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A third of Japanese residents want the Tokyo Olympics to be scrapped amid fears that an influx of foreign arrivals may cause a further spike in COVID-19 cases, a poll by public broadcaster NHK showed ... ( read original story ...)

A majority of Japanese people oppose holding the coronavirus-postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics next year, favouring a further delay or outright cancellation of the massive event, new polling showed ... ( read original story ...)

Sapporo Snow Festival, one of Japan's biggest winter events held in the northernmost main island of Hokkaido around February, will be cancelled for the first time since its inception in 1950 amid a ... ( read original story ...)

The tale of a boy fighting human-eating demons which murdered his family, "Demon Slayer" is poised to become Japan's top-grossing film ever, thanks to a boost in fan numbers due to the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)

The spacecraft capsule will hopefully provide insights into the origins of the solar system and life on Earth. ( read original story ...)

The Japanese government on Monday said it may exclude Tokyo and Nagoya as destinations from its subsidized “Go To Travel” campaign because of the rise of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases in ... ( read original story ...)

The Cybermedia Center, Osaka University, in cooperation with NEC Corporation, announced today it will introduce a new cloud-linked ... ( read original story ...)

The mayor of a Japanese hot springs resort town is denying sexual assault allegations by a former assemblywoman and defending her dismissal, saying he wanted to protect the town’s reputation ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s space agency said Monday it has confirmed the presence of black soil samples inside a capsule that the spacecraft Hayabusa2 brought back from a distant asteroid ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's prime minister on Monday urged citizens to reconsider their holiday travel plans and suspended a controversial domestic tourism campaign as the country battles record numbers of coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)

The celebrated event, which normally sees around 2 million domestic and overseas visitors every year, generates approximately ¥65 billion ($625 million). ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Last week's record-breaking numbers of new COVID-19 infections are expected to push Japan's government to suspend its signature $12 billion travel stimulus subsidies for Tokyo and other major ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo and Nagoya, reeling from surges in COVID-19 cases, agreed to be removed as destinations from the central government’s Go To Travel campaign, although outbound trips from the cities will still be ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka admits she still “gets very shy” whenever Serena Williams is close to her and concedes that “if Serena wasn’t there, then I wouldn’t be here”. Three-time Grand Slam winner Osaka has never ... ( read original story ...)

The growing availability of coronavirus vaccines is a "ray of hope" for hosting the Olympics next summer, Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike said Monday as Japan struggles with a new surge in infections. As host ... ( read original story ...)

Japan on Monday selected a kanji character used to encourage social distancing as its defining symbol for 2020, highlighting a catchphrase used extensively during the coronavirus pandemic that even ... ( read original story ...)