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OSAKA--A city hospital designated to treat COVID-19 patients is struggling to get by in its day-to-day operations after dozens of doctors and nurses quit their jobs. Osaka City Juso Hospital in ... ( read original story ...)

The main theme of the expo is "Designing Future Society for Our Lives," with the three subthemes of "Saving Lives," "Empowering Lives" and "Connecting Lives." ... ( read original story ...)

About 18 percent of tickets sold in Japan for next year's coronavirus-postponed Olympics will be refunded, Tokyo 2020 organisers said Thursday, with over 3.6 million seats still reserved domestically ... ( read original story ...)

Refund requests have been made for around 18% of the tickets sold in Japan for the Tokyo Olympics, the organising committee said on Thursday. Ticket holders in Japan were given the chance to ask for ... ( read original story ...)

Sydney FC midfielder Luke Brattan has vowed to play some of the “good football” he learnt under master mentor Ange Postecoglou as he attempts to get the better of his former coach in Qatar on Friday ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka is fiercely passionate when she’s on the tennis court. Not just about the game, but about her beliefs. At the U.S. Open this year she wore masks emblazoned with the names of Breonna Taylor ... ( read original story ...)

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When Toshitsune Tamashiro was young and closeted in 1980s Japan, Tokyo's Shinjuku Ni-chome gay district was a haven. Now he runs a bar there, and has fought to keep the district going during the ... ( read original story ...)

Japan has "grave concerns" about the jailing of three Hong Kong activists and has conveyed its worries to China over the situation, chief government spokesman Katsunobu Kato said on Thursday. Hong ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's government is considering abolishing sales of new gasoline-engine cars by the mid-2030s in favor of hybrid or electric vehicles in line with a global shift from traditionally powered cars, ... ( read original story ...)

Activity in Japan's services sector continued to falter in November, a private sector survey showed, as a resurgence in coronavirus infections weighed on new business and employment conditions. The ... ( read original story ...)

South Korea's markets are set to open an hour later than usual, with trading set to begin at 9 a.m. HK/SIN because of the College Scholastic Ability Test. ( read original story ...)

Karaoke lovers singing the blues because their face masks muffle their voices now can reach for those high notes and find their true sound. Xing Inc., a Nagoya-based subsidiary of Brother Industries ... ( read original story ...)

World Athletics has opened the door for Russia’s track and field stars to compete at the Olympic Games in Tokyo next year – providing the country now fulfils its promises of serious reform ... ( read original story ...)

Sydney FC take on Yokohama F. Marinos in an AFC Champions League fixture this week. Both teams picked up excellent victories in their previous games and will want to win this match. The AFC Champions ... ( read original story ...)

Competitors at the Tokyo Olympics next year will have to return home immediately after their events rather than indulge in the usual post-Games sightseeing and partying, organisers have warned.A ... ( read original story ...)