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Tokyo's hospitals are struggling to provide routine care because of a sharp spike in coronavirus cases, officials warned Thursday as new infections in the Japanese capital hit another record high. The ... ( read original story ...)

Olympic champion Adam Peaty and medallists Duncan Scott, James Wilby and Luke Greenbank are pre-selected for Team GB ahead of the 2021 Tokyo Games. ( read original story ...)

Japan's government plans a record-high $1.03 trillion budget for the next fiscal year, boosted by its coronavirus response and rising welfare and military spending, three sources with direct knowledge ... ( read original story ...)

Brilliance on the tennis court was combined with raising awareness of police brutality, as the US Open champion enjoyed a memorable year ... ( read original story ...)

A man in his 20s was referred to prosecutors Thursday by Tokyo police for allegedly posting hateful messages on social media against ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has expressed "remorse" for attending a group dinner with celebrity friends in apparent breach of his own government's coronavirus guidelines, as infection rates ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese police said Thursday they have referred a man to prosecutors over online abuse he directed at Hana Kimura, a reality television star who took her own life earlier this year. Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's burgeoning green bond market will keep growing next year as Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's pledge to make the country carbon-neutral by 2050 boosts investor and issuer appetite, said Mana ... ( read original story ...)

Tomita Natsumi Scrap World, an exhibition featuring sculptures including humorous-looking animals and imposing dinosaurs made of scrap mater･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

While still off-limits to most international tourists, Kyoto in many ways feels remarkably unchanged, writes Pico Iyer of his adopted home. ( read original story ...)

the movable hanger bar system, situated perpendicular to the storefront, becomes the focal point of the ‘descente blanc’ shop-in-shop at stellar place in sapporo. schemata architects kept the rest of ... ( read original story ...)

A decision is expected Thursday on Russia's appeal of a four-year ban for doping that may keep it out of the Tokyo Olympics next summer. ( read original story ...)

While still off-limits to most international tourists, Kyoto in many ways feels remarkably unchanged, writes Pico Iyer of his adopted home. ( read original story ...)

The controversy fueled doubts about the performance of the prime minister, who is facing mounting criticism of his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)

The NBA's best players will feature at next year's Tokyo Olympics even though the season could end just days before the Games get under way, FIBA Secretary General Andreas Zagklis said on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)

Probe launched into alleged donation to close ally of Japan PM after resistance to advice on use of cramped cages for egg-laying hens ... ( read original story ...)