Tokyo Olympics organisers are preparing to host the Games next year even if the global coronavirus pandemic hasn't eased substantially, organising committee chief executive Toshiro Muto told Reuters ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo head: Olympics not possible under current conditions
The delayed Tokyo Olympics could not be held next year if conditions surrounding the coronavirus pandemic continue as they are, the president of the organizing committee said Wednesday. In an ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka reports record 121 new COVID-19 cases as second wave fears grow
The figure comes a day after Gov. Yuriko Koike said she would ask residents not to go out for nonessential purposes during a four-day weekend from Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Who needs Tokyo? Meet South Africa’s Olympic chameleons
Scientists are putting dwarf chameleons through their paces in a series of speed and endurance challenges to study how the species is adapting Nick Dall The tension is palpable. The first athlete is ... ( read original story ...)
Confusion swirls as Japan launches tourism campaign amid virus surge
Japan on Wednesday kicked off a national travel campaign aimed at reviving its battered tourism industry, but the effort has drawn heavy criticism amid a jump in new coronavirus cases. ( read original story ...)
Aichi Pref. in central Japan records single-day high of 53 new coronavirus infections
A total of 53 novel coronavirus infections were recorded in the central Japan prefecture of Aichi on July 21, it was announced -- the highes ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s GoTo domestic tourism push stalls amid fears of Covid-19 ‘disaster’
Surge in cases forces the government to create an exclusion zone around the capital and pay out for cancellations ... ( read original story ...)
Japan June industrial output seen rebounding from pandemic slump: Reuters poll
Japan's industrial output likely rebounded in June from the near double-digit decline in the previous month, in a sign factory activity may have bottomed out from the deep slump caused by the ... ( read original story ...)
New Tokyo 2020 sponsors coming onboard: CEO Muto
CEO Toshiro Muto has told Reuters the organising committee expects to take on several new sponsors in the coming months despite businesses being hit hard by the novel coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Delayed and downsized, but will Tokyo Olympics be greener?
The delay of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics forced by the coronavirus pandemic means next year's Games will be smaller and simpler, but will that make them more sustainable? Tokyo 2020 organisers have said s ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo governor warns city needs ‘victory’ against coronavirus to keep 2020 Olympics on track
"In order to realize such hopeful games, we will continue to do our best to fight against the infectious disease," Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike told CNBC. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics postponement leaves UK firms in limbo
But the pandemic has also had a huge knock-on effect on businesses that support the sport industry - and nowhere is that more apparent than around the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The Games, originally due to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan helps 87 companies to break from China after pandemic exposed overreliance
Japan is paying 87 companies to shift production back home or into Southeast Asia after the coronavirus pandemic disrupted supply chains and exposed an overreliance on Chinese manufacturing. While ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to allow some foreign residents back into the country in August
Japan will allow foreign residents who left before April 3 back into the country starting in August. Approximately 90,000 residents who left the country before and after that date have been restricted ... ( read original story ...)
Crisis pushes Japan Inc to bury old rivalries
Bankers said government officials appear keen to take advantage of the coronavirus crisis to encourage national champions. But even without prodding from the state, Japanese companies — since before ... ( read original story ...)
First Look at the Naomi Osaka x COMME des GARÇONS x Nike Blazer
This print is done up in CdG’s signature blocky Helvetica Neue font, and alternates between Osaka’s full name and COMME des GARÇONS spellout motifs. The tennis superstar’s signature then appears in ... ( read original story ...)