27

Jun

Appeal to save energy as scorching summer heat batters Tokyo

YOKOHAMA, June 26 (Reuters) - The Japanese government warned on Sunday that electric power supplies would be strained in the Tokyo area on Monday, calling on people to save energy as scorching…

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07

Oct

UPDATE – Magnitude 6.1 quake jolts Tokyo, causing blackouts but no tsunami warning

TOKYO, Oct 7 (Reuters) - A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 jolted Tokyo and surrounding areas late on Thursday, stopping train lines and causing sporadic power cuts, but there…

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27

Jul

Olympic host Tokyo asks for more hospital beds as COVID-19 infections rise

Olympic host city Tokyo has asked hospitals to prepare more beds for COVID-19 patients as the Japanese capital grapples with a rise in infections, broadcaster TBS said on Tuesday. Daily infections in…

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10

Jul

Heavy rain hits southern Japan, over 120,000 ordered to evacuate – NHK

TOKYO, July 10 (Reuters) - Japan issued evacuation requests to more than 120,000 residents in some southern prefectures due to heavy rain on Saturday, NHK reported, just days after deadly…

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21

Jun

Olympics – Up to 10,000 fans allowed at Tokyo 2020 venues, despite warnings

 Up to 10,000 domestic spectators will be allowed in Tokyo 2020 venues, Olympics organisers said on Monday, a decision that cuts against the recommendation of medical experts who said holding…

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20

Jun

Organisers show off Olympic village a month before Games begin

Organisers of the Tokyo Olympics opened the athletes' village to the media on Sunday, showing off apartments and a timber-laced shopping plaza where 11,000 athletes would stay and mingle during…

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09

May

In Pictures – Ready Steady Tokyo

OKYO (Reuters) -Hundreds of athletes, including U.S. sprinter Justin Gatlin, participated in a test event at the Olympic Stadium on Sunday, as organisers fine-tuned operations and COVID-19 countermeasures with under…

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01

May

First Olympic test events with international athletes take place

TOKYO (Reuters) - Diving and volleyball on Saturday became the first Olympic test events to include international athletes since such competitions resumed last month, as both began under close supervision…

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14

Apr

With 100 days to go, Tokyo scrambles to stage pandemic Olympics

TOKYO, April 14 (Reuters) - When Japan won the bid to host the Olympic Games eight years ago, it billed Tokyo as a reliable and secure location, contrasting it with…

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07

Apr

Osaka moves Olympic torch run off public roads, declares COVID-19 emergency

TOKYO, April 7 (Reuters) - Japan's western region of Osaka will hold the Olympic torch relay in a park without spectators instead of on public roads, as record coronavirus infections…

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06

Apr

Tokyo water polo test event postponed due to COVID-19 impact on schedules

Tokyo Olympic organisers grappled with the cancellation of test events for several pool sports just days after they were restarted, as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to disrupt preparations for the…

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06

Apr

Diving, artistic swimming, marathon swim qualifiers in Japan cancelled – FINA

The International Swimming Federation (FINA) has cancelled the diving, artistic swimming, and marathon swim Olympic qualifiers scheduled for this month and May in Japan, according to the calendar section of…

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12

Feb

Tokyo Olympics chief resigns, apologises again over sexist remarks

TOKYO, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Tokyo 2020 Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori resigned on Friday and apologised again for sexist remarks that sparked a global outcry, leaving the troubled Olympics searching for a chief five…

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05

Feb

COVID-19 infections in Tokyo may have jumped nine-fold, antibody survey shows

The number of COVID-19 infections in Tokyo may have jumped by nine-fold since last summer, coronavirus antibody tests showed, as Japan tries to rein in the country's third and most lethal wave of the…

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24

Oct

Tokyo Olympics Aquatics Centre unveiled with hopeful ceremony

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike finally inaugurated on Saturday the Aquatics Centre for next year’s rescheduled Olympics, seven months after it was supposed to open. The Aquatics Centre was due to…

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09

Jul

Tokyo coronavirus cases hit record daily high

Tokyo has recorded 224 new cases of coronavirus infection on Thursday, public broadcaster NHK said, marking a new daily record in Japan's capital since the crisis began. The total confirmed…

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06

Jul

Japan’s ‘most powerful’ woman wins second term as Tokyo governor

Yuriko Koike was re-elected Tokyo governor on Sunday, according to an exit poll released by public broadcaster NHK, after winning over voters with her handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in…

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05

Apr

Tokyo reports highest jump in one day of coronavirus cases

 Some 143 more cases of the novel coronavirus have been reported in Tokyo, the city’s governor said on Sunday, with the highest daily jump bringing the number of cases in…

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22

Feb

Will the Coronavirus force the postponement of the Olympic Games in Tokyo?

The IOC, local organizers, the Tokyo city government and everyone involved is saying “no.” That includes Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. However, a respected Japanese virologist said this week the games…

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25

Oct

Japan trade minister resigns

Japanese Trade Minister Isshu Sugawara resigned on Friday, following accusations of election law violations just a month after taking up the key post charged with handling a trade dispute with…

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21

Oct

Japan all set for Emperor Naruhito’s enthronement ceremony

Visitors walk through the Imperial Palace outer garden in Tokyo, Japan, 21 October 2019, the day before Emperor Naruhito's enthronement ceremony. Some 2,000 guests from Japan and over 180 countries…

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20

Oct

Dutch health minister calls for international strategy to combat dementia

The Dutch health minister has called for a global strategy to deal with dementia at a meeting of world experts in Japan. Hugo De Jonge likened the growth in this…

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10

Aug

IOC warns Italy of “serious concerns” about new sports law, risks exclusion from Tokyo 2020 and Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympics

The decree law on sport passed in Italy’s Senate on 7 August has raised the temperature in a dispute between Italy and the International Olympics Committee (IOC) in Lausanne, who…

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04

Aug

Japanese charity transforms empty houses into homes for single mothers

Tokyo-based charity Little Ones is helping to tackle poverty and discrimination faced by single mothers. With an estimated nine million homes in Japan lying empty and more than half of…

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24

Jul

Photo Story: Presentation of the medals for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Tokyo Olympics medals (L-R: Silver, Gold and Bronze) are displayed after the One Year to Go Ceremony at Tokyo Forum in Tokyo, Japan, 24 July 2019. The Tokyo Organising Committee…

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15

Apr

British Foreign Minister assures Japan on Brexit

British foreign minister Jeremy Hunt reassured Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that the British government was determined to avoid a no-deal exit from the European Union. Brexit has raised concern…

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