Japan is "determined" to host the postponed Olympic Games in 2021 despite the coronavirus pandemic, the country's newly elected prime minister told the United Nations General Assembly on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Suga and China’s Xi agree to pursue high-level contacts in first talks
Japan's new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Friday he had agreed with Chinese President Xi Jinping in their first talks to pursue high-level contacts in a bid to promote regional and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM to tell U.N. Tokyo is determined to host Olympics next year
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is set to tell the United Nations General Assembly on Friday that Japan is determined to host the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 after the games were postponed due to ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics Planners Detail Cost Cutting for Summer Games
Tokyo Olympics organizers detailed modest cuts to reduce costs and coronavirus risk the Games next summer, but didn’t reduce athlete numbers or alter plans for opening and closing ceremonies. ( read original story ...)
Diacks’ $55m of suspicious bank transfers linked to Tokyo Olympic bid
More than $55m was transferred in and out of suspicious bank accounts linked to Lamine Diack and his son, Papa Massata, according to a huge leak of secret financial documents ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Xi Tells Japan’s Suga That He Hopes for Cooperation: State TV
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives for the meeting to commend role models in China's fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the Great Hall of ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics and IOC find mostly minor areas to ‘simplify’
Tokyo Olympic organizers announced several “simplification” changes Friday for next year’s postponed games, though with few large-scale cost savings. Simplifying the Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 Organizers Announce Measures to Host Olympics in ‘Post-Corona World’
The measures were proposed by the IOC Coordination Commission at a virtual news conference Friday between the International Olympic Committee and Tokyo 2020 officials. Initial measures to be taken in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s newly minted prime minister steps into UN limelight
Considered something of a lightweight on foreign policy issues, Japan’s new prime minister has spent much of his career in the shadows, supporting previous leader Shinzo Abe ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Suga and China’s Xi Hold First Talks by Phone on Friday: Kyodo
Japan's new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks by telephone on Friday, their first since Suga took over as Japan's leaders this month, Kyodo News reported. ( read original story ...)
Japan Catholic Church sued for damages in alleged sex abuse
A woman has filed a suit against the Roman Catholic Church in Japan alleging that a priest raped her four decades ago, as the church's unfolding worldwide sexual abuse ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s PM says to gradually allow foreign long-term visa holders to enter from October
Japan will gradually start allowing entry to foreigners with newly issued long-term visas from October, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Friday, further relaxing tough restrictions introduced ... ( read original story ...)
ENHERTU® Approved in Japan for the Treatment of Patients with HER2 Positive Metastatic Gastric Cancer
ENHERTU is the first and only HER2 directed medicine to demonstrate significant improvement in overall survival compared to chemotherapy for patients with previously treated HER2 positive advanced ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-central Japan robotics firm employee arrested on suspicion of stealing trade secrets
A former employee of a major electronics firm based in the central Japan city of Kariya was arrested on Sept. 24 by Aichi Prefectural Police ... ( read original story ...)
French prosecutors are investigating Tokyo Olympics bid for possible bribery
The inquiry grew out of a five-year investigation of Russian bribes that let athletes compete despite positive doping tests, which led to convictions last week. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo organisers outline steps for ‘simplified’ Games
Organisers of the Tokyo Olympics on Friday proposed a raft of measures to hold a streamlined Summer Games next year, including a shorter opening period for training venues and scaling back staff for ... ( read original story ...)