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Brazil's government is about to start delivering COVID-19 vaccines to athletes, coaches, referees and accredited media headed for the Olympics and Paralympic Games in Tokyo. Health Minister Marcelo ... ( read original story ...)

Using large-scale objective sleep data derived from body acceleration signals of 68,604 Japanese residents ranging from adolescents to the elderly (10–89 years old), we found significant age- and ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO: A growing number of Japanese people are dying of Covid-19 at home as more infectious variants fuel a fourth wave of infections and hospital resources are stretched to the verge of collapse. ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo Olympic torch relay is being pulled off the streets in Hiroshima prefecture as COVID-19 cases rise in Japan barely 10 weeks before the Opening Ceremony. Hiroshima’s governor, Hidehiko Yuzaki ... ( read original story ...)

About 100 Japanese troops, along with 60 troops each from the French army and U.S. Marine Corps, will conduct urban warfare drills followed by amphibious operation exercises. ( read original story ...)

Rafael Nadal joined the growing number of tennis players expressing doubts about competing in the Tokyo Olympics. The third-ranked Nadal, in Rome for the Italian Open, said Tuesday that his status for ... ( read original story ...)

Sarah Bacon and Michael Hixon were among the divers competing in last week’s World Cup, a pre-Olympics event in Tokyo. ( read original story ...)

Hideki Matsuyama said on Tuesday that the two-week COVID-19 quarantine he underwent upon his return to Japan after his Masters triumph last month allowed him a chance to absorb the magnitude of his ... ( read original story ...)

A source told the Associated Press that the White House plans to nominate former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel as U.S. ambassador to Japan later this month. ( read original story ...)

I don’t know my calendar,’ while Serena Williams added: ‘I definitely need to figure out my next moves’ ... ( read original story ...)

Rafael Nadal says he does not know if he will compete at the Tokyo Olympics because of uncertainty relating to the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)

President Joe Biden is expected to nominate former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to serve as the U.S. ambassador to Japan, according to a person familiar with the president's ... ( read original story ...)

The University of Münster is establishing a new Research Training Group funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). An international team of 23 researchers from the universities of Münster and ... ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo Olympic torch relay is being pulled off the streets in Hiroshima prefecture as COVID-19 cases rise in Japan barely 10 weeks before the opening ceremony. Hiroshima Governor Hidehiko Yuzaki ... ( read original story ...)

A man wearing a protective face mask, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, walks in a local shopping street decorated with Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games flags, in Tokyo, Japan, May 7, 2021. ( read original story ...)

Nissan reduced its losses in the January-March quarter as restructuring efforts kicked in, despite damage to sales from the coronavirus pandemic, the Japanese automaker said Tuesday. Nissan Motor ... ( read original story ...)