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Lagging vaccinations in the U.S. and a skeptical Japanese public complicate the Games, now six months away. ( read original story ...)

Corporate Japan is facing a historic reshuffle of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and aggressive new guidelines from proxy advisers designed to compel a selldown of the country’s widely criticised ... ( read original story ...)

The entrance gate to the normally crowded Kiyomizu temple, a favourite location among tourists, is pictured amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Kyoto, Japan, July 21, 2020. Picture ... ( read original story ...)

A research team led by Nagoya University in Japan has found that blood pressure, the hematocrit, and serum cholesterol levels change in patients with Parkinson's disease long before the onset of motor ... ( read original story ...)

Changes in blood pressure, hematocrit and cholesterol levels — vital signs often collected at routine health screenings — may help physicians detect early signs of Parkinson’s disease, finds research ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Olympics organisers tell BBC Scotland they are not willing to see the event held behind closed doors - and that the Games "will take place this summer". ( read original story ...)

The emergency request, made to a hospital group, is based on the special measures law on the fight against the pandemic. ( read original story ...)

The former deputy chairman of the 2012 London Olympic organising committee said on Tuesday he would be planning for a cancellation if in charge of the Tokyo Games. ( read original story ...)

Asian shares were mostly higher Wednesday, ahead of Joe Biden's inauguration as U.S. president Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 lost early gains to slip 0.4% in morning trading to 28,515.21. Australia's S ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's top government spokesman said on Wednesday that the timeline for vaccinating the broader population against the coronavirus would be decided and disclosed to the public after the approval of a ... ( read original story ...)

Japan aims to start vaccinating the general public against the coronavirus in May -- just two months before the postponed Olympics -- after targeted jabs for the most vulnerable, reports said ... ( read original story ...)

But it gets a little more fun when snow is involved; because whether or not you’re fond of winter, a village or city covered in snow is always a magical scene to behold. If you haven’t experienced ... ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo Olympics is slated to open in six months’ time, even as Tokyo and other parts of Japan are under an emergency order because of surging coronavirus cases. While 80% of Japanese want them ... ( read original story ...)

Sir Keith Mills, who was part of the London 2012 organising committee, has said the coronovisrus pandemic makes it unlikely the postponed 2020 Olympics Games in Tokyo will take place ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Olympics organisers tell BBC Scotland they are not willing to see the event held behind closed doors - and that they "will take place this summer". ( read original story ...)

After being disqualified, the 49-year-old man locked himself in a bathroom and refused to leave until he was arrested. ( read original story ...)