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As embattled Tokyo Olympics organizers enter the final six months of preparations for the delayed Games on Saturday, virus experts believe hosting the world's biggest sporting event may be too big a ... ( read original story ...)

Louis Vuitton has chosen Osaka for a partnership with lots of images published on its social profiles, for the Spring-Summer 2021 campaign ... ( read original story ...)

Spectators at the beleaguered Tokyo Games are not a "must have", senior International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound said in an interview with Kyodo News on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)

Japan's exports rose for the first time in two years in December, driven by shipments to China, government data showed, offering a glimmer of hope for policymakers counting on an export-led recovery ... ( read original story ...)

Rarely in a generation does an athlete emerge who not only redefines their sport, but also uses their influence and personal style to ignite conversation on a g ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese World No. 3 Naomi Osaka talks about being Louis Vuitton's global brand ambassador and the place fashion holds in her life. ( read original story ...)

With the Covid-19 pandemic still raging, Olympians wonder whether they will – and should – be vaccinated in time for the Games ... ( read original story ...)

The Olympic 100m breaststroke champion Adam Peaty has insisted he is “very hopeful” the Games will go ahead this summer after being named in Team GB’s squad for Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)

Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump march ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan January 20, 2021. ( read original story ...)

More than a dozen stores closed in Tokyo's high-end Ginza Six mall this week as the coronavirus pandemic kept big-spending foreign tourists and other luxury shoppers away from an upscale shopping ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka plans to merge its city and prefecture governments to better rollout infrastructure projects, like a new integrated resort casino. ( read original story ...)

Lagging vaccinations in the U.S. and a skeptical Japanese public complicate the Games, now six months away. ( read original story ...)

Corporate Japan is facing a historic reshuffle of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and aggressive new guidelines from proxy advisers designed to compel a selldown of the country’s widely criticised ... ( read original story ...)

The entrance gate to the normally crowded Kiyomizu temple, a favourite location among tourists, is pictured amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Kyoto, Japan, July 21, 2020. Picture ... ( read original story ...)

A research team led by Nagoya University in Japan has found that blood pressure, the hematocrit, and serum cholesterol levels change in patients with Parkinson's disease long before the onset of motor ... ( read original story ...)

Changes in blood pressure, hematocrit and cholesterol levels — vital signs often collected at routine health screenings — may help physicians detect early signs of Parkinson’s disease, finds research ... ( read original story ...)