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The city of Tokyo announced a record 366 new daily coronavirus cases on Thursday, exceeding 300 for the first time as Japan begins a four-day weekend. ( read original story ...)

If all had gone according to plan, Tokyo would awake tomorrow to the opening day of the 2020 Summer Olympics. Instead, the city is grappling with a spike in coronavirus infections, with 366 new cases ... ( read original story ...)

With her gym shut down and not much else to do, Simone Biles let herself process her disappointment after learning the Games would be postponed. ( read original story ...)

The United States has begun talks with Japan about deploying mobile U.S. Marine units in Okinawa armed with anti-ship and air defence missiles that would work closely with Japanese forces on islands ... ( read original story ...)

I was ready to do my bit for the environment as Japanese stores finally began to charge a tiny fee for disposable plastic bags. But even before I paid, it all felt rather futile. The pastries I ... ( read original story ...)

Katie Ledecky would have been in Tokyo this week, where she likely would have added to her trove of Olympic swimming medals. ( read original story ...)

NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- Central League leaders the Yomiuri Giants overpowered the Chunichi Dragons 6-1 on Thursday, with Kazuma Okamoto driving in the go-ahead run as part of a five-run rally in the eighth. ( read original story ...)

The dead just kept coming in 2017. Now, a new report by international nonprofit Global Fishing Watch explains why. ( read original story ...)

More than 300 new coronavirus infections have been reported in Japan's capital of Tokyo, domestic media said on Thursday. The daily figure was a record, topping the previous high of 293 cases reported ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (AP) — The Tokyo Olympics have hit the one-year-to-go mark — again. But few are in a mood to celebrate. Tokyo observed the original date a year ago. That was before the ... ( read original story ...)

With backing of almost one billion dollars, the IOC "has large reserves and insurance so I don't think it is in danger", says Jean-Loup Chappelet, professor emeritus at the Lausanne-based Swiss ... ( read original story ...)

Japan launched a national travel campaign on Wednesday that aims to revive a battered tourism industry, but the effort has drawn heavy criticism as major cities have racked up a jump in new ... ( read original story ...)

After deadly flooding struck the Korean Peninsula and Japan earlier this month, another dose of heavy rainfall will renew the risk of flooding this week.This rain is expected to come as a ... ( read original story ...)

Nanyo Kozen (JPN) 18-1 (8-11) 4th of 11, shd behind Satsuki Ogon (8-7) at Nagoya 7f in Jul. Crystal Move (JPN) 13-8 (8-7) 2nd of 11, shd behind Kitano Atticus (8-11) at Nagoya 7f in Jul. Shori O (JPN) ... ( read original story ...)

British athletes are free to take a knee in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement at next year's rescheduled Toky. ( read original story ...)

Olympics organizing committee head says whether the Games take place in 2021 depends on medical advancement against the COVID-19 pandemic. ( read original story ...)