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Four-time Olympic gold medallist Sir Matthew Pinsent says the prospect of staging the delayed Tokyo Olympics this summer is “ludicrous” as opposition to the Games continues to grow in the host country ... ( read original story ...)

President Thomas Bach speaks with Japan's Prime Minister Abe Shinzo during the "One Year to Go" ceremony for Tokyo 2020 olympic games in Tokyo, Japan on Wednesday, July 24, 2019.　　　　　Photo by Keizo Mo ... ( read original story ...)

Scientists say it is currently unclear whether or not the new variant is more transmissible and if vaccines will be less effective against it. ( read original story ...)

A rare mineral that has allowed Roman concrete marine barriers to survive for more than 2,000 years has been found in the thick concrete walls of a decommissioned nuclear power plant in Japan. The ... ( read original story ...)

The oldest scorer in Japanese professional football Kazuyoshi Miura will still be playing aged 54 after extending his contract with Yokohama FC for another season. ( read original story ...)

Veteran striker Kazuyoshi Miura, who turns 54 next month, renewed his contract with Yokohama FC on Monday -- extending his record as Japan's oldest professional footballer. It means that Miura, better ... ( read original story ...)

Veteran striker Kazuyoshi Miura will continue his playing career for another season after the world’s oldest goal scorer in a professional league signed a new one-year contract with Yokohama FC, the J ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese government has started preparation to expand a state of emergency to the western Japanese prefectures of Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo, Jiji news agency reported on Monday. ( read original story ...)

The tennis pro makes her first appearance in Louis Vuitton’s spring 2020 campaign, shot by creative director Nicolas Ghesquière. ( read original story ...)

The government is set to expand a state of emergency declared over the coronavirus pandemic to Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo prefectures, so ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese government has started preparations to expand a state of emergency to the western Japanese prefectures of Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo, Jiji news agency reported on Monday. ( read original story ...)

LONDON — Japan's National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID) on Sunday said it had detected a new variant of the coronavirus in four travelers arriving from Brazil. The newly-discovered mutant ... ( read original story ...)

Annual rite of passage for Japan's 20-year-olds would have been celebrated in style, with decadent kimonos, childhood reunions and all-night after-parties, were it not for COVID-19. ( read original story ...)

Young adults gather for photos in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Jan. 11. The municipality authority canceled the Coming of Age Day ceremony due to the coronavirus pandemic but set up a photo venue instead. ( read original story ...)

More than 80% of people in Japan who were surveyed in two polls in the last few days say the Tokyo Olympics should be canceled or postponed, or say they believe the Olympics will ... ( read original story ...)

Back in the early 1960s, most Japanese were initially opposed to hosting the Olympics, but ultimately came to cherish the symbolism of the event. More than a half-century later, the population ... ( read original story ...)