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The head of the Tokyo Olympics organizing committee is set to resign, Japanese media reported on Thursday, after an uproar over sexist remarks he had made about women at a meeting last week. Mori, an ... ( read original story ...)

The long saga of Yoshiro Mori appears to be near the end. Japan's Kyodo news agency and others reported on Thursday — citing unnamed sources — that Yoshiro Mori will step ... ( read original story ...)

Yoshiro Mori had insisted for days he would not quit but Japanese media say he will step down amid a growing tide of anger over his remarks ... ( read original story ...)

Outgoing Chief Mori Had a History of Blunders, Sexist Remarks TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo 2020 Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori, set to step down on Friday after making sexist comments about women, has a ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's national healthcare system, which has the most hospital beds in the developed world per capita, has been praised in the past for its high quality of service. But the Covid-19 pandemic has ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's national healthcare system, which has the most hospital beds in the developed world per capita, has been praised in the past for its high quality of service. But the Covid-19 pandemic has ... ( read original story ...)

Emerging staying star Zipping Niseko returns to Dapto on Thursday and is expected to atone for her latest surprise defeat over 618m at Richmond. The Luke ... ( read original story ...)

Koyo Group, which operates convenience stores and restaurants in hospitals and other facilities across Japan, has partnered with Zippin and Fujitsu to open a checkout-free store in the Yokohama Techno ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka dreamt that she would lose her second round match at the Australian Open but the reality was a comfortable 6-2 6-3 victory over Caroline Garcia on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)

U.S. viewers will get to watch the opening ceremonies of the Tokyo Olympics live. Since Tokyo is 13 hours ahead of New York, interested U.S. residents will be watching the July 23 ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese police arrested Taizo Mizuno, founder and chairman of sporting goods retailer Alpen Co. 3028>, on Wednesday on suspicion of indecently assaulting a woman in the central city of Nagoya in ... ( read original story ...)

NBC will begin its coverage of the Tokyo Olympics on July 23 with the first-ever, live morning broadcast of the event's opening ceremony. ( read original story ...)

The International Olympic Committee condemned his remarks, using the debacle to trumpet its gender-equality record. But the IOC has its own grim history of sexism. ( read original story ...)

Japan could be forced to throw away millions of doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine because of a shortage of a special syringe, as inoculations are scheduled to begin after Sunday. Norihisa Tamura, ... ( read original story ...)

Nagoya University scientists have developed a chemical reaction that produces high yields of a compound used in a wide variety of industries, without needing high temperatures or toxic catalysts. The ... ( read original story ...)

Of all the strange events to have already unfolded during this unique Australian Open, few moments have been as peculiar as the tournament’s draw ceremony. Instead of its usual glamorous presentation, ... ( read original story ...)