Coronavirus pandemic restricts Olympic torch relay
The new coronavirus pandemic is forcing Tokyo Olympic officials to restrict events leading up to the Games, including ba...
read moreJapan hopes to host Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics as planned
Japan hopes to host the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics as planned following a videoconference by leaders of the Gro...
read moreBOJ takes additional monetary easing steps to deal with fallout from coronavirus
The Bank of Japan takes additional monetary easing steps as the central bank holds a policy meeting two days ahead of sc...
read moreAbe, Trump talk coronavirus, impact on world economy
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump hold phone talks on the novel coronavirus pandemic an...
read moreSDF delivers 350,000 masks to govt.
Japan's Self-Defense Forces delivers nearly 350,000 masks from its stockpile to the government amid a serious shortage o...
read moreAbe, BOJ gov. Kuroda talk COVID-19 economic impact
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda hold talks about the impact of the novel coronaviru...
read moreAbe on WHO's coronavirus "pandemic" designation
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says his government will fight the spread of the new coronavirus more than ever in co...
read moreStocks in Japan tumble over coronavirus fears
Traders in Japan begin the week offloading stocks across the board at the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Growing concerns over th...
read moreJapan tightens quarantine controls on China, South Korea
Japan further tightens quarantine controls on visitors arriving from China and South Korea, including two weeks of medic...
read moreSenior IOC member says Tokyo Olympics moving ahead
Dick Pound, the longest-serving member of the International Olympic Committee, says the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games will be...
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