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International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach said on Monday no IOC rules were infringed by payments in 2013 and 2014 totalling more than $8 million from the Tokyo Olympic bid committee to an ... ( read original story ...)

A final decision on allowing spectators to attend the Games in Japan next year has not been made yet, but strides in COVID-19 vaccine development has Olympics officials hopeful ... ( read original story ...)

On Friday, when a Japanese brand launched its new clothing line, there was chaos at one of its branches in Nagoya. As some videos that went viral show, people did not stand in line, some glass panes ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese government will financially support shops and restaurants that are asked to shorten their business hours in order to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, Prime Minister Yoshihide ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japanese businesses are accelerating efforts to fight climate change, with medical device maker Omron and beer brewery Sapporo Holdings reducing CO2 emissions by 20% in a boost to Prime ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese government’s plan to introduce casinos to the country by the mid-2020s has been controversial from the start. So-called integrated resorts have the potential to become real money spinners ... ( read original story ...)

Sapporo is expected to raise its alert for the pandemic to the fourth level, the second highest of the five on the prefecture's coronavirus scale. ( read original story ...)

Japan became the latest major economy to bounce back from the devastation of the coronavirus, as lockdowns eased and pent-up demand led to surging domestic consumption and a rebound in exports. But ... ( read original story ...)

Walmart Inc said on Monday it sees a non-cash loss of about $2 billion after tax, in its fourth fiscal quarter due to a sale of a majority stake in Japanese supermarket chain Seiyu. ( read original story ...)

The country’s economy is about halfway back from the worst of the pandemic, and economists say getting all the way back might not happen until 2024. ( read original story ...)

A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 1.3 million people worldwide. Over 54.4 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new ... ( read original story ...)

IOC President Thomas Bach says Olympic “participants” and fans arriving for next year’s postponed Tokyo Games will ... ( read original story ...)

International Olympic Committee (IOC) chief Thomas Bach expressed confidence on Monday that the Tokyo Games will be held successfully next year, even allowing spectators to attend, as the world ... ( read original story ...)

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said on Monday he could look forward to the Tokyo Games next year with "greater confidence" following commitments from Japanese Prime Minister ... ( read original story ...)

Olympic "participants" and fans arriving for next year's postponed Tokyo Games will be encouraged to be vaccinated to protect the Japanese public, IOC president Thomas Bach said Monday. ( read original story ...)

On his first trip to Japan since the pandemic, the head of the International Olympic Committee is expressing confidence that the virus-delayed Games can be held, and that he believes fans will attend. ( read original story ...)