The perception of holding a successful, smoothly-run Olympics, even during a pandemic, is something Japan will be sensitive to as Beijing 2022 looms.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has insisted that the Olympics, which begin in two weeks, will be “safe” from COVID-19. But a fresh surge of virus cases in Japan is casting doubt ...

FILE - In this July 23, 2021, file photo, Japan's Naomi Osaka holds the Olympic torch during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. The racial ...

Japan is experiencing its largest spike in COVID-19 cases yet, reporting more than 10,000 new cases on August 1 alone. A coronavirus state of emergency has been declared in five areas, including ...

Japan is set to place Tokyo under a state of emergency starting next week and lasting through the Olympics, with COVID-19 cases surging and feared to multiply during the Games.

Later that day, Japan's gold medal haul jumped to 17 and the country had won 28 medals in all. Five years ago, Japan took home 12 golds for the entire Rio Games. “The Olympic Games in normal ...

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In the shorter term, though, Japan will have to face the still uncertain public-health aftermath of the Olympics. Only then will it become more clear how these pandemic Games will be remembered.

With the Olympics opening ceremony looming nearer, Japan has shifted its vaccination drive into overdrive, and local districts like the Sumida Ward in northeast Tokyo are at the forefront of the push.

Japan concluded the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games with a record haul of 27 gold medals, far exceeding the previous high of 16 at the 2000 Athens Olympics. Mitsugi Ogata, general manager for Japan's ...

But it felt like somebody unplugged the Olympics. When Japan missed a scoring chance in the 13th minute, there were no gasps; when it missed another two minutes later, there were just a few.