カテゴリー: Tokyo Olympic Games 2020
Gaffe by International Olympic Committee president triggers backlash on social mediaCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThomas Bach’s attempts to win over the reluctant hosts of the Tokyo 2020 Games got off to an embarrassing st…
Naruhito said to be ‘extremely worried’ and shares widespread public unease over the GamesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageJapan’s emperor has voiced concern over the possible spread of coronavirus during the Tokyo 2020 Olymp…
European centre for disease control warns it is vital for people to get fully vaccinated as the summer holiday season beginsAll UK arrivals in EU should be quarantined, says Angela MerkelCall to speed up jabs as Delta variant spreads across EuropeWHO v…
Games officials faced accusations the event was getting preferential treatment while other Tokyo businesses still faced alcohol restrictionsSee all our coronavirus coverageThe organisers of the Tokyo Olympics have been forced to abandon plans to allow …
Relaxed measures in capital and several other regions will focus on early closure of bars and restaurantsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageJapan is to ease coronavirus emergency measures in Tokyo from Sunday, just over a month…
Meeting of leaders at G7 reportedly cancelled over Seoul’s decision to stage exercises around Dokdo islands, which are also claimed by TokyoSouth Korea has begun annual military drills near a pair of remote islands that are also claimed by Japan, as th…
Member of Japanese Olympic Committee criticises IOC and says Games will leave a ‘bitter taste’Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA senior Japanese Olympic official has criticised the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for ig…
Organisers remain bullish despite senior medical adviser saying holding Games during coronavirus pandemic was ‘not normal’See all our coronavirus coverageThe president of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics organising committee, Seiko Hashimoto, has said the Games…
Experts say case numbers in Tokyo need to be much lower to prevent another surge during the GamesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage Japan has extended emergency coronavirus measures in Tokyo and several other regions as the co…
The liberal daily, an official sponsor of the Games, says public health should be a priority while the coronavirus is still spreading See all our coronavirus coverage A major Japanese newspaper has called for the cancellation of the Tokyo Olympics, war…
Move comes amid preparations in Tokyo for the Olympics, which are due to be held from 23 July despite a raging fourth waveThe US has urged its citizens to avoid all travel to Japan, where concern is rising over new variants of the coronavirus, but offi…
News that online system is open to abuse overshadows efforts by Tokyo to speed up slow rolloutSee all our coronavirus coverageA flaw in Japan’s coronavirus inoculation programme has been exposed barely a day after the government opened a facility in To…
Japan expanded a coronavirus state of emergency on Friday as the nation battles a fourth wave of Covid infectionsSee all our coronavirus coverageMore than 80% of Japanese oppose hosting the Olympics this year, a new poll published on Monday showed, wit…
Government admits restrictions that had been due to end on 11 May have failed to stop rising infectionsSee all our coronavirus coverageJapan has extended a coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo and three other areas until at least the end of the mont…
Just 1.3% of Japan’s population have received at least first dose, with less than 90 days until Games Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMore than two months after it began its vaccine rollout, Japan still lags behind the rest …