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Japan is considering an extension of two weeks to a month for coronavirus prevention measures in Tokyo and other areas, Japanese media said on Wednesday, with less than a month to go until the Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)

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Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido has confirmed its first suspected coronavirus Delta variant case, the government of this city a ... ( read original story ...)

Parts of the Olympic torch relay in host city Tokyo will be taken off public roads, officials said Wednesday, in another virus setback for the flame as it travels across Japan. ( read original story ...)

Japan is considering an extension of its coronavirus prevention measures in Tokyo and other areas by two weeks to a month, Japanese media said, with less than a month to go until the Tokyo Summer ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese technology company SoftBank denies it’s pulling the plug on its friendly, talking, bubble-headed Pepper robot. “There is absolutely no change to our Pepper business,” SoftBank Robotics Corp. ( read original story ...)

Private-equity firms are building up a large war chest to target Japanese companies. Troubled electronics firm Toshiba could be on the menu soon. ( read original story ...)

Japan's tax revenues likely exceeded 60 trillion yen ($540 billion) to a record high in the year that ended in March despite the blow to the economy from the COVID-19 pandemic, two government sources ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's industrial output posted the biggest monthly drop in a year in May, as a sharp fall in car production threatened to undermine the country's economic recovery just weeks before Tokyo is set to ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's top player in 3x3 basketball is eager to prove that the host nation can be medal contenders when the fast-paced sport makes its Olympic debut in Tokyo. The absence of men's world champions the ... ( read original story ...)

In case the monumental effort of Andy Murray on Monday night was somehow not enough to portray the high expectations he still places upon himself, then another indication was provided away from ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's industrial output posted the biggest monthly drop in a year in May, as a sharp fall in car production threatened to undermine the country's economic recovery just weeks before Tokyo is set to ... ( read original story ...)

Several stars of Black and AAPI descent, from Naomi Osaka and H.E.R. to Silk Sonic, received awards during this year's Black Entertainment Television (BET) Awards. H.E.R. won Best Female R&B/Pop ... ( read original story ...)

Donegal's Mark English books his place at the Tokyo Olympics by setting a new Irish 800m record in Castellon on Tuesday ... ( read original story ...)

England's Charley Hull and Georgia Hall turn down a place on Great Britain's golf team for the Tokyo Olympics. ( read original story ...)

The U.S. women's gymnastics team has been set for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Among the members is Simone Biles, the winningest gymnast in team history. ( read original story ...)