Tokyo Olympics venues in Fukushima and Sapporo were added to the list that will not have spectators due to a recent rise in coronavirus cases in the country and a difficulty in preventing travel from ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports highest number of new COVID-19 cases in two months
Tokyo reported a total of 950 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, the highest daily number since May 7.The big picture: The world is closely watching Japan's case count, as the summer Olympics are due ... ( read original story ...)
3D digital billboard image of a giant cat draws attention in Tokyo
A cool new cat is taking Tokyo by storm. Lucy Craft has the story of how a 3D video display of a cat is bringing crowds and questions. ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 rules at the Tokyo Olympics: Spectators banned, vaccination not required
As the coronavirus pandemic rages on in some parts of the world, the upcoming Summer Olympic Games are set to be unlike any other. ( read original story ...)
Organisers confirm fans banned from Tokyo 2020 football matches in Sapporo
Organisers of the delayed Olympic Games here in Tokyo have confirmed spectators will be banned from attending football matches in Sapporo after ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: Spectators also barred from outlying venues
Two more prefectures outside the immediate Tokyo area have decided to bar fans from attending Olympic events because of rising coronavirus infections, Tokyo Olympic organizers confirmed on Saturday ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Cases Jump Ahead of Olympics; G20 Warning: Virus Update
Finance ministers and central bankers from the world’s biggest economies plan to warn that coronavirus variants present continued risks to growth even as the overall outlook brightens, according to a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Fukushima, in reversal, bars spectators from Olympic events
Japan's Fukushima prefecture will bar spectators from the Olympic events it hosts this summer due to rising COVID-19 infections, its governor said on Saturday, reversing a position announced two days ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020: Who are Northern Ireland’s 31 Olympians in Japan?
With two weeks until the delayed Tokyo Olympics, BBC Sport takes a look at the 31 athletes from Northern Ireland who will compete at the Games. ( read original story ...)
Kate Nye | Tokyo 2020 Olympic Profile
Team USA weightlifter Kate Nye shares how she trained during the pandemic, the doping issue in weightlifting. Video Transcript [MUSIC PLAYING] KATE NYE: I'm Kate Nye, and I have b ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Issues Warning for ‘Unprecedented’ Heavy Rain in 3 Areas
Japan’s meteorological agency issued on Saturday its highest warning for heavy rain in three southwestern prefectures, urging residents to stay safe. ( read original story ...)
Olympics-Durant says U.S. men’s team wants to honour Bryant in Tokyo
Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant has said the United States basketball team has Kobe Bryant's DNA embedded in it and will look to honour the Los Angeles Lakers great with their play during this year ... ( read original story ...)
Laura Muir smashes Scottish 800m record in last Tokyo tune-up
Laura Muir signed off her Olympic countdown in supreme style last night by demolishing the Scottish 800m record in victory at the Diamond League leg in Monaco.A stunning show from the 28-year-old ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Hokkaido region bans fans at Olympic football matches
Japan's northern Hokkaido region has decided to ban spectators at the Olympic football matches hosted in the area, expanding unprecedented steps to hold the Games mostly behind closed doors due to the ... ( read original story ...)
Olympic flame is lit as Japan faces up to huge financial loss
The symbolic Olympic flame was lit in Tokyo yesterday as Japan faced up to massive financial losses after the announcement that spectators will be almost completely banned from attending the Games.The ... ( read original story ...)
Olympic-Bound Marathoner Aliphine Tuliamuk Is “Honored to Be Viewed as a Role Model”
Aliphine Tuliamuk won the Olympic Trials back in 2020, and she is one of the first Black women to represent the US in the Olympic marathon. ( read original story ...)