Yoshihide Suga

Due to volunteers' heavy workload, they did not have a chance to eat the food at the opening ceremony, and it was turned into animal feed and used for biomass power generation.

The government has decided not to appeal a landmark ruling that extends benefits to A-bomb victims affected by fallout outside of a government-designated area.

As new cases surge to unprecedented heights, experts say the Games are drowning out public health messages telling residents Tokyo's residents to rein in their activities.

Koike called on residents of Tokyo, which is under its fourth state of emergency, to cheer on athletes at home with family and avoid going out.

The 61-year-old emperor's opening declaration in Japanese did not contain the word usually used for "celebrating," apparently reflecting his mixed feelings about holding the Games.

The two leaders strengthen bilateral security cooperation as part of efforts to realize a "Free and Open Indo-Pacific" and touched on the issue of parental abduction in Japan.

With virus cases having been reported among Olympic athletes and officials, the situation is far from being a safe and secure Olympics, which the prime minister aimed to achieve.

The 15 or so world leaders attending the opening ceremony are down from the roughly 40 that attended the same event for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in 2016.

The prioritization of the global sporting event over public health has added anger to the desperation weighing on the shoulders of an already exhausted nation.

The request is aimed at addressing vaccine shortages that have forced some municipalities to suspend vaccination appointments.

Often in Japan one of a separated or divorced parental couple lives with their children and, in some cases, the other parent is banned from interacting with them.

Tokyo had been lukewarm on a visit, as it did not expect the South Korean president to propose solutions to festering grievances over historical, political and economic issues.