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Japan's prime minister met with Pfizer's CEO in an unusually high-profile setting Friday to make sure the drugmaker would deliver the COVID-19 vaccine as promised by this fall as the nation faces ... ( read original story ...)

A pair of golden ornaments taken from the roof of Nagoya Castle in central Japan and put on display for about four months have been returned to their rightful home. ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo Olympics officially begin with the opening ceremony on Friday, but there has been a lot of action already. Stay up to date. ( read original story ...)

Not the Japanese public, which according to recent polling overwhelmingly opposed hosting the Olympics as a new wave of the pandemic hit the country. Not leading corporate sponsors like Toyota, whose ... ( read original story ...)

Kashiwazaki-Kariwa is the biggest nuclear power station in the world. Tucked away on a remote Sea of Japan coastline, the plant can generate almost eight gigawatts of electricity from its seven ... ( read original story ...)

France's Olympic men's football campaign got off to a dreadful start when they were thrashed 4-1 by Mexico, while Argentina suffered a shock 2-0 loss to Australia as the group stage kicked off on ... ( read original story ...)

The Covid-19 pandemic has loomed large over the Tokyo Olympics ever since last year's postponement, shaping a Games the like of which has never been seen before. ( read original story ...)

After being postponed one year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Tokyo Olympics are finally underway. While some events kicked off on Wednesday, the opening ceremony takes place Friday, marking the ... ( read original story ...)

Japan has staked its international reputation on making these Olympics a success, in spite of the coronavirus pandemic and the various scandals that have dominated the preceding weeks and months. ( read original story ...)

A February photo paired with a post about the U.S. women's national team demonstration at the Olympics in Tokyo in July is misleading. ( read original story ...)

Kolohe Andino took CBS News to a Southern California beach to show off his unmistakable style ahead of competing in the Summer Games. ( read original story ...)

"Every time I tell my friends that I'm doing step aerobics, they laugh," Savannah Guthrie previously told PEOPLE. "But I don't care. It's super fun!" ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s “rising sun” flag is a focus of anger at the Olympics, with some in the Koreas, China and other Asian nations calling for it to be banned during the Tokyo Games ... ( read original story ...)

More than 90 people connected to the Games have been infected, including USA volleyball player Taylor Crabb and four other American athletes who are sidelined due to positive tests. ( read original story ...)

“What worried me the most was that public opinion was so divided,” Japan's prime minister said in an exclusive NBC News interview. ( read original story ...)

A rare non-fungible token (NFT) created by Naomi Osaka will be resold through an auction on Basic.Space, with a portion of the net proceeds going to mental health awareness and support for athletes ... ( read original story ...)