The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a new travel advisory for travelers planning trips to Japan ahead of the Olympics this summer. The Tokyo Olympic Games are set to ... ( read original story ...)
Yakult To Consider Business Tie-Up With Pokka Sapporo
Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd. has announced that it has signed an agreement with Pokka Sapporo Food & Beverage Ltd. and its parent company Sapporo Holdings Ltd., to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan added to ‘do not travel’ list amid COVID-19 surge: What we know about Tokyo Olympics
The opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics is less than two months away, but plenty of questions remain regarding COVID-19 and the Tokyo Games. ( read original story ...)
Olympics Doubts Grow as Us Warns Against Travel to Japan Over COVID Spike
Two months before the Tokyo Olympics are set to take place, the U.S. State Department issued a "Do Not Travel" warning for Japan as infections continue to climb in the country's fourth COVID-19 wave. ( read original story ...)
U.S. State Dept., CDC warn against travel to Japan ahead of Summer Olympics
The U.S. State Department issued a travel advisory on Monday warning against travel to Japan amid rising Covid-19 infection rates, which comes roughly two months before the country hosts the Summer ... ( read original story ...)
US Warns Against Travel To Japan as COVID Cases Continue to Spike
Two months before the Tokyo Olympics are set to take place, the U.S. State Department issued a "Do Not Travel" warning for Japan as infections continue to climb in the country's fourth COVID-19 wave. ( read original story ...)
US adds Japan to ‘Do Not Travel’ advisory list as Olympics approach
The U.S. State Department on Monday issued the highest travel advisory for Japan due to “very high” levels of COVID-19 in the country. “Travelers should avoid all travel to Japan," according to the ... ( read original story ...)
US citizens warned not to travel to Japan as Tokyo Olympics near
The latest troubling sign for the Tokyo Olympic Games came Monday when the State Department advised US citizens against traveling to Japan because of a sharp increase in Covid-19 cases. ( read original story ...)
Japan Opens Mass Vaccination Centers in Attempt to Curb COVID-19 Wave 2 Months Before Olympics
Japan mobilized military doctors and nurses to give shots to elderly people in Tokyo and Osaka on Monday as the government desperately tries to accelerate its vaccination rollout and curb coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Osaka city crumples under Covid-19 onslaught as doctors warn of a ‘system collapse’
The speed at which Osaka's health-care system was overwhelmed underscores the challenges of hosting a major global sports event in two months' time. ( read original story ...)
With Olympics looming, U.S. advises against travel to Japan due to COVID
The U.S. State Department on Monday urged against travel to Japan due to a new wave of COVID-19 infections, issuing a "Do Not Travel" advisory just two months before the Tokyo Olympics are set to take ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Opens Mass Vaccination Centers Ahead of Summer Olympics
Japan has launched vaccination centers in Tokyo and Osaka, two months ahead of the start of the Olympic Games. Military doctors and nurses are present in Japan's two largest cities to vaccinate ... ( read original story ...)
Committee’s call for ‘sacrifice’ angers Japanese public ahead of Tokyo Olympics
The International Olympic Committee is drawing rebuke in Japan after senior officials said the Tokyo Olympics should go ahead as planned despite the ongoing surge in COVID-19. ( read original story ...)
Max Whitlock to lead young GB men’s gymnastics team at Tokyo Olympics
Max Whitlock will lead the Great Britain men’s gymnastics team in Tokyo as he aims to become the fourth man in history to successfully defend an Olympic pommel horse title ... ( read original story ...)
Spike in COVID Cases Prompts Japan to Extend State of Emergency
Japan's central government plans to extend the state of emergency until June 20 in nine prefectures including Tokyo and Osaka. ( read original story ...)
Olympics-IOC now in ‘delivery mode’ for Tokyo Games, says Team GB head
Olympic organisers are fully focused on delivering the Tokyo Games and there is no internal debate on whether they will happen, Team GB Chef de Mission Mark England said on Monday. England sits on ... ( read original story ...)