UK Sport, which provides funding for GB's Olympians, is also unlikely to set targets. "We only have snatches of times and qualification times. The past 12 months has given an opportunity for young ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Covid vaccination drive is a ‘tailwind’ for Tokyo Olympics, says spokesman
Masa Takaya, spokesman of the Tokyo Olympics organizing committee, discusses steps that the committee is taking to ensure the upcoming summer games will be "safe and secure." ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics-Tokyo crowds decision to be part of wider ruling on sport: Coates
Senior Olympic official John Coates says a decision on whether spectators will be allowed at the Tokyo Games will be made at the end of June as part of a more general ruling for all sports events in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, After Warning From China, Backtracks on Taiwan ‘Country’ Remarks
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga referred to Taiwan as a country in his remarks during a parliamentary session on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Evaluation system planned to support struggling foreign students’ wages in Osaka
A support system to top up the wages of international students in Japan struggling amid the coronavirus pandemic based on their way of workin ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live news: G7 leaders to discuss reconstruction; Japan may downgrade emergency until Olympics
China invites Taiwanese to get vaccinated; G7 leaders meet in Cornwall; Japanese government considering ending a state of emergency in Tokyo and several other prefectures ... ( read original story ...)
Japan city uses tsunami lessons for COVID-19 vaccinations
Tamio Hayashi, 77, doubted he could ever navigate the internet systems set up to register for COVID-19 vaccines across most of Japan. ( read original story ...)
Japan says ties with Taiwan are only unofficial
A top Japanese official says relations with Taiwan are non-governmental and practical, based on the “one country, two systems” policy that recognizes China as the sole legitimate government ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s exports set for biggest monthly gain since 1980
Japan's exports likely posted their largest monthly rise in four decades in May, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, but the flattering milestone was largely reflective of a rebound in shipments from ... ( read original story ...)
White rhino travels to Japan looking for love
A five-year-old white rhinoceros has travelled from Taiwan to Japan - all as part of a quest to find love. Emma has begun her stay at Japan's Tobu Zoo, with 10-year-old rhinoceros Moran being her ... ( read original story ...)
White rhino Emma travels to Japan to find love and a mate
A five-year-old white rhinoceros has travelled from Taiwan to Japan - all as part of a quest to find love. Emma has begun her stay at Japan's Tobu Zoo, with 10-year-old rhinoceros Moran being her ... ( read original story ...)
2 teenage children of family subject to deportation given special permission to stay in Japan
The Nagoya High Court ruled on June 10 that two teenagers will be granted relief measures from deportation in connection with a lawsuit wher・・・ ... ( read original story ...)
This capsule hotel in Yokohama has turned itself into an airsoft arena
With a lack of tourists during the pandemic, New City has switched to hosting large-scale pellet gun fights instead ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo crowds decision to be part of wider ruling on sport: Coates
Senior Olympic official John Coates says a decision on whether spectators will be allowed at the Tokyo Games will be made at the end of June as part of a more general ruling for all sports events in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan says Taiwan ties under ‘1 country, 2 systems’ policy
A top Japanese official says relations with Taiwan are non-governmental and practical, based on the “one country, two systems” policy that recognizes China as the sole legitimate government ... ( read original story ...)
Japan considering downgraded emergency state until Games start -paper
The Japanese government is considering ending a state of emergency in Tokyo and several other prefectures as scheduled on June 20, but keeping a downgraded "quasi-emergency" state until the Olympics ... ( read original story ...)