Tag: tokyo

Reigning US Open champion Naomi Osaka was in fine form in an easy straight sets victory over Alize Cornet to get her Australian Open preparation underway. ( read original story ...)

Robots are by and large given an easy ride in Japan. Most people like them, an esteemed Tokyo University robotics professor once told me, and the rest don’t actively dislike them. And as Japan’s ... ( read original story ...)

European Union curbs on exports of novel coronavirus vaccines could delay Japan's inoculation drive, the minister in charge of the campaign said on Tuesday, while the government is expected to extend ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese World No. 3 Naomi Osaka recently opened up about her participation as well as her concerns regarding the Tokyo Olympics Games 2021. ( read original story ...)

Billed as a celebration of humankind’s victory over coronavirus, Games could fall foul of pandemic for a second time ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo could be struck by multiple nuclear weapons, but North Korea has more targets than weapons at this point, and multiple strikes are unlikely. North Korea would also have Japan’s layered ballistic ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks advanced Tuesday morning, as Wall Street's upbeat lead overnight settled investor jitters about further turbulence caused by retail investors taking on hedge funds known for shorting ... ( read original story ...)

Summer Olympics in Tokyo were postponed for a year following the emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic, so could the same happen again? ( read original story ...)

TOKYO: Two dozen owners of apartments due to be converted from the Olympic Village after the Tokyo Games filed a compensation request on Monday over ... ( read original story ...)

The Trofeo SAR Princesa Sofía regatta in Palma de Majorca, Spain, considered the opening event of the European Olympic season, was among the first events ... ( read original story ...)

The Latest on Athlete Vaccinations and What Experts Say Should be the Focus. There are still plenty of questions surrounding. ( read original story ...)

Japan is expected to extend a state of emergency in Tokyo and other regions for another month on Tuesday, seeking to keep the upper hand over a COVID-19 outbreak even as daily case numbers begin to ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's vaccine rollout chief said on Tuesday that European Union export curbs on COVID-19 vaccines are having an impact on supplies to the country, the Kyodo news agency reported. ( read original story ...)