IOC bans athletes from protests
Athletes will not be allowed to take a knee on the podium of Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Student from Uzbekistan rescues Japanese boy
According to Japanese media, an Uzbek student Eldor Urinboev saved a local teenager in Ginowan (Okinawa Prefecture). A Japanese teenager swam with friends in the sea sector where it is prohibited to swim, and when the waves became too …
Japan declares COVID emergency with Olympics 3 months away
Japan on Friday declared a new state of emergency for Tokyo and three other prefectures. The decision comes just three months before the July 23 opening of the Tokyo Olympics and attempts to make the games "safe and secure," as surging …
IAEA to oversee release of contaminated water from Fukushima No. 1
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will play a central and "permanent" role in monitoring Japan’s discharge of waste water, which has been treated but is still contaminated with radioactive tritium, from the crippled …
Tokyo 2020 celebrates 100 days to go before Olympic Opening Ceremony
Tokyo 2020 and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government on April 14 celebrated 100 days to go to the opening of the Olympic Games in 2021 with the unveiling of the Olympic Rings on Mount Takao, as well as a commemorative ceremony with the …
Olympic torch being carried through Japan
The torch relay for the Tokyo Olympics ran through a mostly empty Osaka city park on Tuesday, showing the risks of trying to hold the postponed games during a pandemic. It came on the same day that the government said new coronavirus …
Hundreds of earthquakes shake southwest Japan
Japan's Meteorological Agency says hundreds of earthquakes have been occurring in waters near the Tokara Islands in the country's southwest since April 9. Some of the jolts registered 3 or 4 on the Japanese intensity scale of …
Japan PM Suga says to probably invite Biden to Olympics
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Friday he would probably invite U.S. President Joe Biden to the Olympic Games to be held in Tokyo this summer, domestic media said, citing comments in a parliament session. "It’s …
North Korea fires two ground-based ballistic missiles
North Korea launched two ballistic missiles that fell outside Japan's exclusive economic zone on Thursday, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said. According to him, North Korea launched two ballistic missiles some time ago, …
Olympics torch relay starts in Fukushima
The Olympic torch relay set off from Fukushima on Thursday, beginning a four-month countdown to the summer Games in Tokyo, delayed from 2020 and the first ever organised during a global pandemic. About 10,000 runners will carry the …
Olympics' overseas fan ban hits Japan tourism
After Olympics organisers announced a ban on spectators from abroad, those working in Japan's tourism industry are counting their losses. …
The 'Pivot to Asia' in Joe Biden style
Observers in Washington and Asia are curious if overreaching ambitions regarding the Asia Pacific will result in major policy change in Washington or not
Tokyo 2020 likely won't allow foreign Olympic volunteers: Kyodo
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Organising Committee is leaning towards barring foreign volunteers from helping at the delayed Games this summer, amid public concerns over the coronavirus, Reuters reports citing Kyodo news service. The …
Japan preparing to end state of emergency for Tokyo region
Japan’s government is making final preparations to end a state of emergency over the coronavirus for Tokyo and three neighbouring prefectures on March 21, public broadcaster NHK reported. "I will propose to the advisory …
China’s global leadership to continue unhindered
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Will Japan’s Olympics Be Rescued by China’s Vaccine?
Japan remains tight-lipped over the IOC’s offer to provide Chinese-made vaccines to Olympic athletes
New study reveals when earth to run out of oxygen
All oxygen on Earth may disappear in the next one billion years, potentially resulting in the death of all animals and plants on the planet, a new study published in Nature Geoscience reveals. According to the findings, the …
Iranian and Japanese FMs review latest int'l developments
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Japanese counterpart Motegi Toshimitsu held a telephone conversation yesterday to review the latest international developments. The two sides exchanged views on strengthening …
Japan sees relatively higher rate of anaphylaxis from Pfizer vaccine
Japan's health ministry has reported that there have been nine new incidents of women experiencing severe allergic reactions after receiving a coronavirus vaccine, local media reported. According to the health ministry and local …
G7 leaders pledge support for Tokyo Olympics
Leaders from the Group of Seven industrialized nations have pledged full support for Japan to host a "safe and secure" Olympic Games this summer. "We support the commitment of Japan to hold the Olympic and Paralympic …
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