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The finding isn’t based on data from a large, randomized, controlled trial — the gold standard for assessing the safety and efficacy of any potential therapy. ( read original story ...)

Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee, who is battling back from leukaemia, provided a glimmer of hope for embattled Tokyo Olympics organisers during a sombre yet poignant ceremony to mark one year to go until ... ( read original story ...)

The Governor of Japan’s Osaka prefecture touted the powers of gargling medicine to control the coronavirus and recommended its use, sending related shares jumping and clearing shelves of disinfectants ... ( read original story ...)

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Tuesday that the government is closely watching the spread of coronavirus infections in Osaka and Okinawa prefectures, respe ... ( read original story ...)

It now appears that Wynn might be losing a little of its enthusiasm and has decided to shut down the office it opened in Yokohama, Japan to begin working toward receiving one of the first three ... ( read original story ...)

Wynn Resorts Ltd. said it closed its Yokohama office after plans for Japan to award casino licenses were delayed but remains interested in the project. ( read original story ...)

Tuesday would have been Day 11 of the 2020 Olympics. And it finally brought what was feared the most before the pandemic postponed the games for a year: A hot and humid Tokyo summer day. After ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo confirmed 309 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the city’s cumulative total beyond 14,000, the metropolitan government said. With Tuesday’s figure, a total of 14,022 cases have been ... ( read original story ...)

Japan needs to consider extending a special subsidy aimed at helping companies hit by the coronavirus pandemic to keep furloughed workers on the payroll, an official from Japan's ruling Liberal ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Tuesday he planned to visit Britain from Aug. 5-7 to hold talks with British Trade Minister Liz Truss on the early conclusion of a bilateral free ... ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo 2020 Paralympic schedule remains essentially unchanged for the event that has been postponed until next year, organizers said on Monday. ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo Paralympics may require specific COVID-19 measures to help keep athletes safe as they move between venues, organisers said on Monday. The 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics have been ... ( read original story ...)

It’s funny because I don’t even think of myself as a role model," pro tennis star Naomi Osaka tells ELLE.com in an email interview. "I’m 22 and figuring out life and trying to grow.” What's actually ... ( read original story ...)

The tennis champion reflects on the power of role models and how she’s using her platform to expand opportunities for girls through Play Academy. ( read original story ...)

The Japanese capital has high rates of girls dropping out of sport, with girls twice more likely to stop being physically active by 15 ... ( read original story ...)

Japan theme parks announced you couldn't scream while riding a roller coaster anymore amid COVID-19. Now one of them is giving out "scream masks." ... ( read original story ...)