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Preparations for Tokyo Olympics have suffered another setback after a poll found that nearly 60% of people in Japan want them to be cancelled ... ( read original story ...)

Nearly 60 per cent of people in Japan want the Tokyo Olympics to be cancelled, an opinion poll showed on Monday, less than three months before the Games are due to begin. ( read original story ...)

American sprinter Justin Gatlin was among 420 athletes to participate in a Tokyo test event with pandemic precautions in place Sunday ahead of this summer's delayed Olympic Games.The big picture: In ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's economy likely shrank in the first quarter as the hit to consumption from coronavirus curbs offset the boost from robust global demand, a Reuters poll showed, highlighting the country's slow ... ( read original story ...)

Nagano Prefectural Police have arrested a 22-year-old woman for allegedly abandoning her newborn at a vacant property in Tomi City last week ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka, the four-time Grand Slam champion, was named Sportswoman of the Year at the 21st Laureus World Sports Awards on Thursday. “I am so happy to receive this Laureus World Sportswoman of the ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka said Sunday she favoured a "discussion" taking place over the Olympic Games taking place as Tokyo reels from a new coronavirus surge. There has been increasing ... ( read original story ...)

The country is in the throes of a fast-spreading wave of COVID-19 infections. Many Japanese people feel this is no time to be hosting Olympic Games. ( read original story ...)

The alternative—the invasion—was expected to more than double American dead from the rest of the war. ( read original story ...)

Japan's Naomi Osaka said on Sunday that while she has spent her entire life waiting to compete at the Olympics, the risks of holding the Tokyo Games amid the raging COVID-19 pandemic should continue ... ( read original story ...)

Former Olympic champion Justin Gatlin is one of hundreds of athletes to take part in a test event at Tokyo's Olympic stadium. ( read original story ...)

Both driver and passenger escaped as the fire started, but the legendary Ferrari is burnt to a crisp off Japan's legendary Hakone Turnpike. ( read original story ...)

Nine athletes who live outside Japan were granted an exception and permitted to enter the country as organizers prepare for this summer’s Olympics. ( read original story ...)

Government admits restrictions that had been due to end on 11 May have failed to stop rising infections ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka is conflicted over whether the Tokyo Olympics should be held amid the coronavirus pandemic. The second-ranked tennis player, who represents Japan, was asked about the games at the Italian ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka has opened up about her ambivalence around the Tokyo Olympics going ahead this summer. Naomi Osaka is not 100% behind the Olympics going ahead this summer, expressing as much in her recent ... ( read original story ...)