Bach seeks spectators if infection slows during Olympics
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach has asked Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide to consider allow...
read moreFlower lane ready to welcome athletes to Yokohama
Staffers lined up pots of morning glory grown by local children to create a flower lane to welcome Olympians and Paralym...
read moreMore Olympic-related people testing positive for COVID-19
Tokyo Games organizers say one Olympic athlete who came to Japan from abroad tests positive for COVID-19 on July 14.
read moreJapan's emperor may declare Tokyo Olympics open at National Stadium
Arrangements are being made for Japan's Emperor Naruhito to physically attend the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics...
read moreSouth African rugby team unable to go to training camp site due to COVID patient on plane
Members of South Africa's rugby sevens team are unable to travel to Kagoshima, southwestern Japan, for pre-Olympic train...
read moreIOC chief Bach lauds Tokyo Games preparations
IOC President Thomas Bach praises Japan's preparations for the Tokyo Games in his meeting with organizing committee chie...
read moreReconstruction monuments unveiled near National Stadium
Three monuments promoting Japan's reconstruction from the devastation of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake are unveil...
read moreTokyo Olympic athletes village opens
The athletes village for the Tokyo Olympics open 10 days before the games begin.
read moreMuted Olympic torch relay kicks off in Tokyo
The Tokyo leg of the Olympic torch relay kicks off.
read moreNo spectators at all Olympic venues in Tokyo
Organizers and other parties decide to have no spectators at all venues in Tokyo for the upcoming Olympic Games.
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