TOKYO—The head of the Tokyo Olympics on Friday again assured the world that the postponed games will open in just over three months and not be canceled. Organizing committee president Seiko Hashimoto was asked at a news conference if there were any conditions under which the Olympics would be canceled. The question comes as the…
Japan Imposes New Virus Measures in Tokyo Ahead of Olympics
TOKYO—Japan announced Friday that it will raise the coronavirus alert level in Tokyo to allow tougher measures to curb the rapid spread of a more contagious variant ahead of the Summer Olympics. The raised status announced by Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will allow Tokyo’s governor to mandate shorter opening hours for bars and restaurants, along…
Japan to Raise Virus Steps in Tokyo, 3 Months Ahead of Games
TOKYO—Japan is set to strengthen anti-virus measures in Tokyo on Friday to curb the rapid spread of a more contagious coronavirus variant just three months before the Olympics begin in the capital. Experts on a government panel gave preliminary approval to the emergency measures that would include binding orders in Tokyo, in Kyoto in western…
North Korea Pulls Out of Tokyo Summer Olympics Over COVID-19 Concerns
North Korea on Tuesday became the first country to pull out of this year’s summer Olympics in Tokyo due to COVID-19 concerns. The announcement was made by North Korea’s Sports Ministry. It marks the first time the country’s athletes will miss a Summer Olympics since it boycotted Seoul in 1988 amid the Cold War. Plans…
2 Key US Cabinet Members Visit Japan for China-Focused Talks
TOKYO—Shared concerns about China’s growing influence in the Indo-Pacific region will take center stage when President Joe Biden’s defense chief and secretary of state visit Japan for their first in-person talks with their Japanese counterparts. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Tokyo on March 15 for meetings meant to…
Tokyo Games Offer Playbooks to Assure Athletes, Sway Public
TOKYO—It will be an Olympics like no other, the world’s largest mega-sports event being staged in the middle of a pandemic. Tokyo organizers and the IOC on Wednesday began explaining in public just how they hope to do it, rolling out “Playbooks” to detail the ways that 15,400 athletes will enter Japan—and exit Japan—with the Olympics opening…
Olympic’s Bach Says ‘No Plan B’ for Tokyo Games: Kyodo
TOKYO—There is “no Plan B” for the Tokyo Games, said International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, who reaffirmed his commitment to holding the showpiece event this year in an interview with Kyodo News on Thursday. After the Games were postponed last year because of the global novel coronavirus pandemic, Saturday marks six months until the…
Arizona Reports Nearly 300 Deaths, 10,000 Cases
January 8, 2021
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Arizona reported nearly 300 coronavirus deaths, a pandemic high, and nearly 10,000 new infections on Thursday. Health officials have urged Gov. Doug Ducey to install new measures as cases skyrocket. Arizona has the highest coronavirus diagnosis rate in the country, with one out of every 119 people testing positive in the past week. Ducey has…
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