So here are 11 cities which may have gone under your radar. Surrounded by ski resorts that put Europe to shame, Sapporo is an often-overlooked city in Japan’s north island, Hokkaido. Beautiful all ... ( read original story ...)
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Osaka asks Japan gov’t to extend COVID-19 quasi-emergency
The Osaka prefectural government asked the Japanese government Wednesday to maintain business restrictions under a COVID-19 quasi-sta ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo cancels Olympic torch relay amid virus fears
The Olympic torch relay has been cancelled on Tokyo's streets, as fears over the spread of Covid-19 continue to plague the Games. Starting Friday, public relay events in the city will be replaced with ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020: Officials scrap Olympic torch relay in capital
The Olympic torch relay has been cancelled on Tokyo's streets, as fears over the spread of Covid-19 continue to plague the Games. Starting Friday, public relay events in the city will be replaced with ... ( read original story ...)
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Japan budget framework features special spending on growth areas
Japan unveiled an annual budget framework on Wednesday for the next fiscal year aimed at boosting growth in areas targeted by Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, with eyes on a post-pandemic era, finance ... ( read original story ...)
2 Tokyo Olympic village workers test positive for COVID 16 days out from opening ceremony
Olympic Games organizers said Tuesday two staff members working at the athletes' village in Tokyo have tested positive for COVID-19, per the Tokyo Shimbun news outlet.Why it matters: Australia's ABC ... ( read original story ...)
‘Shinjuku cat’: 3D billboard wows Tokyo shoppers
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Olympics-National records as good as gold for Afghan sprinters in Tokyo
Afghan sprinters Kimia Yousofi and Sha Mahmood Noorzahi have defied massive odds to be at the Tokyo Olympics, and setting new national records would be as good as gold medals for them, their athletics ... ( read original story ...)
Japan is reportedly considering barring all spectators from Olympic events
Japan's government is floating proposals that would ban fans from all events in the upcoming Olympics, as officials scramble to address public's virus concerns. ( read original story ...)
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The mudslide that destroyed dozens of homes in a Japanese seaside resort, killing at least seven people, started from an area with a history of land alternations and a massive soil mound there broke ... ( read original story ...)
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The Osaka prefectural government has decided to ask the Japanese government to maintain business restrictions under a COVID-19 quasi-state of emergency beyond its scheduled end on July 11 ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo scraps Olympic torch relay legs in capital
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Sha’Carri Richardson won’t run in Tokyo Olympics
American sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson won't be headed to the Tokyo Olympics, after USA Track & Field announced she would not be selected for the 4 x 100-metre relay.Richardson was expected to be one ... ( read original story ...)
Japan pledges to defend Taiwan if China attacks, says deputy prime minister Taro Aso
Japan has said it would join America in defending Taiwan against a Chinese invasion, treating any such attack as an “existential threat” that could lead to an assault on its own territory.The ... ( read original story ...)