Japan's Paralympic team pledges to do its best
Japan's Paralympic team pledges to do its best at a ceremony held ahead of the Tokyo Paralympics.
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Expert cautious about kids going to watch Tokyo Paralympics
Japan's top expert on coronavirus response expresses caution over a program for local schoolchildren to go and watch com...
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Corn from Hokkaido flown to Tokyo on day of harvest
Corn grown in Hokkaido in northern Japan is flown to Tokyo and delivered to a supermarket in adjacent Chiba Prefecture o...
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Tokyo Paralympics to be held without spectators at all venues
The Tokyo Paralympics set to open on August 24 will take place without spectators at any of the venues.
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Jamaica offers Olympic staff all-expenses-paid trip
Jamaica's Ministry of Tourism offers an Olympic staff an all-expenses-paid trip after she saves a Jamaican hurdler.
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OB-GYN doctors call for pregnant women to get vaccinated
The Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology calls for pregnant women to be vaccinated.
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Baby born at home dies as COVID-infected mother unable to find hospital
A baby born at home dies as his mother who is infected with COVID-19 is unable to find a hospital that will accept her.
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Nuclear regulator suspends safety assessment of power plant in central Japan
Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority suspends its safety assessment of a nuclear power plant in central Japan after the ...
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Car crashes into gas station in northern Japan
A car crashes into a gas station in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido.
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