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As it was, Naomi Osaka would have been one of the most-watched, most-discussed, most-supported athletes at the Tokyo Olympics. She’s the highest-earning female athlete in the world, a tennis superstar ... ( read original story ...)

The family of a British woman living in Japan are appealing for information about her whereabouts after she disappeared from her home in the city of Yokohama.Alice Hodgkinson, 28, failed to turn up to ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is set to send another 1.1 million donated AstraZeneca doses to Taiwan this week to help the self-governing island fight its worst COVID-19 outbreak amid a struggle to get vaccines. ( read original story ...)

Rescue workers are facing the risk of more mudslides as they search for more than two dozen people still missing three days after a torrent of mud and debris ripped through a Japanese resort town and ... ( read original story ...)

The exhibition stoked controversy after it opened at the Aichi Triennale 2019 but was forced to close over security concerns amid a flood of threats and complaints. ( read original story ...)

The pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics are shaping up as a TV-only event with few fans — if any — being allowed when they open in just over two weeks. Japan’s Asahi newspaper, citing multiple ... ( read original story ...)

Cars running on Yokohama Advan tyres have finished first in two open tyre supply divisions of the 99th Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, which took place in Colorado, USA, on 27 June. The division ... ( read original story ...)

The pressure of hosting an Olympics during a still-active pandemic is beginning to show in Japan. The games begin July 23, with organizers determined they will go on, even with a reduced number of ... ( read original story ...)

Japan will ship about 1.1 million more doses of AstraZeneca Plc's COVID-19 vaccine to Taiwan, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Tuesday, after previously delivering 1.24 million ... ( read original story ...)

Works from an art exhibition that has repeatedly sparked controversy for its purported "anti-Japan" message in featuring a statue symbolizing wartime "comfort women" have been put on display at a ... ( read original story ...)

Boxing will start with a clean slate for the Tokyo Olympics following an acrimonious contest at the 2016 Games, with the sport's troubled governing body and all 36 of the Rio officials barred from any ... ( read original story ...)

The Fijian men's sevens rugby team gave the Rio Games one of its enduring images when they came together to belt out a few hymns after winning their nation's first Olympic gold medal and the Pacific ... ( read original story ...)

Rescuers in Japan waded through mud, rock and splintered wood in search of 24 people still missing on Tuesday after heavy rain triggered massive landslides in the seaside city of Atami three days ago, ... ( read original story ...)

Rescue workers are digging through sludge and debris looking for more than 20 people who may be trapped after mud, trees and rocks ripped with a roar through a Japanese seaside resort ... ( read original story ...)

The fastest American woman has been banned from her signature event at the Tokyo Olympics for taking a performance decreasing drug. ( read original story ...)

Japanese rescue workers continued to search for survivors Monday, two days after a devastating "tsunami" of mud swept through a coastal city, killing at least three and leaving more than 80 feared ... ( read original story ...)