Olympic bubble holds up even as Tokyo's COVID-19 cases hit record
Among athletes and stakeholders of the Olympics, the virus positivity rate has been only 0.02% with over 400,000 tests conducted so far, organizers said on Sunday.
Pressure builds over raising Japan's age of consent
Controversial remarks by a Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker and cases of paternal rape have driven discussion on lifting the age of consent.
Belarusian Olympic sprinter receives humanitarian visa from Poland
Krystsina Tsimanouskaya sought asylum after she narrowly avoided being forced to board a plane back to her home country following her criticism of Belarus coaches.
Tokyo reports 2,195 new COVID-19 infections as serious cases hit 114
The three prefectures in the Tokyo area added to a virus emergency also saw high caseloads, with Kanagawa reporting a record 1,686, Saitama confirming 762 and Chiba recording 787 cases.
Japan’s women’s basketball team drains 19 3-pointers in 102-83 win over Nigeria
Tokyo today: A city in a state of perpetual rebuilding
Xi Jinping’s capitalist smackdown sparks a $1 trillion reckoning
Shot-putter’s gesture renews controversy over podium protests at Tokyo Games
Surging cases and virus fatigue upend Suga bid to shift public's focus
Japan's Kenichiro Fumita wins Greco-Roman 60 kg silver at Tokyo Games
Hassan wins Olympic 5,000m in first step in treble gold bid
New Zealand's Hubbard becomes first transgender Olympian, but exits early
Japan's Mai Murakami wins bronze in women's floor exercise
Japan’s women’s basketball team drains 19 3-pointers in 102-83 win over Nigeria
Japan off to winning start in table tennis men's team event
Japan's ruling party policy chief seeks Diet debate on virus lockdown
One month after Atami mudslide, 300 people remain evacuated
Learning from disaster: Across Tohoku, a race is on to preserve vital records
A-bomb survivors play 'profound role' in COVID-19 pandemic: U.S. scholar
Hiroshima doctor advocates for dual surname system
Tokyo today: A city in a state of perpetual rebuilding
World’s biggest pension fund makes record cut to U.S. bond weighting
Four Japan firms to tie up in facial recognition for payment
Carmakers warn chip shortage is putting brakes on recovery
Hydrogen goes nuclear as U.K. reactor pivots toward renewables
Japanese firms worry about business impact as Myanmar unrest grows
Toshiba has a path to growth, but faces long road back to success
Russia’s global vaccine ambitions stumble during supply shortage
The recycling myth: Big Oil’s plastic waste solution littered with failure
Forecaster who predicted India’s COVID-19 peak sees new wave coming
Hong Kong's civil society 'withers' under national security purge
Chinese cities test millions as COVID-19 cases surge
A year after the mushroom cloud, Lebanon still bleeds
The U.S.-China downward spiral will only get worse
Beijing is dismayed that the Biden administration has not softened Donald Trump’s hard-line China policies and continues to hold it accountable for its misdeeds.
The 2020 Olympic Games: The long wait is finally over
While the COVID-19 has crushed Japan's Olympic ambitions, the Tokyo Games can still be used to celebrate the extraordinary accomplishments of the competitors.
The power of civil society in a post-pandemic world
Countries around the world are experiencing an alarming drift toward authoritarianism with democracies facing an erosion of trust in the institutions that underpin them by their citizens.
More shots alone won’t win the global war on variants
The delta COVID-19 variant is tipping the pandemic into a frightening new stage and vaccination efforts are unable to keep up.
U.S. gymnastics star Simone Biles on start list for Olympics beam final
Cycling fans finally get up close at Izu velodrome
Indonesia breaks Chinese stranglehold in badminton women's doubles
'Just part of the team': Emma McKeon humble despite historic swimming haul
Japan's Takefusa Kubo ready to give '150%' to beat Spain
Thompson-Herah kicks off Olympic 'double-double' bid
Community leader Haroon Qureshi reaches out to those living on the margins in Japan
Dealing with discrimination? Mental health suffering? Let's make the time to talk.
TEDxWasedaU's ‘Eclipse’ anniversary event pushes past the darkness of the pandemic
After a bit of upheaval, Dorayaki the cat is ready for a new home
Where to find the best running routes in Tokyo
Skateboarding slang comes to the hallowed halls of NHK
Japanese-style coffee is rooted in the local kissaten, but its reach is global
Nendo’s Petit Market is a little farm stand with a big impact
‘Inubu: The Dog Club’: Puppy love with a heavy dose of advocacy
Mamoru Hosoda called out Hayao Miyazaki, but was it deserved?
The Olympic opening ceremony that wasn’t
Japan's Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Takamasa Oe win Best Screenplay at Cannes for 'Drive My Car'
