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The number of COVID-19 infections in Tokyo may have jumped by nine-fold since last summer, coronavirus antibody tests showed, as Japan tries to rein in the country's third and most lethal wave of the ... ( read original story ...)

AstraZeneca said on Friday it had applied for approval in Japan for its COVID-19 vaccine, making it the second drug maker to do so after Pfizer Inc. ( read original story ...)

Asked if she was confident the Games would go ahead, Princess Anne told BBC Sport: "I don't think anybody is wholly confident. I think we work on the basis that you plan for it, because, at the moment ... ( read original story ...)

Criticism mounted Friday over sexist remarks made by Tokyo 2020 chief Yoshiro Mori, who has refused to step down and justified his comments by explaining he doesn't "speak to women much." Mori, 83, ... ( read original story ...)

German carmakers are considering their own semiconductor stockpiles to avoid supply chain troubles, the UK government could soon hold directors personally liable for the accuracy of their companies’ ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese space experts say they will examine soil samples brought back from a distant asteroid in an attempt to find the source of heat that altered the celestial body, in their search for clues to ... ( read original story ...)

Given little hope of success in the upcoming Super Rugby AU season, the Waratahs are already firmly under the spotlight before a ball has even been kicked after several former players hit out at a ... ( read original story ...)

The outbreak of COVID-19 on a cruise ship anchored off Yokohama last February provided an early test of Japan’s defenses against a deadly virus that would later go on to upend our lives. ( read original story ...)

Serena Williams continues her long quest for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam when the coronavirus-delayed 2021 Australian Open begins on Monday, four years since her last major triumph in Melbourne ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said on Friday the Olympic Games were facing a "major issue" after the head of the organising committee made sexist remarks and as criticism of his comments showed no sign ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese beer giant Kirin said Friday it is ending its joint venture with a military-owned conglomerate in Myanmar after a coup in the country. The arrest of democratic leaders including Aung San Suu ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura is facing resistance from some of his own top bureaucrats over the prefecture's new benchmarks for demanding th ... ( read original story ...)

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The torch for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing has been unveiled -- one year before the opening ceremony and as Tokyo continues to prepare to host summer games postponed because of the pandemic. ( read original story ...)

The interiors equivalent of a black-and-white ball, this monochrome living room could easily be found in a cool warehouse apartment in New York or London. In fact, it is the showpiece of an ... ( read original story ...)

A snow sculpture of William Smith Clark, known as Dr Clark, who played a key role in the development of Hokkaido in the 19th century, is pictured at Sapporo Hitsujigaoka Observation Hill in Sapporo. ( read original story ...)