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Many towns and cities are opting for scaled-down ceremonies or online events to mark the occasion, due to the pandemic. ( read original story ...)

The year of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics is arriving. That would be 2021. Ever since the Olympics were postponed nine months ago, local organizers and the IOC have been biding ... ( read original story ...)

Ugandan Joshua Cheptegei says he is targeting the 5,000m-10,000m double at the Tokyo Olympics after breaking the world records in both distances this year. The 24-year-old set a new 10,000 mark of ... ( read original story ...)

Fujitsu has drawn up a shortlist of 20 acquisition targets as part of a $5.8bn investment drive to capitalise on a pandemic-induced increase in demand for its digital services. Takahito Tokita, chief ... ( read original story ...)

Wednesday is the final trading day in 2020 for stocks in Japan and South Korea as their markets will be closed on Thursday. ( read original story ...)

Researchers from Yokohama National University in Japan have developed a prototype microprocessor using superconductor devices that are ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka's drive and dedication to tennis has truly paid off in recent years. In addition to getting more than three consecutive Grand Slam titles, a win ... ( read original story ...)

What you need to know about the latest travel restrictions to Japan after the country closed its borders due to a surge in COVID-19 cases. ( read original story ...)

The government-owned Japan Bank for International Cooperation said it would lend slightly more than a third of the total $1.767 billion in financing for the project in central Vietnam’s Vung Ang ... ( read original story ...)

A major Japanese company and Kyoto University have joined forces to build what they hope will be the world's first satellites made out of wood. Sumitomo Forestry said it has started research on tree ... ( read original story ...)

Asian shares rose on Tuesday, with Japanese stocks hitting a 30-year high, as investor risk was encouraged by a Brexit trade deal and hopes a long-awaited U.S. pandemic relief package will be expanded ... ( read original story ...)

FHAMS, has completed a partial renovation of nagoya’s TV tower in japan. this most recent work follows a project in 2019 that turned the 60-year old tower into a mixed-use development with earthquake ... ( read original story ...)

BBC Sport NI's Nigel Ringland assesses how Northern Ireland hopefuls stand in relation to qualification for the rescheduled 2021 Olympic Games. ( read original story ...)

Joshua Cheptegei is looking forward to the 'great challenge' of trying to become the eighth man to do the 5,000m-10,000m double at an Olympic Games. ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo metropolitan government on Tuesday reported 856 new cases of the coronavirus, up 375 from Monday. The number is the result of 5,545 tests conducted on Dec 26. The tally brought Tokyo's ... ( read original story ...)

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga came to office on a wave of popularity, pledging to combat the coronavirus and fix Japan's languishing economy ... ( read original story ...)