Tokyo (AFP) – Japanese fans will “cheer for all athletes” at the Tokyo Olympics, organisers pledged Monday, after the unprecedented decision to bar overseas spectators from attending over virus fears. The absence of overseas fans, decided Saturday by Olympic chiefs,…
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Japan tells China to STOP carrying out anal swabs for Covid that cause 'psychological pain'
JAPAN has asked China to stop carrying out anal swabs for Covid-19 on its citizens when they enter the country as they cause "psychological pain". Chinese authorities started using anal swabs to test for the virus in January, with some…
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Olympics: Japan to allow 'large-scale' overseas visitor numbers for Tokyo Games, local media report
TOKYO (REUTERS) – Japan aims to admit “large-scale” numbers of overseas visitors for the Tokyo Olympic Games without mandatory vaccinations or quarantines provided tourists submit negative coronavirus test results and download smartphone tracking apps on arrival, the Nikkei business daily…
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Japan’s PM is resigning for health reasons
TOKYO (AP) — Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, says he’s resigning because a chronic illness has resurfaced. Concerns about Abe’s health began this summer and grew this month when he visited a Tokyo hospital two weeks in a row…
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Rugby: 'Everything uncertain' about Sunwolves' future, admits CEO after exit from Super Rugby competition
TOKYO (REUTERS) – Although they will not be featuring in Super Rugby next season, the Sunwolves may still have a future, the chief executive officer of the Tokyo-based franchise said on Tuesday (June 2). On Monday, the Sunwolves confirmed their…
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Japan coronavirus cases may have spiked after bank holiday weekend
Japan’s PM admits coronavirus was allowed to spread after he failed to introduce lockdown ahead of three-day weekend as he faces criticism for distributing small masks and slow response Shinzo Abe said virus may have spread over March 20-22 Vernal…
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Karate: More making a move to experience the home of karate
Radhika Pandya has visited Okinawa annually since 2015 but not for holidays. The Singapore permanent resident, a freelancer in conflict facilitation, travels to the Japanese prefecture to hone her karate skills, spending a week or two there each time. “The…
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Microsoft Japan experiments with 3-day weekend, productivity increases by nearly 40 percent
Fox News Flash top headlines for Nov. 3 Fox News Flash top headlines for Nov. 3 are here. Check out what’s clicking on FoxNews.com Japan is known for having some of the longest working hours in the world, with nearly a…
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Japan braces for 'powerful' Typhoon Hagibi
Japan braces for Typhoon Hagibi: Storm will bring 30 inches of rain, 110mph winds and 41ft waves as people are warned to stockpile food and Tokyo businesses are boarded up Japan’s capital set to be pummeled by powerful Typhoon Hagibis…
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Japan searches for North Korean fishermen after boat collision
Tokyo: Japanese authorities said they are searching for several North Korean fishermen thrown to sea off Japan's northern coast after their boat collided with a Japanese Fisheries Agency patrol vessel and sunk early Monday in an area crowded with poachers…
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Japan vs Samoa FREE: Live stream, kick-off time, TV channel and team news for Rugby World Cup clash – The Sun
JAPAN return to action for the first time following their historic World Cup victory over Ireland. The Brave Blossoms stunned the Irish last week with a 19-12 win which gives them a real chance of making it through to the…
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Rugby: Japan assistant coach Tony Brown joins refereeing criticism at World Cup
HAMAMATSU, JAPAN (REUTERS) – Japan assistant coach Tony Brown added to the outcry over refereeing in the ongoing World Cup on Wednesday (Sept 25) when he took the unusual step of asking questions at his own news conference about two…
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Swimming: Leukaemia treatment proceeding smoothly, says Japan's Rikako Ikee
TOKYO (REUTERS) – Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee, considered a medal contender for the Tokyo Olympics before being diagnosed with leukaemia in February, said on Wednesday (May 8) her treatment is proceeding smoothly but sometimes she feels her “heart might break”….
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Japan’s emperor greets public for 1st time since succession
Japan’s Emperor Naruhito greeted the public Saturday for the first time since his succession, expressing hope for Japan to keep pursuing peace. Interested in Japan? Naruhito ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne on Wednesday, a day after his 85-year-old father, Akihito, abdicated….
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