Japan has opened mass inoculation centres in Tokyo, Osaka and other cities as it races to vaccinate most of its elderly population before the start of the Olympic Games in July. The centres, opened on ...

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This is a news collection page about the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The Tokyo 2020 Olympics, also known as the Games of the XXXII Olympiad, will be held in Tokyo, Japan from 23 July to August 8, 2021. The ...

The opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics began on Friday in a largely empty stadium, as cases of the coronavirus in the host city hit a six-month high. Friends and families of competitors were among ...

Shigeko Kagawa, a 114-year-old retired physician from Nara Prefecture, has become Japan’s oldest living person, following the death of 114-year-old Miyoko Hiroyasu, according to Japan's Ministry of ...

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TOKYO, June 18 (Reuters) - An expert panel led by Japan's top medical adviser proposed measures on Friday for holding a safe Tokyo 2020 Olympics, including a warning that it was not a normal sporting ...

ZURICH, April 29 (Reuters) - The Swiss government has cancelled plans for a House of Switzerland public site at the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, citing current health measures in Japan and ...

TOKYO (AP) — Shigeko Kagawa, a 114-year-old retired physician from Nara Prefecture, has became Japan’s oldest living person, following the death of 114-year-old Miyoko Hiroyasu, according to Japan’s ...