Last week, a group of health care workers in Tokyo called for the games to be canceled because of fears it could hurt its fight against the pandemic. ( read original story ...)
IOC chief says Olympics will be held safely despite Japan’s Covid surge
Less than 10 weeks out from the postponed start to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, organizers have promised athletes they are doing everything they can to ensure the Games take place safely. ( read original story ...)
IOC Reassures Anxious Japan That Olympics Will Be Safe
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) reassured an anxious Japan on Wednesday that the Tokyo Olympics would be safe for athletes as well as the host community, amid mounting opposition to the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics will be safe: IOC
The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday reassured an anxious Japan that the Tokyo Games will go on as planned in July.IOC President Thomas Bach said athletes and the host community will be ... ( read original story ...)
Anti-China demonstration in Tokyo
Protesters of Southern Mongolian, Tibetan, Uyghur, pro-democracy of Myanmar and Japanese hold placards during the anti-China demonstration in front of the Diet Building Tokyo, Japan on Wednesday, May ... ( read original story ...)
Samsung’s latest Tokyo Olympics phone might actually happen
Samsung's first shot at a Tokyo Olympics phone didn't pan out due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but it's giving the concept another try now that the sporting event is again (hopefully) imminent. ( read original story ...)
World Triathlon Says Yokohama Meet Success Shows Tokyo Olympics Can Be Held Safely
The success of the World Triathlon Championship Series and Para Series under bio-secure bubbles in the Japanese city of Yokohama is further proof that elite events can be held safely amid the COVID-19 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan pulls controversial asylum seeker bill after criticism
Japan's government has withdrawn a controversial immigration bill after mounting public criticism. Debate over the bill had in part been sparked by the recent death of a young Sri Lankan woman held in ... ( read original story ...)
World Triathlon says Yokohama meet success shows Olympics can be held safely
REUTERS: The success of the World Triathlon Championship Series and Para Series under bio-secure bubbles in the Japanese city of Yokohama is ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama, City of — Moody’s assigns A1 to City of Yokohama’s domestic bonds (Japanese only)
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How Naomi Osaka Became Everyone’s Favorite Spokesmodel
But Naomi Osaka’s are decidedly understated. “Keep on keeping on,” the 23-year-old tennis champion posted on Instagram under two on-court photos after making it through the fourth round of the ... ( read original story ...)
As Japan suffers another wave of COVID lockdowns and struggles to vaccinate its people, new poll shows more than 80% of citizens don’t want the Olympics to go on
Some even took to the streets of Tokyo to protest against the Games - which are set to go on even as the country grapples with COVID. ( read original story ...)
IOC offers Tokyo medical help amid call for cancellation
Confronted in Japan with some of the strongest medical-community opposition yet to the Tokyo Olympics, IOC President Thomas Bach offered Wednesday to have added medical personnel available to help out ... ( read original story ...)
Widow charged over alleged murder of Japan’s ‘Don Juan’
The young widow of an ageing Japanese real estate mogul was charged Wednesday with murdering the self-described "Don Juan" just months into their marriage, a court official said. ( read original story ...)
One of Japan’s Top Medical Associations Wants the Olympics Canceled
The 6,000-member Tokyo Medical Practitioners’ Association is warning of a possible collapse of Japan's medical system ... ( read original story ...)
Flaw in Japan Covid vaccine booking system causes chaos
A flaw in Japan’s coronavirus inoculation programme has been exposed barely a day after the government opened a facility in Tokyo designed to speed up the country’s slow vaccine rollout. The glitch – ... ( read original story ...)