Due to a recent Covid-19 wave in Japan, the organisers have been facing many challenges for social distancing to zero spectator stadiums. It’s a perfect storm for the Japanese government who were hoping the games …
A massive custom-made “face mask” weighing 77 pounds was placed on a giant Buddhist concrete statue in Japan. The statue is located in a temple in Fukushima Prefecture called “Houkokuji Aizu Betsuin reports CBS news. …
Japan has declared a state of emergency amidst rising infections, just three months before the Olympic Games are due to start. Restaurants, bars, and karaoke parlours serving alcohol will close between April 25 and May …
Whilst the Irish community are subjected to news of private school teachers and at least one private health boss jumping vaccine queues, there has been widespread protests in Japan when it emerged that Olympic athletes …
No overseas visitors will be allowed at the upcoming Olympic Games in Japan, it has been confirmed today, as the pandemic remains a grave threat. It is understood that thousands of people who had purchased …
Japan has issued a tsunami warning following a 7.2-magnitude quake that hit just off the east coast earlier today. The quake, whose epicenter was pinpointed at 21 miles east of the city of Ishinomaki, was …
Japanese authorities are examining the condition of at least two nuclear power plants after a 7.2 tremor struck about 220 miles north of Tokyo. A very strong earthquake has struck areas of Japan devastated by …
Japan have confirmed that they are to hold the rescheduled Olympic Games without overseas visitors. According to Sky News, the Japanese Government have reportedly decided to host the games without international spectators due to the …
Kane Tanaka, who has twice beaten cancer, has witnessed two global pandemics and loves soft drinks, will walk through her hometown of Shime with the Olympic flame this summer. While Tanaka’s family will wheelchair her …
Last week there was the fallout from the Japanese Olympics Chief who had to step down for his sexist comments. This week, Japan’s ruling party, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) now finds itself in hot …
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