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The new tactic comes as the country’s health system is growing overwhelmed. In the United States, President Biden’ will urge people to get vaccinated in an address to the nation on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)

Daiki Hashimoto cements his place as the new star of Japanese gymnastics with his second Olympic title in Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)

Simone Biles returned to competition and earned a medal while the men's 400-meter hurdles was being heralded as one of the best races of all time. ( read original story ...)

The human brain holds the secret to our unique personalities. But did you know that it can also form the basis of highly efficient computing devices? ( read original story ...)

Brandon Dickson, a 36-year-old who is nine seasons removed from the major leagues, was the first out of the bullpen and the first to stumble. ( read original story ...)

Outside the Olympic bubble is a city that does not want us. Like many of the tens of thousands of people visiting Tokyo, I am in a permeable cocoon that is ... ( read original story ...)

Simone Biles is back on the beam. Team USA men's basketball advanced to the semifinals. Rai Benjamin won silver in a 400m hurdle race for the ages. ( read original story ...)

When the Olympics opening ceremony was held on July 23, ex-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the man who had sealed Japan’s bid for the Games in the first place, was conspicuously absent—but he was there in ... ( read original story ...)

Team USA men's basketball advanced to the semifinals with a win over Spain. Rai Benjamin won silver in a 400-meter hurdle race for the ages. ( read original story ...)

The pressure on Chinese athletes to perform has never been higher. Anything less than a gold is being seen as athletes being unpatriotic by furious nationalists online. The BBC's Waiyee Yip reports. ( read original story ...)

Watch the best moments from day eleven at the Tokyo Olympics, including a thrilling sailing gold medal for GB, a history making kayak final and a "mind-blowing" new world record. ( read original story ...)

Yakei took top spot after roughing up Sanchu, the alpha male who had been leader of ‘troop B’ on the island of Kyushu for five years ... ( read original story ...)

Japan Airlines (JAL) on Tuesday posted a first-quarter operating loss of 82.65 billion yen ($756.87 million), an improvement from a year earlier, as pandemic-related cost cuts took effect and travel ... ( read original story ...)

White House greets vaccine target news as ‘Milestone Monday’ while Japan moves to ensure it has enough hospital beds amid a spike in Covid cases ... ( read original story ...)

Japan will hospitalise only COVID-19 patients who are seriously ill and those at risk of becoming so while others isolate at home, officials said, as worries grew about a strained medical system amid ... ( read original story ...)

A man died after being thrown into the Dotonbori River in central Osaka during a fight on the night of Aug. 2, and the suspect is at large. ( read original story ...)