successful Australian Open campaign. ( read original story ...)

Japan announced plans to push ahead with a nationwide Olympic torch relay just as International Olympic Committee officials appeared to extend a deadline for deciding whether foreign fans could attend ... ( read original story ...)

People who turn out to catch a glimpse of the Olympic torch during its journey through Japan from the end of next month will be asked to applaud rather than cheer passing runners, and the event could ... ( read original story ...)

International runners will be unlikely to take part in the Olympic torch relay to start on March 25, Tokyo 2020 organizers said here on Thursday. Tokyo 2020 COO Yukihiko Nunomura said at a news ... ( read original story ...)

Athletes are being encouraged to get vaccinated against COVID-19 ahead of the Tokyo Olympics but it will not be compulsory, IOC Vice President John Coates said on Thursday. ( read original story ...)

A forest fire broke out in a rural area north of Tokyo on Thursday, near another blaze burning for a fourth day. One man suffered burns and was hospitalized, and firefighters have been deployed, said ... ( read original story ...)

An archive of news updates related to the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan from October to November 2020. Click here for the latest updates. Japan confirms 1,447 new cases, the drop below 2,000 reflecting ... ( read original story ...)

The committee said it will encourage fans to watch live online broadcasts of the 121-day event, starting March 25, to prevent overcrowding on roadsides. Those watching in person are asked to wear face ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is finalising plans to halt new development aid to Myanmar, the Asahi Shimbun daily reported on Thursday, as Western allies impose sanctions and threaten further action over the Southeast nation ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Peter Pan striker Kazuyoshi Miura is preparing to play another season despite turning 54 this week, but he is far from his country's only soccer golden oldie. Miura, better known as King Kazu, ... ( read original story ...)

The torch relay for the postponed Tokyo Olympics is to start in a month, which should be a sign that the troubled Olympics are on track to begin on July 23. It was at this stage at the start of the ... ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo Olympic Organising Committee said on Thursday they are asking spectators for the upcoming torch relay to support by clapping, and will broadcast the event live to avoid gatherings. The torch ... ( read original story ...)

The torch relay for the postponed Tokyo Olympics is to start in a month, which should be a sign that the troubled Olympics are on track to begin on July 23. ( read original story ...)

Katie Ledeckly is the world record holder in the women’s 1,500 (the mile), which has been added to the Olympic program for the first time in Tokyo. ( read original story ...)

About 1,000 Olympics volunteers have quit over the past month, organisers said, during which time organising committee president Yoshiro Mori resigned due to sexist remarks and a new president was ... ( read original story ...)