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A python measuring about 3.5 meters long was found to have escaped from a man's home in this city south of Tokyo on the night of May 6, po ... ( read original story ...)

International Olympic Committee head Thomas Bach's visit to Japan might be "difficult" given the expected extension of a state of emergency due to high numbers of coronavirus cases, Tokyo 2020 ... ( read original story ...)

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

Japan is set to expand and extend a state of emergency in Tokyo and other areas through May 31 as the coronavirus continues spreading and uncertainty grows about safely holding the Olympics just 11 ... ( read original story ...)

An online petition calling for the Tokyo Olympics to be cancelled has garnered almost 200,000 signatures in the past few days, as public concerns mount over holding the Games in a pandemic. With less ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese government is seeking to extend a state of emergency in Tokyo and three other areas until the end of May, in an effort to curb a surge in coronavirus cases with fewer than three months ... ( read original story ...)

A $230,000 statue is part of an effort to revive tourism in the fishing town of Noto. Critics call it a waste of money as Japan struggles to contain a new outbreak. ( read original story ...)

Athletes will be barred from wearing Black Lives Matter activism during the Tokyo Olympics. Atlanta Dream co-owner Renee Montgomery says, "The Olympics are where we've seen a lot of protests happen ... ( read original story ...)

Spain's Rafa Nadal was named the 2021 Laureus Sportsman of the year on Thursday, while fellow tennis player Naomi Osaka won the top women's honour. Japan's Osaka won her second U.S. Open title last ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka's continued excellence has been celebrated at the 2021 Laureus World Sports Awards. The 23-year-old was named Laureus Sportswoman of the Year for 2021 after winning her second US Open ... ( read original story ...)

Spain's Rafa Nadal was named the 2021 Laureus Sportsman of the year on Thursday, while fellow tennis player Naomi Osaka won the top women's honour. ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka and Billie Jean King were recognized for their excellence and leadership both on and off the court at the Oscars of Sport. ( read original story ...)

Tennis players Rafael Nadal and Naomi Osaka picked up the Laureus Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year awards on Thursday with football star Mo ... ( read original story ...)

This new Aluminum Alloy futures contract will complement YKOFX's existing suite of aluminum risk management toolsYokohama, Japan, May 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- YKOFX, a Pan Asian exchange with ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Naomi Osaka wins the Laureus Sportswoman of the Year award, while fellow tennis player Rafael Nadal claims the men's award. ( read original story ...)

A strong year for the world's tennis stars saw Rafael Nadal and Naomi Osaka recognised at the Laureus World Sports Awards. ( read original story ...)