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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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

The Olympic torch relay has been scrapped on Tokyo's public roads, officials announced Wednesday, as virus concerns continue to plague the Games just over two weeks before they begin. ( read original story ...)

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 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 ...)

Japan's government is floating proposals that would ban fans from all Olympic events, the Mainichi newspaper reported on Wednesday, as officials scramble to address public concerns about the spread of ... ( read original story ...)

For years, a former Nintendo Co. employee ran a members-only diner at a secret location in Tokyo, frequented by movers and shakers in the video game industry. After closing its doors just before the ... ( read original story ...)

Netflix released the trailer for its upcoming docuseries "Naomi Osaka" on Tuesday. The three part series followed the tennis player for two years. ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka is more just an athlete. That's the message the 23-year-old tennis star is struggling with in the trailer for her upcoming Netflix docuseries, Naomi Osaka, which follows the four-time ... ( read original story ...)

The official trailer for the Netflix documentary based on famed tennis player Naomi Osaka has just dropped. "No one really knows all the sacrifices that you make," Osaka says in the opening of the ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka is swinging into our Netflix queues. The tennis champion will debut a three-part documentary series about her life and meteoric rise on the streaming platform later this month. Directed by ... ( read original story ...)

Richardson will not be granted a shorter suspension to compete on the international stage after testing positive for marijuana, USA Track & Field said. ( read original story ...)

Russian long jumper Darya Klishina says has been waiting for her Olympic moment since she was 16 years old, when was professionally training in Moscow, some 112 miles from her small hometown of Tver. ( read original story ...)

"While our heartfelt understanding lies with Sha'Carri, we must also maintain fairness for all of the athletes who attempted to realize their dreams" of being on the Olympics team, officials said ... ( read original story ...)

American sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson will not be selected to the U.S. 4x100-metre relay team for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo after she accepted a one-month ban for testing positive for cannabis. ( read original story ...)