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If athletes coming to Japan for the Tokyo Olympics needed a warning, they got it Tuesday as officials rolled out the third and final rendition of so-called Playbooks — the rulebooks governing ... ( read original story ...)

South Korea’s navy, air force and coastguard carried out military exercises around a group of disputed islands claimed by Japan, further inflaming relations with Tokyo after their open diplomatic ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's world number two Naomi Osaka must take the time to be in a "safe space" and seek help to figure out the dilemma she finds herself in, according to American tennis great Chris Evert. Osaka ... ( read original story ...)

Former world No. 1 Andy Murray has said Naomi Osaka's withdrawal from the French Open was not handled well by "both parties." ... ( read original story ...)

Follow the rules when the Olympics open in just over five weeks, or else expect a warning or a fine — or anything in between. “Respect the Playbook, respect the rules,” said Christophe Dubi, speaking ... ( read original story ...)

Athletes could be kicked out of the Tokyo Olympics if they violate virus rules including daily testing and mask-wearing, organisers said Tuesday as they unveiled updated guidelines just over five ... ( read original story ...)

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) expects 70%-80% of the news media covering the Olympics in Tokyo this summer to be vaccinated, organisers said in statement at the launch of the updated ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese companies have joined the effort to speed up the country's lagging coronavirus vaccine rollout before the Tokyo Olympics begin next month ... ( read original story ...)

A medical worker fills a syringe with a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine as Japan launches its inoculation campaign, at Tokyo Medical Center in Tokyo, Japan February ... ( read original story ...)

The first batch of Irish athletes have been officially selected for next month’s Tokyo Olympics. F ive marathon runners and two 50k race walkers will compete in Sapporo in the first week of August. In ... ( read original story ...)

Seniors visit a mass vaccination center in Tokyo's Otemachi district on May 24. (Hikaru Uchida) The eligibility criteria for getting a coronavirus vaccine at mass vaccination centers operated by the ... ( read original story ...)

Paul Pollock, Kevin Seaward and Stephen Scullion will compete in the marathon for Ireland at the Tokyo Games in August. ( read original story ...)

Japan's vaccine programme chief, Taro Kono, said on Tuesday he hoped the daily COVID-19 vaccination rate would hit one million by the end of June. ( read original story ...)

Japan's lower house of parliament voted down on Tuesday a no-confidence motion brought against the cabinet of Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga by opposition parties angered over its refusal to extend the ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's trade minister said on Tuesday he was not planning to order up a probe into allegations made by an independent investigation that his ministry helped Toshiba Corp (6502.T) pressure foreign ... ( read original story ...)

Meeting of leaders at G7 reportedly cancelled over Seoul’s decision to stage exercises around Dokdo islands, which are also claimed by Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)