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Tokyo's postponed Olympics will go ahead next year regardless of the coronavirus pandemic, IOC vice president John Coates told AFP Monday, saying they would be the "Games that conquered Covid". ( read original story ...)

The girl is believed to have communicated with the man via the game's voice chat function on when and where to meet. ( read original story ...)

The storm triggered landslides and left four people missing and hundreds of thousands without power as it barreled through southwestern Japan. ( read original story ...)

AFPTV 1. Mid shot waves hitting the sea walls in Kagoshima prefecture2. Wide shot waves hitting the sea walls in Kagoshima prefecture KAGOSHIMA, JAPANSEPTEMBER 7, 2020SOURCE: AFPTV 3. Wide shot waves ... ( read original story ...)

Two-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka booked a place in the quarter-finals of the US Open Sunday with a straight-sets win over Estonia's Anett Kontaveit. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks opened lower Monday following losses late last week on Wall Street as technology-linked issues were offloaded As of 9 ... ( read original story ...)

The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange was down 3.77 points, or 0.23 percent, at 1,612.83. Decliners were led by information and communication, mining and ... ( read original story ...)

Typhoon Haishen, which passed Japan as it headed toward South Korea, brought down power lines, left some injured and disrupted travel in the region. ( read original story ...)

Hundreds of thousands without power on Kyushu after winds of 140km/h and heavy rain hit the region ... ( read original story ...)

The second powerful typhoon to slam Japan in a week damaged buildings, caused blackouts in nearly half a million homes and injured 20 people on southern Japanese islands before heading to South Korea ... ( read original story ...)

A Filipino crew member of Gulf Livestock 1, a cargo ship carrying livestock and dozens of crew that went missing after issuing a distress signal due to Typhoon Maysak, ... ( read original story ...)

Powerful Typhoon Haishen approached South Korea on Monday after slamming southern Japan with record winds and heavy rains that prompted evacuation warnings for millions. On Monday morning, initial ... ( read original story ...)

South Korea hunkered down for the arrival of Typhoon Haishen on Monday, after the powerful storm battered Japan's southern islands but appeared to pass through without major damage or casualties. ( read original story ...)

Dozens of people across Japan have stepped forward to confess to child pornography purchases and sales following an investigation into a supposedly secure overseas adult video website, sources said. ( read original story ...)

With many questions unanswered and scandals mounting, we investigate just how badly British athletes are faring ahead of the Tokyo games. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO • To pull off the first postponed Olympics in modern history, the Tokyo 2020 organisers have said they will strip out much of the spectacle that typically characterises the event.. Read more at ... ( read original story ...)