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Japan's deputy defense minister on Monday warned of the growing threat posed by Chinese and Russian collaboration and said it was necessary to "wake up" to Beijing's pressure on Taiwan and protect the ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's declining trend in new coronavirus infections is helping private consumption recover, especially in regions that are not implementing quasi-emergency curbs, Economy Minister Yasutoshi ... ( read original story ...)

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (8306.T) shareholders on Tuesday defeated a proposal for the bank to align its business with global targets on climate change, dealing a win for the board over investors ... ( read original story ...)

Rio Olympics, the gymnastics headlines have been difficult to read as the sport convulsed over stories of horrifying abuse of athletes and cover ups. ( read original story ...)

As many women as men will compete in an Olympic canoeing event for the first time when the paddlers gather at the artificial slalom and sprint courses in Tokyo on July 23 for the 2020 Summer Games. ( read original story ...)

Carmen Mandato/GettyLeanne Wong, a 2018 junior champion gymnast, was named Sunday evening as a replacement on the U.S. Olympic team—but still has no plans to get vaccinated against the deadly ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese retail sales beat expectations in May as households loosened their purse strings, but underlying trends in consumption remain hostage to COVID-19-linked pressures and suggest the economic ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo may have to be placed under a new state of emergency, Japan’s minister for the coronavirus has said, meaning that the Olympic Games would be likely to begin under tough restrictions on ... ( read original story ...)

China's progress toward issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) will have a huge impact on how quickly advanced economies follow suit, former top Japanese financial regulator Toshihide Endo ... ( read original story ...)

"My logical athlete mentality kicked in, but my heart took a little while to catch up," Mallory Weggemann told Insider of the postponed Olympics. ( read original story ...)

T he United States is undeniably the country to beat at the Tokyo Olympics when it comes to women’s gymnastics; the country fielded the last two Olympic champion teams as well as the last four gold ... ( read original story ...)

Sprinter Allyson Felix earned her spot in a fifth straight Olympics. Long jumper Brittney Reese made her fourth games. That sort of experience — any sort of experience — appears more of the exception ... ( read original story ...)

Ryogo Yamasaki grabbed a first-half hat-trick as Nagoya Grampus thrashed Ratchaburi FC 4-0 to close in on a last-16 berth from Group G in the Asian Champions League on Monday. It was the third ... ( read original story ...)

The governor of Tokyo remains hospitalized ahead of the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics and an election in Japan's capital. ( read original story ...)

"There are other ways to reduce opportunities for transmission," Tara Kirk Sell, a public health expert and former Olympian, said ... ( read original story ...)

"There are other ways to reduce opportunities for transmission," Tara Kirk Sell, a public health expert and former Olympian, said ... ( read original story ...)