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BEIJING - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) reiterated its confidence in the host of the Tokyo 2020 and reaffirmed the joint effort to host the Games in an e-mail interview with Xinhua on ... ( read original story ...)

BentallGreenOak has agreed to purchase the Avex Building in Tokyo, Japan from entertainment conglomerate Avex Group. ( read original story ...)

The U.K. said patients receiving the drugs, typically used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, "left intensive care between 7 to 10 days earlier on average." ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga told a meeting of ruling party executives on Tuesday that he would declare a state of emergency for the three western prefectures of Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo to ... ( read original story ...)

Overwhelming response to polling by Japanese news outlets is bad news for Tokyo organizers, who keep pushing for the delayed summer Games despite the pandemic. ( read original story ...)

More than 80% of people in Japan who were surveyed in two polls in the last few days say the Tokyo Olympics should be canceled or postponed, or say they believe the Olympics will not take place. ( read original story ...)

The northernmost of Japan's islands remains a mystery to many. Hokkaido is indeed an entirely different side of Japan, a dichotomy between new and old dominated by a natural landscape that is ... ( read original story ...)

Kazuyoshi Miura may be 53, but he’s not ready to end his 35-year career as a professional soccer player just yet. On Monday, the Yokohama FC forward signed a new one-year deal with the club, which ... ( read original story ...)

Conducted by two media outlets, the survey found about 80 percent of Japanese residents said the Tokyo Olympics should not go on in the summer of 2021. More than 80 percent of people living in Japan ... ( read original story ...)

Four-time Olympic gold medallist Sir Matthew Pinsent says the prospect of staging the delayed Tokyo Olympics this summer is “ludicrous” as opposition to the Games continues to grow in the host country ... ( read original story ...)

President Thomas Bach speaks with Japan's Prime Minister Abe Shinzo during the "One Year to Go" ceremony for Tokyo 2020 olympic games in Tokyo, Japan on Wednesday, July 24, 2019.　　　　　Photo by Keizo Mo ... ( read original story ...)

Scientists say it is currently unclear whether or not the new variant is more transmissible and if vaccines will be less effective against it. ( read original story ...)

A rare mineral that has allowed Roman concrete marine barriers to survive for more than 2,000 years has been found in the thick concrete walls of a decommissioned nuclear power plant in Japan. The ... ( read original story ...)

The oldest scorer in Japanese professional football Kazuyoshi Miura will still be playing aged 54 after extending his contract with Yokohama FC for another season. ( read original story ...)

Veteran striker Kazuyoshi Miura, who turns 54 next month, renewed his contract with Yokohama FC on Monday -- extending his record as Japan's oldest professional footballer. It means that Miura, better ... ( read original story ...)

Veteran striker Kazuyoshi Miura will continue his playing career for another season after the world’s oldest goal scorer in a professional league signed a new one-year contract with Yokohama FC, the J ... ( read original story ...)